AAIB 2012 report
Airbus A320-231 London Gatwick 20 January 2000 AAIB Bulletin: 7/2000 FACTOR: N/A Synopsis Accident No.1 engine cowling debris left on runway after take off. Aircraft diverted to Stansted and landed safely on full emergency. SAFETY RECOMMENDATION – 2000-026 It is recommended that the DGAC mandate aircraft modification aimed at appreciably reducing the likelihood of A320 fan cowl doors inadvertently remaining unlatched after maintenance. It is considered that, while measures to exhot maintenance personnel to ensure that doors are latched and to improve the conspicuity of unfastened latches may assist, they are unlikely to be fully effective and modification aimed at providing obvious indication of unlatched doors is required. Response Recommendation treated in ARS71.0014 for A319/320/321. IAE engines: A modification aiming at improving the visibility of an unlatched fan cowl door has been mandated on May 2nd 2001 by CN 2001-106(b). A second modification aiming at preventing that unlatched cowl doors be closed has been mandated on September 5th 2001 by la CN 2001-381. CFM engines: DGAC considers that for these engines no modification is to be mandated as the visibility if unlatched fan cowl doors is sufficient. Airbus will netherless put forward a modification aiming at improving the visibility of an unlatched fan cowl door. Its implementation will take place on a voluntary basis. Status - Accepted - closed SAFETY RECOMMENDATION – 2000-027 It is recommended that, until measures to satisfy the intent of Recommendation No 2000-026 are incorporated, the DGAC and Airbus Industrie recommend A319, A320, A321 and/or A330 aircraft maintenance organisations to record the unlatching and latching of fan cowl doors and to specify a duplicate inspection to confirm latching. Response Actions taken for the treatment of recommendation 2000-026 allow closing this recommendation. We may nevertheless stress the fact that, via OIT 999.0105/00 Airbus reminded the operators on July 13th 2000 that the following procedures shall be followed: a) check the closure of fan cowl doors for both engines b) check the adjustment of latch engagement tensions Status - Accepted - closed