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A B-767 was operated in non compliance of an airworthiness directive by burning center tank fuel below 1000 pounds. Crew distraction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 585295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cno.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 585295 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical 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 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Turned on center pumps to burn off 800 pounds of fuel. Got distraction, forgot to turn them off until the low pressure lights came on.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B-767 WAS OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE OF AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE BY BURNING CTR TANK FUEL BELOW 1000 LBS. CREW DISTR.
Narrative: TURNED ON CTR PUMPS TO BURN OFF 800 LBS OF FUEL. GOT DISTR, FORGOT TO TURN THEM OFF UNTIL THE LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS CAME ON.
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.