Captain on preflight walkaround noted refueling in progress without proper grounding of the aircraft...

Attributes
ACN	119946
Time
Date	198908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000
ASRS Report	119946
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I was doing a walkaround of the aircraft at wichita mid-continent airport (gate). Ground noticed that the fuelers had not hooked up the fueling truck's grounding wires properly. They stated that there were no provisions (grounding rods in the ramp) for grounding the aircraft and trucks at that gate for that medium large transport model aircraft. I notified the local FAA office of the situation and advised gate personnel to advise the local airline's station manager of the situation. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter believes the situation of lack of a grounding device at gate 10 at ict has not changed. Reporter observes fueling continuing each time he has been there to observe. Has been on vacation past 10 days and is not aware of any reaction to his notification of FAA and his company ground personnel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT ON PREFLT WALKAROUND NOTED REFUELING IN PROGRESS WITHOUT PROPER GROUNDING OF THE ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS DOING A WALKAROUND OF THE ACFT AT WICHITA MID-CONTINENT ARPT (GATE). GND NOTICED THAT THE FUELERS HAD NOT HOOKED UP THE FUELING TRUCK'S GNDING WIRES PROPERLY. THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PROVISIONS (GNDING RODS IN THE RAMP) FOR GNDING THE ACFT AND TRUCKS AT THAT GATE FOR THAT MLG MODEL ACFT. I NOTIFIED THE LOCAL FAA OFFICE OF THE SITUATION AND ADVISED GATE PERSONNEL TO ADVISE THE LOCAL AIRLINE'S STATION MGR OF THE SITUATION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: REPORTER BELIEVES THE SITUATION OF LACK OF A GNDING DEVICE AT GATE 10 AT ICT HAS NOT CHANGED. REPORTER OBSERVES FUELING CONTINUING EACH TIME HE HAS BEEN THERE TO OBSERVE. HAS BEEN ON VACATION PAST 10 DAYS AND IS NOT AWARE OF ANY REACTION TO HIS NOTIFICATION OF FAA AND HIS COMPANY GND PERSONNEL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.