Out of limits fuel imbal at landing.

Attributes
ACN	291995
Time
Date	199412
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	291995
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 13000
ASRS Report	292100
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During descent check, captain found he had left fuel xfeed on (it was on to correct minor imbal). Fuel imbal was in limits for in-flight but exceeded landing limits. We decided to lower all possible drag inducers (gear, flaps, speed brakes, etc) to burn as much fuel as possible to bring fuel closer to landing limits. Landing was uneventful and I noted no unusual control inputs during approach and landing. Fuel was out of limits for landing. The dim annunciator on panel wasn't as eye catching (I did not notice it before descent check) and I could have been more diligent in monitoring fuel balancing when captain initiated it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OUT OF LIMITS FUEL IMBAL AT LNDG.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT CHK, CAPT FOUND HE HAD LEFT FUEL XFEED ON (IT WAS ON TO CORRECT MINOR IMBAL). FUEL IMBAL WAS IN LIMITS FOR INFLT BUT EXCEEDED LNDG LIMITS. WE DECIDED TO LOWER ALL POSSIBLE DRAG INDUCERS (GEAR, FLAPS, SPD BRAKES, ETC) TO BURN AS MUCH FUEL AS POSSIBLE TO BRING FUEL CLOSER TO LNDG LIMITS. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND I NOTED NO UNUSUAL CTL INPUTS DURING APCH AND LNDG. FUEL WAS OUT OF LIMITS FOR LNDG. THE DIM ANNUNCIATOR ON PANEL WASN'T AS EYE CATCHING (I DID NOT NOTICE IT BEFORE DSCNT CHK) AND I COULD HAVE BEEN MORE DILIGENT IN MONITORING FUEL BALANCING WHEN CAPT INITIATED IT.

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.