Narrative:

Flight pit-ord. On takeoff from runway 28R pit an aircraft on ground said we had 'something coming off wings.' tower reiterated statement. At approximately 500 ft the mdfu gave a fuel automatic feed fault. We had been handed off to departure, then to ZOB. Told center we wanted to return back to pit. We descended back down to 8000 ft (received clearance passing near 8800 ft). Requested emergency equipment for landing as a precaution. Fuel had been siphoning out of drains. Landed without incident and returned to gate. Checked fueling panel and found that the fueler had not properly closed switches panel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF MLG RETURNED AND LANDED AFTER ADVISED BY ANOTHER FLC AND TWR THAT THEY WERE LOSING FUEL DURING DEP.

Narrative: FLT PIT-ORD. ON TKOF FROM RWY 28R PIT AN ACFT ON GND SAID WE HAD 'SOMETHING COMING OFF WINGS.' TWR REITERATED STATEMENT. AT APPROX 500 FT THE MDFU GAVE A FUEL AUTO FEED FAULT. WE HAD BEEN HANDED OFF TO DEP, THEN TO ZOB. TOLD CTR WE WANTED TO RETURN BACK TO PIT. WE DSNDED BACK DOWN TO 8000 FT (RECEIVED CLRNC PASSING NEAR 8800 FT). REQUESTED EMER EQUIP FOR LNDG AS A PRECAUTION. FUEL HAD BEEN SIPHONING OUT OF DRAINS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND RETURNED TO GATE. CHKED FUELING PANEL AND FOUND THAT THE FUELER HAD NOT PROPERLY CLOSED SWITCHES PANEL.

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.