Dispatcher alleges captain departed on scheduled airline flight with less fuel than indicated on fli...

Attributes
ACN	182251
Time
Date	199106
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : msp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	182251
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight was released with fuel 23500#. After flight departing, checked computer for actual fuel on board. Fuel on board was 1400 pounds less the release fuel. Allowed flight to continue to destination. Problem occurred due lack of communication between captain and dispatch. WX conditions thunderstorms.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISPATCHER ALLEGES CAPT DEPARTED ON SCHEDULED AIRLINE FLT WITH LESS FUEL THAN INDICATED ON FLT RELEASE.

Narrative: FLT WAS RELEASED WITH FUEL 23500#. AFTER FLT DEPARTING, CHKED COMPUTER FOR ACTUAL FUEL ON BOARD. FUEL ON BOARD WAS 1400 LBS LESS THE RELEASE FUEL. ALLOWED FLT TO CONTINUE TO DEST. PROB OCCURRED DUE LACK OF COM BTWN CAPT AND DISPATCH. WX CONDITIONS TSTMS.

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.

Dispatcher alleges captain departed on scheduled airline flight with less fuel than indicated on flight release.