Aircraft dispatched without adequate fuel. Divert land to refuel.

Attributes
ACN	250520
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	250520
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other
ASRS Report	249002
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our dispatch release allowed us to depart with 3548 pounds of fuel from charleston, sc, to dulles (iad). I contacted dispatch to ask them if we could go with 3548 pounds. Dispatched with 3548 pounds allowed us to burn 2500 pounds with 1000 pounds of reserve fuel with no alternate required. After we leveled off, I computed our burn and found out that the aircraft was using more fuel than planned. Causes: tired engines, above isa temperatures, heavy aircraft. I notified dispatch and told them we were deviating to richmond, va. We landed at ric with 1100 pounds of fuel. We were approximately 400 pounds light for continuing to iad and having legal reserve fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DISPATCHED WITHOUT ADEQUATE FUEL. DIVERT LAND TO REFUEL.

Narrative: OUR DISPATCH RELEASE ALLOWED US TO DEPART WITH 3548 LBS OF FUEL FROM CHARLESTON, SC, TO DULLES (IAD). I CONTACTED DISPATCH TO ASK THEM IF WE COULD GO WITH 3548 LBS. DISPATCHED WITH 3548 LBS ALLOWED US TO BURN 2500 LBS WITH 1000 LBS OF RESERVE FUEL WITH NO ALTERNATE REQUIRED. AFTER WE LEVELED OFF, I COMPUTED OUR BURN AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ACFT WAS USING MORE FUEL THAN PLANNED. CAUSES: TIRED ENGS, ABOVE ISA TEMPS, HVY ACFT. I NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND TOLD THEM WE WERE DEVIATING TO RICHMOND, VA. WE LANDED AT RIC WITH 1100 LBS OF FUEL. WE WERE APPROX 400 LBS LIGHT FOR CONTINUING TO IAD AND HAVING LEGAL RESERVE FUEL.

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.