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A321 first officer reported ground gate return due to fuel fumes throughout the cabin during taxi. Simultaneously ground control reported large amount of fluid under aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1660467 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Shortly after starting engines and completing the after start flow we received a call from the aft flight attendants saying there was a strong smell of fuel in the cabin. Almost simultaneously ground control called us and said there was a large amount of fluid under the aircraft; making a trail behind us and it appeared to be coming from our plane. We then started the APU back up; shut down both engines and called operations to get towed back to a gate and send the arff (airport rescue and firefighting) as a precaution. Passengers were deplaned after returning to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 First Officer reported ground gate return due to fuel fumes throughout the cabin during taxi. Simultaneously Ground Control reported large amount of fluid under aircraft.
Narrative: Shortly after starting engines and completing the after start flow we received a call from the aft flight attendants saying there was a strong smell of fuel in the cabin. Almost simultaneously Ground Control called us and said there was a large amount of fluid under the aircraft; making a trail behind us and it appeared to be coming from our plane. We then started the APU back up; shut down both engines and called operations to get towed back to a gate and send the ARFF (Airport Rescue and Firefighting) as a precaution. Passengers were deplaned after returning to gate.
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.