20220815022089I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 767-231 · Greensboro, NC · August 15, 2022

Date
August 15, 2022 · 07:15 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Airport
Piedmont Triad International
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
21GA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N652GT
Reported as
Boeing 767-231
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Atqa report # A-GL-22-003, 8023 narrative item #33

During the post flight aircraft inspection, maintenance personnel discovered the #1 engine core cowl severely damaged and the slat outboard of the engine damaged as well. The flight crew reported that they had no indication of this incident. The actual cause of the core cowl separation is inconclusive. Structural failure was evident in photographs of the outboard cowl and the leading edge former which has a straight break and the other formers are torn and bent to the rear. Airflow entered the damaged area and the force of the airflow tore the core cowls loose from the engine.

As the FAA filed it

ATQA REPORT # A-GL-22-003, 8023 NARRATIVE ITEM #33

DURING THE POST FLIGHT AIRCRAFT INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE #1 ENGINE CORE COWL SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE SLAT OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE DAMAGED AS WELL. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HAD NO INDICATION OF THIS INCIDENT. THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE CORE COWL SEPARATION IS INCONCLUSIVE. STRUCTURAL FAILURE WAS EVIDENT IN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OUTBOARD COWL AND THE LEADING EDGE FORMER WHICH HAS A STRAIGHT BREAK AND THE OTHER FORMERS ARE TORN AND BENT TO THE REAR. AIRFLOW ENTERED THE DAMAGED AREA AND THE FORCE OF THE AIRFLOW TORE THE CORE COWLS LOOSE FROM THE ENGINE.