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An E145 returned to the departure airport after being advised by a following aircraft of fuel leaking from the right wing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 893595 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Storage System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
The aircraft taking off behind us reported we had white mist coming from our right wing that looked like fuel. The first officer confirmed the leak by looking out the window. We noted a fuel imbalance of 400 pounds; declared an emergency; and made an overweight landing with a sink rate less than 300 ft per minute.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An E145 returned to the departure airport after being advised by a following aircraft of fuel leaking from the right wing.
Narrative: The aircraft taking off behind us reported we had white mist coming from our right wing that looked like fuel. The First Officer confirmed the leak by looking out the window. We noted a fuel imbalance of 400 pounds; declared an emergency; and made an overweight landing with a sink rate less than 300 ft per minute.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.