An md super 80 was dispatched with a fuel system problem not entered in the logbook until trip termi...

Attributes
ACN	408918
Time
Date	199807
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	408918
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft had volumetric top-off problem at ZZZ resulting in a fuel spill. Item should have been addressed by maintenance prior to departure. Crew elected to bring aircraft to xyz and write up problem there. Item was reported to maintenance control prior to departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD SUPER 80 WAS DISPATCHED WITH A FUEL SYS PROB NOT ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK UNTIL TRIP TERMINATION.

Narrative: ACFT HAD VOLUMETRIC TOP-OFF PROB AT ZZZ RESULTING IN A FUEL SPILL. ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY MAINT PRIOR TO DEP. CREW ELECTED TO BRING ACFT TO XYZ AND WRITE UP PROB THERE. ITEM WAS RPTED TO MAINT CTL PRIOR TO DEP.

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.

An md super 80 was dispatched with a fuel system problem not entered in the logbook until trip termination.