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The crew of an air carrier medium large transport failed to write up a possible fuel leak in the maintenance log.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 246666 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : igb |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 140 |
| ASRS Report | 246666 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
A passenger told one of the flight attendants that he noticed a section of the wing which was wet. The flight attendant relayed this information to the captain and myself in the cockpit. No abnormal fuel usage was noted during the flight. Flight was continued uneventfully to bwi. Upon landing, we asked maintenance personnel to inspect the wing area where a passenger had noted some dampness during flight. Since no abnormal fuel burn was noted, we did not enter a discrepancy into the aircraft logbook. This was our last flight in this particular aircraft, so we do not know the results of the maintenance inspection.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE CREW OF AN ACR MLG FAILED TO WRITE UP A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK IN THE MAINT LOG.
Narrative: A PAX TOLD ONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT HE NOTICED A SECTION OF THE WING WHICH WAS WET. THE FLT ATTENDANT RELAYED THIS INFO TO THE CAPT AND MYSELF IN THE COCKPIT. NO ABNORMAL FUEL USAGE WAS NOTED DURING THE FLT. FLT WAS CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY TO BWI. UPON LNDG, WE ASKED MAINT PERSONNEL TO INSPECT THE WING AREA WHERE A PAX HAD NOTED SOME DAMPNESS DURING FLT. SINCE NO ABNORMAL FUEL BURN WAS NOTED, WE DID NOT ENTER A DISCREPANCY INTO THE ACFT LOGBOOK. THIS WAS OUR LAST FLT IN THIS PARTICULAR ACFT, SO WE DO NOT KNOW THE RESULTS OF THE MAINT INSPECTION.
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.