Fuel spill reported on airfield at Dulles Airport, Dulles VA
Fire & ArsonA fuel spill occurred on the airfield area at Washington Dulles International Airport near Saarinen Circle. Fire and operations units coordinated cleanup. No fire or injuries were reported. The spill was caused by a seal leak on a fuel truck, which was taken out of service for repair.
Audio|Source: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Box 30211. Fuel spill AOA.
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45025 Delta IAD,
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K-C-19 ramp on Channel 3 Bravo.
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Okay, and Austin, no drains are affected.
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We're going to have to move the truck to clean up, but I told him what I was saying I had to fire just here.
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Copy that, it was just a dispatch.
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I copy that, thank you.
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12, I'm directed on CAD.
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10-4-4-5.
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Offs, Greg.
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Ops. Great?
00:51
Hey, where was this bill from? The vet?
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I know. It's one of the seals from the feedline that go up to the basket.
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The fueler stated that he noticed when he started pumping nothing was getting into the aircraft.
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So he came down and noticed that it was leaking out of the seal from like, it's like the elephant head that hooks up to the back of the truck that then feeds the lines that go into the aircraft.
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All right, top of that from the moose head is on the truck.
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That's affirmative.
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And they're taking it, we've taken it out of service, they'll get that fixed and then we'll return it.
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All right, what's the short number?
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719.
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Copy that, 719.
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Closed in the gate.
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Location mentioned:
Dulles International Airport (IAD), 1 Saarinen Cir, Dulles, VA 20166
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