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A B757-200 in cruise while using center tank fuel ATC and cabin attendant distrs caused fuel to burn to 700 pounds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 567823 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200212 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : onl.vortac |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 567823 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | 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 Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft has airworthiness directive requiring 1000 pounds of fuel to be kept in center fuel tank with pumps off. The aircraft burns 100 pounds every 40 seconds at cruise, and as we were preparing to turn off the center pumps as the quantity neared 1000 pounds, we were distraction by ATC handoff and then a flight attendant called from the cabin. We turned off the pumps with 700 pounds in the center tank. The airworthiness directive states to turn off pump at approximately 1000 pounds. I feel we should have some sort of alarm clock that we can set to go off at the estimated time the fuel reaches 1000 pounds. I now set my travel alarm to accomplish this!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 IN CRUISE WHILE USING CTR TANK FUEL ATC AND CABIN ATTENDANT DISTRS CAUSED FUEL TO BURN TO 700 LBS.
Narrative: ACFT HAS AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE REQUIRING 1000 LBS OF FUEL TO BE KEPT IN CTR FUEL TANK WITH PUMPS OFF. THE ACFT BURNS 100 LBS EVERY 40 SECONDS AT CRUISE, AND AS WE WERE PREPARING TO TURN OFF THE CTR PUMPS AS THE QUANTITY NEARED 1000 LBS, WE WERE DISTR BY ATC HDOF AND THEN A FLT ATTENDANT CALLED FROM THE CABIN. WE TURNED OFF THE PUMPS WITH 700 LBS IN THE CTR TANK. THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE STATES TO TURN OFF PUMP AT APPROX 1000 LBS. I FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE SOME SORT OF ALARM CLOCK THAT WE CAN SET TO GO OFF AT THE ESTIMATED TIME THE FUEL REACHES 1000 LBS. I NOW SET MY TRAVEL ALARM TO ACCOMPLISH THIS!
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.