Narrative:

Flying a trip that is normally flight planned at long range cruise, I found it was planned for high speed cruise. I programmed the FMC for high speed cruise. Later found the release time was for 1 hour after scheduled departure time. This explains why flight control panel for a high speed cruise. While taxiing out, I did not reprogram the FMC for long range cruise. However, we did get an 'insufficient fuel' FMC message. The FMC showed us landing in dsm with 9100 pounds of fuel -- 300 pounds less than flight planned. I reprogrammed the FMC for lrc and it then showed us landing in dsm with 12000 pounds of fuel -- well above planned landing fuel. While en route, the captain continued to investigate that discrepancy and discovered we took off with less than the required fuel. We had not received a fuel sheet to reflect the fuel load, which was intended to be for an lrc flight plan. The flight plan called for 37200 pounds -- actual fuel was 32700 pounds. During the before start checklist, the captain's response to 'fuel' was to transpose the 32.7 on the fuel quantity indicator to 37.2. 32.7 was also on the weight and balance fuel matrix which also contributed to our oversight. We did land at dsm with 3000 pounds more than was flight planned, but nevertheless we took off with an insufficient amount. I now xchk the actual fuel with the flight plan fuel before programming the FMC.

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Title: A B757 DEPARTS WITHOUT REQUIRED FUEL ON BOARD. NON STANDARD CRUISE SPD WAS PLANNED, BUT NOT FUELED FOR.

Narrative: FLYING A TRIP THAT IS NORMALLY FLT PLANNED AT LONG RANGE CRUISE, I FOUND IT WAS PLANNED FOR HIGH SPD CRUISE. I PROGRAMMED THE FMC FOR HIGH SPD CRUISE. LATER FOUND THE RELEASE TIME WAS FOR 1 HR AFTER SCHEDULED DEP TIME. THIS EXPLAINS WHY FLT CTL PANEL FOR A HIGH SPD CRUISE. WHILE TAXIING OUT, I DID NOT REPROGRAM THE FMC FOR LONG RANGE CRUISE. HOWEVER, WE DID GET AN 'INSUFFICIENT FUEL' FMC MESSAGE. THE FMC SHOWED US LNDG IN DSM WITH 9100 LBS OF FUEL -- 300 LBS LESS THAN FLT PLANNED. I REPROGRAMMED THE FMC FOR LRC AND IT THEN SHOWED US LNDG IN DSM WITH 12000 LBS OF FUEL -- WELL ABOVE PLANNED LNDG FUEL. WHILE ENRTE, THE CAPT CONTINUED TO INVESTIGATE THAT DISCREPANCY AND DISCOVERED WE TOOK OFF WITH LESS THAN THE REQUIRED FUEL. WE HAD NOT RECEIVED A FUEL SHEET TO REFLECT THE FUEL LOAD, WHICH WAS INTENDED TO BE FOR AN LRC FLT PLAN. THE FLT PLAN CALLED FOR 37200 LBS -- ACTUAL FUEL WAS 32700 LBS. DURING THE BEFORE START CHKLIST, THE CAPT'S RESPONSE TO 'FUEL' WAS TO TRANSPOSE THE 32.7 ON THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR TO 37.2. 32.7 WAS ALSO ON THE WT AND BAL FUEL MATRIX WHICH ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO OUR OVERSIGHT. WE DID LAND AT DSM WITH 3000 LBS MORE THAN WAS FLT PLANNED, BUT NEVERTHELESS WE TOOK OFF WITH AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT. I NOW XCHK THE ACTUAL FUEL WITH THE FLT PLAN FUEL BEFORE PROGRAMMING THE FMC.

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.