MEL required fuel. Fuel not loaded when incorrect amount was entered on the flight plan.

Attributes
ACN	480479
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	480479
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	480480
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : disp-5
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

12900 pounds of fuel needed to be added due to inoperative fuel boost pump in #1 fuel tank. Remarks in flight plan stated that the fuel had been added in. I saw the captain and flight engineer with the MEL checking for compliance. I continued my duties, but failed to go back and xchk the fuel figures myself. Closeout was received and weights all agreed. Dispatch caught mistake before takeoff. We returned to the gate. Supplemental information from acn 480938: technician called to placard MEL 28-01A. I told technician to look into fixing the MEL and to call and let me know what was going on. I did information's on the flight and everything worked ok. MEL 29-01A calls for additional 12900 pounds. Instead of putting 13000 pounds on, I entered 13001 pounds and entered flight. I was relieved at XB00 and flight pushed on time. My relief saw the mistake and called bwi tower and had the aircraft returned to the gate. We looked at different options and none were able to work. Aircraft was called OTS and field trip to repair was scheduled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEL REQUIRED FUEL. FUEL NOT LOADED WHEN INCORRECT AMOUNT WAS ENTERED ON THE FLT PLAN.

Narrative: 12900 LBS OF FUEL NEEDED TO BE ADDED DUE TO INOP FUEL BOOST PUMP IN #1 FUEL TANK. REMARKS IN FLT PLAN STATED THAT THE FUEL HAD BEEN ADDED IN. I SAW THE CAPT AND FE WITH THE MEL CHKING FOR COMPLIANCE. I CONTINUED MY DUTIES, BUT FAILED TO GO BACK AND XCHK THE FUEL FIGURES MYSELF. CLOSEOUT WAS RECEIVED AND WTS ALL AGREED. DISPATCH CAUGHT MISTAKE BEFORE TKOF. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 480938: TECHNICIAN CALLED TO PLACARD MEL 28-01A. I TOLD TECHNICIAN TO LOOK INTO FIXING THE MEL AND TO CALL AND LET ME KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I DID INFO'S ON THE FLT AND EVERYTHING WORKED OK. MEL 29-01A CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL 12900 LBS. INSTEAD OF PUTTING 13000 LBS ON, I ENTERED 13001 LBS AND ENTERED FLT. I WAS RELIEVED AT XB00 AND FLT PUSHED ON TIME. MY RELIEF SAW THE MISTAKE AND CALLED BWI TWR AND HAD THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND NONE WERE ABLE TO WORK. ACFT WAS CALLED OTS AND FIELD TRIP TO REPAIR WAS SCHEDULED.

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.