A320 captain insisted on getting a valid fuel sheet prior to departure.

Attributes
ACN	540099
Time
Date	200203
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 171 flight time type : 16000
ASRS Report	540099
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity indicators other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Signed release, cleared fuel 10.9. At aircraft, fuel sheet was in cockpit. It showed 10.9+.4 taxi (total 11.3). Gallons boarded was within tolerance, however, total showed 12.6, 1300 pounds over. Aircraft gauges showed 12.8. Called fueler and supervisor. Fueler stated that since he had too many aircraft to fuel he did not have time to return if additional fuel was required. Therefore, he added more, and just filled out the gallons boarded to match the tolerance. I asked for a correct fuel sheet. He just scratched out the gallons boarded and added a new figure, calculations did not work out. I then asked for what was 'really' boarded. He gave me a third figure. I then asked for the aircraft to be stuck, and received a fourth fuel sheet with a different gallons boarded. In tolerance was checked falsely. I got 3 false fuel sheets, and had 1 sheet altered after the fact. When I contacted the dispatcher regarding the problem, she was in too much of a hurry and just wanted to alter the release to match the fuel without 'first' finding out why and what. I think there is too much pressure to get flts out and on time. I strongly recommend that the gallons boarded calculated be returned to a required computation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 CAPT INSISTED ON GETTING A VALID FUEL SHEET PRIOR TO DEP.

Narrative: SIGNED RELEASE, CLRED FUEL 10.9. AT ACFT, FUEL SHEET WAS IN COCKPIT. IT SHOWED 10.9+.4 TAXI (TOTAL 11.3). GALLONS BOARDED WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE, HOWEVER, TOTAL SHOWED 12.6, 1300 LBS OVER. ACFT GAUGES SHOWED 12.8. CALLED FUELER AND SUPVR. FUELER STATED THAT SINCE HE HAD TOO MANY ACFT TO FUEL HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RETURN IF ADDITIONAL FUEL WAS REQUIRED. THEREFORE, HE ADDED MORE, AND JUST FILLED OUT THE GALLONS BOARDED TO MATCH THE TOLERANCE. I ASKED FOR A CORRECT FUEL SHEET. HE JUST SCRATCHED OUT THE GALLONS BOARDED AND ADDED A NEW FIGURE, CALCULATIONS DID NOT WORK OUT. I THEN ASKED FOR WHAT WAS 'REALLY' BOARDED. HE GAVE ME A THIRD FIGURE. I THEN ASKED FOR THE ACFT TO BE STUCK, AND RECEIVED A FOURTH FUEL SHEET WITH A DIFFERENT GALLONS BOARDED. IN TOLERANCE WAS CHKED FALSELY. I GOT 3 FALSE FUEL SHEETS, AND HAD 1 SHEET ALTERED AFTER THE FACT. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DISPATCHER REGARDING THE PROB, SHE WAS IN TOO MUCH OF A HURRY AND JUST WANTED TO ALTER THE RELEASE TO MATCH THE FUEL WITHOUT 'FIRST' FINDING OUT WHY AND WHAT. I THINK THERE IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO GET FLTS OUT AND ON TIME. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THE GALLONS BOARDED CALCULATED BE RETURNED TO A REQUIRED COMPUTATION.

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.