Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Maintenance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft; Procedure
I have an ASAP report on file from [a few months ago] concerning a fuel leak where the mechanic told me that it was going to be signed off as an acceptable leak in order to be moved to a place where it could be fixed. I subsequently found out the sign off was used to keep the airplane in service. At the beginning of the trip I am presently on I ran into a pilot friend who while discussing the alarming amount of fuel leaks in the Hawker relayed the story of a recent incident he had with a plane where the odor of fuel in the cabin aft of the club seats was so strong he felt it was a fire hazard inside the plane. He wrote the airplane up.Today; a few days later; I just happened to be assigned to [a particular Hawker]. I did not remember that this was airplane I had the fuel issue with [a few months ago]. While pre-flighting with the APU running the odor of fuel in the aft service bay was overwhelming; and there were drops of fuel under the keel. Looking through the logbook; this plane has been written up twice for a fuel leak/strong odor of fuel twice since I wrote it up. Both times it has been signed off as CND and has continued in service. One of the write-ups was made by the friend who I ran into earlier this trip who had the strong smell of fuel in the cabin.I spent a little time in the aft service bay looking for visible leaks. The First Officer I'm flying with spent less time in there but he also was overwhelmed by the odor. Both of us were light headed for an hour afterwards.
HS-125-900XP Captain reported encountering multiple fuel leak issues over the last few months in the Hawker fleet that he feels are not being properly addressed by Maintenance.