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An emb-145 captain encountered a fuel leak in the left wing of the same aircraft on flights a day apart. Inadequate maintainence was cited by the reporter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1205337 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| 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 System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
While enroute; a fuel leak was discovered in the left wing tank. The rate of the leak was slow and stopped. Aircraft operation manual (aom) procedures were complied with and the fuel was monitored continually to the point of a safe landing. [Next day] while enroute; the left wing [tank] appeared to be leaking again. Soon after it appeared it stopped. As such it was determined to safely continue the flight. The fuel level and parameters per aom were complied with and ZZZ was determined to be a suitable airport. Careful attention was paid to the fuel levels and wing for further issues. The flight landed safely with 3500 lbs of fuel on board.deeper investigation by maintenance of the left wing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An EMB-145 Captain encountered a fuel leak in the left wing of the same aircraft on flights a day apart. Inadequate maintainence was cited by the reporter.
Narrative: While enroute; a fuel leak was discovered in the left wing tank. The rate of the leak was slow and stopped. Aircraft Operation Manual (AOM) procedures were complied with and the fuel was monitored continually to the point of a safe landing. [Next day] while enroute; the left wing [tank] appeared to be leaking again. Soon after it appeared it stopped. As such it was determined to safely continue the flight. The fuel level and parameters per AOM were complied with and ZZZ was determined to be a suitable airport. Careful attention was paid to the fuel levels and wing for further issues. The flight landed safely with 3500 lbs of fuel on board.Deeper investigation by maintenance of the left wing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.