B737 flight crew is complacent and neglects to xfer fuel from center tank prior to landing at slc.

Attributes
ACN	514530
Time
Date	200106
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : o90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	514530
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We took off at lax with 5000 pounds in center tank and neither of us noticed that we were not burning center tank fuel. Numerous flight attendant interruptions occurred during the flight. The unburned fuel was discovered after landing causes: quick taxi/takeoff coupled with radio chatter distraction us during moments we would have caught the improper fuel pump switches. Flight attendant distrs also played a role. Solution: re-double efforts to ensure proper confign.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLT CREW IS COMPLACENT AND NEGLECTS TO XFER FUEL FROM CTR TANK PRIOR TO LNDG AT SLC.

Narrative: WE TOOK OFF AT LAX WITH 5000 LBS IN CTR TANK AND NEITHER OF US NOTICED THAT WE WERE NOT BURNING CTR TANK FUEL. NUMEROUS FLIGHT ATTENDANT INTERRUPTIONS OCCURRED DURING THE FLIGHT. THE UNBURNED FUEL WAS DISCOVERED AFTER LNDG CAUSES: QUICK TAXI/TKOF COUPLED WITH RADIO CHATTER DISTR US DURING MOMENTS WE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE IMPROPER FUEL PUMP SWITCHES. FLIGHT ATTENDANT DISTRS ALSO PLAYED A ROLE. SOLUTION: RE-DOUBLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE PROPER CONFIGN.

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.