What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nov. 25, 2021. An incident report was reported for civil aircraft N873UP, a Textron aviation, inc. aircraft, with serial number FL-1068 privacy data omitted the report stated at approximately six (6) p.m. eastern standard time, during the post flight inspection that the crew discovered that the left hand aft engine cowl panel had departed the aircraft. Two crew members were on board and no injuries were reported.
The crew stated that after departure from general edward lawrence logan international airport (kbos), located in boston Massachusetts, at approximately three thousand (3000) feet mean sea level, they felt a brief vibration similar to a nose wheel shimmy, but otherwise the flight was normal. After landing at Republic Airport, located in Farmingdale, new york (kfrg), the crew discovered that the outboard left engine cowl door was sheared off with only a small portion near the hinge remaining. The crew further stated that during the pre-flight walk around, the pilot in command opened the four engine cowl doors as part of the aircraft acceptance process and then closed and latched the cowl doors once completed.
. The exact time and location of the cowl door separation from the aircraft was not pin pointed and could not be recovered.
As the FAA filed it
NOV. 25, 2021. AN INCIDENT REPORT WAS REPORTED FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT N873UP, A TEXTRON AVIATION, INC. AIRCRAFT, WITH SERIAL NUMBER FL-1068 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE REPORT STATED AT APPROXIMATELY SIX (6) P.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME, DURING THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION THAT THE CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT HAND AFT ENGINE COWL PANEL HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. TWO CREW MEMBERS WERE ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
THE CREW STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE FROM GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBOS), LOCATED IN BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS, AT APPROXIMATELY THREE THOUSAND (3000) FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL, THEY FELT A BRIEF VIBRATION SIMILAR TO A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY, BUT OTHERWISE THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL. AFTER LANDING AT REPUBLIC AIRPORT, LOCATED IN FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK (KFRG), THE CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTBOARD LEFT ENGINE COWL DOOR WAS SHEARED OFF WITH ONLY A SMALL PORTION NEAR THE HINGE REMAINING. THE CREW FURTHER STATED THAT DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT WALK AROUND, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OPENED THE FOUR ENGINE COWL DOORS AS PART OF THE AIRCRAFT ACCEPTANCE PROCESS AND THEN CLOSED AND LATCHED THE COWL DOORS ONCE COMPLETED.
. THE EXACT TIME AND LOCATION OF THE COWL DOOR SEPARATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PIN POINTED AND COULD NOT BE RECOVERED.