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| Date: | Friday 5 April 2002 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-332ER |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N1608 |
| MSN: | 30573/788 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9219 hours |
| Engine model: | General Electric 706106 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 199 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlanta, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL) |
| Milan (MXP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Boeing 767-332ER, experienced an in-flight separation of the auxiliary power unit doors while climbing to the assigned cruise altitude. According to the Captain, as the airplane climbed through 15, 000 feet, and accelerated through 320 knots, he heard a loud bang. He elected to reduce the airspeed to 270 knots and return to Atlanta. The flight landed in Atlanta without further incident. A review of maintenance records showed that the auxiliary power unit (APU) had been serviced by ground maintenance personnel about one hour before the airplane departed. The examination of the airframe revealed that both APU doors were missing from their normally installed positions. Examination of the APU door assembly failed to disclose a mechanical problem with the door latching assemblies.
Probable Cause: Company maintenance personnel inadequate maintenance inspection that resulted in the in-flight separation of the APU inspection doors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL02LA075
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 18:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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