Insufficient fuel. Less than the dispatch release requirement.

Attributes
ACN	294731
Time
Date	199501
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mex
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	294731
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The captain changed flight destination at the last min to avoid a refueling stop. It took quite a lengthy delay to get new dispatch release, WX, flight plan and NOTAMS. As soon as we got the new paper work, the captain called to push without reviewing the documents. I told him we were not in a rush. But he continued anyhow. I finally got time to look at release, etc, when airborne and noted that the fuel at departure was slightly less than minimum fuel required. In my opinion, there is always time to check the paper work.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSUFFICIENT FUEL. LESS THAN THE DISPATCH RELEASE REQUIREMENT.

Narrative: THE CAPT CHANGED FLT DEST AT THE LAST MIN TO AVOID A REFUELING STOP. IT TOOK QUITE A LENGTHY DELAY TO GET NEW DISPATCH RELEASE, WX, FLT PLAN AND NOTAMS. AS SOON AS WE GOT THE NEW PAPER WORK, THE CAPT CALLED TO PUSH WITHOUT REVIEWING THE DOCUMENTS. I TOLD HIM WE WERE NOT IN A RUSH. BUT HE CONTINUED ANYHOW. I FINALLY GOT TIME TO LOOK AT RELEASE, ETC, WHEN AIRBORNE AND NOTED THAT THE FUEL AT DEP WAS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN MINIMUM FUEL REQUIRED. IN MY OPINION, THERE IS ALWAYS TIME TO CHK THE PAPER WORK.

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.