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An md super 80 incurred a fuel spill due to reported failure of the fuel valve shutoff switch and the volumetric top off system. A fuel spill also occurred 2 days prior to this event. Crew checked switch and fueling valves ok prior to departure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409937 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 409937 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During flight preparation agent advised that our aircraft had experienced a fuel spill. The logbook already had a write-up on a fueling valve from 2 days earlier. The fueler explained that the fueling valve switch failed to shut off the valve and the volumetric shutoff valve had also failed. We tried the switch several times and it appeared to function normally. Called maintenance technician who advised that it was ok for flight to dfw since fueling was already complete. After baggage loading delay due to the spill, flight progressed normally. On arrival dfw, fuelers began immediately. Maintenance was notified and we advised the fuelers of the problem. We checked that the fueling valve would operate both with the switch and manually.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80 INCURRED A FUEL SPILL DUE TO RPTED FAILURE OF THE FUEL VALVE SHUTOFF SWITCH AND THE VOLUMETRIC TOP OFF SYS. A FUEL SPILL ALSO OCCURRED 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. CREW CHKED SWITCH AND FUELING VALVES OK PRIOR TO DEP.
Narrative: DURING FLT PREPARATION AGENT ADVISED THAT OUR ACFT HAD EXPERIENCED A FUEL SPILL. THE LOGBOOK ALREADY HAD A WRITE-UP ON A FUELING VALVE FROM 2 DAYS EARLIER. THE FUELER EXPLAINED THAT THE FUELING VALVE SWITCH FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE VALVE AND THE VOLUMETRIC SHUTOFF VALVE HAD ALSO FAILED. WE TRIED THE SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES AND IT APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. CALLED MAINT TECHNICIAN WHO ADVISED THAT IT WAS OK FOR FLT TO DFW SINCE FUELING WAS ALREADY COMPLETE. AFTER BAGGAGE LOADING DELAY DUE TO THE SPILL, FLT PROGRESSED NORMALLY. ON ARR DFW, FUELERS BEGAN IMMEDIATELY. MAINT WAS NOTIFIED AND WE ADVISED THE FUELERS OF THE PROB. WE CHKED THAT THE FUELING VALVE WOULD OPERATE BOTH WITH THE SWITCH AND MANUALLY.
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.