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Ground controller and flight crew of other air carrier aircraft report air carrier medium large transport spilling fuel from right wing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 222793 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 222793 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Taxi-out from gate, normal operation. Was informed we were 'leaking' fuel from the right wing, from ground control and other aircraft. Stopped the aircraft in front of the firehouse and the fire marshall informed me of no fuel leaks. Asked fire marshall to follow us back to gate where passenger were off- loaded and fuel system was checked out with maintenance. No problems. Continued as normal operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GND CTLR AND FLC OF OTHER ACR ACFT RPT ACR MLG SPILLING FUEL FROM R WING.
Narrative: TAXI-OUT FROM GATE, NORMAL OP. WAS INFORMED WE WERE 'LEAKING' FUEL FROM THE R WING, FROM GND CTL AND OTHER ACFT. STOPPED THE ACFT IN FRONT OF THE FIREHOUSE AND THE FIRE MARSHALL INFORMED ME OF NO FUEL LEAKS. ASKED FIRE MARSHALL TO FOLLOW US BACK TO GATE WHERE PAX WERE OFF- LOADED AND FUEL SYS WAS CHKED OUT WITH MAINT. NO PROBLEMS. CONTINUED AS NORMAL OP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.