Narrative:

We discovered we had not been fueled during the pushback phase of the field. We were towed back in, to the gate, to get our dispatch fuel. The receiving aircraft check had been completed prior to pushback. A talkative acm was a distraction. The copilot mentioned to me that the fuel slip was not on board and I replied 'we've not been fueled.' later, he was occupied in getting a clearance when we were ready to push. I caught a glimpse of a pink hazardous material form and assumed it was the pink fuel slip. Without checking the fuel, or doing the before push checklist, I turned on the seat belt sign and cleared the ground crew to push. When the copilot was done with clearance delivery, I asked him if he was ready. He replied 'no fuel slip.' I checked fuel gauges and realized we had not been fueled. The cause of the problem was not properly using the checklist. Secondary considerations were a distracting acm, heavy workload for the copilot at a critical time, and pressure from the company, for on-time departures. The solution is to use the checklists at the appropriate times, accepting any delays caused by so doing. Supplemental information from acn 296600: copilot was so busy copying clearance that I failed to note pushback. Pilot asked me if I was ready to go that's when I looked up and noticed we had pushed, I told the captain we were not ready, we needed our fuel and paper work on same.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT'S PREDEP, HIGH TASK LOAD PHASE WAS HURRIED, AND RESULTED IN AN ACR PUSHBACK (FROM THE GATE) WITHOUT PROPER FUEL ON BOARD.

Narrative: WE DISCOVERED WE HAD NOT BEEN FUELED DURING THE PUSHBACK PHASE OF THE FIELD. WE WERE TOWED BACK IN, TO THE GATE, TO GET OUR DISPATCH FUEL. THE RECEIVING ACFT CHK HAD BEEN COMPLETED PRIOR TO PUSHBACK. A TALKATIVE ACM WAS A DISTR. THE COPLT MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE FUEL SLIP WAS NOT ON BOARD AND I REPLIED 'WE'VE NOT BEEN FUELED.' LATER, HE WAS OCCUPIED IN GETTING A CLRNC WHEN WE WERE READY TO PUSH. I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF A PINK HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FORM AND ASSUMED IT WAS THE PINK FUEL SLIP. WITHOUT CHKING THE FUEL, OR DOING THE BEFORE PUSH CHKLIST, I TURNED ON THE SEAT BELT SIGN AND CLRED THE GND CREW TO PUSH. WHEN THE COPLT WAS DONE WITH CLRNC DELIVERY, I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS READY. HE REPLIED 'NO FUEL SLIP.' I CHKED FUEL GAUGES AND REALIZED WE HAD NOT BEEN FUELED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROB WAS NOT PROPERLY USING THE CHKLIST. SECONDARY CONSIDERATIONS WERE A DISTRACTING ACM, HVY WORKLOAD FOR THE COPLT AT A CRITICAL TIME, AND PRESSURE FROM THE COMPANY, FOR ON-TIME DEPS. THE SOLUTION IS TO USE THE CHKLISTS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES, ACCEPTING ANY DELAYS CAUSED BY SO DOING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 296600: COPLT WAS SO BUSY COPYING CLRNC THAT I FAILED TO NOTE PUSHBACK. PLT ASKED ME IF I WAS READY TO GO THAT'S WHEN I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED WE HAD PUSHED, I TOLD THE CAPT WE WERE NOT READY, WE NEEDED OUR FUEL AND PAPER WORK ON SAME.

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.