MD80 flight crew encounters a fuel spill and hazmat during refueling at lbb.

Attributes
ACN	718477
Time
Date	200609
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbb.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	718477
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	718476
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Diverted to lbb for fuel. WX at dfw changed en route requiring a dispatch recommended divert. During refueling the fueler became distraction (he was on his cell phone). He was also not familiar with the MD80. Wing fuel tanks overflowed through wingtip vents and spilled fuel onto the ramp. As soon as we became aware of the spill we contacted the fire chief; the company; and the tower. The fire chief's response was immediate and while they tried to determine the best procedure for dealing with the spill I tried to arrange to have the aircraft moved to another area of the ramp. No tow bars were available at this station that would work for this type aircraft so the aircraft could not be moved. This delay allowed me time to talk with the fire department and personally view the spill. When I became aware of the size of the spill (50-100 gals) and that the fire chief would not be able to clean it up quickly; I ordered an evacuate/evacuation of the passenger through the open forward entry into the terminal. The gate we had been provided with had no ground/external power so our only power source was our APU. As soon as all the passenger were off the aircraft I shut down the APU.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW ENCOUNTERS A FUEL SPILL AND HAZMAT DURING REFUELING AT LBB.

Narrative: DIVERTED TO LBB FOR FUEL. WX AT DFW CHANGED ENRTE REQUIRING A DISPATCH RECOMMENDED DIVERT. DURING REFUELING THE FUELER BECAME DISTR (HE WAS ON HIS CELL PHONE). HE WAS ALSO NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE MD80. WING FUEL TANKS OVERFLOWED THROUGH WINGTIP VENTS AND SPILLED FUEL ONTO THE RAMP. AS SOON AS WE BECAME AWARE OF THE SPILL WE CONTACTED THE FIRE CHIEF; THE COMPANY; AND THE TWR. THE FIRE CHIEF'S RESPONSE WAS IMMEDIATE AND WHILE THEY TRIED TO DETERMINE THE BEST PROC FOR DEALING WITH THE SPILL I TRIED TO ARRANGE TO HAVE THE ACFT MOVED TO ANOTHER AREA OF THE RAMP. NO TOW BARS WERE AVAILABLE AT THIS STATION THAT WOULD WORK FOR THIS TYPE ACFT SO THE ACFT COULD NOT BE MOVED. THIS DELAY ALLOWED ME TIME TO TALK WITH THE FIRE DEPT AND PERSONALLY VIEW THE SPILL. WHEN I BECAME AWARE OF THE SIZE OF THE SPILL (50-100 GALS) AND THAT THE FIRE CHIEF WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CLEAN IT UP QUICKLY; I ORDERED AN EVAC OF THE PAX THROUGH THE OPEN FORWARD ENTRY INTO THE TERMINAL. THE GATE WE HAD BEEN PROVIDED WITH HAD NO GND/EXTERNAL PWR SO OUR ONLY PWR SOURCE WAS OUR APU. AS SOON AS ALL THE PAX WERE OFF THE ACFT I SHUT DOWN THE APU.

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.