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Captain of B767-300 reports zero fuel weight increase of 2900 pounds reported after block departure. Is concerned about the effect of the added weight on required fuel reserves.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 668537 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 668537 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
2900 pound zero fuel weight increase :14 after pushback not allowing for increase fuel requirement consideration. Flight departed with original fuel load; still sufficient to meet far requirements.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF B767-300 RPTS ZERO FUEL WT INCREASE OF 2900 LBS RPTED AFTER BLOCK DEP. IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE EFFECT OF THE ADDED WT ON REQUIRED FUEL RESERVES.
Narrative: 2900 LB ZERO FUEL WT INCREASE :14 AFTER PUSHBACK NOT ALLOWING FOR INCREASE FUEL REQUIREMENT CONSIDERATION. FLT DEPARTED WITH ORIGINAL FUEL LOAD; STILL SUFFICIENT TO MEET FAR REQUIREMENTS.
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.