# Incident 20020513010759I: Boeing 7472D7B, Miami, FL, May 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2002, 22:45 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UIEA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527MC-2008-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-2D7B (registry code 1384803, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-2d7b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-50 series (registry code 30018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7472D7B
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020513010759I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FAR PART 145 REPAIR STATION (VN4R) REMOVED THE FASTENERS FROM THE PANELS DURING A SCHEDULED A-CHECK AND FAILED TO REINSTALL THEM.

## Other reports on N527MC (1)

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

- [Accident 20080202834079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080202834079A), Feb 2, 2008: Boeing 7472D7B (N527MC), Lome, TG, Substantial damage. (-23) Cargo appears to have been improperly contained. Well drilling pipe broke through containment box on takeoff, and penetrated aft pressure bulkhead. NTSB…

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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