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An MD80 fueling door was found damaged and the fuel fitting cap missing. The fueling fitting cap was never installed and the door was never closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689708 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 689708 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
After we arrived at ZZZ; the first officer noticed the fuel panel door open on his postflt walkaround at a non maintenance airport. He asked the ground personnel if they had opened the door after landing and they did not. The fuel cap was missing from the fuel intake also. No damage was noted and the door could be closed and locked. Maintenance was called. It appears that the fueling cap and door were not properly secured prior to flight. The first officer had completed his walkaround prior to the fueler leaving. The ground push crew failed to notice the panel closed or latches open prior to the pushback. Attention to detail is lacking on our ramps. Luckily no aircraft damage occurred because of this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FUELING DOOR WAS FOUND DAMAGED AND THE FUEL FITTING CAP MISSING. THE FUELING FITTING CAP WAS NEVER INSTALLED AND THE DOOR WAS NEVER CLOSED.
Narrative: AFTER WE ARRIVED AT ZZZ; THE FO NOTICED THE FUEL PANEL DOOR OPEN ON HIS POSTFLT WALKAROUND AT A NON MAINT ARPT. HE ASKED THE GND PERSONNEL IF THEY HAD OPENED THE DOOR AFTER LNDG AND THEY DID NOT. THE FUEL CAP WAS MISSING FROM THE FUEL INTAKE ALSO. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED AND THE DOOR COULD BE CLOSED AND LOCKED. MAINT WAS CALLED. IT APPEARS THAT THE FUELING CAP AND DOOR WERE NOT PROPERLY SECURED PRIOR TO FLT. THE FO HAD COMPLETED HIS WALKAROUND PRIOR TO THE FUELER LEAVING. THE GND PUSH CREW FAILED TO NOTICE THE PANEL CLOSED OR LATCHES OPEN PRIOR TO THE PUSHBACK. ATTN TO DETAIL IS LACKING ON OUR RAMPS. LUCKILY NO ACFT DAMAGE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.