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A captain was informed by an onboard flight attendant that fuel was venting out of the left wing tip of their md-83 aircraft during a gate refueling procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1012918 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201205 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Distribution System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I was in the flight deck checking the weather for the return trip to ZZZ; after having completed the exterior preflight inspection; when one of the flight attendant's called me to check the left wing. I went out and saw fuel being vented out of the left wing tip. I ran downstairs and started shouting to stop fueling. The firefighters were called and took care of the spill. I checked with the fuelers and they said that they had all switches selected on auto. We departed about 30-minutes late without any further complications.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Captain was informed by an onboard Flight Attendant that fuel was venting out of the left wing tip of their MD-83 aircraft during a gate refueling procedure.
Narrative: I was in the flight deck checking the weather for the return trip to ZZZ; after having completed the exterior preflight inspection; when one of the Flight Attendant's called me to check the left wing. I went out and saw fuel being vented out of the left wing tip. I ran downstairs and started shouting to stop fueling. The firefighters were called and took care of the spill. I checked with the fuelers and they said that they had all switches selected on Auto. We departed about 30-minutes late without any further complications.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.