An erj-175 declared an emergency; shut down the right engine and diverted to the nearest suitable ai...

Attributes
ACN	1203420
Time
Date	201409
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Storage System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

During climb out I noticed a 600 lbs fuel imbalance (system 2 was 600 lbs lower than system 1). Fuel was balanced during release brief. Suspected fuel leak. Pulled up fuel synoptic page on mfd and began fuel transfer and #2 fuel was still depleting even when fuel pump was off. Mfd and EICAS agreed on fuel levels. The first officer and I agreed there was every indication of a fuel leak. We ran the QRH for fuel leak. Declared an emergency and determined that ZZZ would be the best place to divert. Nearest suitable airport. Preformed a precautionary engine shutdown per the QRH notified dispatch notified the flight attendants made an announcement to the passengers on final approach we received a 'fuel 2 lo level' master warning. We determined it was erroneous and continued the approach and landed without incidence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An ERJ-175 declared an emergency; shut down the right engine and diverted to the nearest suitable airport after determining they had a significant fuel leak in the number two tank.

Narrative: During climb out I noticed a 600 lbs fuel imbalance (system 2 was 600 lbs lower than system 1). Fuel was balanced during release brief. Suspected fuel leak. Pulled up fuel synoptic page on MFD and began fuel transfer and #2 fuel was still depleting even when fuel pump was off. MFD and EICAS agreed on fuel levels. The First Officer and I agreed there was every indication of a fuel leak. We ran the QRH for fuel leak. Declared an emergency and determined that ZZZ would be the best place to divert. Nearest suitable airport. Preformed a precautionary engine shutdown per the QRH Notified dispatch Notified the flight attendants made an announcement to the passengers on final approach we received a 'FUEL 2 LO LEVEL' master warning. We determined it was erroneous and continued the approach and landed without incidence.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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 erj-175 declared an emergency; shut down the right engine and diverted to the nearest suitable airport after determining they had a significant fuel leak in the number two tank.