Alaska B739 at Seattle on Aug 22nd 2022, engine cowl opened in flight

Last Update: August 23, 2022 / 20:29:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 22, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AS-558

Aircraft Registration
N293AK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

An Alaska Air Boeing 737-900, registration N293AK performing flight AS-558 from Seattle,WA to San Diego,CA (USA) with 176 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out Seattle's runway 16L when the crew felt an unsual vibration from the left hand side of the aircraft, stopped the climb at about 12,500 feet and decided to return to Seattle. The aircraft landed on runway 16L about 30 minutes after departure, upon touchdown the left hand engine's (CFM56) outboard cowl partially separated, the inboard cowl subsequently opened and separated.

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
Registration mark
N293AK
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
737-900ER
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B739
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 22, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AS-558

Aircraft Registration
N293AK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

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