<< >> NASA ASRS Report 586005, June 2003

B737-700 dispatcher notes he forgot to add extra fuel as required by an FAA airworthiness directive note.

Attributes
ACN	586005
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
ASRS Report	586005
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I discovered I forgot the airworthiness directive fuel 5 mins after flight took off from XXX. It was discovered when I nearly sent another flight with same problem. Contributing factors would be just back from vacation, second day back, first day on long hauls, and within first 2 hours of shift. The first 2 hours is the easiest to make mistakes because a lot of things are taking place, ie, checking WX, reviewing previous dispatch flts, and checking out mels. This I feel is a borderline situation. There is plenty of fuel in contingency to cover airworthiness directive fuel and as far as remarks, the captain is going to fly the 700 correctly shutting off pumps when required whether there are remarks or not. If this problem is to be solved there should be a pop-up asking if we want to send release. It shouldn't be too hard. We have pop-ups for over ATOG and warnings about (tanker fuel) previous flight has not been dispatched.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 DISPATCHER NOTES HE FORGOT TO ADD EXTRA FUEL AS REQUIRED BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE NOTE.

Narrative: I DISCOVERED I FORGOT THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE FUEL 5 MINS AFTER FLT TOOK OFF FROM XXX. IT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN I NEARLY SENT ANOTHER FLT WITH SAME PROB. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WOULD BE JUST BACK FROM VACATION, SECOND DAY BACK, FIRST DAY ON LONG HAULS, AND WITHIN FIRST 2 HRS OF SHIFT. THE FIRST 2 HRS IS THE EASIEST TO MAKE MISTAKES BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS ARE TAKING PLACE, IE, CHKING WX, REVIEWING PREVIOUS DISPATCH FLTS, AND CHKING OUT MELS. THIS I FEEL IS A BORDERLINE SIT. THERE IS PLENTY OF FUEL IN CONTINGENCY TO COVER AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE FUEL AND AS FAR AS REMARKS, THE CAPT IS GOING TO FLY THE 700 CORRECTLY SHUTTING OFF PUMPS WHEN REQUIRED WHETHER THERE ARE REMARKS OR NOT. IF THIS PROB IS TO BE SOLVED THERE SHOULD BE A POP-UP ASKING IF WE WANT TO SEND RELEASE. IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO HARD. WE HAVE POP-UPS FOR OVER ATOG AND WARNINGS ABOUT (TANKER FUEL) PREVIOUS FLT HAS NOT BEEN DISPATCHED.

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.