An A321 captain reported that the ground crew advised him of a substantial fuel leak on push back. T...

Attributes
ACN	985150
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Line Fittings & Connectors
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During pushback and just prior to release from tug; ground crew advised of fuel leaking from the #1 engine. Captain inquired if it was a drip or like a garden hose type of leak. 'Garden hose' was the reply. Captain shut down engines #1 and #2 (5 minute estimate for observation already approximately transpired as ground crew commented he was watching leak during the pushback). SOP [was] followed and returned to gate. Two subsequent engine starts were performed to assist mechanics in trouble shooting. Flight was cancelled as a replacement fuel valve part was needed and not available.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A321 Captain reported that the ground crew advised him of a substantial fuel leak on push back. The flight was canceled when a replacement part could not be found.

Narrative: During pushback and just prior to release from tug; ground crew advised of fuel leaking from the #1 engine. Captain inquired if it was a drip or like a garden hose type of leak. 'Garden hose' was the reply. Captain shut down engines #1 and #2 (5 minute estimate for observation already approximately transpired as ground crew commented he was watching leak during the pushback). SOP [was] followed and returned to gate. Two subsequent engine starts were performed to assist mechanics in trouble shooting. Flight was cancelled as a replacement fuel valve part was needed and not available.

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.

An A321 captain reported that the ground crew advised him of a substantial fuel leak on push back. The flight was canceled when a replacement part could not be found.