B767 crew, distraction by turbulence encounter, burns center fuel tank below limits in ZKC airspace.

Attributes
ACN	416289
Time
Date	199810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gck
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 33000
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zkc
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 descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	416289
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	416290
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure
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	other

Narrative:

Turned center fuel pumps on to burn 800 pounds of 1800 pounds in tank. Encountered moderate turbulence and made PA for flight attendants to situation down immediately. Requested descent to FL330 and after level at FL330, checked center tank and discovered 100 pounds remaining. Extra fuel from the center tank was overtaken by the events related to the safety of the aircraft and passenger/crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW, DISTR BY TURB ENCOUNTER, BURNS CTR FUEL TANK BELOW LIMITS IN ZKC AIRSPACE.

Narrative: TURNED CTR FUEL PUMPS ON TO BURN 800 LBS OF 1800 LBS IN TANK. ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TURB AND MADE PA FOR FLT ATTENDANTS TO SIT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. REQUESTED DSCNT TO FL330 AND AFTER LEVEL AT FL330, CHKED CTR TANK AND DISCOVERED 100 LBS REMAINING. EXTRA FUEL FROM THE CTR TANK WAS OVERTAKEN BY THE EVENTS RELATED TO THE SAFETY OF THE ACFT AND PAX/CREW.

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.