What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on February 3, 1998, at approximately 1255 hours (HST), aircraft N481EV, a B-747 landed at Honolulu International Airport. This aircraft is operated by evergreen international airlines, inc. once the aircraft was parked at the gate, it was discovered that the number 4 engine translating ring cowl was missing. Further inspection revealed the #4 pylon (doghouse) leading edge access cover was missing. Also missing was one segment of the variable leading edge mid-flap next to the #4 engine nacelle, a gash (3'X5") on the bottom of the trailing edge flap outboard canoe (fiberglass) and a few dents on the #4 engine inboard cowl. There were some sheet metal parts recovered along the edge of runway 8L, where the aircraft had landed. These parts were not readily identifiable. The airworthiness of the aircrft was compromised when the parts were found missing from the engine. How this happened is not known at this time. There is no indication that any work was accomplished on or around this engine preceding this flight. There is no indication of structural failure of any of the recovered parts. All other responsibilities appear to be a negative factor at this time.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 3, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1255 HOURS (HST), AIRCRAFT N481EV, A B-747 LANDED AT HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED BY EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NUMBER 4 ENGINE TRANSLATING RING COWL WAS MISSING. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE #4 PYLON (DOGHOUSE) LEADING EDGE ACCESS COVER WAS MISSING. ALSO MISSING WAS ONE SEGMENT OF THE VARIABLE LEADING EDGE MID-FLAP NEXT TO THE #4 ENGINE NACELLE, A GASH (3'X5") ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAILING EDGE FLAP OUTBOARD CANOE (FIBERGLASS) AND A FEW DENTS ON THE #4 ENGINE INBOARD COWL. THERE WERE SOME SHEET METAL PARTS RECOVERED ALONG THE EDGE OF RUNWAY 8L, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED. THESE PARTS WERE NOT READILY IDENTIFIABLE. THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE AIRCRFT WAS COMPROMISED WHEN THE PARTS WERE FOUND MISSING FROM THE ENGINE. HOW THIS HAPPENED IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT ANY WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON OR AROUND THIS ENGINE PRECEDING THIS FLIGHT. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF ANY OF THE RECOVERED PARTS. ALL OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES APPEAR TO BE A NEGATIVE FACTOR AT THIS TIME.
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