<< >> NASA ASRS Report 191743, October 1991

Fuel equipment problem evident to PIC of commuter aircraft as fuel seen siphoning from fuel cap on initial climb.

Attributes
ACN	191743
Time
Date	199110
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : roc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	191743
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We had flown from bdl to roc. We fueled in roc, after which the first officer and I both did a walk around. The passenger were loaded and we taxied out. Just after gear up I glanced out the left side and saw fuel venting out the left wing cap at a good rate. The cap appeared to be in place. I advised the tower of my problem and advised them I was returning to land and requested the equipment to stand by. We landed without incident and taxied to the gate. Cap was checked in place and tab down. Maintenance found the 'O' ring flat on the cap. Cap was replaced and the aircraft continued the line.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL EQUIP PROBLEM EVIDENT TO PIC OF COMMUTER ACFT AS FUEL SEEN SIPHONING FROM FUEL CAP ON INITIAL CLB.

Narrative: WE HAD FLOWN FROM BDL TO ROC. WE FUELED IN ROC, AFTER WHICH THE FO AND I BOTH DID A WALK AROUND. THE PAX WERE LOADED AND WE TAXIED OUT. JUST AFTER GEAR UP I GLANCED OUT THE L SIDE AND SAW FUEL VENTING OUT THE L WING CAP AT A GOOD RATE. THE CAP APPEARED TO BE IN PLACE. I ADVISED THE TWR OF MY PROBLEM AND ADVISED THEM I WAS RETURNING TO LAND AND REQUESTED THE EQUIP TO STAND BY. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. CAP WAS CHKED IN PLACE AND TAB DOWN. MAINT FOUND THE 'O' RING FLAT ON THE CAP. CAP WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT CONTINUED THE LINE.

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.