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.

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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.