<< >> NASA ASRS Report 396910, March 1998

An air carrier BE02 flight crew notice that a fuel cap was loose during takeoff. They reject the takeoff and return to the gate where the cap was properly installed.

Attributes
ACN	396910
Time
Date	199803
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6900 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	396910
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After completing my walkaround. We took the runway for takeoff. As power was applied, I looked out my window and saw my fuel cap move up. I called for the abort and we returned to the gate. I personally checked the fuel cap and found the fueler just left it sitting in the fuel port. It was flushed to the point you could not see it was not in properly. We then departed without incident. Note: most of our fuel caps on our fleet are painted red. This one on this day was white, the same color of the top of the wing. When this is the case it is difficult to see if they are in properly.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR BE02 FLC NOTICE THAT A FUEL CAP WAS LOOSE DURING TKOF. THEY REJECT THE TKOF AND RETURN TO THE GATE WHERE THE CAP WAS PROPERLY INSTALLED.

Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING MY WALKAROUND. WE TOOK THE RWY FOR TKOF. AS PWR WAS APPLIED, I LOOKED OUT MY WINDOW AND SAW MY FUEL CAP MOVE UP. I CALLED FOR THE ABORT AND WE RETURNED TO THE GATE. I PERSONALLY CHKED THE FUEL CAP AND FOUND THE FUELER JUST LEFT IT SITTING IN THE FUEL PORT. IT WAS FLUSHED TO THE POINT YOU COULD NOT SEE IT WAS NOT IN PROPERLY. WE THEN DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOTE: MOST OF OUR FUEL CAPS ON OUR FLEET ARE PAINTED RED. THIS ONE ON THIS DAY WAS WHITE, THE SAME COLOR OF THE TOP OF THE WING. WHEN THIS IS THE CASE IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE IF THEY ARE IN PROPERLY.

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.