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A320 captain forgot to do a procedure that involves opening the fuel transfer valves on the ground before departure according to an MEL. Fatigue was cited as a factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 971362 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201109 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 3850 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We were supposed to do a procedure that involves opening the fuel transfer valves on the ground before departure according to an MEL. We were 12 hours into our 13 hour duty day; and due to fatigue we both forgot it. I have had this MEL many times before without incident. I didn't realize we had forgotten it until the next morning when we had the same plane. We didn't forget it this time. This could have caused a trapped fuel condition that has serious consequences. Fortunately; in this case it did not.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain forgot to do a procedure that involves opening the fuel transfer valves on the ground before departure according to an MEL. Fatigue was cited as a factor.
Narrative: We were supposed to do a procedure that involves opening the fuel transfer valves on the ground before departure according to an MEL. We were 12 hours into our 13 hour duty day; and due to fatigue we both forgot it. I have had this MEL many times before without incident. I didn't realize we had forgotten it until the next morning when we had the same plane. We didn't forget it this time. This could have caused a trapped fuel condition that has serious consequences. Fortunately; in this case it did not.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.