Narrative:

After completing the before start briefings I delayed the 'before start' checklist awaiting fuel. I then allowed myself to become distraction by our inability to get a window wash. The windows were cleaned as the paperwork arrived and we pushed quickly thereafter to be on time. While taxiing we noticed that we left the gate without being fueled and without completing the beginning section of the before start checklist. We returned to the gate; contacted dispatch and operations; were fueled; and continued to our destination.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ200 CAPT RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR FUEL AFTER TAXIING WITHOUT FUEL BECAUSE OF PREFLT DISTRACTIONS.

Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING THE BEFORE START BRIEFINGS I DELAYED THE 'BEFORE START' CHKLIST AWAITING FUEL. I THEN ALLOWED MYSELF TO BECOME DISTR BY OUR INABILITY TO GET A WINDOW WASH. THE WINDOWS WERE CLEANED AS THE PAPERWORK ARRIVED AND WE PUSHED QUICKLY THEREAFTER TO BE ON TIME. WHILE TAXIING WE NOTICED THAT WE LEFT THE GATE WITHOUT BEING FUELED AND WITHOUT COMPLETING THE BEGINNING SECTION OF THE BEFORE START CHKLIST. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE; CONTACTED DISPATCH AND OPS; WERE FUELED; AND CONTINUED TO OUR DEST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.