Large transport almost departs without total fuel requirement. MEL requirements dictated fuel requir...

Attributes
ACN	295461
Time
Date	199502
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
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 ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	295461
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxiout and returned to ramp for maintenance. Topped off fuel and received paperwork for proper fuel load. Just before pushback, mechanic found brake problem. Fix required leaving gear down for 2 min after takeoff and more fuel. After pushback agent brought out new dispatch release reflecting limitations and extra fuel required. I checked that limitation was on paperwork but missed extra fuel requirements. Taxied out and operations caught us before we could take off. Returned to ramp and refueled again. Hurry to get airborne and first top-off caused us to miss new fuel requirements.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT ALMOST DEPARTS WITHOUT TOTAL FUEL REQUIREMENT. MEL REQUIREMENTS DICTATED FUEL REQUIRED.

Narrative: TAXIOUT AND RETURNED TO RAMP FOR MAINT. TOPPED OFF FUEL AND RECEIVED PAPERWORK FOR PROPER FUEL LOAD. JUST BEFORE PUSHBACK, MECH FOUND BRAKE PROB. FIX REQUIRED LEAVING GEAR DOWN FOR 2 MIN AFTER TKOF AND MORE FUEL. AFTER PUSHBACK AGENT BROUGHT OUT NEW DISPATCH RELEASE REFLECTING LIMITATIONS AND EXTRA FUEL REQUIRED. I CHKED THAT LIMITATION WAS ON PAPERWORK BUT MISSED EXTRA FUEL REQUIREMENTS. TAXIED OUT AND OPS CAUGHT US BEFORE WE COULD TAKE OFF. RETURNED TO RAMP AND REFUELED AGAIN. HURRY TO GET AIRBORNE AND FIRST TOP-OFF CAUSED US TO MISS NEW FUEL REQUIREMENTS.

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.

Large transport almost departs without total fuel requirement. MEL requirements dictated fuel required.