AN MD80 PLT; AND HIS DISPATCHER; BOTH SUBMITTED RPTS REGARDING THE MISCOM ON A RERTE WHICH REQUIRED MORE FUEL BE PUT ON BEFORE DEP.

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A REVISED FUEL RELEASE AND FLT PLAN WERE ISSUED AFTER THE ORIGINAL FLT PLAN WAS PRINTED AND SIGNED. NO DIRECT COM ABOUT THE REVISION WAS EVER MADE TO THE COCKPIT BY EITHER DISPATCH OR GATE AGENT. THE FLT DEPARTED WITH THE ORIGINAL RELEASE FUEL OF 29000 LBS BELOW THE 32300 LBS IN THE NEW RELEASE. FIRST NOTIFICATION OF THE REVISION WAS RECEIVED AFTER GETTING AIRBORNE. THE FLT LANDED AT DFW WITH 6000 LBS IN THE TANKS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 597638: FUEL WAS INCREASED DUE TO RERTE AND LOWER ALT TO AVOID RPTED TURB AREA. REVISION CALLED FOR THE RELEASE FUEL TO BE INCREASED FROM 29000 LBS TO 32300 LBS. LOAD AGENT AND FUELER WERE ADVISED OF CHANGE. RIC OPS WAS TO INFORM THE CAPT. LOAD AGENT SENT NUMEROUS MESSAGES TO CONFIRM FUEL; DISPATCHER ALSO SENT A MESSAGE REQUESTING AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THE CAPT RECEIVED THE REVISED RTE RELEASE AND THE ADDITIONAL FUEL. CAPT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE MESSAGE. DISPATCHER CALLED RIC OPS. AGENT WORKING THE FLT STATED SHE WAS IN THE COCKPIT WITH THE CAPT AND TOLD HIM OF THE REVISION WHILE THE FUELER WAS HOOKING BACK UP TO THE ACFT. AGENT TOLD DISPATCHER THAT THE CAPT SAID HE DID NOT NEED ADDITIONAL FUEL AND THE GND CREW TOLD THE FUELER TO DISCONNECT. THE AGENT SAID SHE TRIED AGAIN TO MAKE IT CLR THAT THE FUEL HAD BEEN INCREASED FROM ORIGINAL PLAN BUT SHE SAID AGAIN THAT THE CAPT REFUSED THE FUEL. THE AGENT STATED THAT SHE BELIEVES ONE OF THE CREW MEMBERS PULLED THE REVISED RELEASE AFTER SHE MENTIONED THE FUEL CHANGE; BUT THE FLT DID DEPART WITH THE LESSER FUEL.