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A300 aircraft on atlantic oceanic route north of bangor, me. Flight crew notices fuel imbalance between left and right inner fuel tanks and decide to divert to boston. After landing another air carrier aircraft taxiing behind reporter observes fuel flowing out from #2 engine. Flight crew shuts down engine by emergency procedure. Postflt revealed faulty 'O' ring at fuel pump mount. Reporter captain recommends 3 person crew on atlantic xings.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 395300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bgr |
| State Reference | ME |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : zbw |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 395300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Noticed imbalance between left and right inner fuel tanks of 1000 pounds. Reviewed all procedures, called first officer back from rest seat and crew decided to divert to bos. After landing bos, aircraft behind on taxiway reported to logan tower that we had fuel pouring out of our #2 engine. Shut off fuel lever, pulled fire handle, and discharged agent. Crash fire rescue equipment equipment responded in 4 mins. Maintenance and crash fire rescue equipment crew towed aircraft to gate. Maintenance found faulty o-ring at fuel pump mount. Aircraft removed from service. Fuel upon arrival bos was 15800 pounds. This abnormal was handled well by 3 man augmented crew. Suggest 3 man crew staffing be maintained on all north atlantic xings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A300 ACFT ON ATLANTIC OCEANIC RTE N OF BANGOR, ME. FLC NOTICES FUEL IMBALANCE BTWN L AND R INNER FUEL TANKS AND DECIDE TO DIVERT TO BOSTON. AFTER LNDG ANOTHER ACR ACFT TAXIING BEHIND RPTR OBSERVES FUEL FLOWING OUT FROM #2 ENG. FLC SHUTS DOWN ENG BY EMER PROC. POSTFLT REVEALED FAULTY 'O' RING AT FUEL PUMP MOUNT. RPTR CAPT RECOMMENDS 3 PERSON CREW ON ATLANTIC XINGS.
Narrative: NOTICED IMBALANCE BTWN L AND R INNER FUEL TANKS OF 1000 LBS. REVIEWED ALL PROCS, CALLED FO BACK FROM REST SEAT AND CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT TO BOS. AFTER LNDG BOS, ACFT BEHIND ON TXWY RPTED TO LOGAN TWR THAT WE HAD FUEL POURING OUT OF OUR #2 ENG. SHUT OFF FUEL LEVER, PULLED FIRE HANDLE, AND DISCHARGED AGENT. CFR EQUIP RESPONDED IN 4 MINS. MAINT AND CFR CREW TOWED ACFT TO GATE. MAINT FOUND FAULTY O-RING AT FUEL PUMP MOUNT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SVC. FUEL UPON ARR BOS WAS 15800 LBS. THIS ABNORMAL WAS HANDLED WELL BY 3 MAN AUGMENTED CREW. SUGGEST 3 MAN CREW STAFFING BE MAINTAINED ON ALL NORTH ATLANTIC XINGS.
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.