Narrative:

3 hours late, racing to make the curfew in destination city, we were at the gate in phx. The operations agent asked us if we had our required fuel. The captain and I both checked the fuel gauges and the FMC fuel quantity to confirm that we had the correct amount of fuel. We continued with our checklist and patiently awaited the load sheet. When the operations agent handed us the unfolded paperwork, the captain asked 'what's going on with our fuel!?' we both looked at the fuel gauges and the FMC. It was then that we realized that the fueler just kept on pumping. We had almost 8000 pounds of extra fuel. We told the operations agent what had happened and I made the appropriate correction on our paperwork and in the opc to furnish appropriate v-spds, etc. We left the gate and departed phx uneventfully. During our climb out, we then realized that we were in a situation where there was more than 1000 pounds of fuel in the center tanks and the mains were not full. A combination of running 3 hours late, a curfew at destination, and unscheduled overnight, and an additional deadhead the next day with less than 10 hour overnight. Not to mention a fueler that put the wrong amount of fuel in the wrong tanks, contributed to us making an error in fuel distribution. The most important thing on my mind was making sure that the extra 8000 pounds of fuel was accounted for and the proper takeoff data was achieved.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF B737-300 TKOF FROM PHX WITH IMPROPER FUEL DISTRIBUTION.

Narrative: 3 HRS LATE, RACING TO MAKE THE CURFEW IN DEST CITY, WE WERE AT THE GATE IN PHX. THE OPS AGENT ASKED US IF WE HAD OUR REQUIRED FUEL. THE CAPT AND I BOTH CHKED THE FUEL GAUGES AND THE FMC FUEL QUANTITY TO CONFIRM THAT WE HAD THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. WE CONTINUED WITH OUR CHKLIST AND PATIENTLY AWAITED THE LOAD SHEET. WHEN THE OPS AGENT HANDED US THE UNFOLDED PAPERWORK, THE CAPT ASKED 'WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR FUEL!?' WE BOTH LOOKED AT THE FUEL GAUGES AND THE FMC. IT WAS THEN THAT WE REALIZED THAT THE FUELER JUST KEPT ON PUMPING. WE HAD ALMOST 8000 LBS OF EXTRA FUEL. WE TOLD THE OPS AGENT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND I MADE THE APPROPRIATE CORRECTION ON OUR PAPERWORK AND IN THE OPC TO FURNISH APPROPRIATE V-SPDS, ETC. WE LEFT THE GATE AND DEPARTED PHX UNEVENTFULLY. DURING OUR CLBOUT, WE THEN REALIZED THAT WE WERE IN A SIT WHERE THERE WAS MORE THAN 1000 LBS OF FUEL IN THE CTR TANKS AND THE MAINS WERE NOT FULL. A COMBINATION OF RUNNING 3 HRS LATE, A CURFEW AT DEST, AND UNSCHEDULED OVERNIGHT, AND AN ADDITIONAL DEADHEAD THE NEXT DAY WITH LESS THAN 10 HR OVERNIGHT. NOT TO MENTION A FUELER THAT PUT THE WRONG AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE WRONG TANKS, CONTRIBUTED TO US MAKING AN ERROR IN FUEL DISTRIBUTION. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ON MY MIND WAS MAKING SURE THAT THE EXTRA 8000 LBS OF FUEL WAS ACCOUNTED FOR AND THE PROPER TKOF DATA WAS ACHIEVED.

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.