A319 captain reports using significantly more fuel than allowed for in the dispatch release.

Attributes
ACN	796033
Time
Date	200807
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
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
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	796033
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Flight plan fuel burn 4846 pounds. Actual furl burn 5640 pounds. Inaccurate flight plan. This flight single engine taxied and used flaps 3 degrees for landing. Need more accurate flight plan.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 CAPT REPORTS USING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL THAN ALLOWED FOR IN THE DISPATCH RELEASE.

Narrative: FLT PLAN FUEL BURN 4846 LBS. ACTUAL FURL BURN 5640 LBS. INACCURATE FLT PLAN. THIS FLT SINGLE ENG TAXIED AND USED FLAPS 3 DEGS FOR LNDG. NEED MORE ACCURATE FLT PLAN.

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.