Aircraft not refueled on quick turn around.

Attributes
ACN	280055
Time
Date	199408
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gso
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
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 : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	280055
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During a 'quick turn' -- scheduled ground time of only 20 mins. We rushed the checklists and got out on time only to discover on taxi that we never got fueled for the next flight. We returned to gate fueled and proceeded without incident. During the turn around, I went inside the terminal while the first officer did the walk around. Upon return, I saw a fuel slip and assumed the first officer checked it. He thought I checked it. It was the same flight number as it was a through flight. Yet it was from our earlier leg. I had it in my mind the fuel was checked and we rushed the before start checklist. As the ground agent closed the door and our first flight attendant came to cockpit with passenger count. We pushed back and started taxi. While en route to runway, we noticed a conflict between flight plan tow and what an FMC weight showed while setting takeoff bugs. We were investigating where the problem was when tower told us our operations wanted to talk to us. They enquired about whether we'd been fueled and our initial reaction was yes because we had the fuel slip yet the gauges didn't match so we returned to the gate for more fuel. My checklists will not be rushed in the future!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT NOT REFUELED ON QUICK TURN AROUND.

Narrative: DURING A 'QUICK TURN' -- SCHEDULED GND TIME OF ONLY 20 MINS. WE RUSHED THE CHKLISTS AND GOT OUT ON TIME ONLY TO DISCOVER ON TAXI THAT WE NEVER GOT FUELED FOR THE NEXT FLT. WE RETURNED TO GATE FUELED AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE TURN AROUND, I WENT INSIDE THE TERMINAL WHILE THE FO DID THE WALK AROUND. UPON RETURN, I SAW A FUEL SLIP AND ASSUMED THE FO CHKED IT. HE THOUGHT I CHKED IT. IT WAS THE SAME FLT NUMBER AS IT WAS A THROUGH FLT. YET IT WAS FROM OUR EARLIER LEG. I HAD IT IN MY MIND THE FUEL WAS CHKED AND WE RUSHED THE BEFORE START CHKLIST. AS THE GND AGENT CLOSED THE DOOR AND OUR FIRST FLT ATTENDANT CAME TO COCKPIT WITH PAX COUNT. WE PUSHED BACK AND STARTED TAXI. WHILE ENRTE TO RWY, WE NOTICED A CONFLICT BTWN FLT PLAN TOW AND WHAT AN FMC WT SHOWED WHILE SETTING TKOF BUGS. WE WERE INVESTIGATING WHERE THE PROB WAS WHEN TWR TOLD US OUR OPS WANTED TO TALK TO US. THEY ENQUIRED ABOUT WHETHER WE'D BEEN FUELED AND OUR INITIAL REACTION WAS YES BECAUSE WE HAD THE FUEL SLIP YET THE GAUGES DIDN'T MATCH SO WE RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR MORE FUEL. MY CHKLISTS WILL NOT BE RUSHED IN THE FUTURE!

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.