Narrative:

Our flight was a cargo operation from hong kong to anc with a refueling stop in seoul. Our objective was to refuel in seoul and depart before a curfew to prevent a ground delay in the cargo shipment. We determined the required fuel load for departure and passed this information to the refueling agent. The #1 fuel quantity gauge was inoperative. After we were airborne, we discovered that #1 fuel tank had not been totally filled and we actually did not have the fuel on board we thought we had. We determined our actual fuel load and contacted the company to obtain a reclred flight plan. We landed at anc with no additional problems. A closer scrutiny of the fuel slip could have prevented this problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR WDB FREIGHTER TOOK OFF WITH LOW FUEL.

Narrative: OUR FLT WAS A CARGO OP FROM HONG KONG TO ANC WITH A REFUELING STOP IN SEOUL. OUR OBJECTIVE WAS TO REFUEL IN SEOUL AND DEPART BEFORE A CURFEW TO PREVENT A GND DELAY IN THE CARGO SHIPMENT. WE DETERMINED THE REQUIRED FUEL LOAD FOR DEP AND PASSED THIS INFO TO THE REFUELING AGENT. THE #1 FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE WAS INOP. AFTER WE WERE AIRBORNE, WE DISCOVERED THAT #1 FUEL TANK HAD NOT BEEN TOTALLY FILLED AND WE ACTUALLY DID NOT HAVE THE FUEL ON BOARD WE THOUGHT WE HAD. WE DETERMINED OUR ACTUAL FUEL LOAD AND CONTACTED THE COMPANY TO OBTAIN A RECLRED FLT PLAN. WE LANDED AT ANC WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBS. A CLOSER SCRUTINY OF THE FUEL SLIP COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS PROB.

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.