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An air carrier E120 departed with less than the minimum dispatch fuel. The dispatcher changed the fuel requirement, but the flight crew was not informed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : acv |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | 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 : 225 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 401520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Communicated with dispatch to amend release through acv station. Had minimum dispatch fuel lowered by 100 pounds. Later, found that another release was sent for our flight requiring 300 pounds more fuel and an alternate. I didn't receive that release. This would not have happened if I talked personally with dispatch. This will be my procedure from now on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR E120 DEPARTED WITH LESS THAN THE MINIMUM DISPATCH FUEL. THE DISPATCHER CHANGED THE FUEL REQUIREMENT, BUT THE FLC WAS NOT INFORMED.
Narrative: COMMUNICATED WITH DISPATCH TO AMEND RELEASE THROUGH ACV STATION. HAD MINIMUM DISPATCH FUEL LOWERED BY 100 POUNDS. LATER, FOUND THAT ANOTHER RELEASE WAS SENT FOR OUR FLT REQUIRING 300 POUNDS MORE FUEL AND AN ALTERNATE. I DIDN'T RECEIVE THAT RELEASE. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF I TALKED PERSONALLY WITH DISPATCH. THIS WILL BE MY PROC FROM NOW ON.
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.