Spirit flight 409 , engine cowl fall down

Created on Saturday, 09 November 2013 23:02 |

9 November 2013

Spirit flight NK-409 , Airbus A319 registration N504NK from Chicago O'Hare international airport to Fort Lauderdale took off from Chicago's runway 28 and while was climbing the right engine cowl fall down.A passenger informed the crew that declared an emergency and diverted back to Chicago for a safe landing on runway 28

Airline reported that the crew received an indication of possible mechanical issue and declared an emergency

Engine cowlings recovered inside airport

N504NK

First Flight:18-05-2005

Age:8.5 years

Engines:2x IAE V2524-A5

Chicago airport

chicago

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/NKS409/history/20131109/1130Z/KORD/KFLL