What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
“On 03/17/2025, 0551Z, privacy data omittedB763, registration , mia-sbkp, departed RY9. Parts of an engine cowling separated from the aircraft. On 03/17 and 03/18 cowling parts were discovered in the grass, north side of RY9 by twy's T-4 and T-7 by privacy data omitted ops vehicles and retrieved. privacy data omitted Ops notified by privacy data omitted ops. privacy data omitted Had not notified mia tower or TRACON and continued to destination airport. “
The mia-ifo was notified on 03/20/2025 via an eon email a later during the day esa-roc via email.
Poi privacy data omitted sent an email to privacy data omitted (2LCF) for a report and related documentation to this event.
03/26/2025: A zoom meeting was held with privacy data omitted maintenance department. In the meeting were present from the FAA: poi k, pmi and pmi . From privacy data omittedwere present station manager, and dir of maintenance. Maintenance contractors from privacy data omitted. Also, present was the pmi of privacy data omitted (maintenance contractors).
This meeting revealed that contract A&P was performing a daily on the aircraft. When he was about to check the oil quantity/level of engine #1 (left) he found that the lanyard of the oil cap was loose. Proceeded to open the engine cowling to continue with the process of securing the lanyard as required. From there, without finishing this task, he proceeded to work on engine #2 (right) without properly closing and securing the cowling of engine #1. Later he signed and released the maintenance logbook. privacy data omitted Pmi conducted a separate investigation on privacy data omitted maintenance contractors and involved A&P. The A&P accepted that he committed the error. He has been suspended from work until investigation is completed.
privacy data omitted Stated that they will send a full sms report of this event.
As the FAA filed it
“ON 03/17/2025, 0551Z, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^B763, REGISTRATION , MIA-SBKP, DEPARTED RY9. PARTS OF AN ENGINE COWLING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ON 03/17 AND 03/18 COWLING PARTS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE GRASS, NORTH SIDE OF RY9 BY TWY'S T-4 AND T-7 BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPS VEHICLES AND RETRIEVED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPS NOTIFIED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD NOT NOTIFIED MIA TOWER OR TRACON AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION AIRPORT. “
THE MIA-IFO WAS NOTIFIED ON 03/20/2025 VIA AN EON EMAIL A LATER DURING THE DAY ESA-ROC VIA EMAIL.
POI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SENT AN EMAIL TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (2LCF) FOR A REPORT AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION TO THIS EVENT.
03/26/2025: A ZOOM MEETING WAS HELD WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT. IN THE MEETING WERE PRESENT FROM THE FAA: POI K, PMI AND PMI . FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WERE PRESENT STATION MANAGER, AND DIR OF MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ALSO, PRESENT WAS THE PMI OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS).
THIS MEETING REVEALED THAT CONTRACT A&P WAS PERFORMING A DAILY ON THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO CHECK THE OIL QUANTITY/LEVEL OF ENGINE #1 (LEFT) HE FOUND THAT THE LANYARD OF THE OIL CAP WAS LOOSE. PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE ENGINE COWLING TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS OF SECURING THE LANYARD AS REQUIRED. FROM THERE, WITHOUT FINISHING THIS TASK, HE PROCEEDED TO WORK ON ENGINE #2 (RIGHT) WITHOUT PROPERLY CLOSING AND SECURING THE COWLING OF ENGINE #1. LATER HE SIGNED AND RELEASED THE MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PMI CONDUCTED A SEPARATE INVESTIGATION ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS AND INVOLVED A&P. THE A&P ACCEPTED THAT HE COMMITTED THE ERROR. HE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM WORK UNTIL INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THEY WILL SEND A FULL SMS REPORT OF THIS EVENT.