19780918019759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-222 · San Francisco, CA · September 18, 1978

Date
September 18, 1978 · 17:40 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UAL
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7644U
Reported as
Boeing 727222
People aboard
81
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crew reported loud noise and yaw as wing flaps were extended for landing. Partial loss of inboard flap in flght.

As the FAA filed it

CREW REPORTED LOUD NOISE AND YAW AS WING FLAPS WERE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. PARTIAL LOSS OF INBOARD FLAP IN FLGHT.

Other reports on N7644U · 4

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