Narrative:

I reported smell at 3L to pilots before takeoff. They checked it. Thought it was new smell from factory. We took off. In-flight fuel was not adjusting correctly from tanks so we made an unscheduled landing in chicago. Pilots would not take aircraft over water.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC DIVERTS DUE TO FUEL XFER DIFFICULTIES.

Narrative: I RPTED SMELL AT 3L TO PLTS BEFORE TKOF. THEY CHKED IT. THOUGHT IT WAS NEW SMELL FROM FACTORY. WE TOOK OFF. INFLT FUEL WAS NOT ADJUSTING CORRECTLY FROM TANKS SO WE MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LNDG IN CHICAGO. PLTS WOULD NOT TAKE ACFT OVER WATER.

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.