Fuel venting from wing during taxi and climb.

Attributes
ACN	167478
Time
Date	199101
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude ground other : taxi
Route In Use	enroute airway : zhu
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 2900
ASRS Report	167478
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Normal preflight inspection accomplished and no apparent problems. Aircraft was pushed from gate to holding area due to delays. Taxi start for takeoff, aircraft had to stop en route to runway, making a right then a left turn prior to stopping. Fuel was noticed on the ground by passenger. Flight crew confirmed fuel on ground, and on conferring with maintenance by radio, it was determined that the fuel was from the right wing vent box due to the high fuel load carried and uncoordinated turns on the ground. Remainder of taxi and takeoff normal. During en route climb, flight crew advised that fuel was coming from the right wing tip area. Maintenance was contacted and advised of situation, and that aircraft was returning. Descent, approach and landing normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL VENTING FROM WING DURING TAXI AND CLIMB.

Narrative: NORMAL PREFLT INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED AND NO APPARENT PROBS. ACFT WAS PUSHED FROM GATE TO HOLDING AREA DUE TO DELAYS. TAXI START FOR TKOF, ACFT HAD TO STOP ENRTE TO RWY, MAKING A RIGHT THEN A LEFT TURN PRIOR TO STOPPING. FUEL WAS NOTICED ON THE GND BY PAX. FLT CREW CONFIRMED FUEL ON GND, AND ON CONFERRING WITH MAINT BY RADIO, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL WAS FROM THE RIGHT WING VENT BOX DUE TO THE HIGH FUEL LOAD CARRIED AND UNCOORDINATED TURNS ON THE GND. REMAINDER OF TAXI AND TKOF NORMAL. DURING ENRTE CLB, FLT CREW ADVISED THAT FUEL WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT WING TIP AREA. MAINT WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED OF SITUATION, AND THAT ACFT WAS RETURNING. DSNT, APCH AND LNDG NORMAL.

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