Ground crew noticed during pushback fueling door was left open on the MD80 and closed it.

Attributes
ACN	703466
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sea.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	703466
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper maintenance
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

At the end of the pushback; the ground crew said something was hanging down under the wing. They checked and found the refueling door open as well as the cover not being attached. They proceeded to fix the problem and we continued. Kudos to the ground crew for seeing this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CREW NOTICED DURING PUSHBACK FUELING DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN ON THE MD80 AND CLOSED IT.

Narrative: AT THE END OF THE PUSHBACK; THE GND CREW SAID SOMETHING WAS HANGING DOWN UNDER THE WING. THEY CHKED AND FOUND THE REFUELING DOOR OPEN AS WELL AS THE COVER NOT BEING ATTACHED. THEY PROCEEDED TO FIX THE PROB AND WE CONTINUED. KUDOS TO THE GND CREW FOR SEEING THIS.

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.