Serious incident Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante N905FB, Wednesday 13 April 1988

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Date:	Wednesday 13 April 1988
Time:	09:30 LT
Type:	Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante
Owner/operator:	Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA
Registration:	N905FB
MSN:	110408
Year of manufacture:	1982
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	Wichita Falls, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	(KSPS)
Destination airport:	Dallas/fortwort, TX
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE RIGHT ENGINE UPPER COWLING SEPARATED DURING INITIAL CLIMB, WENT REARWARD, AND SHATTERED A WINDOW AT THE RIGHT REARMOST PASSENGER SEAT WHICH WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE COWLING SEPARATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR IN THE LOWER COWLING GUIDE PIN HOLES.

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