Service difficulty report · Cowling · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 28, 2009
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Cowling
Part number
22850080802
Condition
Departed
Location
Rt Nacelle
Part time
12,205 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR UP SELECTION, AND ALREADY IN A RIGHT TURN, TO FOLLOW THE DEPARTURE ROUTE, WE EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL YAW TO THE RIGHT FOR 1 SECOND AND THEN BACK TO NORMAL. WE EXPECTED A BIRDSTRIKE. NORMAL FLIGHT AND NORMAL LANDING. AFTER LANDING I PERFORMED AN IMMEDIATE INSPECTION AFTER DISEMBARKING OF THE PAX, AND FOUND THE RT ENGINE UPPER COWLING MISSING. PAX DIDN’T REALIZE ANYTHING. FURTHER FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED.