Narrative:

Standard fuel loads for interisland flts are established to cover worst case situations automatically (WX, emergencys, etc), so they are, by the company's permission, heavy. Fuel is carried for a round trip or 3-LEG flight from originating field, plus alternate fuel etc. On this particular flight, the trip was #7 out of 10 flts that day. Very repetitious (100 flts per month), short (30-45 min) interisland flts. The flts were running 25-30 mins late, and due to an on- time promotion, we were very rushed in 15-20 min turn arounds on the ground. This flight was from honolulu to lihue. When the before starting engines checklist was performed, data was being loaded into the performance data systems computer. When fuel was called and the response (from me) was 'I'll check it after I've loaded the data.' but we were interrupted by a flight attendant concerning a cabin problem, and, still being rushed, we forgot the fuel check. In cruise, about 1 min from descent into lihue, the first officer noticed our fuel to be lower than normal. We landed at lihue without incident. Had 3700 pounds of fuel left at shutdown. Fuel burn calculation shows we must have left honolulu with 7500 pounds of fuel. This amount satisfies the fuel requirements of far 121.645, B 1, 2, and 4, but is still below standard dispatch fuel load to lihue and back of 14000 pounds; dispatch min for the company is 8800 pounds, again heavy to cover WX and emergency contingencies. While taxiing into lihue, the first officer requested fuel, and after an initial attempt by lihue ramp to get us authorization to return to honolulu with below normal fuel (which was refused), a fuel truck refueled us to 10000 pounds for the return flight to honolulu. Most probably the fuel truck in honolulu also rushed and running behind, failed to refuel us before we left for lihue, so we flew the trip on the fuel remaining from our previous trip.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INTERISLAND FLT TOOK OFF HNL WITHOUT SCHEDULED REFUEL.

Narrative: STANDARD FUEL LOADS FOR INTERISLAND FLTS ARE ESTABLISHED TO COVER WORST CASE SITUATIONS AUTOMATICALLY (WX, EMERS, ETC), SO THEY ARE, BY THE COMPANY'S PERMISSION, HVY. FUEL IS CARRIED FOR A ROUND TRIP OR 3-LEG FLT FROM ORIGINATING FIELD, PLUS ALTERNATE FUEL ETC. ON THIS PARTICULAR FLT, THE TRIP WAS #7 OUT OF 10 FLTS THAT DAY. VERY REPETITIOUS (100 FLTS PER MONTH), SHORT (30-45 MIN) INTERISLAND FLTS. THE FLTS WERE RUNNING 25-30 MINS LATE, AND DUE TO AN ON- TIME PROMOTION, WE WERE VERY RUSHED IN 15-20 MIN TURN AROUNDS ON THE GND. THIS FLT WAS FROM HONOLULU TO LIHUE. WHEN THE BEFORE STARTING ENGS CHKLIST WAS PERFORMED, DATA WAS BEING LOADED INTO THE PERFORMANCE DATA SYSTEMS COMPUTER. WHEN FUEL WAS CALLED AND THE RESPONSE (FROM ME) WAS 'I'LL CHK IT AFTER I'VE LOADED THE DATA.' BUT WE WERE INTERRUPTED BY A FLT ATTENDANT CONCERNING A CABIN PROBLEM, AND, STILL BEING RUSHED, WE FORGOT THE FUEL CHK. IN CRUISE, ABOUT 1 MIN FROM DSCNT INTO LIHUE, THE FO NOTICED OUR FUEL TO BE LOWER THAN NORMAL. WE LANDED AT LIHUE WITHOUT INCIDENT. HAD 3700 POUNDS OF FUEL LEFT AT SHUTDOWN. FUEL BURN CALCULATION SHOWS WE MUST HAVE LEFT HONOLULU WITH 7500 POUNDS OF FUEL. THIS AMOUNT SATISFIES THE FUEL REQUIREMENTS OF FAR 121.645, B 1, 2, AND 4, BUT IS STILL BELOW STANDARD DISPATCH FUEL LOAD TO LIHUE AND BACK OF 14000 POUNDS; DISPATCH MIN FOR THE COMPANY IS 8800 POUNDS, AGAIN HVY TO COVER WX AND EMER CONTINGENCIES. WHILE TAXIING INTO LIHUE, THE FO REQUESTED FUEL, AND AFTER AN INITIAL ATTEMPT BY LIHUE RAMP TO GET US AUTHORIZATION TO RETURN TO HONOLULU WITH BELOW NORMAL FUEL (WHICH WAS REFUSED), A FUEL TRUCK REFUELED US TO 10000 POUNDS FOR THE RETURN FLT TO HONOLULU. MOST PROBABLY THE FUEL TRUCK IN HONOLULU ALSO RUSHED AND RUNNING BEHIND, FAILED TO REFUEL US BEFORE WE LEFT FOR LIHUE, SO WE FLEW THE TRIP ON THE FUEL REMAINING FROM OUR PREVIOUS TRIP.

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.