A B737-900 was operated in non compliance of an airworthiness directive by burning center tank fuel to below limits of directive.

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Attributes
ACN	588373
Time
Date	200307
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc artcc : zjx.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	588373
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	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : low pressure warning light other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

In a B737-900, I got distracted while deviating around thunderstorms, and let the center fuel tanks burn down to empty. As I (finally) scanned the fuel gauges, I noticed the center fuel quantity read '0,' and then saw the aft pump low pressure light was on. With WX deviations starting shortly after takeoff, I simply neglected to put my normal visual cue in place, and that, coupled with getting busy at the wrong time, led to this mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-900 WAS OPERATED IN NON COMPLIANCE OF AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE BY BURNING CTR TANK FUEL TO BELOW LIMITS OF DIRECTIVE.

Narrative: IN A B737-900, I GOT DISTRACTED WHILE DEVIATING AROUND TSTMS, AND LET THE CTR FUEL TANKS BURN DOWN TO EMPTY. AS I (FINALLY) SCANNED THE FUEL GAUGES, I NOTICED THE CTR FUEL QUANTITY READ '0,' AND THEN SAW THE AFT PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON. WITH WX DEVS STARTING SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, I SIMPLY NEGLECTED TO PUT MY NORMAL VISUAL CUE IN PLACE, AND THAT, COUPLED WITH GETTING BUSY AT THE WRONG TIME, LED TO THIS MISTAKE.

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.