Beech 1900 aircraft fuel was inadequate for mission. Flight had to divert en route for fuel.

Attributes
ACN	368503
Time
Date	199705
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq
State Reference	NM
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	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 180 flight time total : 2350 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	368503
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On may/fri/97 at approximately XA50 in abq, air carrier X arrived at the gate and passenger were deplaned from aircraft. At approximately XB05 in abq, the crew was informed to swap into aircraft a. The captain performed the preflight, ordered fuel 'top the mains' (3242 pounds) and changed the 'aircraft tail number' on the dispatch release from B to a. Aircraft C was on a mechanical delay at the time. The discrepancy was cleared and at approximately XB30 in abq, passenger en route to lru were loaded aboard air carrier X. The captain checked the fuel during the before start checklist at 1800 pounds and he determined it to be sufficient for lru. Air carrier X aircraft a left the gate in abq at approximately XB35. At cruise during the 'cruise checklist,' the captain determined the fuel load, while sufficient for the flight, did not match the dispatch release fuel load of 3200 pounds. It was determined that the main tanks had not been topped. The captain notified dispatch via arinc and the dispatcher decided to divert air carrier X aircraft a to alm. The dispatch release was amended at that time. At approximately XC35 air carrier X aircraft a landed in alm without incident with approximately 1000 pounds of reserve fuel or about 1 hour 15 mins reserve.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BEECH 1900 ACFT FUEL WAS INADEQUATE FOR MISSION. FLT HAD TO DIVERT ENRTE FOR FUEL.

Narrative: ON MAY/FRI/97 AT APPROX XA50 IN ABQ, ACR X ARRIVED AT THE GATE AND PAX WERE DEPLANED FROM ACFT. AT APPROX XB05 IN ABQ, THE CREW WAS INFORMED TO SWAP INTO ACFT A. THE CAPT PERFORMED THE PREFLT, ORDERED FUEL 'TOP THE MAINS' (3242 LBS) AND CHANGED THE 'ACFT TAIL NUMBER' ON THE DISPATCH RELEASE FROM B TO A. ACFT C WAS ON A MECHANICAL DELAY AT THE TIME. THE DISCREPANCY WAS CLRED AND AT APPROX XB30 IN ABQ, PAX ENRTE TO LRU WERE LOADED ABOARD ACR X. THE CAPT CHKED THE FUEL DURING THE BEFORE START CHKLIST AT 1800 LBS AND HE DETERMINED IT TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR LRU. ACR X ACFT A LEFT THE GATE IN ABQ AT APPROX XB35. AT CRUISE DURING THE 'CRUISE CHKLIST,' THE CAPT DETERMINED THE FUEL LOAD, WHILE SUFFICIENT FOR THE FLT, DID NOT MATCH THE DISPATCH RELEASE FUEL LOAD OF 3200 LBS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN TANKS HAD NOT BEEN TOPPED. THE CAPT NOTIFIED DISPATCH VIA ARINC AND THE DISPATCHER DECIDED TO DIVERT ACR X ACFT A TO ALM. THE DISPATCH RELEASE WAS AMENDED AT THAT TIME. AT APPROX XC35 ACR X ACFT A LANDED IN ALM WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH APPROX 1000 LBS OF RESERVE FUEL OR ABOUT 1 HR 15 MINS RESERVE.

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.