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B767 on climb out at 15000 ft diverted due to the right engine forward pylon fairing departed the aircraft incurring damage to the leading edge slat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 532030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzzz.artcc tower : hou&.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 532030 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During climb out from ZZZZ1, approximately 15 mins into the flight, the cockpit received a call from the mid cabin flight attendants who reported hearing a thud and noticing what appeared to be a missing part of the right engine. The io went back to the mid cabin to assess the situation and reported that the forward engine strut fairing on the right engine had separated from the aircraft and in doing so had caused damage to the leading edge slat just aft of the right engine. I immediately asked ZZZZ control for a leveloff at an intermediate altitude (FL240) and a speed of 280 KTS. At that time I coordinated with ZZZZ2 dispatch and technician concerning the situation. They determined that ZZZZ3 would be our best choice as a diversion airport considering maintenance support, and I concurred considering airport runway lengths and resources. We diverted into ZZZZ3 landing 20 mins later without any further incident. The aircraft flight controls and right engine operated normally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 ON CLBOUT AT 15000 FT DIVERTED DUE TO THE R ENG FORWARD PYLON FAIRING DEPARTED THE ACFT INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE SLAT.
Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM ZZZZ1, APPROX 15 MINS INTO THE FLT, THE COCKPIT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MID CABIN FLT ATTENDANTS WHO RPTED HEARING A THUD AND NOTICING WHAT APPEARED TO BE A MISSING PART OF THE R ENG. THE IO WENT BACK TO THE MID CABIN TO ASSESS THE SIT AND RPTED THAT THE FORWARD ENG STRUT FAIRING ON THE R ENG HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT AND IN DOING SO HAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE SLAT JUST AFT OF THE R ENG. I IMMEDIATELY ASKED ZZZZ CTL FOR A LEVELOFF AT AN INTERMEDIATE ALT (FL240) AND A SPD OF 280 KTS. AT THAT TIME I COORDINATED WITH ZZZZ2 DISPATCH AND TECHNICIAN CONCERNING THE SIT. THEY DETERMINED THAT ZZZZ3 WOULD BE OUR BEST CHOICE AS A DIVERSION ARPT CONSIDERING MAINT SUPPORT, AND I CONCURRED CONSIDERING ARPT RWY LENGTHS AND RESOURCES. WE DIVERTED INTO ZZZZ3 LNDG 20 MINS LATER WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ACFT FLT CTLS AND R ENG OPERATED NORMALLY.
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.