Air carrier medium large transport departs from gate and finds that they have not been fueled for fl...

Attributes
ACN	245966
Time
Date	199307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	245966
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13700
ASRS Report	245965
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

5 mins before departure, maintenance decided to start wheel and oil check and had us turn lights on, then off. APU was on MEL and then they called us to start up on gate. Agent did not check fuel, just passenger count, and left to pull jetway after engine start. We started our taxi out and during checklist we caught we had not been fueled. Then we had to wait for gate to open up, during which another flight cancelled push due to no fuel also. Distrs before abnormal start and agent not checking fuel with us caused problem. This will not happen again with new safeguards I have added to my own check from now on. Also, with abnormal situation is the time to slow down and double-check nothing missed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG DEPARTS FROM GATE AND FINDS THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FUELED FOR FLT. RETURN TO RAMP.

Narrative: 5 MINS BEFORE DEP, MAINT DECIDED TO START WHEEL AND OIL CHK AND HAD US TURN LIGHTS ON, THEN OFF. APU WAS ON MEL AND THEN THEY CALLED US TO START UP ON GATE. AGENT DID NOT CHK FUEL, JUST PAX COUNT, AND LEFT TO PULL JETWAY AFTER ENG START. WE STARTED OUR TAXI OUT AND DURING CHKLIST WE CAUGHT WE HAD NOT BEEN FUELED. THEN WE HAD TO WAIT FOR GATE TO OPEN UP, DURING WHICH ANOTHER FLT CANCELLED PUSH DUE TO NO FUEL ALSO. DISTRS BEFORE ABNORMAL START AND AGENT NOT CHKING FUEL WITH US CAUSED PROB. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN WITH NEW SAFEGUARDS I HAVE ADDED TO MY OWN CHK FROM NOW ON. ALSO, WITH ABNORMAL SIT IS THE TIME TO SLOW DOWN AND DOUBLE-CHK NOTHING MISSED.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport departs from gate and finds that they have not been fueled for flight. Return to ramp.