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Attributes | |
ACN | 195610 |
Time | |
Date | 199111 |
Day | Fri |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : hnl airport : lih |
State Reference | HI |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhn |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2200 |
ASRS Report | 195610 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
The flight was the fourth round trip (7TH segment) of 10 segment day. Departure time was 30 mins after scheduled departure. This aircraft was late all morning. Captain replied on challenge/response checklist the planned fuel load instead of actual load. In after thought I couldn't remember even doing the before start checklist. Flight departed hnl normally and it wasn't until approximately 30 NM west of hnl that I noticed we hadn't been fueled at hnl. We had departed with approximately 7000 pounds instead of 14000 pounds of fuel. Flight continued to lih where we landed with 3900 pounds of fuel on board. Contributing factors: delayed flight. Pressure to get back on time. Nonstandard operations. Captain elected to start during first officer's call to clearance delivery. Crews failure to verify fuel load prior to start. Personal factors: captain has a tendency to 'run the show' ie, program computer, call block in/out times, ...do first officer chores, which led me to 'back off' what I normally do as a first officer! As a result of my inattn, we failed to wait for fuel. Lessons learned: don't let overbearing behavior by captain (or other crew members) cause me to get distraction from my normal flow. Do my job! Slow down the pace of operations if checklist or other items of importance are not complete. In this case I could have interjected a comment to the captain which instead I chose to suppress.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG CALLED FUEL PLANNED INSTEAD OF FUEL ON BOARD WHEN CHKLIST RUN FOR DEP.
Narrative: THE FLT WAS THE FOURTH ROUND TRIP (7TH SEGMENT) OF 10 SEGMENT DAY. DEP TIME WAS 30 MINS AFTER SCHEDULED DEP. THIS ACFT WAS LATE ALL MORNING. CAPT REPLIED ON CHALLENGE/RESPONSE CHKLIST THE PLANNED FUEL LOAD INSTEAD OF ACTUAL LOAD. IN AFTER THOUGHT I COULDN'T REMEMBER EVEN DOING THE BEFORE START CHKLIST. FLT DEPARTED HNL NORMALLY AND IT WASN'T UNTIL APPROX 30 NM W OF HNL THAT I NOTICED WE HADN'T BEEN FUELED AT HNL. WE HAD DEPARTED WITH APPROX 7000 POUNDS INSTEAD OF 14000 POUNDS OF FUEL. FLT CONTINUED TO LIH WHERE WE LANDED WITH 3900 POUNDS OF FUEL ON BOARD. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: DELAYED FLT. PRESSURE TO GET BACK ON TIME. NONSTANDARD OPS. CAPT ELECTED TO START DURING FO'S CALL TO CLRNC DELIVERY. CREWS FAILURE TO VERIFY FUEL LOAD PRIOR TO START. PERSONAL FACTORS: CAPT HAS A TENDENCY TO 'RUN THE SHOW' IE, PROGRAM COMPUTER, CALL BLOCK IN/OUT TIMES, ...DO FO CHORES, WHICH LED ME TO 'BACK OFF' WHAT I NORMALLY DO AS A FO! AS A RESULT OF MY INATTN, WE FAILED TO WAIT FOR FUEL. LESSONS LEARNED: DON'T LET OVERBEARING BEHAVIOR BY CAPT (OR OTHER CREW MEMBERS) CAUSE ME TO GET DISTR FROM MY NORMAL FLOW. DO MY JOB! SLOW DOWN THE PACE OF OPS IF CHKLIST OR OTHER ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE ARE NOT COMPLETE. IN THIS CASE I COULD HAVE INTERJECTED A COMMENT TO THE CAPT WHICH INSTEAD I CHOSE TO SUPPRESS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.