Originally Posted by
eng3
I don't think it is reasonable to expect the FA to notice the leak. They may not be able to see the end of the wing from their seat. Depending on the plane, the pilots can sometimes see the ends of the wings.
I'm not a pilot, but I don't think it is easy to detect a leak..
If I recall, apples to oranges aircraft-wise, but wasn't there a story with an Air France concorde that had a tire blowout that resulted in a fuel leak, hole in the wing, where the pilots didn't **SEEM** to notice it until a passenger called the captain over, and was (almost forcibly) shown the window so he could see for himself?