# Incident 20120408005929I: Embraer ERJ 170-100SU, Wichita Falls, TX, April 8, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2012, 16:52 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Wichita Falls
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UHLA
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N815MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N815MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-100SU (registry code 3260403, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-100su) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34 series (registry code 30015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-100SU
- Reported engine: GE CF34 SERIES
- People aboard: 74
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120408005929I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE INQUIRY INTO THE EMERGENCY FUEL DECLARATION BY TCF 6014 DETERMINED THAT THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THE CARRIER'S MINIMUM FUEL PROCEDURES AND THAT THE ZFW ARTCC'S SEQUENCING OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE FLIGHT CREW'S MINIMUM FUEL DECLARATION WAS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO TCF 6014'S SUBSEQUENT FUEL EMERGENCY DECLARATION.  THE ZFW ARTCC QA INDICATED THEY WERE CONDUCTING A FULL SERVICE INQUIRY INTO THE VECTORING TCF 6014 RECEIVED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE CAPTAIN OF TCF 6014 WAS COUNSELED BY THE CARRIER REGARDING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN ENHANCED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF AIRCRAFT FUEL STATUS DURING ARTCC INITIATED RE-ROUTES. THE CARRIER INQUIRY DETERMINED THAT THE FLIGHT DISPATCHER PROVIDED INADEQUATE AND NON-TIMELY FLIGHT FOLLOWING SUPPORT TO THE INCIDENT FLIGHT CREW IN THAT THE DISPATCHER DID NOT ASSESS THE ARTCC RE-ROUTE ADEQUATELY FOR ITS IMPACT NOR DID THE DISPATCHER DEVELOP AND COMMUNICATE AN ADEQUATE CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE RE-ROUTE IN A TIMELY FASHION. THE DISPATCHER WAS REMOVED FROM DISPATCH DUTIES AND SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND A COMPETENCY CHECK. AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, THE CARRIER ALSO DEVELOPED A PLAN TO PROVIDE ENHANCED DISPATCH RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TRAINING WHICH WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE CARRIER'S INITIAL AND RECURRENT DISPATCH TRAINING MODULES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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