Cargo flight has about 8000 pounds of over-fuel.

Attributes
ACN	314290
Time
Date	199508
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gao
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	314290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Engineer overfueled DC8 aircraft by about 8000 pounds. Did not advise captain at takeoff or upon arrival in miami. I don't know if he adjusted speeds for true aircraft weight or not for takeoff and lndgs. Although no structural or performance figures were affected, aircraft bug speed would change about plus 2 KTS. Discovered over-fuel 2 days after occurrence. Flight engineer has never owned up to an error. It may have been an adding error, etc. However, gal uplift never agreed with arrival fuel. Example: arrival fuel 20000 pounds plus gal uplift 1250 gals equals 28000 pounds. Since 2 fuel trucks were used, I believe only 1 fuel ticket was crosschecked leading engineer to believe fuel load correct, with order from captain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CARGO FLT HAS ABOUT 8000 LBS OF OVER-FUEL.

Narrative: ENGINEER OVERFUELED DC8 ACFT BY ABOUT 8000 LBS. DID NOT ADVISE CAPT AT TKOF OR UPON ARR IN MIAMI. I DON'T KNOW IF HE ADJUSTED SPDS FOR TRUE ACFT WT OR NOT FOR TKOF AND LNDGS. ALTHOUGH NO STRUCTURAL OR PERFORMANCE FIGURES WERE AFFECTED, ACFT BUG SPD WOULD CHANGE ABOUT PLUS 2 KTS. DISCOVERED OVER-FUEL 2 DAYS AFTER OCCURRENCE. FE HAS NEVER OWNED UP TO AN ERROR. IT MAY HAVE BEEN AN ADDING ERROR, ETC. HOWEVER, GAL UPLIFT NEVER AGREED WITH ARR FUEL. EXAMPLE: ARR FUEL 20000 LBS PLUS GAL UPLIFT 1250 GALS EQUALS 28000 LBS. SINCE 2 FUEL TRUCKS WERE USED, I BELIEVE ONLY 1 FUEL TICKET WAS XCHKED LEADING ENGINEER TO BELIEVE FUEL LOAD CORRECT, WITH ORDER FROM CAPT.

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.