Service difficulty report · Cowl Door · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
March 19, 2026
Submitted
March 20, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N725UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1135
Aircraft time
69,003 hours, 41,587 cycles
Part
Cowl Door
Condition
Inflt Separation
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETRUNED TO MIA DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT DURING CLIMB OUT PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A COWLING DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT MIA AND TAXIED TO THE GATE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MIA. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT WHILE PERFORMING WALK AROUND DURING OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION PER AMM 05-51-11 IT WAS NOTED THERE WERE NO COWLINGS THAT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE ONLY PIECES MISSING ARE ON THE LEFT WING #3 FLAP TRACK FAIRING WHICH ARE THE AFT UPPER COVER AND TAIL CONE WHICH WERE DOCUMENTED AS BEING REMOVED ON 20 FEB 2026 AND ARE CURRENTLY ON DEFERRAL PER CDL 27-05 WHICH REQUIRED THEM TO BE REMOVED PER AMM 57-55-00-040. NO OTHER MAINTENANCE ACTION WAS REQUIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE OK FOR FURTHER SERVICE.

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