1995-07 · NASA ASRS report 309573
ACR MLG DEPARTS STATION WITHOUT PROPER FUEL LOAD.
STATION AGENT FAILED TO PROVIDE UPDATED DISPATCH RELEASE TO FLC AND ALSO FAILED TO NOTIFY FUELER TO INCREASE FUEL. FLT WAS INITIALLY DISPATCHED WITH MINIMUM FUEL 26800 LBS. FLT ETD XA00Z. AT XA58Z; DISPATCH RELEASE #2 WAS ISSUED TO INCREASE MINIMUM FUEL TO 28100 LBS TO PROVIDE FOR LOWER ALT ENRTE DUE TO TURB AND MORE HOLDING FUEL AT DEST DUE TO TSTM. AT XA03Z; CENTRAL LOAD CTL AGENT NOTIFIED STATION AGENT OF NEW DISPATCH RELEASE. ERROR WAS DISCOVERED AFTER FLT WAS AIRBORNE AND I RECORDED OUT/OFF TIMES AND DEP FUEL RPTED VIA ACARS FOR FLT FOLLOWING PURPOSES. FLC RECEIVED FINAL WT AND BAL VIA ACARS WHICH SHOWED RELEASE #2 BUT FAILED TO NOTE THE DISCREPANCY BTWN THAT AND THEIR PAPERWORK (RELEASE #1). CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: STATION AGENT SHIFT CHANGE; FLC FAILURE TO RECONCILE FINAL WT AND BAL RELEASE NUMBER AND STATION PRINTING PAPERWORK FOR CREW TOO FAR IN ADVANCE OF FLT DEP. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: SUGGEST 1) STATION NOT PRINT ORIGINAL PAPERWORK MORE THAN 90 MINS BEFORE DEP; 2) STATION LOG NOTIFICATION OF DISPATCH RELEASES AND AMENDMENTS; 3) FLT NOT BEGIN TAXI UNTIL RECEIVING WT AND BAL INFO RATHER THAN RECEIVING IT DURING TAXI WHEN BUSY WITH CHKLISTS; ETC.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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