<< >> NASA ASRS Report 397490, March 1998

Captain of an SF34 detected after takeoff that he had less fuel aboard than requested. However, since he recalculated the fuel aboard would be above minimum fuel on landing, he continued on to destination whereupon he did land with more than minimum fuel.

Attributes
ACN	397490
Time
Date	199803
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pwm
State Reference	ME
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	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Route In Use	enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	397490
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon landing in pwm, we had 1600 pounds of fuel. The planned outbound fuel was 3000 pounds. Both myself and my first officer confirmed with the fueler that we wanted 3000 pounds. Somehow, I missed, on the checklist, that I had only received about 2400 pounds. The fueler put fuel in, but not all the requested fuel. I did not realize the actual fuel state until after takeoff. Since we would land with well above minimum fuel, I elected to continue the flight. Rushing through the checklist perhaps contributed to this. Slow down when doing the checklist.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN SF34 DETECTED AFTER TKOF THAT HE HAD LESS FUEL ABOARD THAN REQUESTED. HOWEVER, SINCE HE RECALCULATED THE FUEL ABOARD WOULD BE ABOVE MINIMUM FUEL ON LNDG, HE CONTINUED ON TO DEST WHEREUPON HE DID LAND WITH MORE THAN MINIMUM FUEL.

Narrative: UPON LNDG IN PWM, WE HAD 1600 LBS OF FUEL. THE PLANNED OUTBOUND FUEL WAS 3000 LBS. BOTH MYSELF AND MY FO CONFIRMED WITH THE FUELER THAT WE WANTED 3000 LBS. SOMEHOW, I MISSED, ON THE CHKLIST, THAT I HAD ONLY RECEIVED ABOUT 2400 LBS. THE FUELER PUT FUEL IN, BUT NOT ALL THE REQUESTED FUEL. I DID NOT REALIZE THE ACTUAL FUEL STATE UNTIL AFTER TKOF. SINCE WE WOULD LAND WITH WELL ABOVE MINIMUM FUEL, I ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE FLT. RUSHING THROUGH THE CHKLIST PERHAPS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS. SLOW DOWN WHEN DOING THE CHKLIST.

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.