Dispatcher for regional air carrier alleges the company is openly posting individual dispatcher fuel...

Attributes
ACN	664924
Time
Date	200507
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	664924
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company FAA
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Company fuel policy conflicts with FARS. Aircraft dispatchers are belittled; humiliated; and intentionally embarrassed via monthly posting of fuel usage reports. The sole intent and purpose of said reports is to force dispatchers to take and assume unnecessary risk via imposition of company fuel policy. Air carrier operates jet aircraft. Jets use more fuel than turboprops. FARS state we must consider known or forecast ATC/WX delays in addition to normal fuel required for each flight. Management is trying to impose restrictions on dispatchers. Company policy is in dire conflict with day to day operations. Who has operational control?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER FOR REGIONAL ACR ALLEGES THE COMPANY IS OPENLY POSTING INDIVIDUAL DISPATCHER FUEL USAGE RPTS TO PRESSURE DISPATCHERS TO FOLLOW COMPANY FUEL POLICY AND MINIMIZE FUEL CARRIED.

Narrative: COMPANY FUEL POLICY CONFLICTS WITH FARS. ACFT DISPATCHERS ARE BELITTLED; HUMILIATED; AND INTENTIONALLY EMBARRASSED VIA MONTHLY POSTING OF FUEL USAGE RPTS. THE SOLE INTENT AND PURPOSE OF SAID RPTS IS TO FORCE DISPATCHERS TO TAKE AND ASSUME UNNECESSARY RISK VIA IMPOSITION OF COMPANY FUEL POLICY. ACR OPERATES JET ACFT. JETS USE MORE FUEL THAN TURBOPROPS. FARS STATE WE MUST CONSIDER KNOWN OR FORECAST ATC/WX DELAYS IN ADDITION TO NORMAL FUEL REQUIRED FOR EACH FLT. MANAGEMENT IS TRYING TO IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON DISPATCHERS. COMPANY POLICY IS IN DIRE CONFLICT WITH DAY TO DAY OPS. WHO HAS OPERATIONAL CONTROL?

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

Dispatcher for regional air carrier alleges the company is openly posting individual dispatcher fuel usage reports to pressure dispatchers to follow company fuel policy and minimize fuel carried.