A B767-300ER at top of climb diverted due to EICAS warning 'fuel confign' and report of fuel mist trailing left wing. Left engine shut down. Leak caused by broken fitting on engine fuel oil heat exchanger.

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Attributes
ACN	510905
Time
Date	200105
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 39000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	510905
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	510901
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas fuel config warning other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : person 3 (purser)
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At top of climb between ind and ZZZ, EICAS message 'fuel confign' illuminated. Fuel panel totalizer indicated (26.9) (L12.3) (R14.6). Fuel leak suspected and purser verified a mist trailing from left wing. Irregular procedure (flight handbook) in-flight fuel leak procedure was initiated and completed with the left engine being shut down. Dispatch and system aircraft maintenance were consulted and with the concurrence of dispatch, a diversion to ZZZ was commenced. A single engine landing was made at ZZZ with no injuries or damage to airplane. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that on the ground in ZZZ the technicians found the fuel/oil heat exchanger had a broken fitting causing the fuel leak. The reporter said the engine was a pratt & whitney 4060.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300ER AT TOP OF CLB DIVERTED DUE TO EICAS WARNING 'FUEL CONFIGN' AND RPT OF FUEL MIST TRAILING L WING. L ENG SHUT DOWN. LEAK CAUSED BY BROKEN FITTING ON ENG FUEL OIL HEAT EXCHANGER.

Narrative: AT TOP OF CLB BTWN IND AND ZZZ, EICAS MESSAGE 'FUEL CONFIGN' ILLUMINATED. FUEL PANEL TOTALIZER INDICATED (26.9) (L12.3) (R14.6). FUEL LEAK SUSPECTED AND PURSER VERIFIED A MIST TRAILING FROM L WING. IRREGULAR PROC (FLT HANDBOOK) INFLT FUEL LEAK PROC WAS INITIATED AND COMPLETED WITH THE L ENG BEING SHUT DOWN. DISPATCH AND SYS ACFT MAINT WERE CONSULTED AND WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF DISPATCH, A DIVERSION TO ZZZ WAS COMMENCED. A SINGLE ENG LNDG WAS MADE AT ZZZ WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT ON THE GND IN ZZZ THE TECHNICIANS FOUND THE FUEL/OIL HEAT EXCHANGER HAD A BROKEN FITTING CAUSING THE FUEL LEAK. THE RPTR SAID THE ENG WAS A PRATT & WHITNEY 4060.

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.