An air carrier medium large transport crew took off without enough fuel for flight.

Attributes
ACN	248044
Time
Date	199308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bsv airport : pit
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 9500
ASRS Report	248044
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9000
ASRS Report	248041
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After making standard fuel verification with agent in pit, departed en route to fwa. On initial climb, noticed the fuel totalizer not moving. Fuel burned on rate gauges did not correspond with fuel total. Depressed the fuel quantity indicator button. Totalizer did not move. Found totalizer breaker popped. Reset breaker and fuel quantity moved to lower than release fuel load less fuel burned, approximately 6200 pounds. Returned to pit. Wrote up in aircraft logbook. Maintenance made repair. Refueled aircraft and sticked tanks to verify proper reading on fuel on board. Continued on to fwa, no further problems. There were numerous thunderstorms in area upon arrival. Just prior to arrival, lightning had struck an aircraft and ground personnel. Lightning also struck lightning rod at terminal. This may have been a contributing factor. The mechanical gauges on medium large transport aircraft are AC pwred and freeze wherever they are if power is interrupted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CREW TOOK OFF WITHOUT ENOUGH FUEL FOR FLT.

Narrative: AFTER MAKING STANDARD FUEL VERIFICATION WITH AGENT IN PIT, DEPARTED ENRTE TO FWA. ON INITIAL CLB, NOTICED THE FUEL TOTALIZER NOT MOVING. FUEL BURNED ON RATE GAUGES DID NOT CORRESPOND WITH FUEL TOTAL. DEPRESSED THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR BUTTON. TOTALIZER DID NOT MOVE. FOUND TOTALIZER BREAKER POPPED. RESET BREAKER AND FUEL QUANTITY MOVED TO LOWER THAN RELEASE FUEL LOAD LESS FUEL BURNED, APPROX 6200 LBS. RETURNED TO PIT. WROTE UP IN ACFT LOGBOOK. MAINT MADE REPAIR. REFUELED ACFT AND STICKED TANKS TO VERIFY PROPER READING ON FUEL ON BOARD. CONTINUED ON TO FWA, NO FURTHER PROBS. THERE WERE NUMEROUS TSTMS IN AREA UPON ARR. JUST PRIOR TO ARR, LIGHTNING HAD STRUCK AN ACFT AND GND PERSONNEL. LIGHTNING ALSO STRUCK LIGHTNING ROD AT TERMINAL. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE MECHANICAL GAUGES ON MLG ACFT ARE AC PWRED AND FREEZE WHEREVER THEY ARE IF PWR IS INTERRUPTED.

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.