Service difficulty report · Panel · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
June 22, 2011
Submitted
June 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N321CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
321
Aircraft time
37,141 hours, 38,235 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Open
Location
Rt Cowling
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON ROTATION THE RT TOP COWLING PANEL ON THE ENGINE OPENED AND BEGAN FLAPPING/BENT. CREW REQUESTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT / REDUCED SPEED TO 160 KTS AND RETURNED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX IS INSPECTING AND REPLACING PANEL. SWAPPED FWD COWLING OFF OF 309CE. STILL WAITING ON MORE INFO.

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