N507LX Replublic Airlines Flight 4914 Bombardier DHC-8: Aircraft on departure, an access panel separated onto the runway, aircraft returned and landed without incident, no injuries - Kansas City, Missouri

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 507LX        Make/Model: DH8D      Description: DHC-8-400 DASH 8
  Date: 12/30/2012     Time: 1657

  Event Type: Incident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Minor

LOCATION
  City: KANSAS CITY   State: MO   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  N507LX REPUBLIC AIRLINES FLIGHT4914 BOMBARDIER DHC-8 AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTURE, 
  AN ACCESS PANEL SEPARATED ONTO THE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED 
  WITHOUT INCIDENT, NO INJURIES, KANSAS CITY, MO

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:    


OTHER DATA
  Activity: Business      Phase: Take-off      Operation: Air Carrier


  FAA FSDO: KANSAS CITY, MO  (CE05)               Entry date: 12/31/2012 

 

A passenger on board the flight sent FOX 4 this photo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A United flight bound for Denver Sunday morning from Kansas City International Airport had to turn around after an engine panel fell off the plane. 

Flight 4914 left KCI around 9:44 a.m. and had to circle the airfield for approximately 22 minutes before landing again.

No one was hurt and the plane was able to make a safe landing.

No other information was immediately available. FOX 4 has reached out to United Airlines and KCI for more details.