E145 flight crew flies aircraft with missing fuel cap.

Attributes
ACN	687463
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : chs.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	687463
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	687464
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

My first officer and I unknowingly flew an aircraft from lga to chs with the fuel cap missing. Upon arrival into chs; we were notified by the fueler that the cap was missing and we wrote it up and called maintenance control. They MEL'ed the cap and the aircraft continued without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E145 FLT CREW FLIES ACFT WITH MISSING FUEL CAP.

Narrative: MY FO AND I UNKNOWINGLY FLEW AN ACFT FROM LGA TO CHS WITH THE FUEL CAP MISSING. UPON ARR INTO CHS; WE WERE NOTIFIED BY THE FUELER THAT THE CAP WAS MISSING AND WE WROTE IT UP AND CALLED MAINT CTL. THEY MEL'ED THE CAP AND THE ACFT CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.