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selecta · Member Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 813 Location: ORD

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deaphen · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 933 Location: India

Yes... i remember reading on a.net that this is a real picture... the engine cowling got ripped off because of some loose screws. Causing alot of fear in the passengers. trying to find the link.. willpost it as soon as i find it.

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nitin

D-ABTH · Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject:

yep happened a couple of years ago i think.. definitely real
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HAWK21M · Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:39 am Post subject:

Its a true Pic.
If not Mistaken from an A320.The Cowl Latches were not Installed properly & Relative Airflow caused it to rip apart.
regds
MEL
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karatecatman · Guest

Happened on July 13, 2004, when an A320-233, operated by Ryan International Airlines, Inc., as AirTran Airways Flight 4, returned for landing after the fan cowl doors of the No. 1 engine separated from the aircraft in flight in the vicinity of Atlanta, Georgia. There were six crew and 104 passengers. The aircarft sustained minor damage. The flight had just left from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia.

According to the captain, immediately after takeoff, the senior cabin crew member said a a passenger had reported seeing a "cover" come off the left engine. The captain received no cockpit indications of a problem. Visual confirmation by the crew and the captain saying he felt a jerk confirmed the incident.
The No. 1 engine oil quantity indicator was amber, and an emergency was declared.
Examination revealed "both sides of the No. 1 engine fan cowl were separated, the engine pylon cantilever was bent up, aft, and inboard; and the left wing slat outboard of the engine nacelle displayed an approximate 12-inch area with dent and puncture damage."
Airbus Industrie issued a circular to all Airbus operators to visually inspect the fan cowl doors prior to each flight to ensure that they are closed and latched. There was also to be fluorescent paint on the forward cowl door latch handles and a caution decal on the outboard fan cowl doors.