What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
12/2011 At 08:40 a landing aircraft reported a green metal piece of an aircraft on rwy 18L. This piece of metal was identified as a part of the thrust reverser system. This part is a cascade panel. The part was whole and had separated at the attachment points. In order to locate the affected aircraft, inspections were performed on aircraft that landed between when the last runway inspection performed at 07:30, and when the report came in at 08:40. Aircraft that landed during this time frame were inspected. An inspection on aircraft N406US which landed at 08:36 had a missing cascade panel. A new cascade panel was installed and a minor sheet metal repair on the cowling was performed.
As the FAA filed it
12/2011 AT 08:40 A LANDING AIRCRAFT REPORTED A GREEN METAL PIECE OF AN AIRCRAFT ON RWY 18L. THIS PIECE OF METAL WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PART OF THE THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM. THIS PART IS A CASCADE PANEL. THE PART WAS WHOLE AND HAD SEPARATED AT THE ATTACHMENT POINTS. IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE AFFECTED AIRCRAFT, INSPECTIONS WERE PERFORMED ON AIRCRAFT THAT LANDED BETWEEN WHEN THE LAST RUNWAY INSPECTION PERFORMED AT 07:30, AND WHEN THE REPORT CAME IN AT 08:40. AIRCRAFT THAT LANDED DURING THIS TIME FRAME WERE INSPECTED. AN INSPECTION ON AIRCRAFT N406US WHICH LANDED AT 08:36 HAD A MISSING CASCADE PANEL. A NEW CASCADE PANEL WAS INSTALLED AND A MINOR SHEET METAL REPAIR ON THE COWLING WAS PERFORMED.
Other reports on N406US · 2
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