What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft on flight 1250 (mco-phl) was southwest of nottingham on the dupont arrival for phl when the aircraft experienced a hard jolt while descending through 27,000 feet. The flight attendants (fa) described it as a "jolt" or "two bumps". Fa contacted captain for information and stated a person identifying himself as a maintenance individual reported a panel had departed the left wing and cracked the passenger window at row 19A. The flight continued to phl and the pilot reported there were no other problems and that he required no assistance. FAA inspector on scene in phl reported that left upper wing fixed trailing edge skin panel had departed airframe severing 2 hydraulic brake pressure lines to the left gear. Additionally approximately 1/3 of the outer (structural pane of the passenger window at row 19A was missing leaving only the intact "fail-safe" inner pane and interior cosmetic 'reveal' in place. There were scuff marks from the panel rubbing along the left side of the fuselage from the window at 19A and continuing on for 3 additional windows which required replacement. Additionally the aft upper section of the window frame at 19A was damaged and bent inwards.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ON FLIGHT 1250 (MCO-PHL) WAS SOUTHWEST OF NOTTINGHAM ON THE DUPONT ARRIVAL FOR PHL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD JOLT WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 27,000 FEET. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS (FA) DESCRIBED IT AS A "JOLT" OR "TWO BUMPS". FA CONTACTED CAPTAIN FOR INFORMATION AND STATED A PERSON IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS A MAINTENANCE INDIVIDUAL REPORTED A PANEL HAD DEPARTED THE LEFT WING AND CRACKED THE PASSENGER WINDOW AT ROW 19A. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO PHL AND THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS AND THAT HE REQUIRED NO ASSISTANCE. FAA INSPECTOR ON SCENE IN PHL REPORTED THAT LEFT UPPER WING FIXED TRAILING EDGE SKIN PANEL HAD DEPARTED AIRFRAME SEVERING 2 HYDRAULIC BRAKE PRESSURE LINES TO THE LEFT GEAR. ADDITIONALLY APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE OUTER (STRUCTURAL PANE OF THE PASSENGER WINDOW AT ROW 19A WAS MISSING LEAVING ONLY THE INTACT "FAIL-SAFE" INNER PANE AND INTERIOR COSMETIC 'REVEAL' IN PLACE. THERE WERE SCUFF MARKS FROM THE PANEL RUBBING ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE FROM THE WINDOW AT 19A AND CONTINUING ON FOR 3 ADDITIONAL WINDOWS WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. ADDITIONALLY THE AFT UPPER SECTION OF THE WINDOW FRAME AT 19A WAS DAMAGED AND BENT INWARDS.
NTSB investigation
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