S80 makes emergency landing due to fuel leak.

Attributes
ACN	572119
Time
Date	200301
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zmp.artcc
State Reference	MN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 3 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	572119
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 1
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 33 flight attendant time total : 33 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	572118
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was informed by the captain that we were loosing fuel and needed to land. Advised that for safety, right engine needed to be shut off. Within 15 mins, we landed with 1 engine working. We did planned emergency checklist. Passenger were calm and very cooperative. Captain made clear PA before we started our checklist procedure. Passenger deplaned via jetbridge to terminal. We (crew) ferried the plane back to XXX. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the return flight to the departure airport was done as a maintenance ferry flight. Reporter also advised that the captain initially stated that the cabin crew would not return on the ferry flight, but then checked some paperwork and said that they could go on the flight. Reporter stated that the right engine was not shut down during the ferry flight. Supplemental information from acn 572118: big loss of fuel from right main tank (mysterious). No visible leakage. No fumes. Prepared cabin for a possible evacuate/evacuation. Landed at fsd without incident. Passenger deplaned at gate via jetbridge. Mechanics could not fix continuing fuel loss from right tank. We finally took off (flight attendants a little leary knowing the aircraft was not repaired).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: S80 MAKES EMER LNDG DUE TO FUEL LEAK.

Narrative: I WAS INFORMED BY THE CAPT THAT WE WERE LOOSING FUEL AND NEEDED TO LAND. ADVISED THAT FOR SAFETY, R ENG NEEDED TO BE SHUT OFF. WITHIN 15 MINS, WE LANDED WITH 1 ENG WORKING. WE DID PLANNED EMER CHKLIST. PAX WERE CALM AND VERY COOPERATIVE. CAPT MADE CLR PA BEFORE WE STARTED OUR CHKLIST PROC. PAX DEPLANED VIA JETBRIDGE TO TERMINAL. WE (CREW) FERRIED THE PLANE BACK TO XXX. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE RETURN FLT TO THE DEP ARPT WAS DONE AS A MAINT FERRY FLT. RPTR ALSO ADVISED THAT THE CAPT INITIALLY STATED THAT THE CABIN CREW WOULD NOT RETURN ON THE FERRY FLT, BUT THEN CHKED SOME PAPERWORK AND SAID THAT THEY COULD GO ON THE FLT. RPTR STATED THAT THE R ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN DURING THE FERRY FLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 572118: BIG LOSS OF FUEL FROM R MAIN TANK (MYSTERIOUS). NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE. NO FUMES. PREPARED CABIN FOR A POSSIBLE EVAC. LANDED AT FSD WITHOUT INCIDENT. PAX DEPLANED AT GATE VIA JETBRIDGE. MECHS COULD NOT FIX CONTINUING FUEL LOSS FROM R TANK. WE FINALLY TOOK OFF (FLT ATTENDANTS A LITTLE LEARY KNOWING THE ACFT WAS NOT REPAIRED).

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.