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An air carrier B737 captain reported being advised of sea fuelers leaving the fuel valves open after fueling; resulting in fuel spills and potentially hazardous situations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 756538 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200710 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 756538 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon arrival I proceeded to operations for the next flight's paperwork. While there; the fueler came in and was complaining to the operations agent that she was tired of getting soaked by fuel when she open the fueling panel because some sea fueler left the fuel valves open. I queried her; and she related that as she opened the fueling panel on our aircraft; a large quantity of fuel fell onto her face. She said that all 3 fueling valves were left open. I asked if the fuel had come from the fueling port; or had it been accumulating in the panel area. She said it was in the panel area. She also stated that it is quite common to see at least 1 open valve on flts from sea. It occurs to me that when this situation occurs; we have raw fuel outside of the fuel system; thereby creating a fire hazard. Fueler needs to do his job correctly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B737 CAPT REPORTED BEING ADVISED OF SEA FUELERS LEAVING THE FUEL VALVES OPEN AFTER FUELING; RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLS AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS.
Narrative: UPON ARR I PROCEEDED TO OPS FOR THE NEXT FLT'S PAPERWORK. WHILE THERE; THE FUELER CAME IN AND WAS COMPLAINING TO THE OPS AGENT THAT SHE WAS TIRED OF GETTING SOAKED BY FUEL WHEN SHE OPEN THE FUELING PANEL BECAUSE SOME SEA FUELER LEFT THE FUEL VALVES OPEN. I QUERIED HER; AND SHE RELATED THAT AS SHE OPENED THE FUELING PANEL ON OUR ACFT; A LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL FELL ONTO HER FACE. SHE SAID THAT ALL 3 FUELING VALVES WERE LEFT OPEN. I ASKED IF THE FUEL HAD COME FROM THE FUELING PORT; OR HAD IT BEEN ACCUMULATING IN THE PANEL AREA. SHE SAID IT WAS IN THE PANEL AREA. SHE ALSO STATED THAT IT IS QUITE COMMON TO SEE AT LEAST 1 OPEN VALVE ON FLTS FROM SEA. IT OCCURS TO ME THAT WHEN THIS SITUATION OCCURS; WE HAVE RAW FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL SYS; THEREBY CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. FUELER NEEDS TO DO HIS JOB CORRECTLY.
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.