Md-11 captain reported a heavy left wing which was determined to be caused by a fuel imbalance.

Attributes
ACN	1609746
Time
Date	201901
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Storage System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Weight And Balance Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

# 1 fuel gauge was on MEL. During flight I noticed a heavy left wing requiring right aileron. We suspected a fuel imbalance. After reading the maintenance action; it turned out to be a 5200 pound imbalance. Manual fuel procedures used for the entire flight with no cross feeding. Fueling error.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-11 Captain reported a heavy left wing which was determined to be caused by a fuel imbalance.

Narrative: # 1 fuel gauge was on MEL. During flight I noticed a heavy left wing requiring right aileron. We suspected a fuel imbalance. After reading the maintenance action; it turned out to be a 5200 pound imbalance. Manual fuel procedures used for the entire flight with no cross feeding. Fueling error.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.