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A boeing 727 flight crew observed a steady fuel loss from the #2 tank. Suspecting a fuel leak the flight crew declared an emergency and landed at mia.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 444326 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mia.tower tracon : s46.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Route In Use | enroute : other oceanic |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 444326 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 444320 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
En route from bze to mia in a B727, the #2 fuel quantity gauge was observed fluctuating. There was a write-up concerning this same thing. It was assumed we were experiencing a reoccurrence of the same problem. After further observation, it was noticed that although slightly fluctuating, the quantity in the #2 tank was steadily decreasing at an abnormally high rate compared to the #1 and #3 tanks. After consulting the operating manual, it was decided that the possibility of a fuel leak existed. An emergency was declared and priority handling was excepted for landing at mia. Fire and rescue were requested to meet the aircraft and their inspection confirmed a fuel leak near the leading edge of the left wing near the fuselage. With fire trucks standing by an orderly evacuate/evacuation of passenger and crew was performed through the aft airstairs without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BOEING 727 FLC OBSERVED A STEADY FUEL LOSS FROM THE #2 TANK. SUSPECTING A FUEL LEAK THE FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT MIA.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM BZE TO MIA IN A B727, THE #2 FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE WAS OBSERVED FLUCTUATING. THERE WAS A WRITE-UP CONCERNING THIS SAME THING. IT WAS ASSUMED WE WERE EXPERIENCING A REOCCURRENCE OF THE SAME PROB. AFTER FURTHER OBSERVATION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY FLUCTUATING, THE QUANTITY IN THE #2 TANK WAS STEADILY DECREASING AT AN ABNORMALLY HIGH RATE COMPARED TO THE #1 AND #3 TANKS. AFTER CONSULTING THE OPERATING MANUAL, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF A FUEL LEAK EXISTED. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND PRIORITY HANDLING WAS EXCEPTED FOR LNDG AT MIA. FIRE AND RESCUE WERE REQUESTED TO MEET THE ACFT AND THEIR INSPECTION CONFIRMED A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE LEADING EDGE OF THE L WING NEAR THE FUSELAGE. WITH FIRE TRUCKS STANDING BY AN ORDERLY EVAC OF PAX AND CREW WAS PERFORMED THROUGH THE AFT AIRSTAIRS WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.