Passenger advises of apparent fuel leak on right wing of MD80. Flight crew diverts for inspection.

Attributes
ACN	773684
Time
Date	200802
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc tower : zzz.tower
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	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	773684
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During cruise; passenger noted fluid leaking from right wing boost pump cover. Flight attendant informed us of possible leak. Captain directed me to go back into the cabin; inspect the area on the right wing. I determined it to be a fuel leak and we confirmed leak with loss of fuel quantity in right wing. Emergency was declared and QRH completed for fuel leak. Diverted to ZZZ. Rest of flight normal with crash fire rescue equipment meeting plane and determined no fuel leaking from wing. Taxied to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ADVISES OF APPARENT FUEL LEAK ON RIGHT WING OF MD80. FLT CREW DIVERTS FOR INSPECTION.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE; PAX NOTED FLUID LEAKING FROM R WING BOOST PUMP COVER. FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED US OF POSSIBLE LEAK. CAPT DIRECTED ME TO GO BACK INTO THE CABIN; INSPECT THE AREA ON THE R WING. I DETERMINED IT TO BE A FUEL LEAK AND WE CONFIRMED LEAK WITH LOSS OF FUEL QUANTITY IN R WING. EMER WAS DECLARED AND QRH COMPLETED FOR FUEL LEAK. DIVERTED TO ZZZ. REST OF FLT NORMAL WITH CFR MEETING PLANE AND DETERMINED NO FUEL LEAKING FROM WING. TAXIED TO GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.