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Erj-175 captain reported that after handing aircraft over to new crew; the new first officer reported the fuel cap missing from the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1584686 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Tank Cap |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We arrived to the aircraft at our departure gate. It was powered down. We powered it up and began our duties. The fueler arrived and put in our required quantity. We boarded up and I noticed that the fuel door was still indicating open. I asked my first officer (first officer) if the fueler was still there and he said; 'no; he had gone but the door was still open.' my first officer was taller than me so I asked him if he could go and close the door. He did.we departed and arrived at our destination with no issues. I handed the aircraft over to the new captain and as we were waiting on the flight attendant's (flight attendants) his first officer (actually a check-airman doing capt IOE) came and said that the fueler reported the fuel cap was missing. We had flown all the way with no fuel cap.although it's not required to be checked on this aircraft during preflight my first officer did not notice the fuel cap was missing when he went to close the door. The door is normally closed and we cant see the cap. The fueler had fueled the aircraft and just left with the door open and no cap. He did not inform anybody that there was an issue with the aircraft. He just left. If there is an issue found with an aircraft; either by a ramper or fueler or [other]; the flight crew need to be informed; and if they are not there then a supervisor or at least a note needs to be left so that the flight crew are informed before the flight departs. We were there. The fueler knew the aircraft had no cap; and he let it depart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ERJ-175 Captain reported that after handing aircraft over to new crew; the new First Officer reported the fuel cap missing from the aircraft.
Narrative: We arrived to the aircraft at our departure gate. It was powered down. We powered it up and began our duties. The fueler arrived and put in our required quantity. We boarded up and I noticed that the fuel door was still indicating open. I asked my FO (First Officer) if the fueler was still there and he said; 'No; he had gone but the door was still open.' My FO was taller than me so I asked him if he could go and close the door. He did.We departed and arrived at our destination with no issues. I handed the aircraft over to the new Captain and as we were waiting on the FA's (Flight Attendants) his FO (actually a check-airman doing Capt IOE) came and said that the fueler reported the fuel cap was missing. We had flown all the way with no fuel cap.Although it's not required to be checked on this aircraft during preflight my FO did not notice the fuel cap was missing when he went to close the door. The door is normally closed and we cant see the cap. The fueler had fueled the aircraft and just left with the door open and no cap. He did not inform anybody that there was an issue with the aircraft. He just left. If there is an issue found with an aircraft; either by a ramper or fueler or [other]; the flight crew need to be informed; and if they are not there then a supervisor or at least a note needs to be left so that the flight crew are informed before the flight departs. We were there. The fueler knew the aircraft had no cap; and he let it depart.
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.