MLG FLC ENRTE HNL-KOA DISCOVERED THEY HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED IN HNL. CONTINUED TO KOA.
Synopsis
MLG FLC ENRTE HNL-KOA DISCOVERED THEY HAD NOT BEEN REFUELED IN HNL. CONTINUED TO KOA.
Narrative
LINE SVC IN HONOLULU FORGOT TO FUEL ACFT. WE HAD A COCKPIT OBSERVER WHO WAS RIDING WITH US TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH ACFT/PROCS PRIOR TO INITIAL TRAINING IN ACFT. HE READ BEFORE START CHKLIST TO CAPT; AND SOMEHOW NONE OF US CAUGHT THE LACK OF FUEL. ENRTE; CAPT INITIATED A FUEL XFEED TO BAL LEVEL IN MAIN TANKS. I LOOKED AT QUANTITY THEN; AS IS MY HABIT ANYTIME FUEL XFEED TAKES PLACE; AND SAW A MUCH LOWER LEVEL THAN USUAL AND BROUGHT IT TO CAPT'S ATTN. WE WATCHED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A LEAK OF ANY KIND; BUT RULED THAT OUT AND REALIZED THAT WE WERE NOT FUELED IN HONOLULU. WE CONSIDERED DIVERTING TO MAUI; BUT AT THAT POINT WE WERE AT ABOUT THE EQUAL TIME POINT BTWN THE 2 ARPTS AND CONTINUED TO KONA. WE LANDED WITH ABOUT 4000 POUNDS. WE WERE DISTR BY TRYING TO SHOW THE OBSERVER WHAT WE WERE CHKING; SO MUCH SO THAT WE DID NOT REALLY CHK WHAT WE LOOKED AT. WE ALSO HAVE A NEW BEFORE START CHKLIST AND THE CAPT WAS READING THE ANSWERS FROM HIS CHKLIST IN AN EFFORT TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH THE NEW RESPONSES. IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS; I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE VIGILANT TO DOUBLECHK THOSE ITEMS SINCE MY CAPT'S ATTN WAS NOT FULLY ON LOOKING AT THE ITEM TO BE CHKED.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.