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A B757-200 flight crew shut down the APU and evacuated the passengers at the gate when a fuel leak was reported and verified.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 959231 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 12000 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
After completion of my walk around; I returned to the cockpit and started the APU. Within minutes the agent came to the cockpit to inform me that I had a fuel leak. I immediately went back outside and confirmed that there was; in fact; a rapid fuel leak from the belly of the aircraft. Because of the amount of fuel leaking I decided to evacuate the aircraft. This was done in the interest of safety. All exited through door 2L without incident. The fire and police department were standing by the aircraft. I notified dispatch and the flight office.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 flight crew shut down the APU and evacuated the passengers at the gate when a fuel leak was reported and verified.
Narrative: After completion of my walk around; I returned to the cockpit and started the APU. Within minutes the Agent came to the cockpit to inform me that I had a fuel leak. I immediately went back outside and confirmed that there was; in fact; a rapid fuel leak from the belly of the aircraft. Because of the amount of fuel leaking I decided to evacuate the aircraft. This was done in the interest of safety. All exited through door 2L without incident. The Fire and Police Department were standing by the aircraft. I notified Dispatch and the Flight Office.
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.