EMB145 first officer is informed by the flight attendant; while climbing through 10;000 feet; that t...

Narrative:

We departed and around 10;000 feet MSL the flight attendant reported that the left fuel cap was missing. The crew decided to return to the airport. Upon landing the crew verified that the fuel cap was indeed missing. The airport operations found the fuel cap about 2;000 feet down the departure end of the runway. On-field maintenance inspected the plane and found it to be airworthy. The crew then departed without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 First Officer is informed by the Flight Attendant; while climbing through 10;000 feet; that the left fuel cap is missing. Flight returns to departure airport where the cap is found down the runway.

Narrative: We departed and around 10;000 feet MSL the Flight Attendant reported that the left fuel cap was missing. The crew decided to return to the airport. Upon landing the crew verified that the fuel cap was indeed missing. The airport Operations found the fuel cap about 2;000 feet down the departure end of the runway. On-field Maintenance inspected the plane and found it to be airworthy. The crew then departed without further incident.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1058313
Time
Date	201212
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Tank Cap
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

EMB145 first officer is informed by the flight attendant; while climbing through 10;000 feet; that the left fuel cap is missing. Flight returns to departure airport where the cap is found down the runway.