# Accident 20000219008909A: Doug DC863F, Seattle, WA, February 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2000, 21:47 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GAIA
- Location: 47.4806° N, 122.2894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4806&lon=-122.2894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811CK-2002-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F (registry code 302198H, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863F
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000219008909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON ROTATION #1 AND #2 ENGINE COWLINGS SEPARATED FROM ENGINES, DAMAGING LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. DURING MAINTENANCE ON #1 AND #2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSES. MAINTENANCE CLOSED BUT DID NOT LATCH COWLINGS. DURING WALK-AROUND ON PREFLIGHT THE FLIGHT ENGINEER DID NOT NOTE THE LATCHES BEING NON-SECURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA046), Feb 20, 2000: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F (N811CK), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate inspection of the number 1 and 2 engine cowls by company maintenance personnel and inadequate preflight inspection by the flight engineer, resulting in unsecured cowls separating from the…

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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