Return land in SF34 mandated by insufficient fuel on board.

Attributes
ACN	353560
Time
Date	199611
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	353560
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 205 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	354433
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Shortly after departure on a routine revenue flight, we returned to the airport (dfw) without incident. The return was due to the fact that we inadvertently departed without sufficient fuel. Supplemental information from acn 354433: took over aircraft after swap. First officer preflted. Both did cockpit checks but failed to notice that aircraft had not been refueled to trip requirement. After taxi out and takeoff realized shortage and immediately requested return to refuel. Aircraft had well in excess of minimums so no danger posed. Just inconvenience. During predep phase we had problems with passenger boarding and loading which probably caused distraction. Also we had expected aircraft to have already been fueled. I recognize possibility of 'seeing but not seeing.' have counseled both first officer and self to avoid repeat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND IN SF34 MANDATED BY INSUFFICIENT FUEL ON BOARD.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER DEP ON A ROUTINE REVENUE FLT, WE RETURNED TO THE ARPT (DFW) WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE RETURN WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE INADVERTENTLY DEPARTED WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FUEL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 354433: TOOK OVER ACFT AFTER SWAP. FO PREFLTED. BOTH DID COCKPIT CHKS BUT FAILED TO NOTICE THAT ACFT HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED TO TRIP REQUIREMENT. AFTER TAXI OUT AND TKOF REALIZED SHORTAGE AND IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED RETURN TO REFUEL. ACFT HAD WELL IN EXCESS OF MINIMUMS SO NO DANGER POSED. JUST INCONVENIENCE. DURING PREDEP PHASE WE HAD PROBS WITH PAX BOARDING AND LOADING WHICH PROBABLY CAUSED DISTR. ALSO WE HAD EXPECTED ACFT TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN FUELED. I RECOGNIZE POSSIBILITY OF 'SEEING BUT NOT SEEING.' HAVE COUNSELED BOTH FO AND SELF TO AVOID REPEAT.

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.