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B737-400 aircraft, flight crew found the center fuel boost pumps off in cruise. Reporter captain advises that fuel boost pumps should be on before takeoff checklist. Fuel tank setup is on before start checklist and any tank with fuel should have boost pumps on then.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 373374 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : yip |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 235 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 373374 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Due to many last min distrs we departed on a transcontinental flight with the center fuel boost pumps off. Fortunately, we caught it en route, without incident. As a result, I suggested to our company that they modify the before takeoff checklist so as to verify the need for center fuel tank boost pumps. It appears they are taking my suggestion seriously. This should be on before takeoff checklists for all airlines, as an undetected failure to turn on center fuel pumps could result in a flameout. The purpose of this is advisory.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-400 ACFT, FLC FOUND THE CTR FUEL BOOST PUMPS OFF IN CRUISE. RPTR CAPT ADVISES THAT FUEL BOOST PUMPS SHOULD BE ON BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST. FUEL TANK SETUP IS ON BEFORE START CHKLIST AND ANY TANK WITH FUEL SHOULD HAVE BOOST PUMPS ON THEN.
Narrative: DUE TO MANY LAST MIN DISTRS WE DEPARTED ON A TRANSCONTINENTAL FLT WITH THE CTR FUEL BOOST PUMPS OFF. FORTUNATELY, WE CAUGHT IT ENRTE, WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS A RESULT, I SUGGESTED TO OUR COMPANY THAT THEY MODIFY THE BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST SO AS TO VERIFY THE NEED FOR CTR FUEL TANK BOOST PUMPS. IT APPEARS THEY ARE TAKING MY SUGGESTION SERIOUSLY. THIS SHOULD BE ON BEFORE TKOF CHKLISTS FOR ALL AIRLINES, AS AN UNDETECTED FAILURE TO TURN ON CTR FUEL PUMPS COULD RESULT IN A FLAMEOUT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS ADVISORY.
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.