 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Fuel required is not on board a BE1900 when it departed its last station and is not discovered by the first officer until airborne near pit, PA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sat.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 545856 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far non adherence : company policies 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 | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I noticed our fuel gauges were lower than usual while en route to our destination. We had just done a single engine turn, and as the first officer, I was busy boarding passenger/briefing them and getting our clearance. The captain did the weight and balance and signed the dispatch release and we were on our way. This is typically how responsibilities are split upon our aircraft. En route, I became skeptical of our fuel quantity. I then checked the dispatch release to find our required fuel load -- 2154 pounds. I then looked at the amount on the weight and balance form -- 1800 pounds. We had plenty of fuel to make our destination, but doubtful about making it to our alternate with the required reserve. We landed at our destination uneventfully. The apt tried to shrug it off as no big deal. Another factor could be we were behind schedule to begin with on this leg.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FUEL REQUIRED IS NOT ON BOARD A BE1900 WHEN IT DEPARTED ITS LAST STATION AND IS NOT DISCOVERED BY THE FO UNTIL AIRBORNE NEAR PIT, PA.
Narrative: I NOTICED OUR FUEL GAUGES WERE LOWER THAN USUAL WHILE ENRTE TO OUR DEST. WE HAD JUST DONE A SINGLE ENG TURN, AND AS THE FO, I WAS BUSY BOARDING PAX/BRIEFING THEM AND GETTING OUR CLRNC. THE CAPT DID THE WT AND BAL AND SIGNED THE DISPATCH RELEASE AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY. THIS IS TYPICALLY HOW RESPONSIBILITIES ARE SPLIT UPON OUR ACFT. ENRTE, I BECAME SKEPTICAL OF OUR FUEL QUANTITY. I THEN CHKED THE DISPATCH RELEASE TO FIND OUR REQUIRED FUEL LOAD -- 2154 LBS. I THEN LOOKED AT THE AMOUNT ON THE WT AND BAL FORM -- 1800 LBS. WE HAD PLENTY OF FUEL TO MAKE OUR DEST, BUT DOUBTFUL ABOUT MAKING IT TO OUR ALTERNATE WITH THE REQUIRED RESERVE. WE LANDED AT OUR DEST UNEVENTFULLY. THE APT TRIED TO SHRUG IT OFF AS NO BIG DEAL. ANOTHER FACTOR COULD BE WE WERE BEHIND SCHEDULE TO BEGIN WITH ON THIS LEG.
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.