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B757-200 flight crew encounter apparent fuel leak in left wing tank. Declare emergency and divert with left engine shut down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 645134 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 39000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz1.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 645134 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity gauges other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At cruise; fuel imbal noted between main fuel tanks and fuel confign light came on. Fuel quantity in left tank was decreasing at an abnormal rate. Fuel leak was suspected on the left side. Had difficulty communicating with dispatch and lost contact with maintenance. Complied with in-flight fuel leak checklist -- left engine was shut down; declared an emergency and diverted to ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 FLT CREW ENCOUNTER APPARENT FUEL LEAK IN L WING TANK. DECLARE EMER AND DIVERT WITH L ENG SHUT DOWN.
Narrative: AT CRUISE; FUEL IMBAL NOTED BTWN MAIN FUEL TANKS AND FUEL CONFIGN LIGHT CAME ON. FUEL QUANTITY IN L TANK WAS DECREASING AT AN ABNORMAL RATE. FUEL LEAK WAS SUSPECTED ON THE L SIDE. HAD DIFFICULTY COMMUNICATING WITH DISPATCH AND LOST CONTACT WITH MAINT. COMPLIED WITH INFLT FUEL LEAK CHKLIST -- L ENG WAS SHUT DOWN; DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.