An air carrier light transport landed en route to add fuel.

Attributes
ACN	253796
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lhs airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla tower : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	253796
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	253539
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:

Upon arrival into sna I informed my first officer that once we landed I had to get new WX information at base operations and for him to fuel the aircraft to 3500 pounds. Upon my return to the aircraft, passenger were starting to board and the fuel truck was gone (later to find out it never arrived). We accomplished our initial checks but both did not catch the lower than usual fuel quantity (insufficient for the entire next leg from sna to oak). During climb out while running the after takeoff check, I noticed the insufficient fuel quantity. There was more than ample fuel to continue to bakersfield (along our routing) so we coordinated a fuel stop at bakersfield, landed, refueled and continued afterward to our original oak destination. Supplemental information from acn 253539: captain told me what the fuel would be to put on the load manifest. On prior flts, the captain set the fueling bugs and I thought he did again. On the checklist I'm to call for fuel quantity, balance and totalizer. The captain's response is set and checked. He gave the response but didn't check it. The captain always did the same routine, but this time changed it and didn't inform me. He didn't ask me to monitor the fueling, so I assumed he did. I feel the checklist should include fuel quantity as an item checked by both crew members.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT LANDED ENRTE TO ADD FUEL.

Narrative: UPON ARR INTO SNA I INFORMED MY FO THAT ONCE WE LANDED I HAD TO GET NEW WX INFO AT BASE OPS AND FOR HIM TO FUEL THE ACFT TO 3500 LBS. UPON MY RETURN TO THE ACFT, PAX WERE STARTING TO BOARD AND THE FUEL TRUCK WAS GONE (LATER TO FIND OUT IT NEVER ARRIVED). WE ACCOMPLISHED OUR INITIAL CHKS BUT BOTH DID NOT CATCH THE LOWER THAN USUAL FUEL QUANTITY (INSUFFICIENT FOR THE ENTIRE NEXT LEG FROM SNA TO OAK). DURING CLBOUT WHILE RUNNING THE AFTER TKOF CHK, I NOTICED THE INSUFFICIENT FUEL QUANTITY. THERE WAS MORE THAN AMPLE FUEL TO CONTINUE TO BAKERSFIELD (ALONG OUR ROUTING) SO WE COORDINATED A FUEL STOP AT BAKERSFIELD, LANDED, REFUELED AND CONTINUED AFTERWARD TO OUR ORIGINAL OAK DEST. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 253539: CAPT TOLD ME WHAT THE FUEL WOULD BE TO PUT ON THE LOAD MANIFEST. ON PRIOR FLTS, THE CAPT SET THE FUELING BUGS AND I THOUGHT HE DID AGAIN. ON THE CHKLIST I'M TO CALL FOR FUEL QUANTITY, BAL AND TOTALIZER. THE CAPT'S RESPONSE IS SET AND CHKED. HE GAVE THE RESPONSE BUT DIDN'T CHK IT. THE CAPT ALWAYS DID THE SAME ROUTINE, BUT THIS TIME CHANGED IT AND DIDN'T INFORM ME. HE DIDN'T ASK ME TO MONITOR THE FUELING, SO I ASSUMED HE DID. I FEEL THE CHKLIST SHOULD INCLUDE FUEL QUANTITY AS AN ITEM CHKED BY BOTH CREW MEMBERS.

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.