What happened
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(-23) The aircraft departed los angles, CA enroute to detroit, MI. As the aircraft reached 23,000 feet, the flight crew felt what the pilot described as a "hit". Approximately one or two minutes later the crew was informed by a flight attendant the aircraft had lost a panel from the right wing and there was fluid leaking from the area. The flight crew contacted ATC to mark their location and informed ATC they had lost a wing panel approximatley one to two minutes prior (las vegas 217 radial @ 130 nm/bryce 220 radial @ 294 NM). The aircrew declared an emergency, diverted to las vegas and made an uneventful landing on runway 25 at mccarran international airport. The aircraft was towed to gate D9. The PIC also stated, that after landing, the "left side" hydraulic system was inoperative due to fluid loss.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LOS ANGLES, CA ENROUTE TO DETROIT, MI. AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 23,000 FEET, THE FLIGHT CREW FELT WHAT THE PILOT DESCRIBED AS A "HIT". APPROXIMATELY ONE OR TWO MINUTES LATER THE CREW WAS INFORMED BY A FLIGHT ATTENDANT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST A PANEL FROM THE RIGHT WING AND THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE AREA. THE FLIGHT CREW CONTACTED ATC TO MARK THEIR LOCATION AND INFORMED ATC THEY HAD LOST A WING PANEL APPROXIMATLEY ONE TO TWO MINUTES PRIOR (LAS VEGAS 217 RADIAL @ 130 NM/BRYCE 220 RADIAL @ 294 NM). THE AIRCREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO LAS VEGAS AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO GATE D9. THE PIC ALSO STATED, THAT AFTER LANDING, THE "LEFT SIDE" HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO FLUID LOSS.
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