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Dispatcher who was personally cited by his mangager for purported excessive fuel loading; felt that such intimidation might be in violation of far 121.533.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 996070 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201202 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Dispatcher |
| Qualification | Dispatch Dispatcher |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
[Dispatch manager stated that his] records show [that I] planned a large amount of additional taxi fuel and [that I should] remember the impact of the cost to carry this fuel over the period of a year. [He asked that I] immediately reconsider this practice as it is very apparent that for the majority of operations this fuel is not needed...when there are no anticipated delays. [I consider this] bullying; intimidation; offensive and insulting commentary directed at a specific individual a possible far part 121.533 violation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Dispatcher who was personally cited by his Mangager for purported excessive fuel loading; felt that such intimidation might be in violation of FAR 121.533.
Narrative: [Dispatch manager stated that his] records show [that I] planned a large amount of additional taxi fuel and [that I should] remember the impact of the cost to carry this fuel over the period of a year. [He asked that I] immediately reconsider this practice as it is very apparent that for the majority of operations this fuel is not needed...when there are no anticipated delays. [I consider this] bullying; intimidation; offensive and insulting commentary directed at a specific individual a possible FAR Part 121.533 violation.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.