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A319 flight crew reported a fuel distribution irregularity due to improper fueling procedures. After determining that center of gravity limits were satisfied; the aircraft was dispatched.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1430108 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Distribution System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 10968 Flight Crew Type 1513 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 13215 Flight Crew Type 9223 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Our aircraft was fueled prior to the aircraft being powered by battery or gpu. After powering up the aircraft and when verifying the fuel load it was noted that all the outer tank fuel had transferred to the inner wing tanks and the wing tank transfer valves had closed properly. This is the incorrect sequence for fueling and due to all the fuel in the inner wing tank; load plan (lp) was notified. Load plan issued new cg setting based on the valves being open which we corrected to show valves closed but outer tanks empty and a second lp calculation was sent. The third lp calculation sent had an incorrect passenger count; so a 4th correction was sent and confirmed to be correct. We departed with a delay.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 flight crew reported a fuel distribution irregularity due to improper fueling procedures. After determining that center of gravity limits were satisfied; the aircraft was dispatched.
Narrative: Our aircraft was fueled prior to the aircraft being powered by Battery or GPU. After powering up the aircraft and when verifying the fuel load it was noted that all the outer tank fuel had transferred to the inner wing tanks and the wing tank transfer valves had closed properly. This is the incorrect sequence for fueling and due to all the fuel in the inner wing tank; Load Plan (LP) was notified. Load plan issued new CG setting based on the valves being open which we corrected to show valves closed but outer tanks empty and a second LP calculation was sent. The third LP calculation sent had an incorrect passenger count; so a 4th correction was sent and confirmed to be correct. We departed with a delay.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.