Narrative:

This is a maintenance mistake I caught on the ramp at cmh. We flew lga to cmh before I found this major maintenance error. On postflt/preflight walkaround, prior to flying cmh to las, I found fuel pouring out of #1 engine cowl. Mechanic was called. They found a 'B' nut that was 1 1/2 turns from being tight on the fuel manifold even though it was safety wired. They also found the ignitor to #7 burner cannot secure and arcing to ignitor box. We had flown lga to cmh with 'a' ignition selected for takeoff and landing. This is the ignitor to #7 burner can. Fuel leak was spraying across this arcing ignitor. I'm lucky to be writing this report. How can 2 major problems like this occur at a 121 carrier on the same engine to create such a deadly situation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-200 ON PREFLT CHK WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FUEL LEAK ON #1 ENG. WHEN CORRECTING THE FUEL LEAK AN ARCING IGNITOR LEAD WAS DISCOVERED AND REPLACED.

Narrative: THIS IS A MAINT MISTAKE I CAUGHT ON THE RAMP AT CMH. WE FLEW LGA TO CMH BEFORE I FOUND THIS MAJOR MAINT ERROR. ON POSTFLT/PREFLT WALKAROUND, PRIOR TO FLYING CMH TO LAS, I FOUND FUEL POURING OUT OF #1 ENG COWL. MECH WAS CALLED. THEY FOUND A 'B' NUT THAT WAS 1 1/2 TURNS FROM BEING TIGHT ON THE FUEL MANIFOLD EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SAFETY WIRED. THEY ALSO FOUND THE IGNITOR TO #7 BURNER CANNOT SECURE AND ARCING TO IGNITOR BOX. WE HAD FLOWN LGA TO CMH WITH 'A' IGNITION SELECTED FOR TKOF AND LNDG. THIS IS THE IGNITOR TO #7 BURNER CAN. FUEL LEAK WAS SPRAYING ACROSS THIS ARCING IGNITOR. I'M LUCKY TO BE WRITING THIS RPT. HOW CAN 2 MAJOR PROBS LIKE THIS OCCUR AT A 121 CARRIER ON THE SAME ENG TO CREATE SUCH A DEADLY SIT.

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.