<< >> NASA ASRS Report 164609, November 1990

Air carrier medium large transport flight crew accepted a no alternate fuel release, then asked for priority handling due fuel remaining.

Attributes
ACN	164609
Time
Date	199011
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rsw
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	164609
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	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Left rsw with required release fuel for flight from rsw to phl. Release called for no alternate. Approximately halfway during flight between chs and orf, center gave flight reroute and new STAR due to flow control restrictions. Further delay occurred with center giving delaying vectors. Advised them fuel was at a state which we could not accept any vectors, and requested direct routing. Received priority handling remainder of trip after stating to each frequency change fuel remaining not satisfactory for delays. Landed at phl destination airport and chocked in with required reserve. However, the point of no alternate on a release and for dispatch far's still should include a given amount of fuel to be added regardless of WX.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLT CREW ACCEPTED A NO ALTERNATE FUEL RELEASE, THEN ASKED FOR PRIORITY HANDLING DUE FUEL REMAINING.

Narrative: LEFT RSW WITH REQUIRED RELEASE FUEL FOR FLT FROM RSW TO PHL. RELEASE CALLED FOR NO ALTERNATE. APPROX HALFWAY DURING FLT BTWN CHS AND ORF, CENTER GAVE FLT REROUTE AND NEW STAR DUE TO FLOW CTL RESTRICTIONS. FURTHER DELAY OCCURRED WITH CENTER GIVING DELAYING VECTORS. ADVISED THEM FUEL WAS AT A STATE WHICH WE COULD NOT ACCEPT ANY VECTORS, AND REQUESTED DIRECT RTING. RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING REMAINDER OF TRIP AFTER STATING TO EACH FREQ CHANGE FUEL REMAINING NOT SATISFACTORY FOR DELAYS. LANDED AT PHL DEST ARPT AND CHOCKED IN WITH REQUIRED RESERVE. HOWEVER, THE POINT OF NO ALTERNATE ON A RELEASE AND FOR DISPATCH FAR'S STILL SHOULD INCLUDE A GIVEN AMOUNT OF FUEL TO BE ADDED REGARDLESS OF WX.

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.