# Incident 19811010081329I: Airbus A300B2, Howard Beach, NY, October 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1981, 09:59 local time
- Place: Howard Beach, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 40.6579° N, 73.8362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howard Beach, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6579&lon=-73.8362&mi=10
- Aircraft: N213EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B2
- Reported engine: GE CF6*
- People aboard: 249
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811010081329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE COWLING PRESSURE RELIEF DOOR PN ASL0609 33 CAME OFF.NEW LATCHES BEING INSTALLED BY EO N54SFA289 1A.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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