A B737-200 flight crew pushes back from the gate prior to performing the before starting engines checklist and finds that they had not been fueled for their next flight segment at bwi, md.

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Attributes
ACN	485370
Time
Date	200009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	485370
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5100 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	485448
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Agent verified passenger load and closed door. We received pushback clearance, pushback was completed prior to doing before start checklist in an effort to leave gate on time. On before start checklist, realized required fuel was not on board. Aircraft returned to gate, fueled and departed. I contacted chief pilot to inform him of situation and filed a company air safety report. Supplemental information from acn 485448: captain pushed back without gate release fuel. Gate agent verified passenger count but not fuel onboard as is the custom. Pushback was normal and the captain released ground crew. He then asked for the before start and the fuel shortage was caught using the checklist. Captain started #2 and returned to the gate to obtain fuel. Habit pattern interruptions contributed to the incident. Running the checklist caught the problem when it should be caught.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 FLC PUSHES BACK FROM THE GATE PRIOR TO PERFORMING THE BEFORE STARTING ENGS CHKLIST AND FINDS THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN FUELED FOR THEIR NEXT FLT SEGMENT AT BWI, MD.

Narrative: AGENT VERIFIED PAX LOAD AND CLOSED DOOR. WE RECEIVED PUSHBACK CLRNC, PUSHBACK WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO DOING BEFORE START CHKLIST IN AN EFFORT TO LEAVE GATE ON TIME. ON BEFORE START CHKLIST, REALIZED REQUIRED FUEL WAS NOT ON BOARD. ACFT RETURNED TO GATE, FUELED AND DEPARTED. I CONTACTED CHIEF PLT TO INFORM HIM OF SIT AND FILED A COMPANY AIR SAFETY RPT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 485448: CAPT PUSHED BACK WITHOUT GATE RELEASE FUEL. GATE AGENT VERIFIED PAX COUNT BUT NOT FUEL ONBOARD AS IS THE CUSTOM. PUSHBACK WAS NORMAL AND THE CAPT RELEASED GND CREW. HE THEN ASKED FOR THE BEFORE START AND THE FUEL SHORTAGE WAS CAUGHT USING THE CHKLIST. CAPT STARTED #2 AND RETURNED TO THE GATE TO OBTAIN FUEL. HABIT PATTERN INTERRUPTIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT. RUNNING THE CHKLIST CAUGHT THE PROB WHEN IT SHOULD BE CAUGHT.

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.