After a 1 hour traffic delay on the ground, an F100 PIC takes off with less than minimum takeoff fue...

Attributes
ACN	589686
Time
Date	200308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold ground : takeoff roll ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	589686
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	589677
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Location: end of runway 14L, taxi pre-takeoff. After a lengthy delay for takeoff, we were finally near departure. I checked the flight plan to verify minimum takeoff fuel because of the long delay. I believe the fuel was 19200 pounds. Our minimum takeoff fuel was around 19400 pounds. I advised the captain that we were below minimum takeoff fuel. The captain brusquely replied that he was aware of that. I asked the captain if he wanted me to get a lower release fuel from dispatch before takeoff. The captain replied, 'no.' he said he was comfortable with it. I said, 'I'm not.' we took off. So, here I am following up on this particular incident. Not that it should matter, but there was plenty of time to get an updated release without disrupting the takeoff sequence or time. Supplemental information from acn 589677: after 1 hour single engine taxi to runway 14L. Into position and hold. 20 mi separation southeast departures. Approximately 35-40 aircraft behind us waiting for departure. Minimum takeoff fuel reached as we taxied into position. 1 hour hold fuel with 1500 pounds additional. I elected to accept takeoff clearance with all known variables at that time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER A 1 HR TFC DELAY ON THE GND, AN F100 PIC TAKES OFF WITH LESS THAN MINIMUM TKOF FUEL, DESPITE THE ALERT ISSUED BY HIS FO AT ORD, IL.

Narrative: LOCATION: END OF RWY 14L, TAXI PRE-TKOF. AFTER A LENGTHY DELAY FOR TKOF, WE WERE FINALLY NEAR DEP. I CHKED THE FLT PLAN TO VERIFY MINIMUM TKOF FUEL BECAUSE OF THE LONG DELAY. I BELIEVE THE FUEL WAS 19200 LBS. OUR MINIMUM TKOF FUEL WAS AROUND 19400 LBS. I ADVISED THE CAPT THAT WE WERE BELOW MINIMUM TKOF FUEL. THE CAPT BRUSQUELY REPLIED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THAT. I ASKED THE CAPT IF HE WANTED ME TO GET A LOWER RELEASE FUEL FROM DISPATCH BEFORE TKOF. THE CAPT REPLIED, 'NO.' HE SAID HE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH IT. I SAID, 'I'M NOT.' WE TOOK OFF. SO, HERE I AM FOLLOWING UP ON THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT. NOT THAT IT SHOULD MATTER, BUT THERE WAS PLENTY OF TIME TO GET AN UPDATED RELEASE WITHOUT DISRUPTING THE TKOF SEQUENCE OR TIME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 589677: AFTER 1 HR SINGLE ENG TAXI TO RWY 14L. INTO POS AND HOLD. 20 MI SEPARATION SE DEPS. APPROX 35-40 ACFT BEHIND US WAITING FOR DEP. MINIMUM TKOF FUEL REACHED AS WE TAXIED INTO POS. 1 HR HOLD FUEL WITH 1500 LBS ADDITIONAL. I ELECTED TO ACCEPT TKOF CLRNC WITH ALL KNOWN VARIABLES AT THAT TIME.

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.

After a 1 hour traffic delay on the ground, an F100 PIC takes off with less than minimum takeoff fuel, despite the alert issued by his first officer at ord, il.