A B737-300 flight crew experienced problems with proper fuel distribution.

Attributes
ACN	920333
Time
Date	201009
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Distribution System
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 170
Person 2
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

A fuel malfunction allowed fuel to flow into the center tank. The captain had fuel removed. There may have been a possible ATOG overage on subsequent flights; but I'm fairly certain there was not. This may have affected an earlier flight in the same aircraft on the same date.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 Flight Crew experienced problems with proper fuel distribution.

Narrative: A fuel malfunction allowed fuel to flow into the center tank. The Captain had fuel removed. There may have been a possible ATOG overage on subsequent flights; but I'm fairly certain there was not. This may have affected an earlier flight in the same aircraft on the same date.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.