B767 flight attendant noticed a fuel leak on right wing.

Attributes
ACN	447720
Time
Date	199908
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	447720
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : cab6
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Fuel leak from right wing after pushout. While holding short of runway 18L awaiting line-up clearance, received call from flight attendant that he observed some kind of fluid coming from right outboard wing area. Sent first officer back to investigate. His report that there was indeed a very significant amount of what appeared to be fuel coming from the area near the right wing fuel vent. We secured the right engine with the fire handle and fuel shutoff switch and called for fire equipment. Ran fuel checklist, and even with engine secured and right wing and center tank fuel pumps off the leak continued. Briefed purser, then PA to passenger. Shortly thereafter, fire equipment arrived. Confirmed leak was fuel and advised that it would not pose a problem if we taxied back to gate to deplane passenger. We requested they follow us in to the gate and monitor leak until passenger deplaned and fuel leak stopped. Taxi in was uneventful followed by expeditious deplaning through forward entry door. Maintenance team met aircraft and began defueling right wing tank in order to stop fuel leak.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 FLT ATTENDANT NOTICED A FUEL LEAK ON R WING.

Narrative: FUEL LEAK FROM R WING AFTER PUSHOUT. WHILE HOLDING SHORT OF RWY 18L AWAITING LINE-UP CLRNC, RECEIVED CALL FROM FLT ATTENDANT THAT HE OBSERVED SOME KIND OF FLUID COMING FROM R OUTBOARD WING AREA. SENT FO BACK TO INVESTIGATE. HIS RPT THAT THERE WAS INDEED A VERY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE FUEL COMING FROM THE AREA NEAR THE R WING FUEL VENT. WE SECURED THE R ENG WITH THE FIRE HANDLE AND FUEL SHUTOFF SWITCH AND CALLED FOR FIRE EQUIP. RAN FUEL CHKLIST, AND EVEN WITH ENG SECURED AND R WING AND CTR TANK FUEL PUMPS OFF THE LEAK CONTINUED. BRIEFED PURSER, THEN PA TO PAX. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, FIRE EQUIP ARRIVED. CONFIRMED LEAK WAS FUEL AND ADVISED THAT IT WOULD NOT POSE A PROB IF WE TAXIED BACK TO GATE TO DEPLANE PAX. WE REQUESTED THEY FOLLOW US IN TO THE GATE AND MONITOR LEAK UNTIL PAX DEPLANED AND FUEL LEAK STOPPED. TAXI IN WAS UNEVENTFUL FOLLOWED BY EXPEDITIOUS DEPLANING THROUGH FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. MAINT TEAM MET ACFT AND BEGAN DEFUELING R WING TANK IN ORDER TO STOP FUEL LEAK.

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.