ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205446
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| Date: | 06-MAY-2008 |
| Time: | 06:43 |
| Type: |  Airbus A319-132 |
| Owner/operator: | Spirit Airlines |
| Registration: | N516NK |
| MSN: | 2704 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 149 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI (DTW/KDTW) |
| Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) |
An Airbus A319-132, N516NK, operated as Spirit Airlines flight 417, lost its outboard left engine fan cowl at takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), Michigan. The crew returned to DTW and landed the airplane safely about 06:53. The pilot, copilot, 3 flight
attendants, and 144 passengers on board were not injured; the airplane’s landing gear door and wing to the fuselage area received minor damage from the engine fan cowl’s impact.
The Safety Board’s investigation revealed that the engine fan cowl latches were not properly fastened following engine maintenance performed the night before the incident.
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/recletters/A08_79_82.pdf
Images:
Photo of N516NK courtesy AirHistory.net
Los Angeles - International (KLAX / LAX)
27 November 2021; (c) Gerard Helmer
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jan-2018 17:58 | harro | Added |
| 31-Jan-2018 17:59 | harro | Updated [Source] |
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