While awaiting a gate, reporter captain planned to help expedite the next departure by fueling. After fueling was commenced reporter received call from his company reminding him that when passenger are on board and fueling is in progress, the doors must be open and jetway or stairs in place.

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Attributes
ACN	335271
Time
Date	199605
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cos
State Reference	CO
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	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10100 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	335271
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure 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:

On may/xx/96 at colorado springs airport, I was captain on flight. I was waiting on ramp in DC9-80 with passenger on board. We had a 40 min wait for gate. Engines were off, APU was running, doors armed. I had fueler begin fueling aircraft, then he stopped. According to company, to fuel with passenger on board, cabin door must be open with stairs in place. I had forgotten this rule and was reminded at gate. This was a mistake, on my part, but not a deliberate disregard of company policy. I was trying to help expedite the outbound flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE AWAITING A GATE, RPTR CAPT PLANNED TO HELP EXPEDITE THE NEXT DEP BY FUELING. AFTER FUELING WAS COMMENCED RPTR RECEIVED CALL FROM HIS COMPANY REMINDING HIM THAT WHEN PAX ARE ON BOARD AND FUELING IS IN PROGRESS, THE DOORS MUST BE OPEN AND JETWAY OR STAIRS IN PLACE.

Narrative: ON MAY/XX/96 AT COLORADO SPRINGS ARPT, I WAS CAPT ON FLT. I WAS WAITING ON RAMP IN DC9-80 WITH PAX ON BOARD. WE HAD A 40 MIN WAIT FOR GATE. ENGS WERE OFF, APU WAS RUNNING, DOORS ARMED. I HAD FUELER BEGIN FUELING ACFT, THEN HE STOPPED. ACCORDING TO COMPANY, TO FUEL WITH PAX ON BOARD, CABIN DOOR MUST BE OPEN WITH STAIRS IN PLACE. I HAD FORGOTTEN THIS RULE AND WAS REMINDED AT GATE. THIS WAS A MISTAKE, ON MY PART, BUT NOT A DELIBERATE DISREGARD OF COMPANY POLICY. I WAS TRYING TO HELP EXPEDITE THE OUTBOUND FLT.

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.