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A B727-200 during pushback experienced fuel fumes in the cabin caused by an APU fuel leak. Aircraft was towed back on gate and passenger deplaned.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 433021 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 433021 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Fuel fumes entered aircraft during pushback due to an APU fuel leak which caused fuel fumes to enter the air conditioning system. Passenger were deplaned upon return to jetway (3 mins). No known problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 DURING PUSHBACK EXPERIENCED FUEL FUMES IN THE CABIN CAUSED BY AN APU FUEL LEAK. ACFT WAS TOWED BACK ON GATE AND PAX DEPLANED.
Narrative: FUEL FUMES ENTERED ACFT DURING PUSHBACK DUE TO AN APU FUEL LEAK WHICH CAUSED FUEL FUMES TO ENTER THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS. PAX WERE DEPLANED UPON RETURN TO JETWAY (3 MINS). NO KNOWN PROBS.
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.