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After takeoff flight crew of B737-300 discover fuel distribution discrepancy which had eluded them during preflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 715187 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 247 flight time type : 290 |
| ASRS Report | 715187 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 307 flight time type : 23000 |
| ASRS Report | 715184 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
After leveloff the captain finished the center tank xfer and noticed the wing tanks were around 9000 pounds. That would not make sense for a B-300 but more normal for the B-700. We figured that the refueler must have loaded us as a B-700 not a B-300. The total fuel load at the gate was correct with the release and the FMC. We are not sure of the individual tank quantities. We were in the middle of aircraft swap; running behind and a little hurried; and failed to make note of the actual tank loading (aircraft totals being correct). We must ensure that the refuelers at phx understand the loading differences of a B-300; B-500 and B-700. Our concern is that it is happening to others. No action regarding crew training is required. We/I will have to make special note of the fuel quantities at all times.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER TKOF FLT CREW OF B737-300 DISCOVER FUEL DISTRIBUTION DISCREPANCY WHICH HAD ELUDED THEM DURING PREFLT.
Narrative: AFTER LEVELOFF THE CAPT FINISHED THE CTR TANK XFER AND NOTICED THE WING TANKS WERE AROUND 9000 LBS. THAT WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE FOR A B-300 BUT MORE NORMAL FOR THE B-700. WE FIGURED THAT THE REFUELER MUST HAVE LOADED US AS A B-700 NOT A B-300. THE TOTAL FUEL LOAD AT THE GATE WAS CORRECT WITH THE RELEASE AND THE FMC. WE ARE NOT SURE OF THE INDIVIDUAL TANK QUANTITIES. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF ACFT SWAP; RUNNING BEHIND AND A LITTLE HURRIED; AND FAILED TO MAKE NOTE OF THE ACTUAL TANK LOADING (ACFT TOTALS BEING CORRECT). WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE REFUELERS AT PHX UNDERSTAND THE LOADING DIFFERENCES OF A B-300; B-500 AND B-700. OUR CONCERN IS THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHERS. NO ACTION REGARDING CREW TRAINING IS REQUIRED. WE/I WILL HAVE TO MAKE SPECIAL NOTE OF THE FUEL QUANTITIES AT ALL TIMES.
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.