10ft piece of cowling found on runway

[NutLoose]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22112624/

Chunk of wing found on Indonesian runway

Investigators trying to determine what passenger jet piece belongs to

http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Sources/Art/APTRANS.gif updated 11:13 a.m. ET Dec. 5, 2007

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Workers found a piece of a wing from a passenger jet on the runway at Indonesia's main airport and investigators are trying to determine which plane it fell from, officials said Wednesday.
The 10-foot piece of wing was found Tuesday at Jakarta's Sukarno-Hatta international airport, said Yurlis Hasibuan, a senior air transportation official.
"It has been identified as a side engine cover, but we do not yet know which plane it came from," he said.

The wing piece was found on a runway used by planes on domestic flights as well as some cargo planes flying internationally, he said.
Last month, a similar-sized piece of wing fell from a jetliner minutes after it took off from the same airport.
The Boeing 737, which was operated by a local airline, landed safely but the incident added to safety concerns about commercial aviation in Indonesia.
The country suffered a series of accidents earlier this year that killed more than 120 people, leading the European Union to ban all the country's airlines from landing there.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration downgraded the nation's rating to its lowest category.
Experts say the industry is plagued by poor maintenance, rule-bending and a shortage of trained professionals.

[con-pilot]

Well, as one cannot see the engines from the cockpit of nearly all airliners I would believe that the missing piece would not be discovered until the next stop.

Now, if the crew decides to continue after finding out there is a bit cowling missing; well that is a different subject all together.

Also it would be nice if we knew if was a piece of wing or engine cowling (cover).

[lomapaseo]

A 10 ft piece:confused:

I sure as hell would like to know the other dimensions as well.

methinks that we are only getting half the story. It shouldn't be that difficult to find the other side of it where the plane parked at the next stop, or should we assume that the crew would miss it on walkaround:}

[stator vane]

on the next stop---ha.

[9gmax]

News item

06 DEC 2007 Lion Air MD-90 loses three-metre-long part on takeoff
An MD-90 operated by Indonesia`s Lion Air has been grounded after the airline admitted that a three-metre-long part found on a runway belonged to it.
The airplane lost the part on takeoff from Jakarta-Sukarno Hatta airport, December 4. Lion Air`s operational director told the Detikcom online news service the part was from the exhaust system and not vital for flight. He reportedly said it fell off the plane because of `a mistake of the workshop`. (Straits Times)

[Geragau]

The things that fall off engines and other parts of aircrafts can be mighty lethal to others...the Concorde engine fire and crash resulting from punctured tires due to a small metal piece from another aircraft.

Brings to mind an incident I heard that happened in Narita some years back; a KAL B744 engine pod contacted the runway during a sloppy landing. Crew did not report to anyone; had a piece come off and puncture a departing heavy's tires, it could have disastous consequences. It was mighty irresponsible if what I heard was true!!

[PK-KAR]

Earlier this month, the wing-body empennage cover or whatever it was called fell off the Bataiva 734...

The piece was found on runway 25L/07R... mainly used for Terminal 1 (domestic except GA) and cargo.

Well, as one cannot see the engines from the cockpit of nearly all airliners I would believe that the missing piece would not be discovered until the next stop.
According to the reports, they did not see the piece was missing at their next stop. Dunno about the truth to that one.

The sad thing is, they decided to sue the "workshop" instead of first finding out what happened.

It was funny that the airline initially denied it was their piece, and if I remember correctly, said, "it can't be ours, that would be impossible."

Aircraft involved was PK-LIL.

PK-KAR