Narrative:

Aircraft fueler advised he couldn't get numbers to balance between fuel off loaded from truck and the fuel on the aircraft. He worked on it for an hour and got nowhere so I had him manually check the fuel and compare it with the cockpit gauges and these numbers balanced approximately. At this point I decided that we merely had a paperwork problem but because of contract refueling shift changes, etc, we would take forever to get it resolved. I made a decision that since the fuel was on the aircraft and loaded within limits we would depart. The flight was uneventful after that. While this was occurring I was receiving a company line check which added some additional pressure, fortunately the line check airman will also make an excellent witness for the defense if someone ever stumbles across this paper trail.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL QUANTITY CONFUSION FOR ACR MLG FUELER.

Narrative: ACFT FUELER ADVISED HE COULDN'T GET NUMBERS TO BALANCE BTWN FUEL OFF LOADED FROM TRUCK AND THE FUEL ON THE ACFT. HE WORKED ON IT FOR AN HR AND GOT NOWHERE SO I HAD HIM MANUALLY CHK THE FUEL AND COMPARE IT WITH THE COCKPIT GAUGES AND THESE NUMBERS BALANCED APPROX. AT THIS POINT I DECIDED THAT WE MERELY HAD A PAPERWORK PROB BUT BECAUSE OF CONTRACT REFUELING SHIFT CHANGES, ETC, WE WOULD TAKE FOREVER TO GET IT RESOLVED. I MADE A DECISION THAT SINCE THE FUEL WAS ON THE ACFT AND LOADED WITHIN LIMITS WE WOULD DEPART. THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL AFTER THAT. WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING I WAS RECEIVING A COMPANY LINE CHK WHICH ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL PRESSURE, FORTUNATELY THE LINE CHK AIRMAN WILL ALSO MAKE AN EXCELLENT WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE IF SOMEONE EVER STUMBLES ACROSS THIS PAPER TRAIL.

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.