A fokker 100 was dispatched in non compliance with the fuel panel door closed with the power switch in 'on' position allowing venting of fuel on takeoff.

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Attributes
ACN	530708
Time
Date	200111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	530208
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

On takeoff and initial climb, ATC informed us we were venting fuel overboard. ATC reported no change when we selected center pumps off. Returned to field. Maintenance found the right wing fuel vent area wet with fuel. They also discovered the fueling panel switch in the 'on' position (the switch was bent, allowing the panel door to close while the switch was on).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FOKKER 100 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE FUEL PANEL DOOR CLOSED WITH THE PWR SWITCH IN 'ON' POS ALLOWING VENTING OF FUEL ON TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF AND INITIAL CLB, ATC INFORMED US WE WERE VENTING FUEL OVERBOARD. ATC RPTED NO CHANGE WHEN WE SELECTED CTR PUMPS OFF. RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINT FOUND THE R WING FUEL VENT AREA WET WITH FUEL. THEY ALSO DISCOVERED THE FUELING PANEL SWITCH IN THE 'ON' POS (THE SWITCH WAS BENT, ALLOWING THE PANEL DOOR TO CLOSE WHILE THE SWITCH WAS ON).

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.