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Air carrier medium large transport departure bos without sufficient fuel to complete flight to den. At top of climb the flight crew discovered the error and diverted to alternate for additional fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 86231 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198804 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff 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 : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 86231 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 86232 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Incorrect fueling (not enough) by fueler. First officer and captain distracted by FAA inspectors on board aircraft. The captain failed to recheck fuel slip against the fuel gauges at departure time. Aircraft departed bos for den with insufficient fuel for trip. On climbout, error was discovered after check WX with bos center, a fuel stop was planned and completed at buf. Supplemental information from acn 86232: fueler refueled aircraft for flight but for some reason stopped short of the release fuel load. He gave the crew the fuel slip which showed the correct amount as having been added. The captain missed this. The fueler came up and handed me the fuel slip. I checked this for proper equipment and flight number. As I had not seen the release, I was not aware of our dispatch for release load, however the amount of 34,500 seemed appropriate. During climb we exhausted center tank fuel at which time we discovered that while we had been fueled it was not to the release load of 34,500 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG DEP BOS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT FUEL TO COMPLETE FLT TO DEN. AT TOP OF CLIMB THE FLT CREW DISCOVERED THE ERROR AND DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL.
Narrative: INCORRECT FUELING (NOT ENOUGH) BY FUELER. F/O AND CAPT DISTRACTED BY FAA INSPECTORS ON BOARD ACFT. THE CAPT FAILED TO RECHECK FUEL SLIP AGAINST THE FUEL GAUGES AT DEP TIME. ACFT DEPARTED BOS FOR DEN WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL FOR TRIP. ON CLIMBOUT, ERROR WAS DISCOVERED AFTER CHECK WX WITH BOS CENTER, A FUEL STOP WAS PLANNED AND COMPLETED AT BUF. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 86232: FUELER REFUELED ACFT FOR FLT BUT FOR SOME REASON STOPPED SHORT OF THE RELEASE FUEL LOAD. HE GAVE THE CREW THE FUEL SLIP WHICH SHOWED THE CORRECT AMOUNT AS HAVING BEEN ADDED. THE CAPT MISSED THIS. THE FUELER CAME UP AND HANDED ME THE FUEL SLIP. I CHECKED THIS FOR PROPER EQUIP AND FLT NUMBER. AS I HAD NOT SEEN THE RELEASE, I WAS NOT AWARE OF OUR DISPATCH FOR RELEASE LOAD, HOWEVER THE AMOUNT OF 34,500 SEEMED APPROPRIATE. DURING CLIMB WE EXHAUSTED CENTER TANK FUEL AT WHICH TIME WE DISCOVERED THAT WHILE WE HAD BEEN FUELED IT WAS NOT TO THE RELEASE LOAD OF 34,500 LBS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.