Accidents
Loose Latches Caused Citation Excel Cowling Detachment
Cessna has confirmed that there have been two other similar incidents to Citation 560XLs, both in 2008.

During a descent into the UK’s Farnborough Airport, the majority of the right engine upper cowling on Cessna Citation 560XL broke free, damaging the leading edges of the vertical and horizontal stabilizers, according to a UK investigation report released last week on the Nov. 29, 2015 incident. Safety investigators concluded that the cowling “probably detached because a number of the quick-release fasteners had not been secured during maintenance.” Cessna has confirmed that there have been two other similar incidents on Citation 560XLs, both in 2008.


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