A B727-200 was overfueled and when dispatched off the gate had fuel running from the right wing surg...

Attributes
ACN	430015
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : maintenance ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Experience	maintenance technician : 10
ASRS Report	430015
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : inspection authority technician : airframe
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : equipment problem dissipated other
Consequence	other Other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : unqualified personnel
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

The #3 fuel tank was initially overfilled and fuel was dripping out of the vent scoop. When I arrived at the aircraft, under authority/authorized of air carrier airlines maintenance controller, I accomplished a visual inspection of the #3 fuel tank vent scoop and found no leakage. Controller and myself assumed the fuel in the surge tank will gravity feed through the check valve. The aircraft taxied off the gate. Due to the movement of the fuel during taxi, the fuel once again started leaking out the vent scoop. The aircraft returned to the gate. I once again contacted maintenance. I explained the situation to the new shift controller abc xzw who notified me that they will send air carrier maintenance from XXX to accomplish a check of the drain check valve.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 WAS OVERFUELED AND WHEN DISPATCHED OFF THE GATE HAD FUEL RUNNING FROM THE R WING SURGE TANK.

Narrative: THE #3 FUEL TANK WAS INITIALLY OVERFILLED AND FUEL WAS DRIPPING OUT OF THE VENT SCOOP. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE ACFT, UNDER AUTH OF ACR AIRLINES MAINT CTLR, I ACCOMPLISHED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE #3 FUEL TANK VENT SCOOP AND FOUND NO LEAKAGE. CTLR AND MYSELF ASSUMED THE FUEL IN THE SURGE TANK WILL GRAVITY FEED THROUGH THE CHK VALVE. THE ACFT TAXIED OFF THE GATE. DUE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE FUEL DURING TAXI, THE FUEL ONCE AGAIN STARTED LEAKING OUT THE VENT SCOOP. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. I ONCE AGAIN CONTACTED MAINT. I EXPLAINED THE SIT TO THE NEW SHIFT CTLR ABC XZW WHO NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY WILL SEND ACR MAINT FROM XXX TO ACCOMPLISH A CHK OF THE DRAIN CHK VALVE.

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 B727-200 was overfueled and when dispatched off the gate had fuel running from the right wing surge tank.