# Incident 19870730058159I: Boeing 747245F, Hong Kong, HK, July 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1987, 09:15 local time
- Place: Hong Kong, HK
- Airport: Hong Kong
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FTLA
- Aircraft: N814FT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747245F
- Reported engine: PWA JT9D70A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,870 total, 1,488 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870730058159I

## Narrative

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

LEFT SIDE INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP SYS FAILED ON FINAL APPROACH. HEAVY BRAKING ON LANDING MELTED TIRE FUSE PLUGS.

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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