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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 707/ · Chicago, IL · September 18, 1979

Date
September 18, 1979 · 05:07 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Ohare
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AAL
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7566
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FA077
Reported as
Boeing 707/
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Inboard section of left flap separated at 10000 ft during descent. Captain landed using assymetrical procedures.

As the FAA filed it

INBOARD SECTION OF LEFT FLAP SEPARATED AT 10000 FT DURING DESCENT. CAPTAIN LANDED USING ASSYMETRICAL PROCEDURES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.