# NTSB Incident MIA93IA168
> **BOEING 707-341** · 1993-08-02 · MIAMI, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA93IA168
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13195
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1993-08-02
- **Location:** MIAMI, FL, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 707-341
- **Registration:** N107BV
- **FAR Part:** 129
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE CORE  COWLING, WHICH RESULTED IN FATIGUE CRACKS  IN THE FORWARD INBOARD HINGE SUPPORT STRUCTURE  TO GO UNDETECTED. THIS RESULTED IN THE HINGE  SEPARATING AND THE COWLING SEPARATING IN FLIGHT.

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