Aircraft was serviced with jet a fuel instead of gasoline.

Attributes
ACN	80003
Time
Date	198801
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yum
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Medium Transport
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 11000
ASRS Report	80003
Person 2
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

60 gallons 'jet a' fuel added to left wing during refueling on stop over. Someone asked if we used jet fuel. I said, 'no, why?' company was contacted and it was decided to drain the left wing and all drains. 20 more gallons were added and drained. More fuel added and sample appeared normal. Wing was refueled. Engines were started and run for 20 minutes. Engine runup was uneventful as was return trip to oxnard, ca. Complacency and inattention to the job at hand are the causes of this incident. The fueler learned that all large a/C do not take jet fuel and I once again was reminded that people don't always know how to do the job to which they are assigned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT WAS SERVICED WITH JET A FUEL INSTEAD OF GASOLINE.

Narrative: 60 GALLONS 'JET A' FUEL ADDED TO LEFT WING DURING REFUELING ON STOP OVER. SOMEONE ASKED IF WE USED JET FUEL. I SAID, 'NO, WHY?' COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS DECIDED TO DRAIN THE LEFT WING AND ALL DRAINS. 20 MORE GALLONS WERE ADDED AND DRAINED. MORE FUEL ADDED AND SAMPLE APPEARED NORMAL. WING WAS REFUELED. ENGINES WERE STARTED AND RUN FOR 20 MINUTES. ENGINE RUNUP WAS UNEVENTFUL AS WAS RETURN TRIP TO OXNARD, CA. COMPLACENCY AND INATTENTION TO THE JOB AT HAND ARE THE CAUSES OF THIS INCIDENT. THE FUELER LEARNED THAT ALL LARGE A/C DO NOT TAKE JET FUEL AND I ONCE AGAIN WAS REMINDED THAT PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO DO THE JOB TO WHICH THEY ARE ASSIGNED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.