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An air carrier pilot reported departing with less than minimum takeoff fuel due to ATC delays while taxiing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1718063 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 313 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Aircraft was fueled to 11.0; which was 400 pounds above minimum planned. We were advised five minutes prior to push of a wheels up time. Pushed on time and taxied single engine. Ground advised departure time extended. Started remaining engine and departed. First indication that I missed the fuel check was at level off when FMC indicated 'using reserve fuel'. We landed with 5.9 of fuel. I normally recheck the fuel prior to departure. Since we were already 400 pounds over planned and taxied single engine; my expectation bias was that we were good on fuel. I will be more deliberate in my fuel check habit pattern.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Air Carrier pilot reported departing with less than minimum takeoff fuel due to ATC delays while taxiing.
Narrative: Aircraft was fueled to 11.0; which was 400 pounds above minimum planned. We were advised five minutes prior to push of a wheels up time. Pushed on time and taxied single engine. Ground advised departure time extended. Started remaining engine and departed. First indication that I missed the fuel check was at level off when FMC indicated 'Using Reserve Fuel'. We landed with 5.9 of fuel. I normally recheck the fuel prior to departure. Since we were already 400 pounds over planned and taxied single engine; my expectation bias was that we were good on fuel. I will be more deliberate in my fuel check habit pattern.
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.