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Captain of an large transport air carrier aircraft dumped fuel after leveling off in order to adjust the aircraft center of gravity within limits.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 253395 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : oak |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 700 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 253395 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 253395 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft was loaded with ballast fuel. On level off, I noticed (during a 'level off' panel scan) fuel was being improperly burned. That burn was terminated and proper distribution reestablished by dumping a total of 2000 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN LGT ACR ACFT DUMPED FUEL AFTER LEVELING OFF IN ORDER TO ADJUST THE ACFT CTR OF GRAVITY WITHIN LIMITS.
Narrative: ACFT WAS LOADED WITH BALLAST FUEL. ON LEVEL OFF, I NOTICED (DURING A 'LEVEL OFF' PANEL SCAN) FUEL WAS BEING IMPROPERLY BURNED. THAT BURN WAS TERMINATED AND PROPER DISTRIBUTION REESTABLISHED BY DUMPING A TOTAL OF 2000 LBS.
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.