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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug MD11F · Miami, FL · May 22, 2008

Date: May 22, 2008
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Miami International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: AAPF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: EIUPO
Reported as: Doug MD11F
Reported engine: GE CF680
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft landed on runway 27. Once parked, maintenance personnel noticed a five foot hole in the inboard side of the number three engine thrust reverser transclating cowl. A lower inboard thrust reverser translating cowl actuator rod-end had broken. The broken actuator began banging around when the thrust reverser was deployed on landing and hit the translating cowl causing a hole. This hole, when combined with the wing generated by the thrust reverser deployment, caused the composite translating cowl to break away and finally end up with a five foot hole in the translating cowl.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27. ONCE PARKED, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTICED A FIVE FOOT HOLE IN THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE THRUST REVERSER TRANSCLATING COWL. A LOWER INBOARD THRUST REVERSER TRANSLATING COWL ACTUATOR ROD-END HAD BROKEN. THE BROKEN ACTUATOR BEGAN BANGING AROUND WHEN THE THRUST REVERSER WAS DEPLOYED ON LANDING AND HIT THE TRANSLATING COWL CAUSING A HOLE. THIS HOLE, WHEN COMBINED WITH THE WING GENERATED BY THE THRUST REVERSER DEPLOYMENT, CAUSED THE COMPOSITE TRANSLATING COWL TO BREAK AWAY AND FINALLY END UP WITH A FIVE FOOT HOLE IN THE TRANSLATING COWL.