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After a last min equipment change at ord, flight crew of MD80 fail to recognize non standard fuel distribution prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 597764 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 597764 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We had an equipment change MD80 late night in ord. The aircraft we took had been terminated for the evening and had the fuel loaded, mains 4.0, center 4.5. Had standard under fuel loading and we didn't notice the difference prior to takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER A LAST MIN EQUIP CHANGE AT ORD, FLT CREW OF MD80 FAIL TO RECOGNIZE NON STANDARD FUEL DISTRIBUTION PRIOR TO DEP.
Narrative: WE HAD AN EQUIP CHANGE MD80 LATE NIGHT IN ORD. THE ACFT WE TOOK HAD BEEN TERMINATED FOR THE EVENING AND HAD THE FUEL LOADED, MAINS 4.0, CTR 4.5. HAD STANDARD UNDER FUEL LOADING AND WE DIDN'T NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE PRIOR TO TKOF.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.