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Md-10 flight crew reported misinterpreting fuel quantity on release.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1757011 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We had been watching our fuel since we had the APU running for almost 2 hours due to extreme heat and a slow load team. As we took the runway I thought we had gone below required fuel on the release. We had been cleared for takeoff; I asked to cancel takeoff clearance to clear the runway and confirm fuels with [operations]. We accomplished that and after I called [operations] I realized I had been using takeoff fuel not required fuel. We in fact had plenty of fuel to depart. We reentered the line for the runway and departed uneventfully.as a crew we had just focused in on the wrong number on the release. I was coming off of a month of vacation so I wasn't as sharp as I needed to be on this day. Also the long wait followed by all the activity happening at once for departure did not help. I need to be a little more vigilant to what I am looking at on the release regardless of what is going on. I am glad we took the time to confirm things with [operations]. It resulted in a little embarrassment for me but in the end we took a conservative route; we consulted with [operations] and the cargo moved safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD-10 flight crew reported misinterpreting fuel quantity on release.
Narrative: We had been watching our fuel since we had the APU running for almost 2 hours due to extreme heat and a slow load team. As we took the runway I thought we had gone below required fuel on the release. We had been cleared for takeoff; I asked to cancel takeoff clearance to clear the runway and confirm fuels with [Operations]. We accomplished that and after I called [Operations] I realized I had been using takeoff fuel not required fuel. We in fact had plenty of fuel to depart. We reentered the line for the runway and departed uneventfully.As a crew we had just focused in on the wrong number on the release. I was coming off of a month of vacation so I wasn't as sharp as I needed to be on this day. Also the long wait followed by all the activity happening at once for departure did not help. I need to be a little more vigilant to what I am looking at on the release regardless of what is going on. I am glad we took the time to confirm things with [Operations]. It resulted in a little embarrassment for me but in the end we took a conservative route; we consulted with [Operations] and the cargo moved safely.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.