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FAA incident report · Boeing 727-82 · Bergamo, IT · July 5, 1996

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Date
July 5, 1996 · 20:30 local
Place
Bergamo, IT
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
EISA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N357NE
Reported as
Boeing 72782
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
N357NERegistration cancelled Aug 17, 2001 · Boeing 727-82S/N 19405Airframe modelBoeing 727-82

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What happened

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

Narrative: express one international, inc. (eisa), aircraft 357NE, a Boeing 727-82 departed cia (ciampino, italy) at 19:21 local time. During the post flight walk around the closing fairing over the lower aft cargo door was found missing. Eisa brussels maintenance personnel inspected and evaluated the aircraft. The flight crew reported that there were no abnormal lights, sounds, or other indications seen, heard, or felt in the cockpit during the flight between cia and bgy. Finding: the attachment track was twisted and pulled from the fuselage and it was determined the aircraft could not be operated in this condition. Eisa ferried the aircraft to brussels, belgium (eisa main maintenance base) for repairs. Prior to the ferry flight, eisa contacted Boeing who evaluated the damage and authorized eisa to ferry the aircraft. A new door with tracks was installed, fairing unlock light circuit was tested and broken wire's repaired by splicing and all operational checks were performed. The light system and door operation check's were in serviceable condition. Aircraft was returned to service. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: EXPRESS ONE INTERNATIONAL, INC. (EISA), AIRCRAFT 357NE, A BOEING 727-82 DEPARTED CIA (CIAMPINO, ITALY) AT 19:21 LOCAL TIME. DURING THE POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND THE CLOSING FAIRING OVER THE LOWER AFT CARGO DOOR WAS FOUND MISSING. EISA BRUSSELS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED AND EVALUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL LIGHTS, SOUNDS, OR OTHER INDICATIONS SEEN, HEARD, OR FELT IN THE COCKPIT DURING THE FLIGHT BETWEEN CIA AND BGY. FINDING: THE ATTACHMENT TRACK WAS TWISTED AND PULLED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION. EISA FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT TO BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (EISA MAIN MAINTENANCE BASE) FOR REPAIRS. PRIOR TO THE FERRY FLIGHT, EISA CONTACTED BOEING WHO EVALUATED THE DAMAGE AND AUTHORIZED EISA TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT. A NEW DOOR WITH TRACKS WAS INSTALLED, FAIRING UNLOCK LIGHT CIRCUIT WAS TESTED AND BROKEN WIRE'S REPAIRED BY SPLICING AND ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED. THE LIGHT SYSTEM AND DOOR OPERATION CHECK'S WERE IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.