Loose cowl latch mandates aircraft's return to gate for correction.

Attributes
ACN	273552
Time
Date	199406
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	273552
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9700 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	273620
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Preflight normal on flight. After starting and taxiing out for takeoff leaving ramp for T2 prior to E2, became aware of a loose cowl latch on left engine. Advised ground we would return to the gate. After parking at gate maintenance came out and secured latch. Signed off the paperwork and started back out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOOSE COWL LATCH MANDATES ACFT'S RETURN TO GATE FOR CORRECTION.

Narrative: PREFLT NORMAL ON FLT. AFTER STARTING AND TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF LEAVING RAMP FOR T2 PRIOR TO E2, BECAME AWARE OF A LOOSE COWL LATCH ON L ENG. ADVISED GND WE WOULD RETURN TO THE GATE. AFTER PARKING AT GATE MAINT CAME OUT AND SECURED LATCH. SIGNED OFF THE PAPERWORK AND STARTED BACK OUT.

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.