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An A319 pilot reports burning 900 pounds more fuel than the flight plan projected on a very efficiently flown short flight. Flight planning program is unrealistic.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 796322 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 796322 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Once again on a cavok day the fuel burns are off! Flight planned for an 11.1 burn only to land with an actual burn of 12.0. Our flight proceeded as planned and proceeded straight in from over ZZZ direct to runway 1 at ZZZ1. No extra vectoring or anything. There was no way to fly this leg any more efficiently. We wound up +05 min on the flight time and +900 pounds over the projected fuel burn. This is clearly an unrealistic plan and must be manually adjusted every time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 PILOT REPORTS BURNING 900 LBS MORE FUEL THAN THE FLT PLAN PROJECTED ON A VERY EFFICIENTLY FLOWN SHORT FLT. FLT PLANNING PROGRAM IS UNREALISTIC.
Narrative: ONCE AGAIN ON A CAVOK DAY THE FUEL BURNS ARE OFF! FLT PLANNED FOR AN 11.1 BURN ONLY TO LAND WITH AN ACTUAL BURN OF 12.0. OUR FLT PROCEEDED AS PLANNED AND PROCEEDED STRAIGHT IN FROM OVER ZZZ DIRECT TO RWY 1 AT ZZZ1. NO EXTRA VECTORING OR ANYTHING. THERE WAS NO WAY TO FLY THIS LEG ANY MORE EFFICIENTLY. WE WOUND UP +05 MIN ON THE FLT TIME AND +900 LBS OVER THE PROJECTED FUEL BURN. THIS IS CLEARLY AN UNREALISTIC PLAN AND MUST BE MANUALLY ADJUSTED EVERY TIME.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.