What happened
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Narrative: on August 13, 1997 at approximately 1220, the pilot took off from remsen city airport (private), rensen, NY enroute to oneida county airport, utica, NY. The pilot stated that he took off with left fuel tank reading 1/4 full and right tank reading 1/2 full. The left tank was selected at takeoff. Due to low clouds, the pilot flew the route at approximately 500 ft. AGL. About ten minutes into flight, the engine quit. The pilot stated he did not have much time to restart, and elected to make emergency landing on the soutbound lanes of route 12. The landing was uneventful with no injuries or damage. After an inspection of the aircraft, the engine was restarted using the right fuel tank. With aid of the state police, the aircraft was allowed to taxi uneventfully to the next exit for parking. The aircraft was disassembled enough to transport to airport by truck. This incident is closed. N946AX970726062 narrative: abx air inc. flight #abx 196, DC-9, enroute from wilmington Ohio to wichita, Kansas experienced a fuel leak. The flight was continued on and landed without incident at wichita. Emergency equipment was standing by. Correction action: inspected left and right wing access panels, no leak noted. Inspected vent and fuel fill operation both operation check good per DC-9 m.m. chapter 28, fuel quantity indication for the right wing found to be incorrect t/s system to right wing compensator probe removed and replaced right wing #2 probe. Right wing fuel quantity operation check good calibrated per DC-9M.m. chapter 28 p/n B1176-3070, s/n off S022344-53C, s/n on 24902449.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 13, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 1220, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM REMSEN CITY AIRPORT (PRIVATE), RENSEN, NY ENROUTE TO ONEIDA COUNTY AIRPORT, UTICA, NY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK OFF WITH LEFT FUEL TANK READING 1/4 FULL AND RIGHT TANK READING 1/2 FULL. THE LEFT TANK WAS SELECTED AT TAKEOFF. DUE TO LOW CLOUDS, THE PILOT FLEW THE ROUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT. AGL. ABOUT TEN MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT HAVE MUCH TIME TO RESTART, AND ELECTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE SOUTBOUND LANES OF ROUTE 12. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED USING THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. WITH AID OF THE STATE POLICE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO TAXI UNEVENTFULLY TO THE NEXT EXIT FOR PARKING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISASSEMBLED ENOUGH TO TRANSPORT TO AIRPORT BY TRUCK. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED. N946AX970726062 NARRATIVE: ABX AIR INC. FLIGHT #ABX 196, DC-9, ENROUTE FROM WILMINGTON OHIO TO WICHITA, KANSAS EXPERIENCED A FUEL LEAK. THE FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED ON AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT WICHITA. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS STANDING BY. CORRECTION ACTION: INSPECTED LEFT AND RIGHT WING ACCESS PANELS, NO LEAK NOTED. INSPECTED VENT AND FUEL FILL OPERATION BOTH OPERATION CHECK GOOD PER DC-9 M.M. CHAPTER 28, FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION FOR THE RIGHT WING FOUND TO BE INCORRECT T/S SYSTEM TO RIGHT WING COMPENSATOR PROBE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT WING #2 PROBE. RIGHT WING FUEL QUANTITY OPERATION CHECK GOOD CALIBRATED PER DC-9M.M. CHAPTER 28 P/N B1176-3070, S/N OFF S022344-53C, S/N ON 24902449.
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