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Incident

FAA incident report · Beech 1900D · Anchorage, AK · April 11, 2001

Date
April 11, 2001 · 13:00 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FFSA
Aircraft
N575D
Reported as
Beech 1900D
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A67D
People aboard
2
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.

(-23)Right top engine cowl departed aircraft during flight. Aircraft landed without incident. Actual number of pax on board is unknown, however there were no injuries. Investigation found: Alaska cargo express mechanics reported that latches for cowl were in the open position after inspecting aircraft upon arrival in Anchorage. This investigation was turned over to the fairbanks FSDO (certificate holding office).

As the FAA filed it

(-23)RIGHT TOP ENGINE COWL DEPARTED AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACTUAL NUMBER OF PAX ON BOARD IS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER THERE WERE NO INJURIES. INVESTIGATION FOUND: ALASKA CARGO EXPRESS MECHANICS REPORTED THAT LATCHES FOR COWL WERE IN THE OPEN POSITION AFTER INSPECTING AIRCRAFT UPON ARRIVAL IN ANCHORAGE. THIS INVESTIGATION WAS TURNED OVER TO THE FAIRBANKS FSDO (CERTIFICATE HOLDING OFFICE).