A DV20 instructor reported diverting after 20 minutes of flight time because the fuel quantity was d...

Attributes
ACN	915420
Time
Date	201010
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	DA20 Undifferentiated
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Line Fittings & Connectors
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 440 Flight Crew Type 180
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During a night cross country flight my student and I diverted after noticing that the fuel gauge was dropping faster than normal. We had departed with over 2 hours of fuel for an hour flight. We diverted 5 minutes after takeoff when we felt that things just weren't going well. We topped off the tanks with 21.5 gallons. That means we landed with 2.5 usable gallons of fuel. We took off with 2 hours of fuel onboard but landed with 20 minutes after only a 15 minute flight. The source of the problem was a loose fuel line going to the fuel pump. The airplane was just out of its 100 hour inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DV20 Instructor reported diverting after 20 minutes of flight time because the fuel quantity was decreasing too rapidly. A leaking fuel line at the fuel pump was discovered on this aircraft just out of its 100 hour check.

Narrative: During a night cross country flight my student and I diverted after noticing that the fuel gauge was dropping faster than normal. We had departed with over 2 hours of fuel for an hour flight. We diverted 5 minutes after takeoff when we felt that things just weren't going well. We topped off the tanks with 21.5 gallons. That means we landed with 2.5 usable gallons of fuel. We took off with 2 hours of fuel onboard but landed with 20 minutes after only a 15 minute flight. The source of the problem was a loose fuel line going to the fuel pump. The airplane was just out of its 100 hour inspection.

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.

A DV20 instructor reported diverting after 20 minutes of flight time because the fuel quantity was decreasing too rapidly. A leaking fuel line at the fuel pump was discovered on this aircraft just out of its 100 hour check.