A foker F27 made an emergency landing due to fuel leaking from #1 engine nacelle.

Attributes
ACN	363761
Time
Date	199703
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cha
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cha tracon : rme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	F27 (Fokker BV)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	363761
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In sum: about 30 NM west of chattanooga we smelled fuel. Soon discovered through high fuel flow and low fuel pressure and visual inspection that fuel was streaming from #1 nacelle. We descended from 10000 ft and returned for landing at cha after receiving clearance and declaring emergency. We elected not to feather #1 engine due to windshear and turbulence reported on final approach. Uneventful landing and engine shutdown. There is no written procedure for this problem. I did not perform the ground emergency check but shut down the engine normally. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: aircraft was a foker F27 and had no previous history of fuel leakage on #1 engine. The corrective maintenance action was the replacement of the #1 engine high pressure fuel hose. The reporter was not contacted by the FAA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOKER F27 MADE AN EMER LNDG DUE TO FUEL LEAKING FROM #1 ENG NACELLE.

Narrative: IN SUM: ABOUT 30 NM W OF CHATTANOOGA WE SMELLED FUEL. SOON DISCOVERED THROUGH HIGH FUEL FLOW AND LOW FUEL PRESSURE AND VISUAL INSPECTION THAT FUEL WAS STREAMING FROM #1 NACELLE. WE DSNDED FROM 10000 FT AND RETURNED FOR LNDG AT CHA AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC AND DECLARING EMER. WE ELECTED NOT TO FEATHER #1 ENG DUE TO WINDSHEAR AND TURB RPTED ON FINAL APCH. UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND ENG SHUTDOWN. THERE IS NO WRITTEN PROC FOR THIS PROB. I DID NOT PERFORM THE GND EMER CHK BUT SHUT DOWN THE ENG NORMALLY. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ACFT WAS A FOKER F27 AND HAD NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON #1 ENG. THE CORRECTIVE MAINT ACTION WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE #1 ENG HIGH PRESSURE FUEL HOSE. THE RPTR WAS NOT CONTACTED BY THE FAA.

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.