Narrative:

Scheduled to fly passenger flight from phx to bna. Dispatcher's release showed 22000 pound fuel load with little rock alternate and fuel burn of 15800 pounds. Due to mechanical problems and passenger problems, I didn't immediately verify that fuel load was correct, just assumed that little rock was fairly close to bna and that 2400 pounds was enough alternate fuel (after subtracting 3800 pounds for 45 min reserve). En route discovered my error (lit was actually about 5800 pounds away from bna) and kept a close watch on the bna WX and planned sdf for my alternate if we were unable to get into bna (2900 pounds). I continued to bna because WX was well above minimums with 3 separate runways. Landed uneventfully with about 6200 pounds. Called dispatcher to question the fuel load and he checked his worksheet. It said 27000 pounds but the seven was not written clearly and he mistook his own writing and put 22000 on the release. He missed it, I missed it, and the first officer missed it. I have long asked that the alternate fuel be put on our releases, but 'that's not the way we do things here'. It would have been obvious that 22000 pounds was not enough if the alternate fuel had been in front of me on the release. A few mechanical problems, a few passenger problems, a relatively short ground time all contributed to my failure to take the time to ensure the fuel load was correct. I was complacent in relying on dispatch to give me enough fuel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR PIC ACCEPTS COMPUTER FLT PLAN FUEL AND DEPARTS WITH INADEQUATE FUEL REQUIRED.

Narrative: SCHEDULED TO FLY PAX FLT FROM PHX TO BNA. DISPATCHER'S RELEASE SHOWED 22000 LB FUEL LOAD WITH LITTLE ROCK ALTERNATE AND FUEL BURN OF 15800 LBS. DUE TO MECHANICAL PROBS AND PAX PROBS, I DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY VERIFY THAT FUEL LOAD WAS CORRECT, JUST ASSUMED THAT LITTLE ROCK WAS FAIRLY CLOSE TO BNA AND THAT 2400 LBS WAS ENOUGH ALTERNATE FUEL (AFTER SUBTRACTING 3800 LBS FOR 45 MIN RESERVE). ENRTE DISCOVERED MY ERROR (LIT WAS ACTUALLY ABOUT 5800 LBS AWAY FROM BNA) AND KEPT A CLOSE WATCH ON THE BNA WX AND PLANNED SDF FOR MY ALTERNATE IF WE WERE UNABLE TO GET INTO BNA (2900 LBS). I CONTINUED TO BNA BECAUSE WX WAS WELL ABOVE MINIMUMS WITH 3 SEPARATE RWYS. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH ABOUT 6200 LBS. CALLED DISPATCHER TO QUESTION THE FUEL LOAD AND HE CHKED HIS WORKSHEET. IT SAID 27000 LBS BUT THE SEVEN WAS NOT WRITTEN CLEARLY AND HE MISTOOK HIS OWN WRITING AND PUT 22000 ON THE RELEASE. HE MISSED IT, I MISSED IT, AND THE FO MISSED IT. I HAVE LONG ASKED THAT THE ALTERNATE FUEL BE PUT ON OUR RELEASES, BUT 'THAT'S NOT THE WAY WE DO THINGS HERE'. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OBVIOUS THAT 22000 LBS WAS NOT ENOUGH IF THE ALTERNATE FUEL HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME ON THE RELEASE. A FEW MECHANICAL PROBS, A FEW PAX PROBS, A RELATIVELY SHORT GND TIME ALL CONTRIBUTED TO MY FAILURE TO TAKE THE TIME TO ENSURE THE FUEL LOAD WAS CORRECT. I WAS COMPLACENT IN RELYING ON DISPATCH TO GIVE ME ENOUGH 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.