Flight crew of air carrier light transport aircraft failed to fuel aircraft sufficient for intended ...

Attributes
ACN	219657
Time
Date	199208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lft
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	219657
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Bottom line: departed gate and took off without enough fuel for trip. Action: returned to gate and refueled (in air for about 3 mins). On preflight checklist, I called for fuel and we both glanced at gauges. We needed 2600 pounds, but only had about 2100. Gauges are hard to read, and we assumed we had been fueled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF ACR LTT ACFT FAILED TO FUEL ACFT SUFFICIENT FOR INTENDED FLT.

Narrative: BOTTOM LINE: DEPARTED GATE AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT ENOUGH FUEL FOR TRIP. ACTION: RETURNED TO GATE AND REFUELED (IN AIR FOR ABOUT 3 MINS). ON PREFLT CHKLIST, I CALLED FOR FUEL AND WE BOTH GLANCED AT GAUGES. WE NEEDED 2600 POUNDS, BUT ONLY HAD ABOUT 2100. GAUGES ARE HARD TO READ, AND WE ASSUMED WE HAD BEEN FUELED.

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.

Flight crew of air carrier light transport aircraft failed to fuel aircraft sufficient for intended flight.