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An air carrier large transport had to return to the gate and defuel because of a heavy passenger load, high ambient temperature, and an unexpected runway closure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336789 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| 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 : 19000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 336789 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 336785 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
We didn't know runway 8/26 was closed for construction. After checking NOTAMS, listening to ATIS and preparing weight and balance we pushed back. Upon contacting ground control for taxi clearance we were told to taxi to a shorter runway. We requested runway 26, but were informed it was closed. Results were to taxi back and defuel. Aircraft departed 2-5 mins late, but at a weight which would allow flight to occur at V2 on the shorter runway. Supplemental information from acn 336785: we were told there would be 75 passenger and 110 showed. All had golf clubs and we were very heavy. We got passenger manifest 5 mins before pushback so we were fueled. It was 89 degrees.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LGT HAD TO RETURN TO THE GATE AND DEFUEL BECAUSE OF A HVY PAX LOAD, HIGH AMBIENT TEMP, AND AN UNEXPECTED RWY CLOSURE.
Narrative: WE DIDN'T KNOW RWY 8/26 WAS CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION. AFTER CHKING NOTAMS, LISTENING TO ATIS AND PREPARING WT AND BAL WE PUSHED BACK. UPON CONTACTING GND CTL FOR TAXI CLRNC WE WERE TOLD TO TAXI TO A SHORTER RWY. WE REQUESTED RWY 26, BUT WERE INFORMED IT WAS CLOSED. RESULTS WERE TO TAXI BACK AND DEFUEL. ACFT DEPARTED 2-5 MINS LATE, BUT AT A WT WHICH WOULD ALLOW FLT TO OCCUR AT V2 ON THE SHORTER RWY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 336785: WE WERE TOLD THERE WOULD BE 75 PAX AND 110 SHOWED. ALL HAD GOLF CLUBS AND WE WERE VERY HVY. WE GOT PAX MANIFEST 5 MINS BEFORE PUSHBACK SO WE WERE FUELED. IT WAS 89 DEGS.
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.