From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on October 2, 1997, at 1150 LCL EDT, a northwest airlines DC-9 enroute to white plains, NY diverted to Rochester, NY international airport with fuel leaking out the right fuel system vent. PIC transferred fuel to the left side and landed at Rochester international airport without incident. Maintenance transferred fuel back to right side i/a/w mcdonald Douglas DC-9 maintenance manual 28-20-0 and found vent check valve sticking. Maintenance conducted an operational check of vent system per procedure in maintenance manual and reseated valve. Aircraft returned to service and continued flight to white plains. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 2, 1997, AT 1150 LCL EDT, A NORTHWEST AIRLINES DC-9 ENROUTE TO WHITE PLAINS, NY DIVERTED TO ROCHESTER, NY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH FUEL LEAKING OUT THE RIGHT FUEL SYSTEM VENT. PIC TRANSFERRED FUEL TO THE LEFT SIDE AND LANDED AT ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TRANSFERRED FUEL BACK TO RIGHT SIDE I/A/W MCDONALD DOUGLAS DC-9 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 28-20-0 AND FOUND VENT CHECK VALVE STICKING. MAINTENANCE CONDUCTED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF VENT SYSTEM PER PROCEDURE IN MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND RESEATED VALVE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AND CONTINUED FLIGHT TO WHITE PLAINS. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
Other reports on N9332 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.