20050629019129I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 747400 · New York, NY · June 29, 2005

Date
June 29, 2005 · 23:04 local
Place
New York, NY
Airport
John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight
Holding IFR
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
JACF
Aircraft
JA808
Reported as
Boeing 747400
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Jal 48, a B747-400 was arriving jfk from narita; personnel of boston ARTCC advised New York omic that there was a possible fuel problem with jal 48. ATC asked the pilot to verify fuel status and was told that in 15 minutes the flight would have a problem. ATC sought to clarify this and asked the pilot to say his remaining flight time in minutes. The pilot responded "15 minutes." The dispatch release for the flight shows 38,000LBS of planned fuel reserve on landing; the actual fuel remaining was 33,000LBS, or about 1 hour. This incident was investigated by privacy data omitted of the nyifo on 7/1/05, prior to the 8020-11 being completed by New York center, and was found to be miscommunication between ATC and the pilot. The ATC communications tapes were provided to jal by inspector ^privac^, and are currently in use as a training aid by the air carrier.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) JAL 48, A B747-400 WAS ARRIVING JFK FROM NARITA; PERSONNEL OF BOSTON ARTCC ADVISED NEW YORK OMIC THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FUEL PROBLEM WITH JAL 48. ATC ASKED THE PILOT TO VERIFY FUEL STATUS AND WAS TOLD THAT IN 15 MINUTES THE FLIGHT WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM. ATC SOUGHT TO CLARIFY THIS AND ASKED THE PILOT TO SAY HIS REMAINING FLIGHT TIME IN MINUTES. THE PILOT RESPONDED "15 MINUTES." THE DISPATCH RELEASE FOR THE FLIGHT SHOWS 38,000LBS OF PLANNED FUEL RESERVE ON LANDING; THE ACTUAL FUEL REMAINING WAS 33,000LBS, OR ABOUT 1 HOUR. THIS INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^ OF THE NYIFO ON 7/1/05, PRIOR TO THE 8020-11 BEING COMPLETED BY NEW YORK CENTER, AND WAS FOUND TO BE MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN ATC AND THE PILOT. THE ATC COMMUNICATIONS TAPES WERE PROVIDED TO JAL BY INSPECTOR ^PRIVAC^, AND ARE CURRENTLY IN USE AS A TRAINING AID BY THE AIR CARRIER.