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BE100 atx aircraft fuel cap appeared to be flush and closed, but after airborne fuel was seen leaking from cap. Reporter returned, landed, secured cap and continued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378265 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lnk |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lnk |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | King Air 100 A/B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 378265 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Aircraft was preflted normally. Fuel caps noted to be in the flush, closed position. During rotation fuel was noticed leaking from the right inboard fuel tank. Return to landing runway and normal landing was completed. Further investigation revealed that cap can come loose if it is put on when in the closed position, aligning marks must line up. Line departments and pilots should be made aware of this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE100 ATX ACFT FUEL CAP APPEARED TO BE FLUSH AND CLOSED, BUT AFTER AIRBORNE FUEL WAS SEEN LEAKING FROM CAP. RPTR RETURNED, LANDED, SECURED CAP AND CONTINUED.
Narrative: ACFT WAS PREFLTED NORMALLY. FUEL CAPS NOTED TO BE IN THE FLUSH, CLOSED POS. DURING ROTATION FUEL WAS NOTICED LEAKING FROM THE R INBOARD FUEL TANK. RETURN TO LNDG RWY AND NORMAL LNDG WAS COMPLETED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT CAP CAN COME LOOSE IF IT IS PUT ON WHEN IN THE CLOSED POS, ALIGNING MARKS MUST LINE UP. LINE DEPTS AND PLTS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS.
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.