A B767 flight crew receives an insufficient fuel message after departing ams for the united states.

Attributes
ACN	622259
Time
Date	200305
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ehaa.artcc
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ehaa.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	622259
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 1850
ASRS Report	622260
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : insufficient fuel message. other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

During climb out from amsterdam, I was modifying the FMC with the planned mach number, descent and STAR for ZZZ when the 'insufficient fuel' message was generated. Upon investigation, I noted the payload as noted on the flight plan and the accurate load was 10.2K versus the actual 102K resulting in an upload fuel less than necessary. I contacted dispatch via the satcom and worked out a refile flight plan at a lower mach number. The flight landed in ZZZ without incident. Supplemental information from acn 622260: the captain noted that the aircraft did not have sufficient reserves to complete the flight plan as filed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 FLT CREW RECEIVES AN INSUFFICIENT FUEL MESSAGE AFTER DEPARTING AMS FOR THE UNITED STATES.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM AMSTERDAM, I WAS MODIFYING THE FMC WITH THE PLANNED MACH NUMBER, DSCNT AND STAR FOR ZZZ WHEN THE 'INSUFFICIENT FUEL' MESSAGE WAS GENERATED. UPON INVESTIGATION, I NOTED THE PAYLOAD AS NOTED ON THE FLT PLAN AND THE ACCURATE LOAD WAS 10.2K VERSUS THE ACTUAL 102K RESULTING IN AN UPLOAD FUEL LESS THAN NECESSARY. I CONTACTED DISPATCH VIA THE SATCOM AND WORKED OUT A REFILE FLT PLAN AT A LOWER MACH NUMBER. THE FLT LANDED IN ZZZ WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 622260: THE CAPT NOTED THAT THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT RESERVES TO COMPLETE THE FLT PLAN AS FILED.

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.