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Air carrier widebody transport asks to remain at FL390 to avoid a minimum fuel situation and the center interprets the request as a declaration of minimum fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 159043 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199010 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 18000 |
| ASRS Report | 159043 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Flight was dispatched from paris cdg to bangor. At kanni, I refiled to iad after receiving a redispatch from my company dispatcher. Required fuel 17200#. Fuel on board 17700# (approximately). We were at 39000' and redispatch was at 39000'. Normally ZBW clears us to 31000' before sax, and to 28000' shortly after. I asked ZBW to pass down line that I would like to stay at 39000' as I would be at minimum fuel at iad. I meant if we were descended too early. However 2 times later I told ZBW we were not minimum fuel. Also told iad approach we did not request special handling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR WDB ASKS TO REMAIN AT FL390 TO AVOID A MINIMUM FUEL SITUATION AND THE CENTER INTERPRETS THE REQUEST AS A DECLARATION OF MINIMUM FUEL.
Narrative: FLT WAS DISPATCHED FROM PARIS CDG TO BANGOR. AT KANNI, I REFILED TO IAD AFTER RECEIVING A REDISPATCH FROM MY COMPANY DISPATCHER. REQUIRED FUEL 17200#. FUEL ON BOARD 17700# (APPROX). WE WERE AT 39000' AND REDISPATCH WAS AT 39000'. NORMALLY ZBW CLRS US TO 31000' BEFORE SAX, AND TO 28000' SHORTLY AFTER. I ASKED ZBW TO PASS DOWN LINE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO STAY AT 39000' AS I WOULD BE AT MINIMUM FUEL AT IAD. I MEANT IF WE WERE DSNDED TOO EARLY. HOWEVER 2 TIMES LATER I TOLD ZBW WE WERE NOT MINIMUM FUEL. ALSO TOLD IAD APCH WE DID NOT REQUEST SPECIAL HANDLING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.