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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 750 · Salt Lake City, UT · March 27, 2007

Date: March 27, 2007 · 17:30 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N40KW
Reported as: Cessna 750
Reported engine: Allison AE3007C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) The flight departed addison, Texas on March 27, 2007 for a business trip to Idaho falls, Idaho under 14 CFR part 91 and intended to return to addison later that same evening. Upon departure from Idaho falls, Idaho at approximately 16:00 MDT during the climb-out, the pilots heard a loud sound which they initially thought was a nose gear problem. They then decided to proceed to Salt Lake City, Utah rather than return to Idaho falls because of more facilities being available at Salt Lake City. Upon landing they were told by airport authorities that part of the right engine cowling was missing. At this point they taxied the airplane to parking and notified the FAA. The slc-fsdo investigated and found about 1/3 of the right engine's bottom side missing and one of the latches embedded into the aft end of the right side fuselage. This is a preliminary report. When more facts are known, an amended report will be filed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ADDISON, TEXAS ON MARCH 27, 2007 FOR A BUSINESS TRIP TO IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND INTENDED TO RETURN TO ADDISON LATER THAT SAME EVENING. UPON DEPARTURE FROM IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00 MDT DURING THE CLIMB-OUT, THE PILOTS HEARD A LOUD SOUND WHICH THEY INITIALLY THOUGHT WAS A NOSE GEAR PROBLEM. THEY THEN DECIDED TO PROCEED TO SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH RATHER THAN RETURN TO IDAHO FALLS BECAUSE OF MORE FACILITIES BEING AVAILABLE AT SALT LAKE CITY. UPON LANDING THEY WERE TOLD BY AIRPORT AUTHORITIES THAT PART OF THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLING WAS MISSING. AT THIS POINT THEY TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO PARKING AND NOTIFIED THE FAA. THE SLC-FSDO INVESTIGATED AND FOUND ABOUT 1/3 OF THE RIGHT ENGINE'S BOTTOM SIDE MISSING AND ONE OF THE LATCHES EMBEDDED INTO THE AFT END OF THE RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT. WHEN MORE FACTS ARE KNOWN, AN AMENDED REPORT WILL BE FILED.