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06-06-2008, 16:43
US NTSB investigators say Northwest Airlines mechanics diverted their attention from engine maintenance on an Airbus A319 on 9 January, resulting in the in-flight departure of an engine cowling. Flight attendants on Northwest Flight 853, carrying 68 passengers and five crew from LaGuardia to Detroit, alerted the pilots on climbout that a passenger had reported that “the number two engine (right side) cowling was flapping after takeoff”, according to the NTSB final accident report, issued Monday. Pilots continued the flight, while monitoring the engine for vibration, according to the report. Vibration levels for the suspect engine were twice
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