Flight crew failed to check fuel prior to departure and after takeoff realized they had not been fue...

Attributes
ACN	333460
Time
Date	199604
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
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	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
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 : 7200 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	333460
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 8300 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	333341
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During a routine 'quick turn,' in order for the flight to depart on time, the captain went to pick up the current WX report and I went to the bathroom. Supplemental information from acn 333341: we departed from lax to ipl with insufficient fuel for the trip. We were on a 15 min turn and both first officer and I thought the other had ordered fuel. Neither of us did. When we came to fuel check on after start checklist, this item was somehow missed. Just after takeoff I noticed we had not received fuel in lax. I requested to return to lax. We put on more fuel and then departed 40 mins late. I notified dispatch and assistant chief pilot of the incident. Contributing factors: both first officer and I saw a fuel truck in front of our aircraft and we assumed it was being fueled. First officer even asked ramper if we had gotten fuel, his response was 'yes.' this was a quick turn and we were rushed. We were unable to remain at aircraft while fueling was done due to physical needs and checking WX. Only place there is a check is one time on after start checklist. Possibly there needs to be another place later down the line. We were both in the mindset that we had received fuel due to earlier observations which may have caused complacency. Our checklist call is 'fuel quantity/balance -- checked' maybe rather than just 'checked' as a response an actual statement of amount of fuel on the gauges would cause closer look at gauges.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC FAILED TO CHK FUEL PRIOR TO DEP AND AFTER TKOF REALIZED THEY HAD NOT BEEN FUELED. FLT RETURNED, LANDED, FUELED AND DEPARTED 40 MINS LATE.

Narrative: DURING A ROUTINE 'QUICK TURN,' IN ORDER FOR THE FLT TO DEPART ON TIME, THE CAPT WENT TO PICK UP THE CURRENT WX RPT AND I WENT TO THE BATHROOM. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 333341: WE DEPARTED FROM LAX TO IPL WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL FOR THE TRIP. WE WERE ON A 15 MIN TURN AND BOTH FO AND I THOUGHT THE OTHER HAD ORDERED FUEL. NEITHER OF US DID. WHEN WE CAME TO FUEL CHK ON AFTER START CHKLIST, THIS ITEM WAS SOMEHOW MISSED. JUST AFTER TKOF I NOTICED WE HAD NOT RECEIVED FUEL IN LAX. I REQUESTED TO RETURN TO LAX. WE PUT ON MORE FUEL AND THEN DEPARTED 40 MINS LATE. I NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND ASSISTANT CHIEF PLT OF THE INCIDENT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: BOTH FO AND I SAW A FUEL TRUCK IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT AND WE ASSUMED IT WAS BEING FUELED. FO EVEN ASKED RAMPER IF WE HAD GOTTEN FUEL, HIS RESPONSE WAS 'YES.' THIS WAS A QUICK TURN AND WE WERE RUSHED. WE WERE UNABLE TO REMAIN AT ACFT WHILE FUELING WAS DONE DUE TO PHYSICAL NEEDS AND CHKING WX. ONLY PLACE THERE IS A CHK IS ONE TIME ON AFTER START CHKLIST. POSSIBLY THERE NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER PLACE LATER DOWN THE LINE. WE WERE BOTH IN THE MINDSET THAT WE HAD RECEIVED FUEL DUE TO EARLIER OBSERVATIONS WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED COMPLACENCY. OUR CHKLIST CALL IS 'FUEL QUANTITY/BAL -- CHKED' MAYBE RATHER THAN JUST 'CHKED' AS A RESPONSE AN ACTUAL STATEMENT OF AMOUNT OF FUEL ON THE GAUGES WOULD CAUSE CLOSER LOOK AT GAUGES.

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.

Flight crew failed to check fuel prior to departure and after takeoff realized they had not been fueled. Flight returned, landed, fueled and departed 40 mins late.