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Aviation incident ENG13IA027

NONE · BOEING 747 · 2013-05-19 · Atlanta, GA, USA

Event

NTSB number
ENG13IA027
Event ID
20130524X83830
Type
Incident
Date
2013-05-19
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Coordinates
33.640834, -84.42778

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
BOEING
Model
747
Registration
B18701
FAR Part
129
Engines
4
Damage
MINR

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

Failure of the right inboard foreflap outboard fitting due to fatigue and bearing anomalies on the sequence carriages which resulted in the partial separation of the right inboard foreflap. Contributing to the incident was the failure of maintenance personnel to detect the fatigue cracking and bearing anomalies during dedicated inspections.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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