# Incident 19811103083539I: Frchld F27FRCHLD, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, November 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1981, 10:05 local time
- Place: Fajardo, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Fajardo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: OLIA
- Location: 18.3333° N, 65.6576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fajardo, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3333&lon=-65.6576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3NR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD F27FRCHLD
- Reported engine: RROYCE DART5297E
- People aboard: 26
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 525 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811103083539I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG ZK ACESSORY GEAR BOX TOP COWLING #2 ENGINE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. RETURNED. LATCH AND DOOR SECURITY CHANGED.

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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