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Even with added fuel in anticipation of altitude restrictions enroute; B777-200 lands with 6300 pounds less fuel than predicted by flight plan.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 804493 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| 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 : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 804493 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During preflight; crew discussed fuel at touchdown. 15.0 fp showed crossing abc VOR at FL400. Experience indicated to us it would be much lower; likely 280. Dispatch contacted and additional 2.0 fuel was loaded. During crossing unable to climb above FL340. Fuel burn was high! At coast-in; we were climbed and almost immediately descended. Contacted dispatch to advise needed assist and we were declaring minimum fuel. ATC advised. On downwind to landing we got a low fuel message and completed checklist. Landed at flaps 20 degrees. Landing uneventful. Approximately fuel at landing 10.6. This routing should be looked at as FL400 at abc VOR is not gonna happen!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EVEN WITH ADDED FUEL IN ANTICIPATION OF ALT RESTRICTIONS ENROUTE; B777-200 LANDS WITH 6300 POUNDS LESS FUEL THAN PREDICTED BY FLT PLAN.
Narrative: DURING PREFLT; CREW DISCUSSED FUEL AT TOUCHDOWN. 15.0 FP SHOWED XING ABC VOR AT FL400. EXPERIENCE INDICATED TO US IT WOULD BE MUCH LOWER; LIKELY 280. DISPATCH CONTACTED AND ADDITIONAL 2.0 FUEL WAS LOADED. DURING XING UNABLE TO CLB ABOVE FL340. FUEL BURN WAS HIGH! AT COAST-IN; WE WERE CLBED AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DSNDED. CONTACTED DISPATCH TO ADVISE NEEDED ASSIST AND WE WERE DECLARING MINIMUM FUEL. ATC ADVISED. ON DOWNWIND TO LNDG WE GOT A LOW FUEL MESSAGE AND COMPLETED CHKLIST. LANDED AT FLAPS 20 DEGS. LNDG UNEVENTFUL. APPROX FUEL AT LNDG 10.6. THIS ROUTING SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS FL400 AT ABC VOR IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN!
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.