# Incident 20010713018489I: Boeing 767332, Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, July 13, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2001, 08:52 local time
- Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 32.8972° N, 97.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTL (DFW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8972&lon=-97.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173DZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173DZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-332 (registry code 1385101, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767332
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010713018489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 13, 2001, DELTA FLT 749 WHILE AT 50 MILES EAST OF OKC AT FL390, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED TO THE FLIGHT CREW THAT A PASSENGER HAD OBSERVED A LOOSE PANEL ON THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT ENGINE PYLON. THE FLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED THAT THE PANEL WAS LOOSE AND CLOSE TO DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT CREW INFORMED PANEL WAS LOOSE AND CLOSE TO DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT CREW INFORMED FLIGHT CONTROL ABOUT THEIR DECISION TO DIVERT TO DALLAS FORT WORTH (DFW), TEXAS. AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 NM NORTH OF DECATUR, TEXAS A LARGE THUMP WAS FELT/HEARD AS THE PANEL LEFT THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AND LANDED AT DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE PYLON PANEL MISSING ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO THE #7 AND #8 SLATS. OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE RIGHT ENGINE PYLON CAUSED BY THE PANEL DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO THE DFW DELTA REPAIR STATION FOR REPAIR. THIS INCIDENT WAS COORDINATED WITH THE LOCAL NTSB OFFICE. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES AS AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK SHOWS AIRCRAFT HAD UNDER GONE AN A CHECK PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N173DZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001104037459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001104037459A), Nov 4, 2000: Boeing 767332 (N173DZ), Portland, OR, No damage. (-23) During cruise flight from slc to pdx aircraft descended from FL410 to FL310 for smoother air. During descent, at approx. FL333 aircraft encountered two…

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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