Commuter aircraft departs with less than listed fuel on board.

Attributes
ACN	281543
Time
Date	199408
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	281543
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	281359
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other 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:

Both the first officer and myself misread the 'fuel on board' section of the flight release thinking it said 2300 pounds instead of 2900 pounds. We landed with over 1100 pounds, still over our required 1075 pound 45 min reserve, but our fuel did not agree with our release. I think what prompted our mistakes was simple complacency and also our manifest filled out by the station had 2300 pounds. Filled in on the fuel column. We discovered the mistake after leveling off and doing our routine fuel check. We did some figuring and found that we could make our destination with adequate reserves and decided to continue. Supplemental information from acn 281359: complacency led to this error. All crew members should check the actual release. Rather than rely on station personnel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT DEPARTS WITH LESS THAN LISTED FUEL ON BOARD.

Narrative: BOTH THE FO AND MYSELF MISREAD THE 'FUEL ON BOARD' SECTION OF THE FLT RELEASE THINKING IT SAID 2300 LBS INSTEAD OF 2900 LBS. WE LANDED WITH OVER 1100 LBS, STILL OVER OUR REQUIRED 1075 LB 45 MIN RESERVE, BUT OUR FUEL DID NOT AGREE WITH OUR RELEASE. I THINK WHAT PROMPTED OUR MISTAKES WAS SIMPLE COMPLACENCY AND ALSO OUR MANIFEST FILLED OUT BY THE STATION HAD 2300 LBS. FILLED IN ON THE FUEL COLUMN. WE DISCOVERED THE MISTAKE AFTER LEVELING OFF AND DOING OUR ROUTINE FUEL CHK. WE DID SOME FIGURING AND FOUND THAT WE COULD MAKE OUR DEST WITH ADEQUATE RESERVES AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 281359: COMPLACENCY LED TO THIS ERROR. ALL CREW MEMBERS SHOULD CHK THE ACTUAL RELEASE. RATHER THAN RELY ON STATION PERSONNEL.

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.