SF340B flight crew reported difficulty balancing fuel load in flight.

Attributes
ACN	1324628
Time
Date	201601
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	TPA.Airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

Fuel load of 2300 (1250/1100) pounds of fuel (delivered that way from truck). We initiated fuel transfer from right to left to solve fuel imbalance. At first it looked like we went 100 pounds too far in other direction. We reversed direction of x-feed (r-l). Imbalance only worsened. Both engines appeared to burn primarily from left tank. Marginal decrease in fuel quantity indicated in right tank throughout flight...despite transfer procedures. Contacted dispatch. We reported palpable fuel imbalance corresponding to fuel gauge indications. Added 10 KTS to landing speeds to increase control-ability on approach. Landed with 1000 showing in right tank and 500 in left. Upon block-in; fuel totalizer indicated 920 pounds burn. Should have resulted in 1380 pounds fuel remaining upon block-in. Total decrease in right-hand fuel tank indication block-out to block-in was approximately 100 pounds. Closer monitoring of fuel transfer process. And consider an early decision of an air return to takeoff airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340B flight crew reported difficulty balancing fuel load in flight.

Narrative: Fuel load of 2300 (1250/1100) LBS of fuel (delivered that way from truck). We initiated fuel transfer from right to left to solve fuel imbalance. At first it looked like we went 100 LBS too far in other direction. We reversed direction of X-feed (R-L). Imbalance only worsened. Both engines appeared to burn primarily from left tank. Marginal decrease in fuel quantity indicated in right tank throughout flight...despite transfer procedures. Contacted dispatch. We reported palpable fuel imbalance corresponding to fuel gauge indications. Added 10 KTS to landing speeds to increase control-ability on approach. Landed with 1000 showing in right tank and 500 in left. Upon block-in; fuel totalizer indicated 920 LBS burn. Should have resulted in 1380 LBS fuel remaining upon block-in. Total decrease in right-hand fuel tank indication block-out to block-in was approximately 100 LBS. Closer monitoring of fuel transfer process. And consider an early decision of an air return to takeoff airport.

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