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Air carrier medium large transport lost engine cowl just after takeoff from atl and flight crew did not know it was missing until advised by the tower after landing at cha.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 176142 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : atl tower : abq |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 176142 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon arrival at cha, the tower and operations called to tell us (as we taxied in) that the #2 engine cowl was missing. This was the first indication that we had any sort of a problem. None of the passenger or crew noticed anything unusual during the flight. The #2 engine had been changed just prior to this flight and the preflight was completed by both maintenance and the first officer. The latches that are visible on ground inspection were latched. It was later determined that, most likely, the top latches were not correctly fastened. These latches are not visible from the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG LOST ENGINE COWL JUST AFTER TKOF FROM ATL AND FLT CREW DID NOT KNOW IT WAS MISSING UNTIL ADVISED BY THE TWR AFTER LNDG AT CHA.
Narrative: UPON ARR AT CHA, THE TWR AND OPS CALLED TO TELL US (AS WE TAXIED IN) THAT THE #2 ENG COWL WAS MISSING. THIS WAS THE FIRST INDICATION THAT WE HAD ANY SORT OF A PROB. NONE OF THE PAX OR CREW NOTICED ANYTHING UNUSUAL DURING THE FLT. THE #2 ENG HAD BEEN CHANGED JUST PRIOR TO THIS FLT AND THE PREFLT WAS COMPLETED BY BOTH MAINT AND THE F/O. THE LATCHES THAT ARE VISIBLE ON GND INSPECTION WERE LATCHED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT, MOST LIKELY, THE TOP LATCHES WERE NOT CORRECTLY FASTENED. THESE LATCHES ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE GND.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.