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A king air C90 E90 pilot noticed fuel leaking from the top of the right engine nacelle; so he declared an emergency; diverted to a nearby airport and after an uneventful landing maintenance discovered a gasket separation was allowing the leak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1098640 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201307 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Line Fittings & Connectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 9900 Flight Crew Type 10 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
In cruise flight I noticed fuel leaking from the top of the right nacelle. We elected to divert to the nearest airport. I notified ATC of our intentions and received a clearance and declared an emergency. ATC vectored us for the visual approach and an uneventful landing was made. Tower had the emergency equipment standing by and we taxied to a predetermined spot where the authorities declared us ok to be towed to the maintenance hangar. Upon evaluation; maintenance found a gasket that had separated causing the leak.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A King Air C90 E90 pilot noticed fuel leaking from the top of the right engine nacelle; so he declared an emergency; diverted to a nearby airport and after an uneventful landing Maintenance discovered a gasket separation was allowing the leak.
Narrative: In cruise flight I noticed fuel leaking from the top of the right nacelle. We elected to divert to the nearest airport. I notified ATC of our intentions and received a clearance and declared an emergency. ATC vectored us for the visual approach and an uneventful landing was made. Tower had the emergency equipment standing by and we taxied to a predetermined spot where the authorities declared us OK to be towed to the Maintenance hangar. Upon evaluation; Maintenance found a gasket that had separated causing the leak.
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.