Porter DH8D at Toronto on Aug 29th 2014, dropped engine cowl
Last Update: September 12, 2014 / 21:58:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 29, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Porter Airlines
Flight number
PD-383
Departure
Toronto City, Canada
Destination
Chicago Midway, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GLQN
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The Canadian TSB reported a passenger reported the right hand engine nacelle panel had separated, the crew was not aware of the event until notified by the passenger. The panel also damaged the right hand inboard flaps fairing. The panel was recovered from the runway at Billy Bishop Airport.
A replacement Dash 8-400 reached Chicago with a delay of 2 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 29, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Porter Airlines
Flight number
PD-383
Departure
Toronto City, Canada
Destination
Chicago Midway, United States
Aircraft Registration
C-GLQN
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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