B737-800 flight crew reported flying with an improper fuel configuration.

Attributes
ACN	1513970
Time
Date	201801
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 13000
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

I took off with 6;700 lbs of fuel in both main tanks and 12;500 in the center tank. The limits that if more than 1;000 lbs of fuel in center tank then both main tanks must be full. I landed with 6;700 lbs in both main tanks and 2;300 in the center tank. I notified maintenance and made a log book entry. I also spoke with my chief pilots. The event occurred because I had the proper total amount of fuel on board and somehow got distracted as to the proper fuel configuration.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 flight crew reported flying with an improper fuel configuration.

Narrative: I took off with 6;700 lbs of fuel in both main tanks and 12;500 in the center tank. The limits that if more than 1;000 lbs of fuel in center tank then both main tanks must be full. I landed with 6;700 lbs in both main tanks and 2;300 in the center tank. I notified maintenance and made a log book entry. I also spoke with my Chief Pilots. The event occurred because I had the proper total amount of fuel on board and somehow got distracted as to the proper fuel configuration.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.