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A B737 captain reported his first officer had entered incorrect values into the FMC because his airline uses recycled paper and there were old numbers on the back of the release document.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 795778 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : 162 |
| ASRS Report | 795778 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I noticed during the preflight that the first officer had loaded the incorrect value in the FMC for minimum fuel load. Discovered he had read the number off the 'back side' of his release; which contained another flight release. Our releases were printed on 'recycled paper.' this has happened to me 3 times in the last month; and while I understand the importance of recycling paper; we must immediately inform ground operations not to use recycled paper in the printers at the gates or in operations when printing releases; WX packets; NOTAMS; MEL's; etc. Extremely confusing and unsafe! I don't think operations is aware that this practice is ongoing. Stop using recycled paper in operations!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 CAPT REPORTED HIS FO HAD ENTERED INCORRECT VALUES INTO THE FMC BECAUSE HIS AIRLINE USES RECYCLED PAPER AND THERE WERE OLD NUMBERS ON THE BACK OF THE RELEASE DOCUMENT.
Narrative: I NOTICED DURING THE PREFLT THAT THE FO HAD LOADED THE INCORRECT VALUE IN THE FMC FOR MINIMUM FUEL LOAD. DISCOVERED HE HAD READ THE NUMBER OFF THE 'BACK SIDE' OF HIS RELEASE; WHICH CONTAINED ANOTHER FLT RELEASE. OUR RELEASES WERE PRINTED ON 'RECYCLED PAPER.' THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH; AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF RECYCLING PAPER; WE MUST IMMEDIATELY INFORM GND OPS NOT TO USE RECYCLED PAPER IN THE PRINTERS AT THE GATES OR IN OPS WHEN PRINTING RELEASES; WX PACKETS; NOTAMS; MEL'S; ETC. EXTREMELY CONFUSING AND UNSAFE! I DON'T THINK OPS IS AWARE THAT THIS PRACTICE IS ONGOING. STOP USING RECYCLED PAPER IN OPS!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.