19951116045649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Saab 340B · Philadelphia, PA · November 16, 1995

Date
November 16, 1995 · 13:40 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
Philadelphia International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
PLGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N363BE
Reported as
Saab 340B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Narrative: aircraft N363BE departed Philadelphia (phl) at approximately 1:40 pm and during climb the #2 engine outboard cowling separated from aircraft striking the right wing leading edge outboard of the #2 nacelle. Flight #4590 returned to phl without incident. Inspected aircraft and interviewed flight crew members. Both flight crew members stated that the oil level was checked on both engines prior to flight #4590, requiring the opening and proper latching of the effected cowling. The outboard #2 engine cowling was not recovered at the time of the incident. privacy data omitted The reporting FSDO considers the incident investigation matter closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N363BE DEPARTED PHILADELPHIA (PHL) AT APPROXIMATELY 1:40 PM AND DURING CLIMB THE #2 ENGINE OUTBOARD COWLING SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE OUTBOARD OF THE #2 NACELLE. FLIGHT #4590 RETURNED TO PHL WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND INTERVIEWED FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS. BOTH FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS STATED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED ON BOTH ENGINES PRIOR TO FLIGHT #4590, REQUIRING THE OPENING AND PROPER LATCHING OF THE EFFECTED COWLING. THE OUTBOARD #2 ENGINE COWLING WAS NOT RECOVERED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE REPORTING FSDO CONSIDERS THE INCIDENT INVESTIGATION MATTER CLOSED.