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A BE90 pilot notes a fuel leak from the area around the left main tank gas cap, diverts with a precautionary landing at ict, ks.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 620116 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200406 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ict.airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 22000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2050 flight time type : 325 |
| ASRS Report | 620116 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While on an IFR flight originating from lit to bjc, I had been flying approximately 1.5 hours when a fuel leak began from the left nacelle tank top. A small amount of fuel was continuously flowing off the top, running aft of the nacelle towards the trailing edge of the wing. I noted no major changes in fuel flow or quantity from the left side. I notified ZKC that I would need to divert, ict being the closest facility, we diverted. An uneventful landing was made at ict. We went to the FBO and had the problem checked by an authority/authorized technician and returned to service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE90 PLT NOTES A FUEL LEAK FROM THE AREA AROUND THE L MAIN TANK GAS CAP, DIVERTS WITH A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT ICT, KS.
Narrative: WHILE ON AN IFR FLT ORIGINATING FROM LIT TO BJC, I HAD BEEN FLYING APPROX 1.5 HRS WHEN A FUEL LEAK BEGAN FROM THE L NACELLE TANK TOP. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS CONTINUOUSLY FLOWING OFF THE TOP, RUNNING AFT OF THE NACELLE TOWARDS THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING. I NOTED NO MAJOR CHANGES IN FUEL FLOW OR QUANTITY FROM THE L SIDE. I NOTIFIED ZKC THAT I WOULD NEED TO DIVERT, ICT BEING THE CLOSEST FACILITY, WE DIVERTED. AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS MADE AT ICT. WE WENT TO THE FBO AND HAD THE PROB CHKED BY AN AUTH TECHNICIAN AND RETURNED TO SVC.
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.