A panel from the vertical stabilizer of a widebody transport aircraft fell from the aircraft after landing at ewr and on rollout.

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Attributes
ACN	111923
Time
Date	198905
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 17000
ASRS Report	111923
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000
ASRS Report	112022
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Port authority police at ewr observed a panel fall off widebody transport aircraft between taxiway G and east on runway 22R during landing rollout. Panel was retrieved at the intersection of 22R taxiway east off the runway. Panel was aft section of panel 334BC on horizontal stabilizer, port side, operating crew had no indication of any abnormality. All flight regimes (takeoff, cruise, letdown, approach, landing, rollout, taxi in) normal. #1 engine reverser was inoperative.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PANEL FROM THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF A WDB ACFT FELL FROM THE ACFT AFTER LNDG AT EWR AND ON ROLLOUT.

Narrative: PORT AUTHORITY POLICE AT EWR OBSERVED A PANEL FALL OFF WDB ACFT BETWEEN TXWY G AND E ON RWY 22R DURING LNDG ROLLOUT. PANEL WAS RETRIEVED AT THE INTXN OF 22R TXWY E OFF THE RWY. PANEL WAS AFT SECTION OF PANEL 334BC ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, PORT SIDE, OPERATING CREW HAD NO INDICATION OF ANY ABNORMALITY. ALL FLT REGIMES (TKOF, CRUISE, LETDOWN, APCH, LNDG, ROLLOUT, TAXI IN) NORMAL. #1 ENG REVERSER WAS INOPERATIVE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.