Large transport departed with 1700 pounds less fuel than flight plan required.

Attributes
ACN	234948
Time
Date	199302
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	234948
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Fuel quantity indicator for left wing tank indicated 1700 pounds more than tank could hold. I believe fueler filled wing tank to capacity then filled the center to bring total to minimum dispatch (61000 pounds). Cockpit check of totalizer showed proper fuel quantity. Indicator error was found in cruise flight. Even with the 1700 pound discrepancy in fuel there was enough fuel to reach destination, with alternate fuel and reserve plus approximately 1 hour plus holding fuel if necessary. WX was forecast good. Flight proceeded to destination where indicator error was written up for maintenance. A closer inspection of quantity indicators, other than just the totalizer, would have caught this error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT DEPARTED WITH 1700 LBS LESS FUEL THAN FLT PLAN REQUIRED.

Narrative: FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR FOR L WING TANK INDICATED 1700 LBS MORE THAN TANK COULD HOLD. I BELIEVE FUELER FILLED WING TANK TO CAPACITY THEN FILLED THE CTR TO BRING TOTAL TO MINIMUM DISPATCH (61000 LBS). COCKPIT CHK OF TOTALIZER SHOWED PROPER FUEL QUANTITY. INDICATOR ERROR WAS FOUND IN CRUISE FLT. EVEN WITH THE 1700 LB DISCREPANCY IN FUEL THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL TO REACH DEST, WITH ALTERNATE FUEL AND RESERVE PLUS APPROX 1 HR PLUS HOLDING FUEL IF NECESSARY. WX WAS FORECAST GOOD. FLT PROCEEDED TO DEST WHERE INDICATOR ERROR WAS WRITTEN UP FOR MAINT. A CLOSER INSPECTION OF QUANTITY INDICATORS, OTHER THAN JUST THE TOTALIZER, WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS ERROR.

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.