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Dispatcher reported being out of the loop when a flight crew unilaterally added fuel to the aircraft by using a mobile fuel application.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1626700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Dispatcher |
| Qualification | Dispatch Dispatcher |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Per the recommendation of a previous [report]; I was concerned that the crew for flight XXX would add fuel creating a weight restriction and possibly an overweight aircraft via the pilot mobile fuel add; so I added the remark please call dispatch prior to adding fuel.the crew unilaterally added fuel via the pilot mobile application without calling dispatch per the condition of the flight release. I contend that this is a violation of far 121.533 as I have no way to restrict this functionality allowing the pilot unilateral decision making over the preflight planning of a flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Dispatcher reported being out of the loop when a flight crew unilaterally added fuel to the aircraft by using a mobile fuel application.
Narrative: Per the recommendation of a previous [report]; I was concerned that the crew for flight XXX would add fuel creating a weight restriction and possibly an overweight aircraft via the pilot mobile fuel add; so I added the remark please call Dispatch prior to adding fuel.The crew unilaterally added fuel via the pilot mobile application without calling Dispatch per the condition of the flight release. I contend that this is a violation of FAR 121.533 as I have no way to restrict this functionality allowing the pilot unilateral decision making over the preflight planning of a flight.
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.