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A B777-200 was dispatched in non compliance with no release including 'structural check fuel' requirement. Later received over ACARS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 625944 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : vtbd.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 8100 flight time type : 3125 |
| ASRS Report | 625944 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity indicators other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
We were dispatched ZZZ-ZZZ1 with the fuel that was currently onboard the aircraft from the previous arrival. No fuel was added since it was significantly more than originally needed for the dispatch. The initial fuel was planned at approximately 66.8 cleared and the fuel on board was approximately 108.7. Dispatch was notified and a new release was sent to us through ACARS (printer). We were delayed further at the gate because of the fueling department being unable to provide a fuel sheet including a new 'structural check fuel' requirement,. Once we received the fuel sheet (10 min delay), we departed for ZZZ1. Shortly after takeoff, the dispatcher sent an ACARS message further amending the dispatch release (#3) to include the 'structural check fuel' requirement. This was missed predep and the release was updated on climb out from ZZZ. We then proceeded uneventfully to ZZZ1.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH NO RELEASE INCLUDING 'STRUCTURAL CHK FUEL' REQUIREMENT. LATER RECEIVED OVER ACARS.
Narrative: WE WERE DISPATCHED ZZZ-ZZZ1 WITH THE FUEL THAT WAS CURRENTLY ONBOARD THE ACFT FROM THE PREVIOUS ARR. NO FUEL WAS ADDED SINCE IT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN ORIGINALLY NEEDED FOR THE DISPATCH. THE INITIAL FUEL WAS PLANNED AT APPROX 66.8 CLRED AND THE FUEL ON BOARD WAS APPROX 108.7. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED AND A NEW RELEASE WAS SENT TO US THROUGH ACARS (PRINTER). WE WERE DELAYED FURTHER AT THE GATE BECAUSE OF THE FUELING DEPT BEING UNABLE TO PROVIDE A FUEL SHEET INCLUDING A NEW 'STRUCTURAL CHK FUEL' REQUIREMENT,. ONCE WE RECEIVED THE FUEL SHEET (10 MIN DELAY), WE DEPARTED FOR ZZZ1. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, THE DISPATCHER SENT AN ACARS MESSAGE FURTHER AMENDING THE DISPATCH RELEASE (#3) TO INCLUDE THE 'STRUCTURAL CHK FUEL' REQUIREMENT. THIS WAS MISSED PREDEP AND THE RELEASE WAS UPDATED ON CLBOUT FROM ZZZ. WE THEN PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY TO ZZZ1.
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.