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A B767 was operated in noncompliance with an airworthiness directive by burning the center tank fuel below 1000 pounds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 567231 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv.artcc |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 22000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv.artcc tower : pbi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 567231 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : center tank fuel qty ind other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During cruise at FL220 the center tank fuel quantity read 1900 pounds. I decided to burn the fuel down to 1000-1200 pounds. Shortly after turning the center pumps on, we encountered some moderate chop and I became distraction by radio calls, sitting the flight attendants down, etc, and I inadvertently burned the center tank fuel below 1000 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 WAS OPERATED IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE BY BURNING THE CTR TANK FUEL BELOW 1000 POUNDS.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE AT FL220 THE CTR TANK FUEL QUANTITY READ 1900 POUNDS. I DECIDED TO BURN THE FUEL DOWN TO 1000-1200 POUNDS. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING THE CTR PUMPS ON, WE ENCOUNTERED SOME MODERATE CHOP AND I BECAME DISTR BY RADIO CALLS, SITTING THE FLT ATTENDANTS DOWN, ETC, AND I INADVERTENTLY BURNED THE CTR TANK FUEL BELOW 1000 POUNDS.
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.