What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft arrived in denver co and the forward upper right engine cowl panel was missing. There were five fasteners intact on the right engine forward outboard nacelle. The right horizontal stabilizer was dented and gouged at mid span. The cowl panel was located by cos airport personnel and identified by skywest airlines personnel as belonging to N944SW. That panel was inspected and the fasteners not attached to the nacelle were intact in the cowl panel. The panel was broken in half. Skywest cmo is conducting an investigation into this incident. Skywest airlines, the installing mechanic and inspector have filed asap reports.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED IN DENVER CO AND THE FORWARD UPPER RIGHT ENGINE COWL PANEL WAS MISSING. THERE WERE FIVE FASTENERS INTACT ON THE RIGHT ENGINE FORWARD OUTBOARD NACELLE. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DENTED AND GOUGED AT MID SPAN. THE COWL PANEL WAS LOCATED BY COS AIRPORT PERSONNEL AND IDENTIFIED BY SKYWEST AIRLINES PERSONNEL AS BELONGING TO N944SW. THAT PANEL WAS INSPECTED AND THE FASTENERS NOT ATTACHED TO THE NACELLE WERE INTACT IN THE COWL PANEL. THE PANEL WAS BROKEN IN HALF. SKYWEST CMO IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS INCIDENT. SKYWEST AIRLINES, THE INSTALLING MECHANIC AND INSPECTOR HAVE FILED ASAP REPORTS.
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