Improper fueling with inoperative indicator.

Attributes
ACN	315571
Time
Date	199509
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	315571
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

#1 fuel quantity indicator inoperative. Maintenance fueled #1 tank with a known quantity. After takeoff right wing was heavy. Returned to iah found that #1 tank was not fueled properly. Fuel imbalance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IMPROPER FUELING WITH INOP INDICATOR.

Narrative: #1 FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR INOP. MAINT FUELED #1 TANK WITH A KNOWN QUANTITY. AFTER TKOF R WING WAS HVY. RETURNED TO IAH FOUND THAT #1 TANK WAS NOT FUELED PROPERLY. FUEL IMBALANCE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.