Flight crew of an air taxi jet returned and landed after the tower advised of fuel observed coming f...

Attributes
ACN	323283
Time
Date	199512
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yip
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dtw tower : yip
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Falcon 20FJF/20C/20D/20E/20F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	323283
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Ground crew requested to fuel two (2) as soon as possible falcon 20 aircraft at the same time. Due to time pressures, fuel cap was not tightened properly on aircraft and tower observed fuel streaming off the wing (pressurized fuel system) after takeoff. Aircraft was in IMC, was cleared immediately for an ILS approach and landed safely. Fuel cap was found missing during post flight inspection and later found near the runway. Additional training has been instituted relative to proper fueling procedures. Crew reported that the walkaround inspection showed that fuel caps were on and tabs were recessed with tanks indicating full or nearly full at about 7000 pounds. Because the freight was not completely loaded, the crew went back inside. The line crew mistakenly attempted to refuel this aircraft and then pushed the fuel cap tab down. The line supervisor states that the tab can be near the flush position in a visual inspection but, if the cap is slightly canted then it will either leak fuel or push the cap off the seat. The cap was found away from the ramp, near the takeoff runway by the airport authority/authorized and returned to FBO.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN AIR TAXI JET RETURNED AND LANDED AFTER THE TWR ADVISED OF FUEL OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ACFT DURING TKOF.

Narrative: GND CREW REQUESTED TO FUEL TWO (2) ASAP FALCON 20 ACFT AT THE SAME TIME. DUE TO TIME PRESSURES, FUEL CAP WAS NOT TIGHTENED PROPERLY ON ACFT AND TWR OBSERVED FUEL STREAMING OFF THE WING (PRESSURIZED FUEL SYS) AFTER TKOF. ACFT WAS IN IMC, WAS CLRED IMMEDIATELY FOR AN ILS APCH AND LANDED SAFELY. FUEL CAP WAS FOUND MISSING DURING POST FLT INSPECTION AND LATER FOUND NEAR THE RWY. ADDITIONAL TRAINING HAS BEEN INSTITUTED RELATIVE TO PROPER FUELING PROCS. CREW RPTED THAT THE WALKAROUND INSPECTION SHOWED THAT FUEL CAPS WERE ON AND TABS WERE RECESSED WITH TANKS INDICATING FULL OR NEARLY FULL AT ABOUT 7000 LBS. BECAUSE THE FREIGHT WAS NOT COMPLETELY LOADED, THE CREW WENT BACK INSIDE. THE LINE CREW MISTAKENLY ATTEMPTED TO REFUEL THIS ACFT AND THEN PUSHED THE FUEL CAP TAB DOWN. THE LINE SUPVR STATES THAT THE TAB CAN BE NEAR THE FLUSH POS IN A VISUAL INSPECTION BUT, IF THE CAP IS SLIGHTLY CANTED THEN IT WILL EITHER LEAK FUEL OR PUSH THE CAP OFF THE SEAT. THE CAP WAS FOUND AWAY FROM THE RAMP, NEAR THE TKOF RWY BY THE ARPT AUTH AND RETURNED TO FBO.

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.

Flight crew of an air taxi jet returned and landed after the tower advised of fuel observed coming from the aircraft during takeoff.