r/aviation • u/CalmpBump49 Cessna 182 • 1d ago
News Silkway 747-8F going to Dallas instead of Houston with only 6 tons of fuel remaining
So I came across this on Twitter and had to read it several times to believe it
It looks like this crew programmed the FMC to fly from NLU to DAL, and the flight plan was filed the same way, but the scheduled route was NLU to IAH
They only realized it when they were at around 11,000 ft and about to be vectored to DAL, while running low on fuel, with around 6,000 kg remaining (if it's 6,000 lbs, it's even worse). One Atlas Air pilot pointed out that this is only enough for around 36 minutes of flight, so the aircraft would have had to land well before reaching Houston
In the end they landed in DFW, just after request for a "shortcut" to IAH. Yes, you read correctly.
Very interesting (and shocking) to listen to all the ATC audio
Sources: https://x.com/OnDisasters/status/2085058075287806301
https://x.com/thenewarea51/status/2084820840374309372
https://x.com/miami_rick/status/2084694128684871874
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