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A panel from the vertical stabilizer of a widebody transport aircraft fell from the aircraft after landing at ewr and on rollout.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 111923 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 17000 |
| ASRS Report | 111923 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 |
| ASRS Report | 112022 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Port authority police at ewr observed a panel fall off widebody transport aircraft between taxiway G and east on runway 22R during landing rollout. Panel was retrieved at the intersection of 22R taxiway east off the runway. Panel was aft section of panel 334BC on horizontal stabilizer, port side, operating crew had no indication of any abnormality. All flight regimes (takeoff, cruise, letdown, approach, landing, rollout, taxi in) normal. #1 engine reverser was inoperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PANEL FROM THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF A WDB ACFT FELL FROM THE ACFT AFTER LNDG AT EWR AND ON ROLLOUT.
Narrative: PORT AUTHORITY POLICE AT EWR OBSERVED A PANEL FALL OFF WDB ACFT BETWEEN TXWY G AND E ON RWY 22R DURING LNDG ROLLOUT. PANEL WAS RETRIEVED AT THE INTXN OF 22R TXWY E OFF THE RWY. PANEL WAS AFT SECTION OF PANEL 334BC ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, PORT SIDE, OPERATING CREW HAD NO INDICATION OF ANY ABNORMALITY. ALL FLT REGIMES (TKOF, CRUISE, LETDOWN, APCH, LNDG, ROLLOUT, TAXI IN) NORMAL. #1 ENG REVERSER WAS INOPERATIVE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.