<< >> NASA ASRS Report 793186, June 2008

A CRJ200 flight crew aborted the takeoff and returned to the gate because of insufficient fuel. The flight crew was distracted by maintenance and gate personnel during preflight.

Attributes
ACN	793186
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 17600 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	793186
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight crew called for fuel. Started before start checklist but did not complete that checklist due to insufficient fuel to complete mission. Both maintenance and gate personnel were in and around the flight deck. I believe we never returned to the before start checklist afterwards. Flight taxied for runway: took the runway and attempted takeoff. During takeoff run the captain realized the fuel state and aborted the takeoff. Distrs and complacency are the culprits here. Never again will fuel numbers be added into the ACARS until fuel in sufficient quantity is verified on board the aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ200 FLT CREW ABORTED THE TKOF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT FUEL. THE FLT CREW WAS DISTRACTED BY MAINT AND GATE PERSONNEL DURING PREFLT.

Narrative: FLT CREW CALLED FOR FUEL. STARTED BEFORE START CHKLIST BUT DID NOT COMPLETE THAT CHKLIST DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FUEL TO COMPLETE MISSION. BOTH MAINT AND GATE PERSONNEL WERE IN AND AROUND THE FLT DECK. I BELIEVE WE NEVER RETURNED TO THE BEFORE START CHKLIST AFTERWARDS. FLT TAXIED FOR RWY: TOOK THE RWY AND ATTEMPTED TKOF. DURING TKOF RUN THE CAPT REALIZED THE FUEL STATE AND ABORTED THE TKOF. DISTRS AND COMPLACENCY ARE THE CULPRITS HERE. NEVER AGAIN WILL FUEL NUMBERS BE ADDED INTO THE ACARS UNTIL FUEL IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITY IS VERIFIED ON BOARD THE ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.