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Pilot reported damage to aircraft at the pressure fueling connection that was not reported to the flight crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1716101 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Line Fittings & Connectors |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural MEL Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
After we closed the door to push in ZZZ the ground personnel told us we needed a 'gas cap.' we asked for clarification and were confused by the communication and terminology the ramper was using. The ramper had us wait as he got clarification on what it was we needed; he later told us that maintenance had already been out and replaced fuel cap. We asked if the fuel cap had been replaced and he said yes. The entire communication about the issue was confusing. We departed and flew normally to ZZZ1. Once at the gate in ZZZ1 the captain and I agreed that I would look closely at the fueling port and talk with the new fuelers. Before I got to them; they informed me that they were unable to fuel the plane due to the broken fuel port.upon the first indication that there was an issue we should have pulled the jet bridge back up and we should have gone out to visually inspect the fueling port.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported damage to aircraft at the pressure fueling connection that was not reported to the flight crew.
Narrative: After we closed the door to push in ZZZ the ground personnel told us we needed a 'gas cap.' We asked for clarification and were confused by the communication and terminology the ramper was using. The ramper had us wait as he got clarification on what it was we needed; he later told us that Maintenance had already been out and replaced fuel cap. We asked if the fuel cap had been replaced and he said yes. The entire communication about the issue was confusing. We departed and flew normally to ZZZ1. Once at the gate in ZZZ1 the Captain and I agreed that I would look closely at the fueling port and talk with the new fuelers. Before I got to them; they informed me that they were unable to fuel the plane due to the broken fuel port.Upon the first indication that there was an issue we should have pulled the jet bridge back up and we should have gone out to visually inspect the fueling port.
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.