Service difficulty report · Cowling · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 15, 2002
Submitted
March 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
73,103 hours, 28,721 cycles
Part
Cowling
Part number
D51B212003
Condition
Departed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
73,103 hours, 28,721 cycles
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

EN ROUTE, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO MCO FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH REVEALED THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FAN COWLINGS HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE FAN COWLS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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