Narrative:

Aircraft was dispatched with ventral stairs inoperative. Arrival at jan fuel remaining was 15800 pounds. Required block fuel was 16000 pounds. Company policy allows minimum dispatch level of 500 pounds less - 15500 pounds required to dispatch we had 15800 pounds - all legal. We couldn't top off due to maintenance carry over (can't refuel without ventral stairs down - couldn't lower them without requiring a maintenance inspection). In the process of coordinating with operations, helping out with boarding (they were short of personnel) and loading freight preflight, checklists, trying to make up time, (we were late) I did not confirm fuel load (as required) with fueling slip - even though we did not refuel. This is an important xchk. We were legal, we arrived at next station with twice the required far reserve, but I did not do my job of xchking fuel with the fuel slip. Cutbacks in operations, maintenance, at airlines are requiring pilots to do more than just go from a to B. In the future, I'll go late or not at all - rushing around is not worth compromising procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FAR - AIRLINE OPERATIONAL PROC - ACR CAPT FAILED TO XCHK FUEL ON BOARD WITH FUEL SLIP.

Narrative: ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH VENTRAL STAIRS INOP. ARR AT JAN FUEL REMAINING WAS 15800 LBS. REQUIRED BLOCK FUEL WAS 16000 LBS. COMPANY POLICY ALLOWS MINIMUM DISPATCH LEVEL OF 500 LBS LESS - 15500 LBS REQUIRED TO DISPATCH WE HAD 15800 LBS - ALL LEGAL. WE COULDN'T TOP OFF DUE TO MAINT CARRY OVER (CAN'T REFUEL WITHOUT VENTRAL STAIRS DOWN - COULDN'T LOWER THEM WITHOUT REQUIRING A MAINT INSPECTION). IN THE PROCESS OF COORDINATING WITH OPS, HELPING OUT WITH BOARDING (THEY WERE SHORT OF PERSONNEL) AND LOADING FREIGHT PREFLT, CHKLISTS, TRYING TO MAKE UP TIME, (WE WERE LATE) I DID NOT CONFIRM FUEL LOAD (AS REQUIRED) WITH FUELING SLIP - EVEN THOUGH WE DID NOT REFUEL. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT XCHK. WE WERE LEGAL, WE ARRIVED AT NEXT STATION WITH TWICE THE REQUIRED FAR RESERVE, BUT I DID NOT DO MY JOB OF XCHKING FUEL WITH THE FUEL SLIP. CUTBACKS IN OPS, MAINT, AT AIRLINES ARE REQUIRING PLTS TO DO MORE THAN JUST GO FROM A TO B. IN THE FUTURE, I'LL GO LATE OR NOT AT ALL - RUSHING AROUND IS NOT WORTH COMPROMISING PROCS.

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.