Narrative:

Over gross weight takeoff. When checklist was run, we noted that we had recommended fuel on board. After load manifest was completed, we were 3 pounds under maximum gross weight. Upon landing at unv, we found we had 2000 pounds of fuel left on board and had a burn of almost 700 pounds. This put us at a fuel load of 2700 pounds instead of the 2500 pounds recommended. We had to have departed about 200 pounds over maximum takeoff weight. Contributing factors: fatigue - last round trip of a 3 day with 14 hours on duty the last day. Small, hard to read gauges, especially if there is a load split. Worrying more about having enough fuel and not thinking about having too much.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT EXCEEDED THE GROSS TKOF WT DUE TO INACCURATE AMOUNT OF FUEL COMPUTED ABOARD ACFT.

Narrative: OVER GROSS WT TKOF. WHEN CHKLIST WAS RUN, WE NOTED THAT WE HAD RECOMMENDED FUEL ON BOARD. AFTER LOAD MANIFEST WAS COMPLETED, WE WERE 3 LBS UNDER MAX GROSS WT. UPON LNDG AT UNV, WE FOUND WE HAD 2000 LBS OF FUEL LEFT ON BOARD AND HAD A BURN OF ALMOST 700 LBS. THIS PUT US AT A FUEL LOAD OF 2700 LBS INSTEAD OF THE 2500 LBS RECOMMENDED. WE HAD TO HAVE DEPARTED ABOUT 200 LBS OVER MAX TKOF WT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: FATIGUE - LAST ROUND TRIP OF A 3 DAY WITH 14 HRS ON DUTY THE LAST DAY. SMALL, HARD TO READ GAUGES, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A LOAD SPLIT. WORRYING MORE ABOUT HAVING ENOUGH FUEL AND NOT THINKING ABOUT HAVING TOO MUCH.

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.