Incident Overview
On March 16, 2016, an Embraer 500 Phenom 100 aircraft was being refueled with JET A1 fuel in automatic mode at Gdańsk Airport (ICAO: EPGD). During the refueling process, a fuel leak was observed emanating from the left wing. The refueling was immediately halted, and the airport operations duty officer was notified.
Response and Mitigation
The airport fire brigade was summoned and used chemical agents to neutralize the fuel spill, which covered an area of approximately 20 square meters. After neutralization, the parking stand was cleaned. According to information provided by the aircraft operator, a malfunction occurred in the fuel system of the left wing.
Investigation Findings
Subsequent inspection of the aircraft revealed that the float-type fuel level sensor in the left wing fuel tank was damaged. The sensor was replaced during maintenance.
Cause
The incident was attributed to a malfunction of the float-type fuel level sensor in the left wing fuel tank.