<< >> NASA ASRS Report 433814, April 1999

An air carrier F100 flight crew reports that they had a repeat of fuel fumes in the cabin of this particular aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	433814
Time
Date	199904
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 26000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	433814
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : cab 4
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to alternate
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after leveloff, the #2 flight attendant advised us that she smelled some fuel in the back of the cabin. I went back and could indeed identify a fuel smell in the last 2 rows of coach. This was a repeat gripe. I advised the captain that there was a fuel smell. We asked to return to chicago. The captain then declared an emergency and we landed uneventfully in chicago. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said that he has not experienced any problem of this nature on other F100's and he has over 1000 hours in type. He does not know what maintenance personnel may have found, but he knows that the aircraft is back in service.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR F100 FLC RPTS THAT THEY HAD A REPEAT OF FUEL FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THIS PARTICULAR ACFT.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER LEVELOFF, THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED US THAT SHE SMELLED SOME FUEL IN THE BACK OF THE CABIN. I WENT BACK AND COULD INDEED IDENT A FUEL SMELL IN THE LAST 2 ROWS OF COACH. THIS WAS A REPEAT GRIPE. I ADVISED THE CAPT THAT THERE WAS A FUEL SMELL. WE ASKED TO RETURN TO CHICAGO. THE CAPT THEN DECLARED AN EMER AND WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY IN CHICAGO. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THAT HE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROB OF THIS NATURE ON OTHER F100'S AND HE HAS OVER 1000 HRS IN TYPE. HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT MAINT PERSONNEL MAY HAVE FOUND, BUT HE KNOWS THAT THE ACFT IS BACK IN SVC.

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.