<< >> NASA ASRS Report 615302, April 2004

Return land mandated when a BE1900 flight crew realizes that their aircraft had not been refueled prior to their rushed departure from dfw.

Attributes
ACN	615302
Time
Date	200404
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 607 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower tower : cmh.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	615302
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	615520
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While on a quick turn and an aircraft swap in dfw, we departed for ZZZ. After departure, we discovered the fuel on board the aircraft was less than minimum fuel. We then contacted tower and notified them we needed to return to land. We remained in the traffic pattern and landed without incident, returned to the gate for additional fuel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RETURN LAND MANDATED WHEN A BE1900 FLT CREW REALIZES THAT THEIR ACFT HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED PRIOR TO THEIR RUSHED DEP FROM DFW.

Narrative: WHILE ON A QUICK TURN AND AN ACFT SWAP IN DFW, WE DEPARTED FOR ZZZ. AFTER DEP, WE DISCOVERED THE FUEL ON BOARD THE ACFT WAS LESS THAN MINIMUM FUEL. WE THEN CONTACTED TWR AND NOTIFIED THEM WE NEEDED TO RETURN TO LAND. WE REMAINED IN THE TFC PATTERN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL.

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.