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B757-200 captain adds fuel to enhance planned arrival fuel of 10.4K to 11.4K pounds. Lands with only 8.3K.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 804083 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 804083 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Flight plan called for landing with 10.4K pounds of fuel. I added 1K pounds for spacing per route to phl; landed in phl with 8.3K of fuel. Put more fuel on aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CAPTAIN ADDS FUEL TO ENHANCE PLANNED ARRIVAL FUEL OF 10.4K TO 11.4K POUNDS. LANDS WITH ONLY 8.3K.
Narrative: FLT PLAN CALLED FOR LNDG WITH 10.4K LBS OF FUEL. I ADDED 1K LBS FOR SPACING PER RTE TO PHL; LANDED IN PHL WITH 8.3K OF FUEL. PUT MORE FUEL ON ACFT.
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.