B757 flight attendant reports fuel smell in the aft galley during flight.

Attributes
ACN	724973
Time
Date	200701
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 6
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 15
ASRS Report	724973
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

There was a strong smell of what might have been fuel from push back. It continued into the flight for the duration of the flight. The odor was in the aft galley. A non-rev pilot went to the aft galley and he also said he smelled the odor. This was related to the captain and they thought there might be a fuel leak that was pooling and could cause a fire. The captain decided to land in ZZZ. I believe he shut one of the fuel lines. The odor dissipated. The mechanics came aboard and checked all possibilities. No leak was found and after about 3 hours when the mechanics were satisfied -- we continued on. I was working the first class cabin but did go to the back galley during the flight and the odor was strong.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT ATTENDANT RPTS FUEL SMELL IN THE AFT GALLEY DURING FLT.

Narrative: THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FUEL FROM PUSH BACK. IT CONTINUED INTO THE FLT FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLT. THE ODOR WAS IN THE AFT GALLEY. A NON-REV PILOT WENT TO THE AFT GALLEY AND HE ALSO SAID HE SMELLED THE ODOR. THIS WAS RELATED TO THE CAPT AND THEY THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE A FUEL LEAK THAT WAS POOLING AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CAPT DECIDED TO LAND IN ZZZ. I BELIEVE HE SHUT ONE OF THE FUEL LINES. THE ODOR DISSIPATED. THE MECHANICS CAME ABOARD AND CHKED ALL POSSIBILITIES. NO LEAK WAS FOUND AND AFTER ABOUT 3 HOURS WHEN THE MECHS WERE SATISFIED -- WE CONTINUED ON. I WAS WORKING THE FIRST CLASS CABIN BUT DID GO TO THE BACK GALLEY DURING THE FLT AND THE ODOR WAS STRONG.

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.