Flight crew of an light transport air carrier aircraft took off with less than required fuel.

Attributes
ACN	253521
Time
Date	199310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	253521
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
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:

Captain on flight bna-lex calling dispatch after they are airborne to amend a dispatch release as the flight took off with less than minimum dispatch fuel (by almost 300 pounds. Minimum fuel 2450 pounds, captain took off with 2200 pounds). Pilot/dispatch communication is very important. It is a joint responsibility!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT ACR ACFT TOOK OFF WITH LESS THAN REQUIRED FUEL.

Narrative: CAPT ON FLT BNA-LEX CALLING DISPATCH AFTER THEY ARE AIRBORNE TO AMEND A DISPATCH RELEASE AS THE FLT TOOK OFF WITH LESS THAN MINIMUM DISPATCH FUEL (BY ALMOST 300 LBS. MINIMUM FUEL 2450 LBS, CAPT TOOK OFF WITH 2200 LBS). PLT/DISPATCH COM IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT IS A JOINT RESPONSIBILITY!

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.