Dispatch typing error causes flight to be dispatched short 2000# of fuel.

Attributes
ACN	174552
Time
Date	199103
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : anc
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	174552
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A type was made in the minimum fuel column of flight's release. The difference between what was needed and what was taken was 2000 # of fuel. The aircraft departed with dispatched fuel. After a second dispatcher had taken over the shift, he found the type, then contacted the aircraft and changed his minimum fuel. The aircraft had taken off 20000# lighter than planned, so another flight plan was pulled and the flight then had enough fuel to continue to its original destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCH TYPING ERROR CAUSES FLT TO BE DISPATCHED SHORT 2000# OF FUEL.

Narrative: A TYPE WAS MADE IN THE MINIMUM FUEL COLUMN OF FLT'S RELEASE. THE DIFFERENCE BTWN WHAT WAS NEEDED AND WHAT WAS TAKEN WAS 2000 # OF FUEL. THE ACFT DEPARTED WITH DISPATCHED FUEL. AFTER A SECOND DISPATCHER HAD TAKEN OVER THE SHIFT, HE FOUND THE TYPE, THEN CONTACTED THE ACFT AND CHANGED HIS MINIMUM FUEL. THE ACFT HAD TAKEN OFF 20000# LIGHTER THAN PLANNED, SO ANOTHER FLT PLAN WAS PULLED AND THE FLT THEN HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO CONTINUE TO ITS ORIGINAL DEST.

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.