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A B767-200 PIC captain burns the center tank dry while preoccupied with climb capabilities of the aircraft for possible climb to FL410 east of jax, fl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 469100 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jax.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 469100 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Location: direct to diw east coast over atlantic ocean. Leveloff with approximately 1800 pounds in center tank. Turned on both center pumps to deplete approximately 800 pounds. Started clock to estimate time to turn off pumps. Briefly discussed maximum altitude aircraft was capable of obtaining with moderate turbulence. Referred to performance manual. After verifying FL410 was acceptable looked up and noticed center tank fuel had just reached zero pounds and turned off pumps.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-200 PIC CAPT BURNS THE CTR TANK DRY WHILE PREOCCUPIED WITH CLB CAPABILITIES OF THE ACFT FOR POSSIBLE CLB TO FL410 E OF JAX, FL.
Narrative: LOCATION: DIRECT TO DIW EAST COAST OVER ATLANTIC OCEAN. LEVELOFF WITH APPROX 1800 LBS IN CTR TANK. TURNED ON BOTH CTR PUMPS TO DEPLETE APPROX 800 LBS. STARTED CLOCK TO ESTIMATE TIME TO TURN OFF PUMPS. BRIEFLY DISCUSSED MAX ALT ACFT WAS CAPABLE OF OBTAINING WITH MODERATE TURB. REFERRED TO PERFORMANCE MANUAL. AFTER VERIFYING FL410 WAS ACCEPTABLE LOOKED UP AND NOTICED CTR TANK FUEL HAD JUST REACHED ZERO LBS AND TURNED OFF PUMPS.
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.