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Engine fuel leak reappears after maintenance clears ATR72 for flight following a leak noted on the ground during preflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489910 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sju.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 3100 |
| ASRS Report | 489910 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On preflight, first officer noticed fuel dripping from epc can overflow tube. Called maintenance and performed what they suggested. Dripping quit and we were given ok to fly aircraft back to sju by both maintenance and dominican republic FAA. During cruise, flight attendant called and said she noticed fuel dripping from that overflow tube on right engine. Requested priority handling from sju center, and for equipment to be standing by upon landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENG FUEL LEAK REAPPEARS AFTER MAINT CLRS ATR72 FOR FLT FOLLOWING A LEAK NOTED ON THE GND DURING PREFLT.
Narrative: ON PREFLT, FO NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING FROM EPC CAN OVERFLOW TUBE. CALLED MAINT AND PERFORMED WHAT THEY SUGGESTED. DRIPPING QUIT AND WE WERE GIVEN OK TO FLY ACFT BACK TO SJU BY BOTH MAINT AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FAA. DURING CRUISE, FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID SHE NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING FROM THAT OVERFLOW TUBE ON R ENG. REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING FROM SJU CENTER, AND FOR EQUIP TO BE STANDING BY UPON LNDG.
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.