FLC TECHNIQUE PREFLT PROC DOES NOT DISCLOSE THEIR FAILURE TO ADD FUEL PRIOR TO DEP.

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IT HAD BEEN A VERY LONG DAY; WITH MINIMUM (9 HRS) REST FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE TRIP TO GREEN BAY HAD BEEN A SCHEDULE CHANGE; SO WE WERE LATE TO ARRIVE AT GREEN BAY (ABOUT 2 HRS LATE). WE HAD NO PAX GOING OUT; SO WE NEEDED TO ADD BALLAST FOR THE WT AND BAL. THE STATION IS MINIMUM STAFFED. SO I LEFT THE ACFT TO HELP THE RAMP PERSONNEL LOAD THE BALLAST. WHILE I WAS OUT OF THE COCKPIT THE FO PERFORMED THE BEFORE START CHKLIST. WE HAD NOT BEEN FUELED YET; BUT WHEN HE REACHED FUEL QUANTITY ON THE CHKLIST HE MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO GET FUEL RATHER THAN HOLDING THE CHKLIST AT THAT POINT; OR PLACING THE FUEL QUANTITY ON THE 'SKIP LIST.' WHEN I RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT HE HAD FINISHED THE CHKLISTS AND WT AND BAL; AND WE WERE READY TO START THE ENGS. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER TKOF THAT I NOTICED WE DIDN'T HAVE THE PROPER FUEL. WE RETURNED TO BE FUELED. I WILL NOW ALWAYS MAKE SURE BOTH COCKPIT CREW MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WHEN THE CHKLISTS ARE PERFORMED; AND THE CHKLIST IS HELD OR THE ITEM PLACED ON THE SKIP LIST WHEN AN ITEM CANNOT BE COMPLETED AT THAT POINT.