# Incident 19930911041439I: Boeing 747238B, Newark, NJ, September 11, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1993
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17025, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17025-2003-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-238B (registry code 1384828, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-238b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747238B
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,300 total, 2,900 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93IA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93IA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930911041439I

## Narrative

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

OUTBOARD LEFT HAND FLAP TRACK FAIRING DEPARTED ON CLIMB. RETURNED. LANDED SAFELY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC93IA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93IA184), Sep 11, 1993: Boeing 747-200 (N17025), New York, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the fairing by company maintenance personnel, resulting in the infligh separation of the fairing in flight.

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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