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B737-800 flight crew questions the amount of fuel they are dispatched with and the potential for fuel low light illumination in-flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 690621 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mbpv.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 690621 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Flight plan release was 11392 pounds and the FOD was 3781 pounds. The fuel was as aboard which was 13000 pounds and was re-released at 13000 pounds. No additional fuel added but the question remains; why are there no red flags at dispatch? And the dispatcher argued that it is a legal release that FOD is at 3781 pounds and the fuel low level lights come on at 40000 pounds (2000 in either tank) on final approach and the QRH consulted for low fuel state. 'I'm all for saving fuel but this is a dangerous precedent and there should be safeguards in place to prevent this occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 FLT CREW QUESTIONS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THEY ARE DISPATCHED WITH AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FUEL LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATION INFLT.
Narrative: FLT PLAN RELEASE WAS 11392 LBS AND THE FOD WAS 3781 LBS. THE FUEL WAS AS ABOARD WHICH WAS 13000 LBS AND WAS RE-RELEASED AT 13000 LBS. NO ADDITIONAL FUEL ADDED BUT THE QUESTION REMAINS; WHY ARE THERE NO RED FLAGS AT DISPATCH? AND THE DISPATCHER ARGUED THAT IT IS A LEGAL RELEASE THAT FOD IS AT 3781 LBS AND THE FUEL LOW LEVEL LIGHTS COME ON AT 40000 LBS (2000 IN EITHER TANK) ON FINAL APCH AND THE QRH CONSULTED FOR LOW FUEL STATE. 'I'M ALL FOR SAVING FUEL BUT THIS IS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT AND THERE SHOULD BE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO PREVENT THIS OCCURRENCE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.