Air carrier mdt departs gate without experiencing the joys of a ramp operation ground refueling proc...

Attributes
ACN	269480
Time
Date	199404
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight 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 : 250 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	269480
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 other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight crew had an aircraft swap at charlotte with the flight already 15 mins late and the gate pressuring to board. First officer completed the walk around, copied the ATIS, received IFR clearance and finished the weight balance. Meanwhile the captain went on and started the #2 engine and didn't request the before start checklist. After the paperwork was complete and aircraft was closed up we started #1 engine and taxied out and were cleared onto the runway when the first officer saw that the aircraft had not been fueled. At this time the crew returned to the gate for the proper fuel and the flight was completed normally and safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MDT DEPARTS GATE WITHOUT EXPERIENCING THE JOYS OF A RAMP OP GND REFUELING PROC.

Narrative: THE FLC HAD AN ACFT SWAP AT CHARLOTTE WITH THE FLT ALREADY 15 MINS LATE AND THE GATE PRESSURING TO BOARD. FO COMPLETED THE WALK AROUND, COPIED THE ATIS, RECEIVED IFR CLRNC AND FINISHED THE WT BAL. MEANWHILE THE CAPT WENT ON AND STARTED THE #2 ENG AND DIDN'T REQUEST THE BEFORE START CHKLIST. AFTER THE PAPERWORK WAS COMPLETE AND ACFT WAS CLOSED UP WE STARTED #1 ENG AND TAXIED OUT AND WERE CLRED ONTO THE RWY WHEN THE FO SAW THAT THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN FUELED. AT THIS TIME THE CREW RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR THE PROPER FUEL AND THE FLT WAS COMPLETED NORMALLY AND SAFELY.

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 mdt departs gate without experiencing the joys of a ramp operation ground refueling procedure.