Boeing 737-236 HC-CFD

Summary

On 19 August 2009, a Boeing 737-236 registered HC-CFD was involved in an incident near Coca, Ecuador, Ecuador. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 August 2009

Classification

Incident

Location

Coca, Ecuador, Ecuador

Nearest airport

Coca - Aeropuerto Francisco de (OCC)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737-236

Registration

HC-CFD

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Quito → Coca - Aeropuer

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG10WA006

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 19, 2009, a Boeing 737-236, registration number HC-CFD, experienced a thrust reverser separation from the No. 1 (left) engine, a Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17A turbofan, after touchdown runway 15 and thrust reverser deployment at the Coca - Aeropuerto Francisco de Orellana Airport (OCC) Coca Ecuador. The pilot reported that after touchdown, the thrust reversers were deployed, a vibration was felt, and the airplane yawed to the right. The thrust reversers were stowed and the airplane was brought back to the runway centerline. The airplane was taxied to the gate and no engine or airplane cockpit alert indications were reported. An examination of the airplane revealed that the No. 1 thrust reverser was missing and was recovered near the runway. Thrust reverser parts sent to the NTSB metalurgy laboratory and showed evidence of fatigue fractures circumferential around the tailpipe duct. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Ecuador. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Dirección General de Aviación Civil Departamento de Seguridad de Vuelo Buenos Aires 149 y Av. 10 de Agosto Casilla 2077 Quito Ecuador Tel.: (593) 2-544-274 Fax: (593) 2-563-995 AFTN: SEQUYAX Telex: 22710 DACUIO ED This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the government of Ecuador.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.