A DC9-50 in descent at 11000 ft shut down the left engine precautionary due to a left wing upper sur...

Attributes
ACN	397234
Time
Date	199803
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 50
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : stl
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	397234
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Just prior to the descent, a flight attendant came into the cockpit to mention a fluid leak found on the top left portion of the wing. Performed precautionary measures by shutting down the left engine before the descent phase of flight. Landed aircraft and notified maintenance. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was a DC9-50 and the cause of the leak was a left wing upper surface tank plate which maintenance resealed and torqued, correcting the leak.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9-50 IN DSCNT AT 11000 FT SHUT DOWN THE L ENG PRECAUTIONARY DUE TO A L WING UPPER SURFACE FUEL LEAK.

Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO THE DSCNT, A FLT ATTENDANT CAME INTO THE COCKPIT TO MENTION A FLUID LEAK FOUND ON THE TOP L PORTION OF THE WING. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES BY SHUTTING DOWN THE L ENG BEFORE THE DSCNT PHASE OF FLT. LANDED ACFT AND NOTIFIED MAINT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A DC9-50 AND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK WAS A L WING UPPER SURFACE TANK PLATE WHICH MAINT RESEALED AND TORQUED, CORRECTING THE LEAK.

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.

A DC9-50 in descent at 11000 ft shut down the left engine precautionary due to a left wing upper surface fuel leak.