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A B737 was dispatched in non compliance with an airworthiness directive. The dispatcher did not allow 1000 pounds unusable fuel for the center tank.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 585500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 585500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Chart Or Publication Aircraft FAA Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Missed breaking out 1000 pounds per airworthiness directive on fuel for -700. Flight had total of 26000 pounds of fuel on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE. THE DISPATCHER DID NOT ALLOW 1000 LBS UNUSABLE FUEL FOR THE CTR TANK.
Narrative: MISSED BREAKING OUT 1000 LBS PER AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE ON FUEL FOR -700. FLT HAD TOTAL OF 26000 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD.
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.