A319 flight crew declares computerized flight plan fuel burns into phl are unrealistic.

Attributes
ACN	816290
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	816290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	816289
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Flight planning errors caused flight to land 1;833 pounds less than planned. Flight plan nonstop climb to FL390. ATC delayed climb for traffic to FL330 reach FL390 east of mgm. Flight plan shows us over fak FL390. ATC always requires fak FL290 ott 240 jaybo 15;000 ft terri 10;000 ft 250 -- flight plan misses the altitudes by 10;000 ft; 15;000 ft; 14;000 ft; 2;000 ft respectively. Flight plans 5 minutes from terri to phl

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 flight crew declares computerized flight plan fuel burns into PHL are unrealistic.

Narrative: Flight planning errors caused flight to land 1;833 LBS less than planned. Flight plan nonstop climb to FL390. ATC delayed climb for traffic to FL330 reach FL390 east of MGM. Flight plan shows us over FAK FL390. ATC always requires FAK FL290 OTT 240 JAYBO 15;000 FT TERRI 10;000 FT 250 -- flight plan misses the altitudes by 10;000 FT; 15;000 FT; 14;000 FT; 2;000 FT respectively. Flight plans 5 minutes from TERRI to PHL

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.