<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1003246, April 2012

Emb-145EP first officer reported on climb he received a call from flight attendant who reported fuel venting from the left wing; which was confirmed by the quantity indicators. They declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.

Attributes
ACN	1003246
Time
Date	201204
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

While climbing out on a ferry flight the flight attendant noticed fuel venting from the left wing. Fuel quantities indicated we were losing fuel from the left tanks. We performed the fuel leak QRH; declared an emergency and diverted to [nearest suitable airport].

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-145EP First Officer reported on climb he received a call from Flight Attendant who reported fuel venting from the left wing; which was confirmed by the quantity indicators. They declared an emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport.

Narrative: While climbing out on a ferry flight the Flight Attendant noticed fuel venting from the left wing. Fuel quantities indicated we were losing fuel from the left tanks. We performed the fuel leak QRH; declared an emergency and diverted to [nearest suitable airport].

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.