# Incident 19780504031849I: Boeing 747/, Jamaica, NY, May 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1978, 15:15 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Airport: Jfk International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWA
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93117, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93117-1998-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-131 (registry code 1384881, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747/
- People aboard: 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504031849I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ALL LEADING EDGE FLAPS DID NOT APPEAR TO EXTEND ON APPROACH. REPLACED FLAP LOGIC BOX.

## Other reports on N93117 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920904042869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920904042869I), Sep 4, 1992: Boeing 747131 (N93117), New York, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft collided with a plane-mate on push back for departure. Conflicting reports as to who caused incident.
- [Incident 19870428026809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870428026809I), Apr 28, 1987: Boeing 747131 (N93117), St Louis, MO. Number 4 engine failed on climbout. Fuel was dumped and aircraft returned to airport. Internal engine failure.
- [Incident 19811019088619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811019088619I), Oct 19, 1981: Boeing 747131 (N93117), Painesville, OH, Minor damage. Left fixed trailing edge flap separated from wing. Substantial damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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