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Air carrier dispatcher reported a flight diverted to an alternate airport after noting a possible fuel leak.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1603392 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201812 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Storage System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Dispatcher |
| Qualification | Dispatch Dispatcher |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Flight sent ACARS message: possible fuel leak. Landing ZZZ. [Would land] in ZZZ1 below emergency fuel. When message was sent; aircraft was already descending through 10;000 ft into ZZZ. I sent amendment changing destination to ZZZ and included weather / NOTAMS. There was no other conversation prior to this maintenance report indicating fuel issues.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Dispatcher reported a flight diverted to an alternate airport after noting a possible fuel leak.
Narrative: Flight sent ACARS message: Possible fuel leak. Landing ZZZ. [Would land] in ZZZ1 below emergency fuel. When message was sent; aircraft was already descending through 10;000 FT into ZZZ. I sent amendment changing destination to ZZZ and included weather / NOTAMS. There was no other conversation prior to this maintenance report indicating fuel issues.
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.