Mdt departs with fuel panel open.

Attributes
ACN	264297
Time
Date	199402
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : crw
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : crw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	264297
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	264387
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After takeoff passenger notified flight attendant that the fueling panel was left open by the fueler. The system is designed to trail in-flight with no adverse effects. We continued on to destination about 40 min away. We need to impress on ground support people the need to complete the job. Even though we should catch it during preflight, we still need support from these people since the preflight was conducted during the fueling process.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT DEPARTS WITH FUEL PANEL OPEN.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF PAX NOTIFIED FLT ATTENDANT THAT THE FUELING PANEL WAS LEFT OPEN BY THE FUELER. THE SYS IS DESIGNED TO TRAIL INFLT WITH NO ADVERSE EFFECTS. WE CONTINUED ON TO DEST ABOUT 40 MIN AWAY. WE NEED TO IMPRESS ON GND SUPPORT PEOPLE THE NEED TO COMPLETE THE JOB. EVEN THOUGH WE SHOULD CATCH IT DURING PREFLT, WE STILL NEED SUPPORT FROM THESE PEOPLE SINCE THE PREFLT WAS CONDUCTED DURING THE FUELING PROCESS.

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.