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A boost pump was inoperative on this air carrier aircraft. The MEL required a minimum of 25000 pounds of fuel in the affected tank but only 20800 pounds was boarded.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 365810 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rsw |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dal |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| ASRS Report | 365810 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft carried active MEL which calls for minimum 25000 pounds fuel in affected tank. Flight release was for 41500 pounds which distributes only 20800 pounds in affected tank. PIC indicated boost pump operated normally, discrepancy not realized until after takeoff, 7000 pounds was designated unusable for landing on release.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BOOST PUMP WAS INOP ON THIS ACR ACFT. THE MEL REQUIRED A MINIMUM OF 25000 LBS OF FUEL IN THE AFFECTED TANK BUT ONLY 20800 LBS WAS BOARDED.
Narrative: ACFT CARRIED ACTIVE MEL WHICH CALLS FOR MINIMUM 25000 LBS FUEL IN AFFECTED TANK. FLT RELEASE WAS FOR 41500 LBS WHICH DISTRIBUTES ONLY 20800 LBS IN AFFECTED TANK. PIC INDICATED BOOST PUMP OPERATED NORMALLY, DISCREPANCY NOT REALIZED UNTIL AFTER TKOF, 7000 LBS WAS DESIGNATED UNUSABLE FOR LNDG ON RELEASE.
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.