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Ab 320 Engine Panel Falls Off During Climb Out  
User currently offlineGonzalo From Chile, joined Aug 2005, 1692 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 2878 times:

This is not the first time ( and probably will not be the last ) that an aircraft component has detached in flight.
Thank god nobody was injured either on the ground or the aircraft.

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=446ebe7a&opt=0


Anyone with more info about this ?
How close is this airport to populated areas ?


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User currently offlinegarpd From UK - Scotland, joined Aug 2005, 2343 posts, RR: 4
Reply 1, posted (1 year 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 2583 times:

At least the engine won't have a chance to overheat     


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User currently offlinesrbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16896 posts, RR: 51
Reply 2, posted (1 year 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 2303 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Sounds like a similar situation to what happened to a Ryan International A320 several years back while operating for AirTran. One of their mechanics (Ryan Int'l, not AirTran) apparently didn't make sure the latch on one of the engine cowlings latched properly and during climb out, the panel was torn from the engine.

http://airlinenightmare.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/airtranair.sized-copy.jpg

I wouldn't be surprised it this Wizzair incident mirrors the Ryan International incident, as I've heard this sort of thing has happened on multiple occasions, but not always resulting in parts falling off.

User currently offlinefpetrutiu From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 764 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (1 year 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 2240 times:

The airport is surrounded by not rural populated areas depending on which direction they took off on. If they webst east, there is nothing but open fields, west however, there are some business, car dealerships, and industrial areas.

User currently offlineB6JFKH81 From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 2767 posts, RR: 7
Reply 4, posted (1 year 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 1794 times:

Quoting srbmod (Reply 2):
as I've heard this sort of thing has happened on multiple occasions,

Yes, yes it has. The latches are now bright orange to make sure that MX, G/O and flight deck crews all have the chance to see them if in the open position before departure (for my airline at least).

From the following Transportation Safety Board of Canada report on an incident:

http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-re...viation/2000/a00o0199/a00o0199.asp

...there is a pic of these bright orange latches:



Any little help in identifying an open latch helps reduce the chances of an aircraft departing with an unsecured cowl.


"If you do not learn from history, you are doomed to repeat it"
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