Fuel imbalance, aircraft overfueled by 1800 pounds.

Attributes
ACN	317200
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	317200
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Dispatched from iad with inoperative #1 main fuel quantity indicator. Maintenance reported having trouble with #1 electric fuel shutoff valve. Checklist was interrupted several times. Climbing out the first officer (PF) pointed out that 3 units of aileron trim was required for wings level flight. Careful examination of the fuel sheet along with consultation with dispatch and maintenance revealed that we had been overfueled by 1800 pounds, all in the #1 tank. Flight proceeded uneventfully and landed. Contributing factors: aircraft was fueled at the last min, both fueler and mechanic, as well as crew was rushed. We did not adhere to good checklist discipline, too many interruptions and we deferred the boarded fuel check until after the checklist. Failure of the so to do an accurate boarded fuel check. Failure of maintenance at the departure station to see open access door and disconnected cannon plug, this was disconnected after the so walkaround.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL IMBALANCE, ACFT OVERFUELED BY 1800 LBS.

Narrative: DISPATCHED FROM IAD WITH INOP #1 MAIN FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR. MAINT RPTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH #1 ELECTRIC FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE. CHKLIST WAS INTERRUPTED SEVERAL TIMES. CLBING OUT THE FO (PF) POINTED OUT THAT 3 UNITS OF AILERON TRIM WAS REQUIRED FOR WINGS LEVEL FLT. CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SHEET ALONG WITH CONSULTATION WITH DISPATCH AND MAINT REVEALED THAT WE HAD BEEN OVERFUELED BY 1800 LBS, ALL IN THE #1 TANK. FLT PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY AND LANDED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: ACFT WAS FUELED AT THE LAST MIN, BOTH FUELER AND MECH, AS WELL AS CREW WAS RUSHED. WE DID NOT ADHERE TO GOOD CHKLIST DISCIPLINE, TOO MANY INTERRUPTIONS AND WE DEFERRED THE BOARDED FUEL CHK UNTIL AFTER THE CHKLIST. FAILURE OF THE SO TO DO AN ACCURATE BOARDED FUEL CHK. FAILURE OF MAINT AT THE DEP STATION TO SEE OPEN ACCESS DOOR AND DISCONNECTED CANNON PLUG, THIS WAS DISCONNECTED AFTER THE SO WALKAROUND.

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.