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(-23) Date: June 4, 2003 Logan international airport Boston ma (bos) 10:30 EDT ASI: donald e. small N260SK dornier Emb-145-145 s/n 3145128 FSDO-01 Wednesday 06/04/2003 privacy data omitted chautauqua airlines d/b/a us airways express, flight #4890, Emb-145, N260SK, 6/4/03 while landing runway 22R at Boston had in inspection panel fall from the aircraft and land on a roadway in swampscott ma. On June 4, 2003, at 90:23, the new england operations center in burlington (ma) was notified by the swampscott police that a privacy data omitted reported that at approximately 08:41 hours while he was driving on the lynn way in the area of atlantic toyota, his vehicle was struck by a piece of metal which fell from the sky. He believes he observed an aircraft in the process of landing at Boston when this incident took place. This piece of metal that he describes is 12 x 18 inches, egg shaped, with holes in it. privacy data omitted Stopped his vehicle and picked up this piece of metal. privacy data omitted Then gave the metal panel to the swampscott police who in turn gave it to Massachusetts state police troop f at Logan. When privacy data omitted returned home he was so traumatized by the incident he called the swampscott fire-rescue complaining of chest pains. privacy data omitted Was transported to a nearby hospital. I am not sure of his condition at this time. The panel was traced to a chautauqua airlines, Emb-135, N260SK, and Emb-145-145, located on the ramp at Logan. At approximately 10:00 this office was contacted by the new england regional operations center concerning the panel. Chautauqua maintenance in Boston were contacted and confirmed that they did have a fuel pump panel missing from the right wheel well on N260SK. A mechanic at chautauqua stated that there had been maintenance performed the previous night in indianapolis and perhaps the panel was not reinstalled at that time. The pmi was contacted (robert g. justesen) at the chautauqua cmo privacy data omitted the pmi stated that mechanics were performing an engineering order (eo) in that area the night before and he has all of the completed paper work for that eo.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DATE: JUNE 4, 2003 LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOSTON MA (BOS) 10:30 EDT ASI: DONALD E. SMALL N260SK DORNIER EMB-145-145 S/N 3145128 FSDO-01 WEDNESDAY 06/04/2003 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES D/B/A US AIRWAYS EXPRESS, FLIGHT #4890, EMB-145, N260SK, 6/4/03 WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 22R AT BOSTON HAD IN INSPECTION PANEL FALL FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND LAND ON A ROADWAY IN SWAMPSCOTT MA. ON JUNE 4, 2003, AT 90:23, THE NEW ENGLAND OPERATIONS CENTER IN BURLINGTON (MA) WAS NOTIFIED BY THE SWAMPSCOTT POLICE THAT A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 08:41 HOURS WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ON THE LYNN WAY IN THE AREA OF ATLANTIC TOYOTA, HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF METAL WHICH FELL FROM THE SKY. HE BELIEVES HE OBSERVED AN AIRCRAFT IN THE PROCESS OF LANDING AT BOSTON WHEN THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE. THIS PIECE OF METAL THAT HE DESCRIBES IS 12 X 18 INCHES, EGG SHAPED, WITH HOLES IN IT. ^PRIVACY DAT^ STOPPED HIS VEHICLE AND PICKED UP THIS PIECE OF METAL. ^PRIVACY DAT^ THEN GAVE THE METAL PANEL TO THE SWAMPSCOTT POLICE WHO IN TURN GAVE IT TO MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE TROOP F AT LOGAN. WHEN ^PRIVACY DAT^ RETURNED HOME HE WAS SO TRAUMATIZED BY THE INCIDENT HE CALLED THE SWAMPSCOTT FIRE-RESCUE COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS. ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS TRANSPORTED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. I AM NOT SURE OF HIS CONDITION AT THIS TIME. THE PANEL WAS TRACED TO A CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES, EMB-135, N260SK, AND EMB-145-145, LOCATED ON THE RAMP AT LOGAN. AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 THIS OFFICE WAS CONTACTED BY THE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER CONCERNING THE PANEL. CHAUTAUQUA MAINTENANCE IN BOSTON WERE CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY DID HAVE A FUEL PUMP PANEL MISSING FROM THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL ON N260SK. A MECHANIC AT CHAUTAUQUA STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE PREVIOUS NIGHT IN INDIANAPOLIS AND PERHAPS THE PANEL WAS NOT REINSTALLED AT THAT TIME. THE PMI WAS CONTACTED (ROBERT G. JUSTESEN) AT THE CHAUTAUQUA CMO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PMI STATED THAT MECHANICS WERE PERFORMING AN ENGINEERING ORDER (EO) IN THAT AREA THE NIGHT BEFORE AND HE HAS ALL OF THE COMPLETED PAPER WORK FOR THAT EO.
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