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B737 flight crew reports departing with less than the dispatch required fuel load due to a long taxi and deicing prior to takeoff. Although there was sufficient fuel on board for the flight the actual fuel on board was not compared with the dispatch release just prior to takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1150401 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201402 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHL.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 320 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 267 Flight Crew Type 267 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Pushed slightly late and had determined we would need to deice. ATIS reported -sn; but it looked like very light rain mixed with sn. The temperature was 1 degree C. We considered using type 1; but due to holdover time and the extremely slow process of deciding in phl; we decided to use type 1 then 4. Other than taking more time than anticipated to deice; the process was uneventful. Taxi and takeoff were uneventful; but right after we took off; I checked our gas and noticed we had taken off below min fuel for takeoff. This was due to the wait time for deicing. Because we were dispatched with landing fuel well above 5;000; I wasn't worried about our arrival fuel. We landed in excess of minimums.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reports departing with less than the Dispatch required fuel load due to a long taxi and deicing prior to takeoff. Although there was sufficient fuel on board for the flight the actual fuel on board was not compared with the dispatch release just prior to takeoff.
Narrative: Pushed slightly late and had determined we would need to deice. ATIS reported -SN; but it looked like very light rain mixed with SN. The temperature was 1 degree C. We considered using Type 1; but due to holdover time and the extremely slow process of deciding in PHL; we decided to use Type 1 then 4. Other than taking more time than anticipated to deice; the process was uneventful. Taxi and takeoff were uneventful; but right after we took off; I checked our gas and noticed we had taken off below min fuel for takeoff. This was due to the wait time for deicing. Because we were dispatched with landing fuel well above 5;000; I wasn't worried about our arrival fuel. We landed in excess of minimums.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.