# Incident 19810918067789I: Boeing 747*, Canarsie, NY, September 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1981, 18:30 local time
- Place: Canarsie, NY
- Airport: Jfk International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PAAA
- Location: 40.6437° N, 73.9007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canarsie, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6437&lon=-73.9007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N657 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747*
- People aboard: 219
- 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/19810918067789I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT INBOARD FORE FLAP LOST IN FLIGHT. MID FLAP DAMAGED. FAILED PARTS BOLT PN BACB-30 DL6-24 STOP PN 69B12792-3.

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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