Engine Cowling Hits
A KLM Boeing 747-300 dropped large engine and aircraft parts on a Los Angeles beach immediately after takeoff on Aug. 27, but no one was hurt. Air traffic control informed the crew that parts had fallen off after the 4:35 p.m. PDT takeoff. The crew shut the engine down, dumped about 166,000 lb. of...
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