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Captain of EMB120 reports that the engine cowling opened immediately after takeoff. Flight returned and landed without incident. Mechanic may have left cowling unfastened.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 379149 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure 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 : 250 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 379149 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On liftoff, the right engine cowling came open. We declared an emergency and landed uneventfully on the departure runway. After taxi in, the lead mechanic said he had done an inspection on that engine and forgot to latch the cowling. He had done this inspection after the flight crew had done the preflight and did not tell the crew he had opened the cowling, nor did he make a maintenance logbook entry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF EMB120 RPTS THAT THE ENG COWLING OPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF. FLT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECH MAY HAVE LEFT COWLING UNFASTENED.
Narrative: ON LIFTOFF, THE R ENG COWLING CAME OPEN. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON THE DEP RWY. AFTER TAXI IN, THE LEAD MECH SAID HE HAD DONE AN INSPECTION ON THAT ENG AND FORGOT TO LATCH THE COWLING. HE HAD DONE THIS INSPECTION AFTER THE FLC HAD DONE THE PREFLT AND DID NOT TELL THE CREW HE HAD OPENED THE COWLING, NOR DID HE MAKE A MAINT LOGBOOK ENTRY.
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.