<< >> NASA ASRS Report 539826, March 2002

An MD80 flight attendant report on a fuel leak over the left wing that mandated a diversion and emergency landing at rdu, nc.

Attributes
ACN	539826
Time
Date	200203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu.airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc tracon : rdu.tracon tower : mco.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty other personnel other
Qualification	flight attendant : trainee other other : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 85
ASRS Report	539826
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : pax 3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While we were working the beverage cart in main cabin, a passenger told the #2 flight attendant that he saw liquid on the left wing. The #2 reported to the captain and he sent the first officer to check the wings. After he went back, the captain also came back to check the wings while the #2 stayed in the cockpit each time. The captain called back and let us know we were going to land in rdu because we had a fuel leak. He told the #2 flight attendant the planned emergency checklist would not be necessary. When we landed in rdu, fire trucks escorted us to the gate, but nothing happened to the aircraft. We deplaned because our aircraft could not be repaired quickly. We boarded another aircraft and departed, landing in lga 3 hours late.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT ATTENDANT RPT ON A FUEL LEAK OVER THE L WING THAT MANDATED A DIVERSION AND EMER LNDG AT RDU, NC.

Narrative: WHILE WE WERE WORKING THE BEVERAGE CART IN MAIN CABIN, A PAX TOLD THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT THAT HE SAW LIQUID ON THE L WING. THE #2 RPTED TO THE CAPT AND HE SENT THE FO TO CHK THE WINGS. AFTER HE WENT BACK, THE CAPT ALSO CAME BACK TO CHK THE WINGS WHILE THE #2 STAYED IN THE COCKPIT EACH TIME. THE CAPT CALLED BACK AND LET US KNOW WE WERE GOING TO LAND IN RDU BECAUSE WE HAD A FUEL LEAK. HE TOLD THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT THE PLANNED EMER CHKLIST WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY. WHEN WE LANDED IN RDU, FIRE TRUCKS ESCORTED US TO THE GATE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE ACFT. WE DEPLANED BECAUSE OUR ACFT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED QUICKLY. WE BOARDED ANOTHER ACFT AND DEPARTED, LNDG IN LGA 3 HRS LATE.

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.