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Fuel sump leak discovered by air carrier ground personnel after aircraft fuel boost pumps turned on by flight crew during cockpit preflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 120644 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198908 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : elp |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 120644 |
| 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 other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After turning fuel pumps on during preflight, advised that fuel was seeping out of the left wing fuel sump post. Fueling personnel were notified to return and reseat the sump mast. Area washed down with water with a guarded fire bottle positioned in the immediate vicinity. The fueler reseated the sump mast, and the seepage stopped. No log book entry made as it was a normal preflight item.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FUEL SUMP LEAK DISCOVERED BY ACR GND PERSONNEL AFTER ACFT FUEL BOOST PUMPS TURNED ON BY FLT CREW DURING COCKPIT PREFLT.
Narrative: AFTER TURNING FUEL PUMPS ON DURING PREFLT, ADVISED THAT FUEL WAS SEEPING OUT OF THE LEFT WING FUEL SUMP POST. FUELING PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED TO RETURN AND RESEAT THE SUMP MAST. AREA WASHED DOWN WITH WATER WITH A GUARDED FIRE BOTTLE POSITIONED IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY. THE FUELER RESEATED THE SUMP MAST, AND THE SEEPAGE STOPPED. NO LOG BOOK ENTRY MADE AS IT WAS A NORMAL PREFLT ITEM.
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.