Alaska B739 at Seattle on Aug 22nd 2022, engine cowl opened in flight
Last Update: August 23, 2022 / 20:29:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-558
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
San Diego, United States
Aircraft Registration
N293AK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
The airline reported part of the engine cowling detached during landing back at Seattle.
A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N283AK reached San Diego with a delay of about 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 17 hours after landing back.
On Aug 23rd 2022 the FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A LOOSE PANEL ON LEFT WING AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT, SEATTLE, WA." stating the damage was "UNKNOWN".
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-558
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
San Diego, United States
Aircraft Registration
N293AK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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