# Incident 20040713030279I: Airbus A320233, Atlanta, GA, July 13, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2004, 11:40 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 33.6315° N, 84.4342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6315&lon=-84.4342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951LF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951LF-2014-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-233 (registry code 3930329, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2527-A5 (registry code 34604, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2527-a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320233
- Reported engine: IAE V2527EA5
- People aboard: 110
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 730 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04IA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040713030279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PER PILOT LINE REPORT (ON TAKE-OFF, A PASSENGER NOTIFIED A FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT SOMETHING HAD COME OFF OF THE #1 ENGINE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE PIC, HE ASKED THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT TO VERIFY THIS. DURING THIS TIME, THE PIC FELT A SHUDDER IN THE AIRCRAFT HE CALLED TO ATL AND REQUESTED TO LAND. THEN THE #1 ENGINE INSTRUMENTS FLASHED AMBER AND ALL INDICATIONS WENT BACK TO NORMAL EXCEPT FOR #1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY. THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT). AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED THAT THE #1 ENGINE COWLING DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE OUTBOARD COWLING WAS BROKEN INTO AT LEAST FOUR PIECES, THREE OF THE SECTIONS OF COWLING WERE FOUND ON THE ATLANTA AIRPORT. THE INBOARD ENGINE COWLING WAS FOUND OFF THE AIRPORT IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IN UNION CITY GA. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION HAS FOUND THAT A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN OPENED AND CLOSED THE #1 ENGINE COWLING AND FAILED TO LATCH THE COWLING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL04IA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA156), Jul 13, 2004: Airbus Industrie A320-233 (N951LF), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of company maintenance personnel to secure the nacelle/cowl doors, which resulted in a separation of the doors during takeoff initial climb.

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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