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B737 PIC expresses concern regarding fuel remaining required for a delayed departure after an extensive traffic delay at bdl, ct.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 549124 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdl.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dxr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 114 flight time total : 7050 flight time type : 1470 |
| ASRS Report | 549124 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather ATC Facility ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
After a 3 hour delay due to WX and runway repair because of a lightning strike, we wre given clearance to push and taxi with a void time of 10 mins after push. Approaching the hold short line, we were given an indefinite hold due to ZNY not allowing any traffic into their sector. Bdl clearance asked if we could accept a clearance to mco essentially via cam, syr, cle, then south to mco. This clearance avoided ZNY airspace. I sent the clearance to dispatch. Our time was limited as we were approaching minimum fuel for takeoff. I was loaded with an additional 4500 pounds of contingency fuel, and assumed that it was suitable to get to our destination (with the required alternate fuel). I took off without hearing from dispatch. Airborne, I contacted my dispatcher and he was concerned about the fuel load and the new route. We were able to get alternate routing and landed with plenty of fuel, but I should not have taken off without hearing from dispatch.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 PIC EXPRESSES CONCERN REGARDING FUEL REMAINING REQUIRED FOR A DELAYED DEP AFTER AN EXTENSIVE TFC DELAY AT BDL, CT.
Narrative: AFTER A 3 HR DELAY DUE TO WX AND RWY REPAIR BECAUSE OF A LIGHTNING STRIKE, WE WRE GIVEN CLRNC TO PUSH AND TAXI WITH A VOID TIME OF 10 MINS AFTER PUSH. APCHING THE HOLD SHORT LINE, WE WERE GIVEN AN INDEFINITE HOLD DUE TO ZNY NOT ALLOWING ANY TFC INTO THEIR SECTOR. BDL CLRNC ASKED IF WE COULD ACCEPT A CLRNC TO MCO ESSENTIALLY VIA CAM, SYR, CLE, THEN S TO MCO. THIS CLRNC AVOIDED ZNY AIRSPACE. I SENT THE CLRNC TO DISPATCH. OUR TIME WAS LIMITED AS WE WERE APCHING MINIMUM FUEL FOR TKOF. I WAS LOADED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4500 LBS OF CONTINGENCY FUEL, AND ASSUMED THAT IT WAS SUITABLE TO GET TO OUR DEST (WITH THE REQUIRED ALTERNATE FUEL). I TOOK OFF WITHOUT HEARING FROM DISPATCH. AIRBORNE, I CONTACTED MY DISPATCHER AND HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUEL LOAD AND THE NEW RTE. WE WERE ABLE TO GET ALTERNATE ROUTING AND LANDED WITH PLENTY OF FUEL, BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN OFF WITHOUT HEARING FROM DISPATCH.
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.