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An medium large transport aircrew wishes that they had more fuel after a missed approach and flight to an alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 222440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avp |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : avp tower : avp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach landing 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 : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 222440 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed home airport with min fuel to our destination, however, dispatch min fuel called for more fuel for tankering purposes. Upon arrival, missed 1 approach and proceeded to alternate -- normal approach and landing. Landing with less fuel than desired (legal) but wished we had looked at the release fuel more carefully. We just got very complacent about reading the release, and even though we departed with enough fuel, we could have used the extra fuel and margin of safety. Procedures were not used and fueler, agent and crew missed it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MLG AIRCREW WISHES THAT THEY HAD MORE FUEL AFTER A MISSED APCH AND FLT TO AN ALTERNATE.
Narrative: DEPARTED HOME ARPT WITH MIN FUEL TO OUR DEST, HOWEVER, DISPATCH MIN FUEL CALLED FOR MORE FUEL FOR TANKERING PURPOSES. UPON ARR, MISSED 1 APCH AND PROCEEDED TO ALTERNATE -- NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. LNDG WITH LESS FUEL THAN DESIRED (LEGAL) BUT WISHED WE HAD LOOKED AT THE RELEASE FUEL MORE CAREFULLY. WE JUST GOT VERY COMPLACENT ABOUT READING THE RELEASE, AND EVEN THOUGH WE DEPARTED WITH ENOUGH FUEL, WE COULD HAVE USED THE EXTRA FUEL AND MARGIN OF SAFETY. PROCS WERE NOT USED AND FUELER, AGENT AND CREW MISSED IT.
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.