Atx flight crew noted a fuel leak from top wing panel during climb out from den. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	104051
Time
Date	198902
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdv
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4800
ASRS Report	104051
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

As I leveled off at 17000' in an small transport, I noticed the left fuel nacelle was leaking from the top panel. I immediately returned to stapleton after notifying ATC of the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX FLT CREW NOTED A FUEL LEAK FROM TOP WING PANEL DURING CLIMB OUT FROM DEN. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: AS I LEVELED OFF AT 17000' IN AN SMT, I NOTICED THE LEFT FUEL NACELLE WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP PANEL. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO STAPLETON AFTER NOTIFYING ATC OF THE PROB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.