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Dispatcher for international air carrier reports load planning error on B747-700 flight which had departed gate; but had not taken off. Required agreement of captain to continue to destination utilizing a part of extra reserves on board to accommodate additional fuel burn resulting from the 10900 pound increase in ZFW.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 670115 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 670115 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
This incident involves load planning and another last minute ZFW increase. Flight departed the gate at xa:44Z for nrt. At xa:46Z; I received a TOGW increase message of +10900 pounds. The captain was agreeable to use 2500 pounds of his extra fuel which prevented a return to gate for fuel. Had he come back; we would have also lost our slot and been further delayed. Is the load planning system ever going to get fixed?
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISPATCHER FOR INTERNATIONAL ACR RPTS LOAD PLANNING ERROR ON B747-700 FLT WHICH HAD DEPARTED GATE; BUT HAD NOT TAKEN OFF. REQUIRED AGREEMENT OF CAPT TO CONTINUE TO DEST UTILIZING A PART OF EXTRA RESERVES ON BOARD TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL FUEL BURN RESULTING FROM THE 10900 LB INCREASE IN ZFW.
Narrative: THIS INCIDENT INVOLVES LOAD PLANNING AND ANOTHER LAST MINUTE ZFW INCREASE. FLT DEPARTED THE GATE AT XA:44Z FOR NRT. AT XA:46Z; I RECEIVED A TOGW INCREASE MESSAGE OF +10900 LBS. THE CAPT WAS AGREEABLE TO USE 2500 LBS OF HIS EXTRA FUEL WHICH PREVENTED A RETURN TO GATE FOR FUEL. HAD HE COME BACK; WE WOULD HAVE ALSO LOST OUR SLOT AND BEEN FURTHER DELAYED. IS THE LOAD PLANNING SYSTEM EVER GOING TO GET FIXED?
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.