FLC OF ACR LTT ACFT CONCERNED THAT THEY OPERATED ACFT OVER MAX TKOF AND LNDG WT.

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THE INBOUND CREW ADVISED OPS THAT THE ACFT HAD AN INOP FUEL GAUGE AND WAS OPERATING ON AN MEL SIGNED OFF. CREW WAS TOLD TO FUEL THE ACFT. NORMAL PROC WOULD INDICATE THAT THE OUTBOARD MAIN TANKS WOULD BE TOPPED FOR A TOTAL OF 3200 POUNDS OF FUEL. THE CREW THEN REQUESTED THAT ALL 4 TANKS (2 MAIN; 2 AUX) TO BE FILLED RESULTING IN APPROX 4400 POUNDS OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE RECEIVING CREW HAD REQUESTED 2400 POUNDS OF FUEL TO INSURE THAT THE ACFT WOULD BE BELOW MAX TKOF WT. 0 FUEL MAX WT 14000 POUNDS 2400 FUEL 16400 TKOF WT. THIS FUEL LOAD WAS REQUESTED DUE TO IFR FUEL CONSIDERATIONS AND THE SHORT DURATION OF THE FIRST LEG ESTIMATED FUEL BURN 400-500 POUNDS 16400 MAX TOW; 400 POUNDS FUEL RESULTING IN A 16000 LNDG WT. MAX LNDG WT 16100. ACTUAL 0 FUEL WT WAS 12344 WHICH ADDED TO THE ASSUMED FUEL OF 3200 POUNDS WOULD RESULT IN A MAX TKOF WT OF 15544. WITH 4400 POUNDS OF FUEL THE ACTUAL TAXI WT WOULD HAVE BEEN 16744. 144 POUNDS ABOVE MAX TKOF WT. THE RECEIVING CREW STARTED ONE ENG THEN EXPERIENCED AN ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT FAILURE; CALLED A MECH AND SHUT DOWN THE ENG FOR REPAIR. ENGS WERE STARTED THE SECOND TIME OUR TAXI WAS BEGUN FOR RWY 1L AT MCI. DURING THE TAXI; THE CAPTS HSI DID NOT ERECT AS IT WAS COLD SOAKED. CREW TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE. BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN THE ENG; THE HSI ERECTED AND A SECOND TAXI TO 1L WAS COMMENCED. BY TKOF APPROX 150 POUNDS OF FUEL HAD BEEN CONSUMED GIVING AN ACTUAL TKOF WT OF 16594. DURING THE 30 MIN FLT TO MKH; APPROX 500 POUNDS OF FUEL WAS CONSUMED; RESULTING IN A WT (16094) BELOW MAX LNDG WT OF 16100. CREW WAS OPERATING AT AN ASSUMED LNDG WT OF 15044. THE MECHANICAL AND RETURN TO THE GATE WAS THE ONLY REASON FOR A TKOF BELOW MAX ALLOWED TKOF WT.