Narrative:

Approximately 150 NM from bna a passenger notified the 'B' flight attendant that clear fluid was coming from top of wing behind #2 engine pylon. Flight attendant notified me. Suspecting a fuel leak even though fuel gauges did not indicate a loss I notified bna operations and asked for contract maintenance to meet us. Arrival at gate was met by maintenance. I instructed them to inspect pylon for fuel leak. Maintenance control had requested me to call them. I called them, talked to operations, talked again to maintenance (they did not want to take off inspection panel -- I insisted), briefed relieving crew. FAA maintenance inspector arrived, I briefed him (all this within 10 mins of block in). Checked to make sure mechanics were removing inspection panel and was heading to cockpit to complete write-up in logbook. FAA maintenance inspector asked if it was in book. I said no but that is where I was headed. He complained that I should not have called maintenance until write-up was in logbook. That is not our procedure. A leak was found. Aircraft was grounded and removed from service. All log entries were completed normally.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 WHILE PARKED ON A GATE DURING A #2 ENG PYLON CHK FOR A FUEL LEAK HAD AN FAA ACI INSPECTOR ADMONISH OUTBOUND CAPT FOR STARTING MAINT BEFORE THE RPT WAS WRITTEN IN LOGBOOK.

Narrative: APPROX 150 NM FROM BNA A PAX NOTIFIED THE 'B' FLT ATTENDANT THAT CLR FLUID WAS COMING FROM TOP OF WING BEHIND #2 ENG PYLON. FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED ME. SUSPECTING A FUEL LEAK EVEN THOUGH FUEL GAUGES DID NOT INDICATE A LOSS I NOTIFIED BNA OPS AND ASKED FOR CONTRACT MAINT TO MEET US. ARR AT GATE WAS MET BY MAINT. I INSTRUCTED THEM TO INSPECT PYLON FOR FUEL LEAK. MAINT CTL HAD REQUESTED ME TO CALL THEM. I CALLED THEM, TALKED TO OPS, TALKED AGAIN TO MAINT (THEY DID NOT WANT TO TAKE OFF INSPECTION PANEL -- I INSISTED), BRIEFED RELIEVING CREW. FAA MAINT INSPECTOR ARRIVED, I BRIEFED HIM (ALL THIS WITHIN 10 MINS OF BLOCK IN). CHKED TO MAKE SURE MECHS WERE REMOVING INSPECTION PANEL AND WAS HEADING TO COCKPIT TO COMPLETE WRITE-UP IN LOGBOOK. FAA MAINT INSPECTOR ASKED IF IT WAS IN BOOK. I SAID NO BUT THAT IS WHERE I WAS HEADED. HE COMPLAINED THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE CALLED MAINT UNTIL WRITE-UP WAS IN LOGBOOK. THAT IS NOT OUR PROC. A LEAK WAS FOUND. ACFT WAS GNDED AND REMOVED FROM SVC. ALL LOG ENTRIES WERE COMPLETED NORMALLY.

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.