Medium large transport has fuel leaking from fuel receptacle during refueling process.

Attributes
ACN	292098
Time
Date	199412
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	292098
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On walk around I noted fuel streaming from the fuel receptacle during the refueling process (no fuel leaked after refueling). I mentioned to captain this discrepancy during the preflight and he decided that it was nothing to worry about. En route, the captain wrote the discrepancy up for our arrival. Luckily, maintenance determined that the leak was the result of a faulty refueling truck and not the aircraft. My perception is that it is just not worth cutting corners to get a flight out on time. I think the emphasis on on-time flts by the FAA is inappropriate and leads to carelessness.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL RECEPTACLE DURING REFUELING PROCESS.

Narrative: ON WALK AROUND I NOTED FUEL STREAMING FROM THE FUEL RECEPTACLE DURING THE REFUELING PROCESS (NO FUEL LEAKED AFTER REFUELING). I MENTIONED TO CAPT THIS DISCREPANCY DURING THE PREFLT AND HE DECIDED THAT IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. ENRTE, THE CAPT WROTE THE DISCREPANCY UP FOR OUR ARR. LUCKILY, MAINT DETERMINED THAT THE LEAK WAS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY REFUELING TRUCK AND NOT THE ACFT. MY PERCEPTION IS THAT IT IS JUST NOT WORTH CUTTING CORNERS TO GET A FLT OUT ON TIME. I THINK THE EMPHASIS ON ON-TIME FLTS BY THE FAA IS INAPPROPRIATE AND LEADS TO CARELESSNESS.

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.