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FAA incident report · Airbus Indu A320-232 · Newark, NJ · April 5, 2010

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Date
April 5, 2010 · 06:21 local
Place
Newark, NJ
Airport
Liberty International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
YENA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N535JB
NTSB investigation
NTSBENG10IA026
Reported as
Airbus Indu A320-232
Reported engine
IAE V2500SERIES
People aboard
136
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N535JBRegistered now · Airbus Industrie A320-232S/N 1739 · Built 2002Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A320-232Engine modelIAE V2500SERIESTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

During overnight maintenance mechanic failed to secure #1 engine fan cowls correctly. On take-off roll, #1 engine fan cowls from left and right sides separated from engine. Aircraft returned to Newark airport and landed without incident. Retrieved cowlings from runway revealed that 3 of the 4 cowl latches were found stowed in their recepticles not locking the cowling properly.

As the FAA filed it

DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE MECHANIC FAILED TO SECURE #1 ENGINE FAN COWLS CORRECTLY. ON TAKE-OFF ROLL, #1 ENGINE FAN COWLS FROM LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES SEPARATED FROM ENGINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NEWARK AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RETRIEVED COWLINGS FROM RUNWAY REVEALED THAT 3 OF THE 4 COWL LATCHES WERE FOUND STOWED IN THEIR RECEPTICLES NOT LOCKING THE COWLING PROPERLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ENG10IA026Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportNewark, NJThe separation of both halves of the left engine fan cowl assembly due to improper latching and locking of the all the fan cowl latches. The cause of the improper latching and locking of the fan cowls was due to the failure of the mechanic to unstow and…Apr 5, 2010 · Minor damage

Other reports on N535JB · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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