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Following a B737-800 fuel tank vent overflow; safety mitigation procedures did not include ground cleanup personnel protection from fuel vapor or absorbent material dust. One person became ill and others smelled of fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1290838 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
There was fuel gushing out of the wing tip of the 737. All the proper channels were notified of the large fuel spill and absorbent was placed to stop the fuel from going any further. The only thing supplied as far as safety gear was a 'dust mask' for the clean up. A dust mask doesn't do any good when you are inhaling raw fuel. Everyone that cleaned the fuel spill smelled like raw fuel and had the hazardous dust all over their uniform for rest of the night. One person that was cleaning the spill felt sick the rest of the night; most likely from inhaling the raw fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Following a B737-800 fuel tank vent overflow; safety mitigation procedures did not include ground cleanup personnel protection from fuel vapor or absorbent material dust. One person became ill and others smelled of fuel.
Narrative: There was fuel gushing out of the wing tip of the 737. All the proper channels were notified of the large fuel spill and absorbent was placed to stop the fuel from going any further. The only thing supplied as far as safety gear was a 'dust mask' for the clean up. A dust mask doesn't do any good when you are inhaling raw fuel. Everyone that cleaned the fuel spill smelled like raw fuel and had the hazardous dust all over their uniform for rest of the night. One person that was cleaning the spill felt sick the rest of the night; most likely from inhaling the raw fuel.
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.