Narrative:

After refueling aircraft X for a departure from atlanta to gulfport biloxi, ms, I taxied to departure runway 26L. When cleared for takeoff, I gave the controls of the aircraft to my first officer as this was his leg to fly. During takeoff and after liftoff, the first officer felt that the aircraft was heavy on the right side. As I was checking the fuel gauges at approximately 400 ft, we felt a gradual loss of power from the left engine during climb between 400-1200 ft, at which time I asked ATC for vectors back to the atl airport. At the same time we noticed the left fuel quantity reading zero, right fuel quantity reading approximately 2600 pounds (all the fuel carried leaving the gate), left fuel flow dropped to zero followed by a total loss of the left engine. We declared an emergency, received radar vector with priority handling, complied with every checklist prior to and after landing, notified flight control and the passenger of the situation. Landing was uneventful as we were followed by a fire truck for safety. Maintenance concluded that during refueling the left defuel shutoff valve was left open, the safety wire broken, and that with both engines running and the boost pump in automatic, the fuel gradually moved from the left to the right tank. As pilots, we are asked to verify that the door of the refueling panel is closed, changes will come as to the position of the switches verified closed!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN E120 CREW EXPERIENCED AN ENG FLAMEOUT DURING CLBOUT OF ATL.

Narrative: AFTER REFUELING ACFT X FOR A DEP FROM ATLANTA TO GULFPORT BILOXI, MS, I TAXIED TO DEP RWY 26L. WHEN CLRED FOR TKOF, I GAVE THE CTLS OF THE ACFT TO MY FO AS THIS WAS HIS LEG TO FLY. DURING TKOF AND AFTER LIFTOFF, THE FO FELT THAT THE ACFT WAS HVY ON THE R SIDE. AS I WAS CHKING THE FUEL GAUGES AT APPROX 400 FT, WE FELT A GRADUAL LOSS OF PWR FROM THE L ENG DURING CLB BTWN 400-1200 FT, AT WHICH TIME I ASKED ATC FOR VECTORS BACK TO THE ATL ARPT. AT THE SAME TIME WE NOTICED THE L FUEL QUANTITY READING ZERO, R FUEL QUANTITY READING APPROX 2600 LBS (ALL THE FUEL CARRIED LEAVING THE GATE), L FUEL FLOW DROPPED TO ZERO FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF THE L ENG. WE DECLARED AN EMER, RECEIVED RADAR VECTOR WITH PRIORITY HANDLING, COMPLIED WITH EVERY CHKLIST PRIOR TO AND AFTER LNDG, NOTIFIED FLT CTL AND THE PAX OF THE SIT. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AS WE WERE FOLLOWED BY A FIRE TRUCK FOR SAFETY. MAINT CONCLUDED THAT DURING REFUELING THE L DEFUEL SHUTOFF VALVE WAS LEFT OPEN, THE SAFETY WIRE BROKEN, AND THAT WITH BOTH ENGS RUNNING AND THE BOOST PUMP IN AUTO, THE FUEL GRADUALLY MOVED FROM THE L TO THE R TANK. AS PLTS, WE ARE ASKED TO VERIFY THAT THE DOOR OF THE REFUELING PANEL IS CLOSED, CHANGES WILL COME AS TO THE POS OF THE SWITCHES VERIFIED CLOSED!

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.