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Fueler adds fuel to center tank of B737-300 with less than full main tanks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 739149 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 177 |
| ASRS Report | 739149 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 234 |
| ASRS Report | 739151 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Tampa fueler added unplanned additional fuel on our aircraft in the center tank. Once the error was noted; weight adjustments were made on the load sheet. We took off with more than 1000 pounds in the center tank and the main tanks were not full. Pay more attention to the fuel situation when planned fuel does not match the actual fuel load.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FUELER ADDS FUEL TO CENTER TANK OF B737-300 WITH LESS THAN FULL MAIN TANKS.
Narrative: TAMPA FUELER ADDED UNPLANNED ADDITIONAL FUEL ON OUR ACFT IN THE CTR TANK. ONCE THE ERROR WAS NOTED; WT ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE ON THE LOAD SHEET. WE TOOK OFF WITH MORE THAN 1000 LBS IN THE CTR TANK AND THE MAIN TANKS WERE NOT FULL. PAY MORE ATTN TO THE FUEL SITUATION WHEN PLANNED FUEL DOES NOT MATCH THE ACTUAL FUEL LOAD.
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.