AN ACR LTT RPTS THAT IT TOOK OFF WITHOUT BEING FUELED. ERROR ADMITTED. FLC TECHNIQUE PREFLT INSPECTION AND CHKLIST COMPLIANCE BOTH POOR. FUEL EMER DECLARED. FLT ASSIST.

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WHILE ON THE ARR TO MSP WE NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGES WERE UNUSUALLY LOW. UNABLE TO CONFIRM THIS; WE DETERMINED THAT IF THERE WERE ANY DELAYS TO MSP; WE WOULD BURN INTO OUR IFR RESERVE FUEL. WE IMMEDIATELY INFORMED ATC OF THE FUEL CRITICAL CONDITION. ATC THEN SAID NO PROB; VECTORED US TO THE ARPT AND WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WITH OUR IFR FUEL RESERVES TO SPARE. AFTER SHUTDOWN; WE DISCUSSED THE SIT AND REALIZED THAT; EVEN THOUGH WE DID ORDER FUEL AND HUNG A FUEL SLIP FROM THE FUEL PANEL DOOR PER COMPANY PROCS; THE ACFT WAS NOT REFUELED. THE FUEL ORDER SLIP WAS PLACED IN THE DOOR DURING PREFLT 30 MINS PRIOR TO DEP. WHEN THE FO RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT; THE COCKPIT INSPECTION CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED WITH THE LAST 2 ITEMS BEING: 1) FUELING DOOR AND CAPS; AND 2) FUEL QUANTITY TO GO; MEANING WE WERE WAITING FOR THE FUEL TRUCK; WHICH WAS FUELING THE ACFT IN FRONT OF US TO FUEL US. THIS WAS THE ROUTINE EVERY MORNING; TO FUEL THEM FIRST. WHEN THE BOARDING WAS COMPLETE; THE RAMP AGENT WANTED US TO START ENG #2. UNABLE TO SEE THE R ENG CLRLY; WE RELIED ON THE AGENT TO CLR THE AREA AND WE STARTED. THE SIDE WINDOWS WERE COVERED WITH THICK DEW AND THE SUN SHINING ON IT MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. WE THEN DEPARTED. UPON ARR IN MSP A PORTION OF THE FUEL SLIP WAS STILL IN THE FUELING PANEL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 347425: COMPLACENCY. WE ALL ASSUME THAT EVERYONE DID THEIR JOB. LOOKING AT A SMALL GAUGE WITH A QUICK GLANCE AND NOT SEEING WHAT IS THERE; BUT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE. ON TIME DEP PRESSURE.