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FAA incident report · Doug DC-10-30 · Oranjestad, AA · March 30, 2002

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Date
March 30, 2002 · 11:00 local
Place
Oranjestad, AA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CNMA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N630AX
Reported as
Doug DC1030
Reported engine
GE CF650*
N630AXRegistration cancelled Jun 26, 2012 · Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30S/N 46596 · Built 1979Airframe modelMcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30Engine modelGE CF6-50 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) The omni air international (cnma) captain reported upon landing at Oranjestad, aruba (aua) on 03/30/02 that the control tower advised the crew that a piece of cowling from the two engine was missing. During the walk around the crew found that the #2 engine left fan cowl missing from the tail of the aircraft. Aircraft N630AX engine was worked on the day before 03/29/02, at portsmouth/old pease airforce base. The aircraft was ferried to boston, Massachusetts (bos) and departed for aua 03/30/02. The fan cowl left the aircraft between bos and aua. Cnma maintenance found the fan cowl hinges broken off. Cnma reported that the upper hinge attachment points were undamaged. It appeared that the hing attaching hi lock fasteners had sheared off. All cnma fleet of DC-10 aircraft was inspected for defects on the fan cowl's hinge, hinge attaching hardware and the latch mechanisms. No defects were reported found. Cannot at this time determine if cowl latches were installed properly, due to the fan cowl was not recovered. As a preventative measure in case the cowl was not properly latched cnma has required that an entry made in the aircraft maintenance log and a required inspection be accomplished. This will be a requirement on opening any cowling (fan, reverser, or core) on the #2 engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL (CNMA) CAPTAIN REPORTED UPON LANDING AT ORANJESTAD, ARUBA (AUA) ON 03/30/02 THAT THE CONTROL TOWER ADVISED THE CREW THAT A PIECE OF COWLING FROM THE TWO ENGINE WAS MISSING. DURING THE WALK AROUND THE CREW FOUND THAT THE #2 ENGINE LEFT FAN COWL MISSING FROM THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT N630AX ENGINE WAS WORKED ON THE DAY BEFORE 03/29/02, AT PORTSMOUTH/OLD PEASE AIRFORCE BASE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (BOS) AND DEPARTED FOR AUA 03/30/02. THE FAN COWL LEFT THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN BOS AND AUA. CNMA MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FAN COWL HINGES BROKEN OFF. CNMA REPORTED THAT THE UPPER HINGE ATTACHMENT POINTS WERE UNDAMAGED. IT APPEARED THAT THE HING ATTACHING HI LOCK FASTENERS HAD SHEARED OFF. ALL CNMA FLEET OF DC-10 AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR DEFECTS ON THE FAN COWL'S HINGE, HINGE ATTACHING HARDWARE AND THE LATCH MECHANISMS. NO DEFECTS WERE REPORTED FOUND. CANNOT AT THIS TIME DETERMINE IF COWL LATCHES WERE INSTALLED PROPERLY, DUE TO THE FAN COWL WAS NOT RECOVERED. AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE IN CASE THE COWL WAS NOT PROPERLY LATCHED CNMA HAS REQUIRED THAT AN ENTRY MADE IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG AND A REQUIRED INSPECTION BE ACCOMPLISHED. THIS WILL BE A REQUIREMENT ON OPENING ANY COWLING (FAN, REVERSER, OR CORE) ON THE #2 ENGINE.