B767-300 misses wrong switch position on preflight which eventually results in fuel imbal.

Attributes
ACN	438196
Time
Date	199905
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	738196
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: first officer of B767 finds several switches out of normal position on preflight check. One switch out of position is not found. Later, captain discovers the fuel imbal light is indicating an actual imbal which is subsequently corrected. Reporter realizes that he must learn to see what he is looking at.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 MISSES WRONG SWITCH POS ON PREFLT WHICH EVENTUALLY RESULTS IN FUEL IMBAL.

Narrative: IN SUM: FO OF B767 FINDS SEVERAL SWITCHES OUT OF NORMAL POS ON PREFLT CHK. ONE SWITCH OUT OF POS IS NOT FOUND. LATER, CAPT DISCOVERS THE FUEL IMBAL LIGHT IS INDICATING AN ACTUAL IMBAL WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY CORRECTED. RPTR REALIZES THAT HE MUST LEARN TO SEE WHAT HE IS LOOKING AT.

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.