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Air carrier inspector notified reporter captain he observed fueler open the gas cap before connecting the hose grounding wire to his airplane which sequence is contrary to aircraft flight operations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 303120 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199504 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdl |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 31 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| 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 : 200 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 303120 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While refueling at bdl an FAA inspector notified me that he had been observing the refueling process. He said it was not correct as per air carrier flight operations manual. The refueler had opened the fueling cap prior to bonding the fueling hose. I was not aware of the situation as I was involved in other flight duties preparing for our next flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR INSPECTOR NOTIFIED RPTR CAPT HE OBSERVED FUELER OPEN THE GAS CAP BEFORE CONNECTING THE HOSE GNDING WIRE TO HIS AIRPLANE WHICH SEQUENCE IS CONTRARY TO ACFT FLT OPS.
Narrative: WHILE REFUELING AT BDL AN FAA INSPECTOR NOTIFIED ME THAT HE HAD BEEN OBSERVING THE REFUELING PROCESS. HE SAID IT WAS NOT CORRECT AS PER ACR FLT OPS MANUAL. THE REFUELER HAD OPENED THE FUELING CAP PRIOR TO BONDING THE FUELING HOSE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE SIT AS I WAS INVOLVED IN OTHER FLT DUTIES PREPARING FOR OUR NEXT FLT.
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.