B737-300 flight crew departure without correct weight and balance numbers.

Attributes
ACN	733106
Time
Date	200703
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	733106
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7300
ASRS Report	733109
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

In our effort to save fuel; we taxied out single engine. We started the second engine after crossing runway 8. This caused us to be rushed in the checklist. Neither one of us noticed that we had inadvertently continued the checklist without having received final weights. This unintentional error caused us to depart without them. Upon reaching our cruise altitude dispatch notified us that we hadn't gotten final weights. In retrospect; I shouldn't have taxied single engine on such a short taxi; causing us to be rushed. Also; in the future; I will have the first officer place the final weights on the console where I can see them; before continuing the checklist.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW DEP WITHOUT CORRECT WT AND BALANCE NUMBERS.

Narrative: IN OUR EFFORT TO SAVE FUEL; WE TAXIED OUT SINGLE ENGINE. WE STARTED THE SECOND ENGINE AFTER CROSSING RWY 8. THIS CAUSED US TO BE RUSHED IN THE CHECKLIST. NEITHER ONE OF US NOTICED THAT WE HAD INADVERTENTLY CONTINUED THE CHECKLIST WITHOUT HAVING RECEIVED FINAL WEIGHTS. THIS UNINTENTIONAL ERROR CAUSED US TO DEPART WITHOUT THEM. UPON REACHING OUR CRUISE ALTITUDE DISPATCH NOTIFIED US THAT WE HADN'T GOTTEN FINAL WEIGHTS. IN RETROSPECT; I SHOULDN'T HAVE TAXIED SINGLE ENGINE ON SUCH A SHORT TAXI; CAUSING US TO BE RUSHED. ALSO; IN THE FUTURE; I WILL HAVE THE FO PLACE THE FINAL WEIGHTS ON THE CONSOLE WHERE I CAN SEE THEM; BEFORE CONTINUING THE CHECKLIST.

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.