A DC10 flight crew was advised that a 'fairing' had been lost on the takeoff roll from ewr.

Attributes
ACN	447846
Time
Date	199908
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : ewr.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	447846
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	447847
Events
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During climb out after takeoff, another aircraft awaiting takeoff at ewr notified tower that we had lost a 'fairing' on takeoff. We had no adverse control problems until that point, so I elected to continue the clean-up and tried not to rush into a decision too quickly. Maintenance at ewr initially did not find the fairing. We had no control, noise or vibration problems and by this point we were climbing to altitude and at 320 KTS, so we elected to continue to destination, assuming we had lost a 'trailing edge fairing.' no problems en route or descent. It was not until landing did we find that the missing part was the inboard slat fairing. Operations did notify us about 1 hour into the flight that a slat fairing had been found at ewr.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10 FLC WAS ADVISED THAT A 'FAIRING' HAD BEEN LOST ON THE TKOF ROLL FROM EWR.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT AFTER TKOF, ANOTHER ACFT AWAITING TKOF AT EWR NOTIFIED TWR THAT WE HAD LOST A 'FAIRING' ON TKOF. WE HAD NO ADVERSE CTL PROBS UNTIL THAT POINT, SO I ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE CLEAN-UP AND TRIED NOT TO RUSH INTO A DECISION TOO QUICKLY. MAINT AT EWR INITIALLY DID NOT FIND THE FAIRING. WE HAD NO CTL, NOISE OR VIBRATION PROBS AND BY THIS POINT WE WERE CLBING TO ALT AND AT 320 KTS, SO WE ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEST, ASSUMING WE HAD LOST A 'TRAILING EDGE FAIRING.' NO PROBS ENRTE OR DSCNT. IT WAS NOT UNTIL LNDG DID WE FIND THAT THE MISSING PART WAS THE INBOARD SLAT FAIRING. OPS DID NOTIFY US ABOUT 1 HR INTO THE FLT THAT A SLAT FAIRING HAD BEEN FOUND AT EWR.

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.