Narrative:

Flight ord-slc, was dispatched with inoperative #1 fuel quantity gauge, per MEL. After flaps up, crew noticed 3 full units left rudder trim required to hold wings level. When rudder trim was zeroed, required 3 full units left aileron trim for wings level. Suspect 3000-4000 pound fuel imbalance between left and right tanks (#1 and #3). Advised dispatch landing short at dia (den) instead slc, account observed high fuel burnout, and suspected fuel loading far out of balance limits, potential for flameout, #1 engine. Approach and landing accomplished with excessive trim required, but no incident. Followed published sops and notifications.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INOP FUEL GAUGE. ACFT MIS-FUELED WITH THE #1 FUEL GAUGE INOP, THE FLC HAD NOT CAUGHT THE FUELING.

Narrative: FLT ORD-SLC, WAS DISPATCHED WITH INOP #1 FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE, PER MEL. AFTER FLAPS UP, CREW NOTICED 3 FULL UNITS L RUDDER TRIM REQUIRED TO HOLD WINGS LEVEL. WHEN RUDDER TRIM WAS ZEROED, REQUIRED 3 FULL UNITS L AILERON TRIM FOR WINGS LEVEL. SUSPECT 3000-4000 LB FUEL IMBALANCE BTWN L AND R TANKS (#1 AND #3). ADVISED DISPATCH LNDG SHORT AT DIA (DEN) INSTEAD SLC, ACCOUNT OBSERVED HIGH FUEL BURNOUT, AND SUSPECTED FUEL LOADING FAR OUT OF BALANCE LIMITS, POTENTIAL FOR FLAMEOUT, #1 ENG. APCH AND LNDG ACCOMPLISHED WITH EXCESSIVE TRIM REQUIRED, BUT NO INCIDENT. FOLLOWED PUBLISHED SOPS AND NOTIFICATIONS.

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.