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EMB145 crew is informed by ground crew at destination that the fueling door is open and the protective metal cap is missing from the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 747101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aex.airport |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| 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 : preflight ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 747101 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Upon arriving in dfw ramp personnel informed me that the refueling door was open and the protective metal cap was missing. The refuel light on the overhead panel only comes on with the refuel panel powered or defuel valve open. It does not indicate door position. Although it was a quick turn; I feel certain that the refuel light was out prior to starting the right engine. I also recall making the call; 'clear on the right?' with the first officer saying 'clear on the right;' before starting the right engine. I'm certain my first officer would have noticed the door open; if in fact it was open; when clearing the right engine. And I don't recall ever seeing the refueling light on after the fueler left the aircraft. In addition; the guide person out in front of the airplane did not indicate anything unusual before marshalling us out. My concern now is that the metal cap fell off the aircraft en route.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB145 CREW IS INFORMED BY GND CREW AT DESTINATION THAT THE FUELING DOOR IS OPEN AND THE PROTECTIVE METAL CAP IS MISSING FROM THE ACFT.
Narrative: UPON ARRIVING IN DFW RAMP PERSONNEL INFORMED ME THAT THE REFUELING DOOR WAS OPEN AND THE PROTECTIVE METAL CAP WAS MISSING. THE REFUEL LIGHT ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL ONLY COMES ON WITH THE REFUEL PANEL POWERED OR DEFUEL VALVE OPEN. IT DOES NOT INDICATE DOOR POS. ALTHOUGH IT WAS A QUICK TURN; I FEEL CERTAIN THAT THE REFUEL LIGHT WAS OUT PRIOR TO STARTING THE R ENG. I ALSO RECALL MAKING THE CALL; 'CLR ON THE R?' WITH THE FO SAYING 'CLR ON THE R;' BEFORE STARTING THE R ENG. I'M CERTAIN MY FO WOULD HAVE NOTICED THE DOOR OPEN; IF IN FACT IT WAS OPEN; WHEN CLRING THE R ENG. AND I DON'T RECALL EVER SEEING THE REFUELING LIGHT ON AFTER THE FUELER LEFT THE ACFT. IN ADDITION; THE GUIDE PERSON OUT IN FRONT OF THE AIRPLANE DID NOT INDICATE ANYTHING UNUSUAL BEFORE MARSHALLING US OUT. MY CONCERN NOW IS THAT THE METAL CAP FELL OFF THE ACFT ENRTE.
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.