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A B767 pilot suggests that there is a possibility of explosion because a prohibition of starting or stopping the APU during fueling is not prominently presented in the company pom leaving crews unaware of the limitation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 630225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Wed |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 630225 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Chart Or Publication |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Acft Ops Manual |
Narrative:
It appears some crews are not aware of the restr listed in operations manual volume 1 system section on not starting or stopping the APU during refueling operations. This is per boeing and may result in an explosion. Recommend it be placed in the limitations section. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the mention of the restr is included in the basic boeing manual. It appears in the company manual in the section that covers system backgnd and descriptions and is covered at least once in initial training. When approached with this issue, company management recognized the importance of the issue. They are presently working with their safety and training departments to make changes to raise the awareness of the limitation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 PLT SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF EXPLOSION BECAUSE A PROHIBITION OF STARTING OR STOPPING THE APU DURING FUELING IS NOT PROMINENTLY PRESENTED IN THE COMPANY POM LEAVING CREWS UNAWARE OF THE LIMITATION.
Narrative: IT APPEARS SOME CREWS ARE NOT AWARE OF THE RESTR LISTED IN OPS MANUAL VOLUME 1 SYS SECTION ON NOT STARTING OR STOPPING THE APU DURING REFUELING OPS. THIS IS PER BOEING AND MAY RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION. RECOMMEND IT BE PLACED IN THE LIMITATIONS SECTION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE MENTION OF THE RESTR IS INCLUDED IN THE BASIC BOEING MANUAL. IT APPEARS IN THE COMPANY MANUAL IN THE SECTION THAT COVERS SYS BACKGND AND DESCRIPTIONS AND IS COVERED AT LEAST ONCE IN INITIAL TRAINING. WHEN APCHED WITH THIS ISSUE, COMPANY MGMNT RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ISSUE. THEY ARE PRESENTLY WORKING WITH THEIR SAFETY AND TRAINING DEPTS TO MAKE CHANGES TO RAISE THE AWARENESS OF THE LIMITATION.
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.