An air carrier departs without required fuel.

Attributes
ACN	536928
Time
Date	200202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd.airport
State Reference	RI
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 41
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 78 flight time total : 5400 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	536928
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity indicators other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During the cruise portion of a flight from pvd to ewr I noticed that I had taken off with only 3700 pounds of fuel while the minimum fuel requirement was 4300 pounds. The flight arrived in ewr in VFR conditions with no problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DEPARTS WITHOUT REQUIRED FUEL.

Narrative: DURING THE CRUISE PORTION OF A FLT FROM PVD TO EWR I NOTICED THAT I HAD TAKEN OFF WITH ONLY 3700 LBS OF FUEL WHILE THE MINIMUM FUEL REQUIREMENT WAS 4300 LBS. THE FLT ARRIVED IN EWR IN VFR CONDITIONS WITH NO PROBS.

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.