Narrative:

We had a normal preflight and departure until approximately 15000 ft. It was the first officer's leg. This was the final leg of a 3-DAY identification. While climbing through 15000 ft MSL on our way to 17000 ft MSL, we got a call from the aft flight attendant notifying us that our omc riding in the aft cabin noticed fuel venting from left wing. I sent my first officer back to investigate. Once he confirmed the leak, we decided to divert to iad. We declared an emergency with ZDC, notified our company and landed 15 mins later. I advised first flight attendant to do cabin advisory at first, then changed my mind to have them do a preparation for evacuate/evacuation. She did a very condensed version because we were running short of time. We rolled to end of runway and had firemen look over aircraft after we shut down engines. I also decided to get towed to the gate. Once at the gate, 1 of our passenger had a heart attack. 2 doctors attended to him while we called the paramedics. Once the paramedics arrived, they had to attend to the passenger 30 mins before transporting him to a hospital.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 FLT DIVERTS TO IAD AFTER TKOF WHEN THE CREW IS ALERTED TO FUEL VENTING FROM THE L WING AFTER DEP FROM DCA, DC.

Narrative: WE HAD A NORMAL PREFLT AND DEP UNTIL APPROX 15000 FT. IT WAS THE FO'S LEG. THIS WAS THE FINAL LEG OF A 3-DAY ID. WHILE CLBING THROUGH 15000 FT MSL ON OUR WAY TO 17000 FT MSL, WE GOT A CALL FROM THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFYING US THAT OUR OMC RIDING IN THE AFT CABIN NOTICED FUEL VENTING FROM L WING. I SENT MY FO BACK TO INVESTIGATE. ONCE HE CONFIRMED THE LEAK, WE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO IAD. WE DECLARED AN EMER WITH ZDC, NOTIFIED OUR COMPANY AND LANDED 15 MINS LATER. I ADVISED FIRST FLT ATTENDANT TO DO CABIN ADVISORY AT FIRST, THEN CHANGED MY MIND TO HAVE THEM DO A PREPARATION FOR EVAC. SHE DID A VERY CONDENSED VERSION BECAUSE WE WERE RUNNING SHORT OF TIME. WE ROLLED TO END OF RWY AND HAD FIREMEN LOOK OVER ACFT AFTER WE SHUT DOWN ENGS. I ALSO DECIDED TO GET TOWED TO THE GATE. ONCE AT THE GATE, 1 OF OUR PAX HAD A HEART ATTACK. 2 DOCTORS ATTENDED TO HIM WHILE WE CALLED THE PARAMEDICS. ONCE THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED, THEY HAD TO ATTEND TO THE PAX 30 MINS BEFORE TRANSPORTING HIM TO A HOSPITAL.

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.