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A B737-700 in climb with center tank pumps on inadvertently burned fuel to 400 pounds in no compliance with airworthiness directive 2002-19-52.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 562249 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200210 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 562249 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After departure during climb, I turned the center fuel pumps on with approximately 2000 pounds in center tank. The fuel quantity decreased to approximately 400 pounds before I noticed. I turned the pumps off. This does not comply with airworthiness directive 2002-19-52. I think the cause of this event was distraction from the center tank quantity. I should have used the fuel at cruise, where I could monitor it better. Also, the consumption rate would have been much less. I also think if the airworthiness directive placard was placed in a better location it could have helped me remember. The placard was blocked by the glare shield. It may be better placed by the center tank quantity.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 IN CLB WITH CTR TANK PUMPS ON INADVERTENTLY BURNED FUEL TO 400 LBS IN NO COMPLIANCE WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2002-19-52.
Narrative: AFTER DEP DURING CLB, I TURNED THE CTR FUEL PUMPS ON WITH APPROX 2000 LBS IN CTR TANK. THE FUEL QUANTITY DECREASED TO APPROX 400 LBS BEFORE I NOTICED. I TURNED THE PUMPS OFF. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2002-19-52. I THINK THE CAUSE OF THIS EVENT WAS DISTR FROM THE CTR TANK QUANTITY. I SHOULD HAVE USED THE FUEL AT CRUISE, WHERE I COULD MONITOR IT BETTER. ALSO, THE CONSUMPTION RATE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LESS. I ALSO THINK IF THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE PLACARD WAS PLACED IN A BETTER LOCATION IT COULD HAVE HELPED ME REMEMBER. THE PLACARD WAS BLOCKED BY THE GLARE SHIELD. IT MAY BE BETTER PLACED BY THE CTR TANK QUANTITY.
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.