An HS125 standards captain ignored a fuel leak because he wanted to fly the assigned trip and after ...

Attributes
ACN	951226
Time
Date	201103
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	HS 125 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Tank
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR

Narrative:

The first officer discovered fuel leaking from a main wheel well. The captain told the first officer he was going to ignore the fuel leak as he did not want to loose the trip. They flew to and around the destination and returned to original departure airport. The crew dropped the airplane for another crew and failed to advise the new crew or maintenance of the fuel leak. The leak was obvious and certainly not normal. The leak was discovered by the new crew when it was called to their attention by line service as they taxied into parking. The fix required replacement of parts. The captain in question is a standards captain.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An HS125 standards Captain ignored a fuel leak because he wanted to fly the assigned trip and after the trip; failed to inform anyone about the leak; it was discovered by a line service person.

Narrative: The First Officer discovered fuel leaking from a main wheel well. The Captain told the First Officer he was going to ignore the fuel leak as he did not want to loose the trip. They flew to and around the destination and returned to original departure airport. The crew dropped the airplane for another crew and failed to advise the new crew or maintenance of the fuel leak. The leak was obvious and certainly not normal. The leak was discovered by the new crew when it was called to their attention by line service as they taxied into parking. The fix required replacement of parts. The Captain in question is a Standards Captain.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

An HS125 standards captain ignored a fuel leak because he wanted to fly the assigned trip and after the trip; failed to inform anyone about the leak; it was discovered by a line service person.