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A beech 1900D had the fuel tank refueling cap depart the aircraft in-flight caused by failure to lock cap.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 458291 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199912 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 458291 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 220 |
| ASRS Report | 457276 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
At gate, the fueler started to hook up for fueling. After consulting the captain, we agreed to skip fueling, and I went and told fuelers to stop. At the time, the right fuel cap was off, but he hadn't started pumping. He replaced the cap and drove off, and we boarded passenger. The captain did a walkaround inspection, and we closed up and started engines. As part of our before-taxi checklist, we visually checked that the fuel caps were in place, and they were. I could not see if the lock tab was latched, but I assumed it had been, since the cap was in place. Upon arrival in ZZZ, the fueler noted that the right cap was missing. It must have come loose sometime during flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BEECH 1900D HAD THE FUEL TANK REFUELING CAP DEPART THE ACFT INFLT CAUSED BY FAILURE TO LOCK CAP.
Narrative: AT GATE, THE FUELER STARTED TO HOOK UP FOR FUELING. AFTER CONSULTING THE CAPT, WE AGREED TO SKIP FUELING, AND I WENT AND TOLD FUELERS TO STOP. AT THE TIME, THE R FUEL CAP WAS OFF, BUT HE HADN'T STARTED PUMPING. HE REPLACED THE CAP AND DROVE OFF, AND WE BOARDED PAX. THE CAPT DID A WALKAROUND INSPECTION, AND WE CLOSED UP AND STARTED ENGS. AS PART OF OUR BEFORE-TAXI CHKLIST, WE VISUALLY CHKED THAT THE FUEL CAPS WERE IN PLACE, AND THEY WERE. I COULD NOT SEE IF THE LOCK TAB WAS LATCHED, BUT I ASSUMED IT HAD BEEN, SINCE THE CAP WAS IN PLACE. UPON ARR IN ZZZ, THE FUELER NOTED THAT THE R CAP WAS MISSING. IT MUST HAVE COME LOOSE SOMETIME DURING 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.