Improperly fueled large transport has diversion to alternate to refuel.

Attributes
ACN	251894
Time
Date	199309
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : okc
State Reference	OK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : okc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 408
ASRS Report	251894
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Inoperative fuel gauge. Okc-ord. On takeoff, 40 degrees of right aileron was required to maintain level flight. It was apparent the airplane had fueled improperly by maintenance and the fuelers. We elected to xfeed fuel, correct the out of balance situation and land in stl to refuel. The fueling of a tank with an inoperative fuel gauge should be accomplished just prior to the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IMPROPERLY FUELED LGT HAS DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE TO REFUEL.

Narrative: INOPERATIVE FUEL GAUGE. OKC-ORD. ON TKOF, 40 DEGS OF R AILERON WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLT. IT WAS APPARENT THE AIRPLANE HAD FUELED IMPROPERLY BY MAINT AND THE FUELERS. WE ELECTED TO XFEED FUEL, CORRECT THE OUT OF BAL SIT AND LAND IN STL TO REFUEL. THE FUELING OF A TANK WITH AN INOP FUEL GAUGE SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED JUST PRIOR TO THE FLT.

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.