CAPT OF B757 RPTS COMPANY DISPATCHER FAILED TO GIVE ADEQUATE ATTENTION TO CONTINGENCY FUEL WHEN DEPARTING FROM SEQU.
Synopsis
CAPT OF B757 RPTS COMPANY DISPATCHER FAILED TO GIVE ADEQUATE ATTENTION TO CONTINGENCY FUEL WHEN DEPARTING FROM SEQU.
Narrative
THIS IS RECURRING PROB AND OTHER CAPTS HAVE VOICE SIMILAR CONCERNS TO DISPATCH AND MANAGEMENT. TO MAXIMIZE THE FUEL FROM SEGU TO SEQU; DISPATCH DOES NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUEL TO SAFELY OPERATE THE FLT. OFTEN THEY FAILED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AN ALTERNATE (NOT THE CASE ON THIS PARTICULAR FLT); BUT; SEQU IS A SINGLE RWY OPERATION WITH ALL TYPES OF TFC USING THE ARPT. THE POSSIBILITY OF AN UNANTICIPATED RWY CLOSURE IS HIGHER DOMESTICALLY. IN THIS PARTICULAR FLT; I WAS FLT PLANNED TO BE DISPATCHED WITH A 15.8 LBS OF FUEL. THE BURN TO SEQU WAS 4.3. ARRIVING AT DEST WITH 10.8 IN THE EVENT OF A DIVERSION TO SEGU (BURN OF 5.4); WE WOULD ARR AT 5.4. SEQU IS A CAPT'S ONLY ARPT WITH ONE RWY AND ONE APCH. MISSED APCHES AND GO AROUNDS ARE MORE COMMON THAN MOST ARPTS. YOU CANNOT EXECUTE A MISSED APCH TO A VISUAL. HOW MUCH FUEL WOULD WE HAVE TO EXECUTE A MISSED APCH? HOW MUCH FUEL DO WE HAVE FOR AN ATC DELAY? HOW MUCH FUEL DO WE HAVE TO HANDLE AN EMER? I ORDERED AN ADDITIONAL FUEL UPLOADED OF 3.0. WE SHUTDOWN WITH 13.3. THE LIMITED FUEL IS BASED ON AN EFFORT TO MAXIMIZE THE FUEL. ALTHOUGH; THIS IS IMPORTANT TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN THE REGION; IT SHOULD NOT OVERRIDE COMMON SENSE AND SAFETY.
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