The #1 flight attendant of an F100 reported that fuel was noticed leaking from the aircraft's wing during departure from ord, causing the captain to return for an emergency landing and evacuation.

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Attributes
ACN	576529
Time
Date	200301
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2 flight attendant time total : 8 flight attendant time type : 50
ASRS Report	576529
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	aircraft : evacuated flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff, another aircraft noticed fuel leaking out of the right wing of our aircraft. Our passenger also saw the fuel coming out. Captain declared an emergency, and we returned back to ord. We landed with no incident. Also, had a normal evacuate/evacuation. No injuries. The whole event was complete in 8 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT OF AN F100 RPTED THAT FUEL WAS NOTICED LEAKING FROM THE ACFT'S WING DURING DEP FROM ORD, CAUSING THE CAPT TO RETURN FOR AN EMER LNDG AND EVACUATION.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, ANOTHER ACFT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE R WING OF OUR ACFT. OUR PAX ALSO SAW THE FUEL COMING OUT. CAPT DECLARED AN EMER, AND WE RETURNED BACK TO ORD. WE LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. ALSO, HAD A NORMAL EVAC. NO INJURIES. THE WHOLE EVENT WAS COMPLETE IN 8 MINS.

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.