Medium large transport taxies for takeoff with insufficient fuel aboard.

Attributes
ACN	275304
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
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 : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	275304
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure 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:

I had just returned from 23 days of vacation. During the first 2 legs of the trip no unusual occurrences. All checklists were followed and FARS and company operation specifications followed. We were completing the before start checklist when we were interrupted by the gate agent. At this point, the first officer (me) calls fuel/hydraulic quantities 15200 pounds check and the captain responds. Both of us confirming the fuel required, (obviously, we both did not confirm the fuel load), which was a minimum of 10200 pounds required. We completed the before start checklist and pushed back. After start checklist completed and before takeoff checklist completed 'down to the line' items. We were cleared for takeoff. I made the cabin announcement and then read the 'line items.' one of the 'line items is minimum takeoff fuel. As I made this call, we both realized that we only had 8000 pounds of fuel. We declined the takeoff clearance and returned to the gate receive more fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG TAXIES FOR TKOF WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL ABOARD.

Narrative: I HAD JUST RETURNED FROM 23 DAYS OF VACATION. DURING THE FIRST 2 LEGS OF THE TRIP NO UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES. ALL CHKLISTS WERE FOLLOWED AND FARS AND COMPANY OP SPECS FOLLOWED. WE WERE COMPLETING THE BEFORE START CHKLIST WHEN WE WERE INTERRUPTED BY THE GATE AGENT. AT THIS POINT, THE FO (ME) CALLS FUEL/HYD QUANTITIES 15200 LBS CHK AND THE CAPT RESPONDS. BOTH OF US CONFIRMING THE FUEL REQUIRED, (OBVIOUSLY, WE BOTH DID NOT CONFIRM THE FUEL LOAD), WHICH WAS A MINIMUM OF 10200 LBS REQUIRED. WE COMPLETED THE BEFORE START CHKLIST AND PUSHED BACK. AFTER START CHKLIST COMPLETED AND BEFORE TKOF CHKLIST COMPLETED 'DOWN TO THE LINE' ITEMS. WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. I MADE THE CABIN ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEN READ THE 'LINE ITEMS.' ONE OF THE 'LINE ITEMS IS MINIMUM TKOF FUEL. AS I MADE THIS CALL, WE BOTH REALIZED THAT WE ONLY HAD 8000 LBS OF FUEL. WE DECLINED THE TKOF CLRNC AND RETURNED TO THE GATE RECEIVE MORE 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.