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MD80S aircraft assigned lower altitude than planned en route and fuel burn higher resulting in flight crew declaring low fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 380410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw tracon : bwi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 380410 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight planned for FL350, but given FL310 by ZJX due to a conflict with another flight. Declared minimum fuel with ZFW. Landed with 5400 pounds instead of 6500 pounds. This probably occurs every day to some extent due to the conflict of these 2 flts at cew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80S ACFT ASSIGNED LOWER ALT THAN PLANNED ENRTE AND FUEL BURN HIGHER RESULTING IN FLC DECLARING LOW FUEL.
Narrative: FLT PLANNED FOR FL350, BUT GIVEN FL310 BY ZJX DUE TO A CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER FLT. DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL WITH ZFW. LANDED WITH 5400 LBS INSTEAD OF 6500 LBS. THIS PROBABLY OCCURS EVERY DAY TO SOME EXTENT DUE TO THE CONFLICT OF THESE 2 FLTS AT CEW.
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.