A B727 is inadvertently refueled, but determined by the crew on taxi out to be within limits for tak...

Attributes
ACN	516120
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	516120
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence other
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We brought aircraft X (a B727) inbound to ZZZ to make up flight from ZZZ. The aircraft was properly fueled to the correct fuel load and verified by the so. The preflight checklist was accomplished and the fuel load verified again as per SOP. At this time we were advised by maintenance that a service check would be done on the aircraft and would require an hour to perform. We elected to go into the terminal to get something to eat. Subsequently, the fueler returned to fuel his next flight at that gate (also a B727), thinking our plane had already left and been replaced with his next plane. An additional 6000 pounds of fuel was added for the needed fuel on the next flight after ours, going to ZZZ2, not ZZZ1. On taxi out, we noticed the increased fuel, confirmed with dispatch and figured out what happened. We checked our performance numbers and were within limits for takeoff. During cruise, we realized we were too heavy to land at ZZZ1 with the increased fuel load. We explained the problem with dispatch and agreed to burn the excess fuel in-flight. Once we burned the extra fuel, we were then down to our maximum landing weight and made a normal landing without incident. I now xchk my takeoff and landing weight before every takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 IS INADVERTENTLY REFUELED, BUT DETERMINED BY THE CREW ON TAXI OUT TO BE WITHIN LIMITS FOR TKOF. DURING CRUISE, THE CREW REALIZED THEY WOULD BE TOO HVY TO LAND AT DEST AND WERE REQUIRED TO BURN THE EXCESS FUEL INFLT.

Narrative: WE BROUGHT ACFT X (A B727) INBOUND TO ZZZ TO MAKE UP FLT FROM ZZZ. THE ACFT WAS PROPERLY FUELED TO THE CORRECT FUEL LOAD AND VERIFIED BY THE SO. THE PREFLT CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE FUEL LOAD VERIFIED AGAIN AS PER SOP. AT THIS TIME WE WERE ADVISED BY MAINT THAT A SVC CHK WOULD BE DONE ON THE ACFT AND WOULD REQUIRE AN HR TO PERFORM. WE ELECTED TO GO INTO THE TERMINAL TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FUELER RETURNED TO FUEL HIS NEXT FLT AT THAT GATE (ALSO A B727), THINKING OUR PLANE HAD ALREADY LEFT AND BEEN REPLACED WITH HIS NEXT PLANE. AN ADDITIONAL 6000 LBS OF FUEL WAS ADDED FOR THE NEEDED FUEL ON THE NEXT FLT AFTER OURS, GOING TO ZZZ2, NOT ZZZ1. ON TAXI OUT, WE NOTICED THE INCREASED FUEL, CONFIRMED WITH DISPATCH AND FIGURED OUT WHAT HAPPENED. WE CHKED OUR PERFORMANCE NUMBERS AND WERE WITHIN LIMITS FOR TKOF. DURING CRUISE, WE REALIZED WE WERE TOO HVY TO LAND AT ZZZ1 WITH THE INCREASED FUEL LOAD. WE EXPLAINED THE PROB WITH DISPATCH AND AGREED TO BURN THE EXCESS FUEL INFLT. ONCE WE BURNED THE EXTRA FUEL, WE WERE THEN DOWN TO OUR MAX LNDG WT AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. I NOW XCHK MY TKOF AND LNDG WT BEFORE EVERY TKOF.

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.

A B727 is inadvertently refueled, but determined by the crew on taxi out to be within limits for takeoff. During cruise, the crew realized they would be too heavy to land at destination and were required to burn the excess fuel in-flight.