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Airbus A320 (N654AW) - This is the FOD created from N654AW (Flight 403 PHX-SFO) on 6/13/16. The A320 lost both right and left side engine doors.
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Airbus A320 (N654AW)

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This is the FOD created from N654AW (Flight 403 PHX-SFO) on 6/13/16. The A320 lost both right and left side engine doors.

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I hope you have a few details about this one forthcoming.
Scot WattawaPhoto Uploader
Tim, All I could find out is that there was either a failure of the locking system or someone did not check the latches during their walk around. They blew off at rotation and were seen by a Southwest plane that had lined up and waited. N654AW flew out fine and landed without incident. They did roll the crash trucks juts in case there was some other damage when the parts left the plane. The captain has the members of operations take picture and send it to them when they landed. (Yes, I listen to a scanner when I spot.)
Scot WattawaPhoto Uploader
There is a technical advisory about this from Airbus and is a known problem on the A320 family of aircraft.
Thanks for the info, looks like I posted just before the tags went on, good catch right place at the perfect time.
Roy Hunte
Which engine type does it affect?
Roy Hunte
Sorry I am not sure what engines AA has on their 320s.
Scot WattawaPhoto Uploader
Roy, I don't know if it matters about the engines or if it just the class of frames. This plane has IAE V2527-A5 installed.
Roy Hunte
I see OK.
just unbelievable -
Greg Byington
Yeah, I heard about this, but I didn't know anyone got a shot of the engine covers. I guess it is good that they didn't separate later on and possibly injure someone. Nice job, Scot!
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
22-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Meadows Fld () 07:50PM CDT 08:43PM PDT Scheduled
22-Jul-2025 A320Mahlon Sweet Fld ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 12:53PM PDT 06:16PM CDT Scheduled
22-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Mahlon Sweet Fld () 10:29AM CDT 11:53AM PDT Scheduled
22-Jul-2025 A320Des Moines Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 05:14AM CDT 06:46AM CDT Scheduled
21-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Des Moines Intl () 10:19PM CDT 11:43PM CDT Scheduled
21-Jul-2025 A320Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 06:43PM CDT 08:45PM CDT Scheduled
21-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport () 03:37PM CDT 05:32PM CDT Scheduled
21-Jul-2025 A320Southwest Florida Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 01:00PM EDT 02:13PM CDT En Route
21-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Southwest Florida Intl () 08:13AM CDT 11:35AM EDT 2:21
21-Jul-2025 A320Kansas City Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 05:34AM CDT 06:42AM CDT 1:08
20-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Kansas City Intl () 08:50PM CDT 09:56PM CDT 1:05
20-Jul-2025 A320San Antonio Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 06:47PM CDT 07:36PM CDT 0:48
20-Jul-2025 A320Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()San Antonio Intl () 01:51PM MST 05:44PM CDT 1:52
20-Jul-2025 A320Tucson Intl ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 12:04PM MST 12:28PM MST 0:23
20-Jul-2025 A320Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Tucson Intl () 10:38AM MST 11:06AM MST 0:27
20-Jul-2025 A320San Antonio Intl ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 09:46AM CDT 09:35AM MST 1:48
19-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()San Antonio Intl () 08:50PM CDT 09:32PM CDT 0:42
19-Jul-2025 A320Xoxocotlan Int'l ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 01:21PM CST 04:49PM CDT 2:27
19-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Xoxocotlan Int'l () 10:52AM CDT 12:20PM CST 2:27
19-Jul-2025 A320Toronto Pearson Int'l ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 07:08AM EDT 08:48AM CDT 2:39
18-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Toronto Pearson Int'l () 07:43PM CDT 11:05PM EDT 2:22
18-Jul-2025 A320Tucson Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 02:21PM MST 06:13PM CDT 1:52
18-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Tucson Intl () 01:35PM CDT 01:18PM MST 1:43
18-Jul-2025 A320Austin-Bergstrom Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 11:23AM CDT 12:07PM CDT 0:43
18-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Austin-Bergstrom Intl () 09:19AM CDT 10:00AM CDT 0:40
18-Jul-2025 A320Wichita Eisenhower ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 06:58AM CDT 07:50AM CDT 0:51
17-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Wichita Eisenhower () 10:51PM CDT 11:41PM CDT 0:50
17-Jul-2025 A320Des Moines Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 08:12PM CDT 09:39PM CDT 1:27
17-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Des Moines Intl () 05:13PM CDT 06:36PM CDT 1:22
17-Jul-2025 A320San Diego Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 11:09AM PDT 03:46PM CDT 2:36
17-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()San Diego Intl () 09:00AM CDT 09:24AM PDT 2:23
16-Jul-2025 A320Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 03:57PM CST 07:10PM CDT 2:13
16-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l () 01:45PM CDT 02:42PM CST 1:56
16-Jul-2025 A320Austin-Bergstrom Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 11:17AM CDT 11:59AM CDT 0:42
16-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Austin-Bergstrom Intl () 09:15AM CDT 09:48AM CDT 0:33
16-Jul-2025 A320Wichita Eisenhower ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 06:53AM CDT 07:47AM CDT 0:53
15-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Wichita Eisenhower () 10:35PM CDT 11:29PM CDT 0:53
15-Jul-2025 A320Ontario Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 02:37PM PDT 07:30PM CDT 2:53
15-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Ontario Intl () 12:51PM CDT 01:23PM PDT 2:31
15-Jul-2025 A320Memphis Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 10:06AM CDT 11:12AM CDT 1:06
15-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Memphis Intl () 07:44AM CDT 08:46AM CDT 1:01
14-Jul-2025 A320Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 08:29PM CDT 10:33PM CDT 2:03
14-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport () 05:44PM CDT 07:30PM CDT 1:46
14-Jul-2025 A320General Francisco J. Mujica Int'l ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 12:45PM CST 03:51PM CDT 2:06
14-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()General Francisco J. Mujica Int'l () 10:40AM CDT 11:34AM CST 1:53
14-Jul-2025 A320El Paso Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 05:13AM MDT 07:34AM CDT 1:20
13-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()El Paso Intl () 09:41PM CDT 09:53PM MDT 1:12
13-Jul-2025 A320Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 04:19PM MST 08:21PM CDT 2:02
13-Jul-2025 A320Roberts Fld ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 01:10PM PDT 03:07PM MST 1:57
13-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Roberts Fld () 10:18AM CDT 11:30AM PDT 3:11
13-Jul-2025 A320Kansas City Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 05:41AM CDT 06:51AM CDT Cancelled
12-Jul-2025 A320Montreal-Trudeau ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 04:11PM EDT 06:34PM CDT 3:23
12-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Montreal-Trudeau () 10:43AM CDT 02:49PM EDT 3:05
12-Jul-2025 A320Northwest Arkansas Ntl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 08:23AM CDT 09:22AM CDT 0:59
11-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Northwest Arkansas Ntl () 10:45PM CDT 11:31PM CDT 0:46
11-Jul-2025 A320Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 07:07PM CDT 09:08PM CDT 2:01
11-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport () 04:25PM CDT 06:17PM CDT 1:51
11-Jul-2025 A320Southwest Florida Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 01:37PM EDT 03:13PM CDT 2:35
11-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Southwest Florida Intl () 09:11AM CDT 12:30PM EDT 2:19
11-Jul-2025 A320Wichita Eisenhower ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 06:53AM CDT 07:41AM CDT 0:48
10-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Wichita Eisenhower () 10:10PM CDT 11:02PM CDT 0:52
10-Jul-2025 A320Houston Bush Int'ctl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 07:31PM CDT 08:16PM CDT 0:45
10-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Houston Bush Int'ctl () 05:33PM CDT 06:13PM CDT 0:40
10-Jul-2025 A320San Diego Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 11:46AM PDT 04:19PM CDT 2:32
10-Jul-2025 A320Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()San Diego Intl () 09:47AM CDT 10:14AM PDT 2:26
10-Jul-2025 A320Milwaukee Mitchell Intl Airport ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 06:32AM CDT 08:28AM CDT 1:55
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