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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-145LR · Wichita, KS · October 10, 2005

Date: October 10, 2005 · 19:15 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: C2XA
Aircraft: N14920
Reported as: EMB EMB145LR
Reported engine: Allison AE3007C
People aboard: 40
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,976 total3,976 in this make and model233 in the last 90 days

N14920Registration cancelled Aug 22, 2018 · Embraer EMB-145LRS/N 145380 · Built 2001 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145LR Engine modelAllison AE3007C seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) On October 10, 2005, Continental express flight number 3000 at 1915 local time while enroute from iah to ict declared an emergency due to both engines fuel quantity indicators failing. The left engine's fuel quantity indicator read zero while on descent to Wichita mid Continent airport, and the right engine's fuel quantity indicator dropped to zero on short final. The crew reported that both engines still maintained fuel flow and kept running throughout flight. Emergency vehicles were dispatched and the aircraft landed safely without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 2005, CONTINENTAL EXPRESS FLIGHT NUMBER 3000 AT 1915 LOCAL TIME WHILE ENROUTE FROM IAH TO ICT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO BOTH ENGINES FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS FAILING. THE LEFT ENGINE'S FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR READ ZERO WHILE ON DESCENT TO WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT, AND THE RIGHT ENGINE'S FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR DROPPED TO ZERO ON SHORT FINAL. THE CREW REPORTED THAT BOTH ENGINES STILL MAINTAINED FUEL FLOW AND KEPT RUNNING THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE DISPATCHED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.