A B767 crew landed at lax with a lateral fuel imbal.

Attributes
ACN	533485
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	533485
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During cruise, we noticed a lateral imbal on the fuel. We then proceeded to balance the tanks. During this time period, the flight attendants handed us a list of cabin discrepancies that needed to be written up in the logbook. We also sent the write-ups via ACARS. The interruptions caused us to forget that the xfeed was still open for balancing. The result was a lateral imbal of 5400 pounds on landing. I would probably have one crew member be vigilant of duties pertaining to the flight deck while the other does the request of flight attendant.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 CREW LANDED AT LAX WITH A LATERAL FUEL IMBAL.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE, WE NOTICED A LATERAL IMBAL ON THE FUEL. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO BAL THE TANKS. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, THE FLT ATTENDANTS HANDED US A LIST OF CABIN DISCREPANCIES THAT NEEDED TO BE WRITTEN UP IN THE LOGBOOK. WE ALSO SENT THE WRITE-UPS VIA ACARS. THE INTERRUPTIONS CAUSED US TO FORGET THAT THE XFEED WAS STILL OPEN FOR BALANCING. THE RESULT WAS A LATERAL IMBAL OF 5400 LBS ON LNDG. I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE ONE CREW MEMBER BE VIGILANT OF DUTIES PERTAINING TO THE FLT DECK WHILE THE OTHER DOES THE REQUEST OF FLT ATTENDANT.

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.