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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747121 · London, UK · February 22, 1979

Date: February 22, 1979 · 15:38 local
Place: London, UK
Airport: Heathrow
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: PAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N755PA
Reported as: Boeing 747121
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9*
People aboard: 186
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Part of engine cowling fell off shortly after lift off. Damage to nr 1 engine. Leading edge flap and pylon.

As the FAA filed it

PART OF ENGINE COWLING FELL OFF SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF. DAMAGE TO NR 1 ENGINE. LEADING EDGE FLAP AND PYLON.