Accident · 2004-04-10

NTSB case NYC04TA103 · McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 2004-04-10
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (N14075)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The failure of the number two upper forward right engine cowling attachment, which resulted in substantial damage to the right inboard elevator. A factor was the inadequate procedures in the airliner maintenance manual.

Source: NTSB case NYC04TA103

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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