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B767 aircraft on transoceanic flight, center fuel tank was inadvertently allowed to go below 1000 pounds before turning off pumps contrary to sops.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383374 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czqx |
| State Reference | NF |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lex |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : czqx |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 383374 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:
I inadvertently allowed the center tank fuel to go below 1000 pounds before turning off the center tank pumps. Common cockpit distractions and other flight deck priorities notwithstanding, I will attempt to do better in complying with this change of procedure in the future. I would suggest a fuel panel software change be made such that the fuel confign light would come on at 1000 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 ACFT ON TRANSOCEANIC FLT, CTR FUEL TANK WAS INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED TO GO BELOW 1000 LBS BEFORE TURNING OFF PUMPS CONTRARY TO SOPS.
Narrative: I INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE CTR TANK FUEL TO GO BELOW 1000 LBS BEFORE TURNING OFF THE CTR TANK PUMPS. COMMON COCKPIT DISTRACTIONS AND OTHER FLT DECK PRIORITIES NOTWITHSTANDING, I WILL ATTEMPT TO DO BETTER IN COMPLYING WITH THIS CHANGE OF PROC IN THE FUTURE. I WOULD SUGGEST A FUEL PANEL SOFTWARE CHANGE BE MADE SUCH THAT THE FUEL CONFIGN LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT 1000 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.