# Incident 20110512012229I: Boeing 737-401, Charlotte, NC, May 12, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2011, 08:36 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte Douglas Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406US-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-401 (registry code 138449B, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-401
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110512012229I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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)

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

- [Incident 19940128003089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940128003089I), Jan 28, 1994: Boeing 737401 (N406US), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on January 28, 1994, at 1630 EST, a Boeing, B-737, N406US, flight 1418, operated by usair inc., after the cargo and passengers were unloaded, a…
- [Incident 19920601021019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601021019I), Jun 1, 1992: Boeing 737401 (N406US), Rochester, NY. Unable to retract flaps on climb. Returned. Lubed flap jack screws.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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