Narrative:

On mar/sun/05; I had just landed and after finishing my postflt; I began to refuel my aircraft. While refueling; I got a call for another flight. I finished refueling the aircraft; closed the door to the fuel cap on the aircraft; and returned the fuel hose to a safe area away from the aircraft. I then walked up to the cockpit to retrieve my flashlight to do a quick preflight looking over the aircraft. From the front of the aircraft; I shined the light above; below; and to both sides of the aircraft to look for anything out of the ordinary. I did not perform a usual walkaround because I had performed a postflt before refueling the aircraft; just mins earlier. After my check with the light; I hopped back in the aircraft and performed a normal startup and headed over to a nearby location to pick up the flight crew. After signaling them toward the aircraft; one crew member climbed in and said that the fuel cap was open. I asked if it was still unsecure and was told that it was now ok and safe to go. We took off and landed shortly afterwards. Upon landing; I debriefed the crew; first asking them if they felt unsafe during the flight because of the fuel cap being loose. This kind of cap has to be latched and turned about 45 degrees before it completely closes. I also asked if anyone wanted to report this; since there was no damage; and it did not hinder our mission. We agreed to not report the situation because after inspection; I noticed that the cap was in operable condition; and no damage done.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B407 HELI PLT FORGOT TO SECURE THE FUEL CAP.

Narrative: ON MAR/SUN/05; I HAD JUST LANDED AND AFTER FINISHING MY POSTFLT; I BEGAN TO REFUEL MY ACFT. WHILE REFUELING; I GOT A CALL FOR ANOTHER FLT. I FINISHED REFUELING THE ACFT; CLOSED THE DOOR TO THE FUEL CAP ON THE ACFT; AND RETURNED THE FUEL HOSE TO A SAFE AREA AWAY FROM THE ACFT. I THEN WALKED UP TO THE COCKPIT TO RETRIEVE MY FLASHLIGHT TO DO A QUICK PREFLT LOOKING OVER THE ACFT. FROM THE FRONT OF THE ACFT; I SHINED THE LIGHT ABOVE; BELOW; AND TO BOTH SIDES OF THE ACFT TO LOOK FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I DID NOT PERFORM A USUAL WALKAROUND BECAUSE I HAD PERFORMED A POSTFLT BEFORE REFUELING THE ACFT; JUST MINS EARLIER. AFTER MY CHK WITH THE LIGHT; I HOPPED BACK IN THE ACFT AND PERFORMED A NORMAL STARTUP AND HEADED OVER TO A NEARBY LOCATION TO PICK UP THE FLT CREW. AFTER SIGNALING THEM TOWARD THE ACFT; ONE CREW MEMBER CLBED IN AND SAID THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS OPEN. I ASKED IF IT WAS STILL UNSECURE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOW OK AND SAFE TO GO. WE TOOK OFF AND LANDED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. UPON LNDG; I DEBRIEFED THE CREW; FIRST ASKING THEM IF THEY FELT UNSAFE DURING THE FLT BECAUSE OF THE FUEL CAP BEING LOOSE. THIS KIND OF CAP HAS TO BE LATCHED AND TURNED ABOUT 45 DEGS BEFORE IT COMPLETELY CLOSES. I ALSO ASKED IF ANYONE WANTED TO RPT THIS; SINCE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE; AND IT DID NOT HINDER OUR MISSION. WE AGREED TO NOT RPT THE SIT BECAUSE AFTER INSPECTION; I NOTICED THAT THE CAP WAS IN OPERABLE CONDITION; AND NO DAMAGE DONE.

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.