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Emb-145 captain reported an over-fueling problem associated with a particular aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1655253 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Aircraft was being fueled. The fueler brought to my attention of fuel imbalance and the aircraft was not fueling properly and that he stopped fueling. I checked the imbalance on the mfd (multi-function flight display); there was a 1;500 pound imbalance. I called dispatch and was talking to maintenance. It was brought to my attention that fuel was leaking from the left wing. I stepped outside and fuel was gushing from the left wing. I called operations and told them we have a fuel leak and request fire trucks as a precaution. I shut down all power to the aircraft and went outside.fuel was gushing out of left wing. Over-pressurization of the left fuel tank causing it to vent fuel. I called operations and requested fire trucks as a precaution. I de-powered the aircraft. Myself and crew evacuated the aircraft. Aircraft has a history of not fueling properly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-145 Captain reported an over-fueling problem associated with a particular aircraft.
Narrative: Aircraft was being fueled. The fueler brought to my attention of fuel imbalance and the aircraft was not fueling properly and that he stopped fueling. I checked the imbalance on the MFD (Multi-function Flight Display); there was a 1;500 LB imbalance. I called Dispatch and was talking to Maintenance. It was brought to my attention that fuel was leaking from the left wing. I stepped outside and fuel was gushing from the left wing. I called Operations and told them we have a fuel leak and request fire trucks as a precaution. I shut down all power to the aircraft and went outside.Fuel was gushing out of left wing. Over-pressurization of the left fuel tank causing it to vent fuel. I called Operations and requested fire trucks as a precaution. I de-powered the aircraft. Myself and crew evacuated the aircraft. Aircraft has a history of not fueling properly.
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.