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B737 flight crew; during preflight; miss the total quantity of fuel boarded vice the total quantity required for the flight. ATOG was greater than planned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 688402 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 688402 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Our release showed a fuel load of 16000 pounds. When we read the checklist; I looked at the fuel gauge and read back '23500 pounds; cleared with 16000 pounds.' I didn't realize that there was no slant fuel. The load sheet showed 16000 pounds; but neither the first officer nor I noticed that the fueler had given us the wrong fuel load. We took off 7000 pounds heavier than the load sheet. I noticed that the nose was a bit heavy on rotation. We were light; only 50 passenger and we were well within our performance parameters for both takeoff and landing. None of the people involved (captain; first officer; operations agent or fueler) caught the error. If we had followed procedures; we would have quickly noticed the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 FLT CREW; DURING PREFLT; MISS THE TOTAL QUANTITY OF FUEL BOARDED VICE THE TOTAL QUANTITY REQUIRED FOR THE FLT. ATOG WAS GREATER THAN PLANNED.
Narrative: OUR RELEASE SHOWED A FUEL LOAD OF 16000 LBS. WHEN WE READ THE CHKLIST; I LOOKED AT THE FUEL GAUGE AND READ BACK '23500 LBS; CLRED WITH 16000 LBS.' I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THERE WAS NO SLANT FUEL. THE LOAD SHEET SHOWED 16000 LBS; BUT NEITHER THE FO NOR I NOTICED THAT THE FUELER HAD GIVEN US THE WRONG FUEL LOAD. WE TOOK OFF 7000 LBS HEAVIER THAN THE LOAD SHEET. I NOTICED THAT THE NOSE WAS A BIT HVY ON ROTATION. WE WERE LIGHT; ONLY 50 PAX AND WE WERE WELL WITHIN OUR PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS FOR BOTH TKOF AND LNDG. NONE OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED (CAPT; FO; OPS AGENT OR FUELER) CAUGHT THE ERROR. IF WE HAD FOLLOWED PROCS; WE WOULD HAVE QUICKLY NOTICED THE PROB.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.