Narrative:

Our inbound flight to pvd was running late, which made for a very quick turnaround for our return flight to dtw. Upon arrival at pvd, I was met by the agent with the flight papers which I reviewed and signed. We made a quick turnaround, pushed back, and departed back to dtw, when we received an ACARS message from our dispatcher stating that he was checking into a communication problem and could we confirm if our weight tab showed a fuel load of 23600 pounds of fuel and release #2. I informed him that we had 20400 pounds of fuel and release #1. We continued on our flight with no problem with the amount of fuel that we had on board from our original flight release. Upon a review of the situation between the first officer and myself, we have come to the conclusion that the workload during departure time was extremely hectic. Although our flight operations manual states that the first officer confirms the weight and balance information when sent to us, he did not catch the increase fuel load on the weight tab. Nor did he catch that there was a release #2. In reviewing the time frame that we had, we had a minimal amount of time to perform our duties. We pushed back without receiving our weight tab, and did not receive it until we were taxiing out for departure. Pvd is undergoing major construction on the ramps and txwys, with numerous taxiway closures. We had a departure window of 4 mins that we were trying to meet, and we also received 3 revised weight tabs within a very short time period. Regrettably, it was easy to overlook the amended fuel load and release because of the time spent taxiing around the construction and performing the normal duties for departure. I am in the process of writing a safety report to the company to see where the miscom came from, why was the pvd station not informed of the amended release, and why was I as captain not informed of an amended release from the station, the dispatcher, or from load control: any 1 of the 3 could have sent the message via ACARS stating the amended release. Although this situation was not a hazardous one due to a lack of fuel, the potential still lies there for future departures without receiving an amended release and needs to be addressed within the company's procedures.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON QUICK TURN AROUND AMENDED RELEASE IS NOT RECEIVED IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: OUR INBOUND FLT TO PVD WAS RUNNING LATE, WHICH MADE FOR A VERY QUICK TURNAROUND FOR OUR RETURN FLT TO DTW. UPON ARR AT PVD, I WAS MET BY THE AGENT WITH THE FLT PAPERS WHICH I REVIEWED AND SIGNED. WE MADE A QUICK TURNAROUND, PUSHED BACK, AND DEPARTED BACK TO DTW, WHEN WE RECEIVED AN ACARS MESSAGE FROM OUR DISPATCHER STATING THAT HE WAS CHKING INTO A COM PROB AND COULD WE CONFIRM IF OUR WT TAB SHOWED A FUEL LOAD OF 23600 LBS OF FUEL AND RELEASE #2. I INFORMED HIM THAT WE HAD 20400 LBS OF FUEL AND RELEASE #1. WE CONTINUED ON OUR FLT WITH NO PROB WITH THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WE HAD ON BOARD FROM OUR ORIGINAL FLT RELEASE. UPON A REVIEW OF THE SIT BTWN THE FO AND MYSELF, WE HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE WORKLOAD DURING DEP TIME WAS EXTREMELY HECTIC. ALTHOUGH OUR FLT OPS MANUAL STATES THAT THE FO CONFIRMS THE WT AND BAL INFO WHEN SENT TO US, HE DID NOT CATCH THE INCREASE FUEL LOAD ON THE WT TAB. NOR DID HE CATCH THAT THERE WAS A RELEASE #2. IN REVIEWING THE TIME FRAME THAT WE HAD, WE HAD A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF TIME TO PERFORM OUR DUTIES. WE PUSHED BACK WITHOUT RECEIVING OUR WT TAB, AND DID NOT RECEIVE IT UNTIL WE WERE TAXIING OUT FOR DEP. PVD IS UNDERGOING MAJOR CONSTRUCTION ON THE RAMPS AND TXWYS, WITH NUMEROUS TXWY CLOSURES. WE HAD A DEP WINDOW OF 4 MINS THAT WE WERE TRYING TO MEET, AND WE ALSO RECEIVED 3 REVISED WT TABS WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME PERIOD. REGRETTABLY, IT WAS EASY TO OVERLOOK THE AMENDED FUEL LOAD AND RELEASE BECAUSE OF THE TIME SPENT TAXIING AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMING THE NORMAL DUTIES FOR DEP. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING A SAFETY RPT TO THE COMPANY TO SEE WHERE THE MISCOM CAME FROM, WHY WAS THE PVD STATION NOT INFORMED OF THE AMENDED RELEASE, AND WHY WAS I AS CAPT NOT INFORMED OF AN AMENDED RELEASE FROM THE STATION, THE DISPATCHER, OR FROM LOAD CTL: ANY 1 OF THE 3 COULD HAVE SENT THE MESSAGE VIA ACARS STATING THE AMENDED RELEASE. ALTHOUGH THIS SIT WAS NOT A HAZARDOUS ONE DUE TO A LACK OF FUEL, THE POTENTIAL STILL LIES THERE FOR FUTURE DEPS WITHOUT RECEIVING AN AMENDED RELEASE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITHIN THE COMPANY'S PROCS.

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.