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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747100 · Savannah, GA · November 24, 1995

Date: November 24, 1995 · 14:48 local
Place: Savannah, GA
Airport: Hunter Aaf Base Ops
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: TWRA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N602FF
Reported as: Boeing 747100
People aboard: 486
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,500 total3,300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N602FFRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2001 · Boeing 747-124S/N 19734 · Built 1970 Airframe modelBoeing 747-124 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT9D seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft encountered light to moderate turbulence approximately 150 NM west of destination, Hunter army airfield, Savannah, GA. Crew felt momentary vibration but noticed no other indications of malfunction. Upon taxi to ramp at Hunter, tower controller advised flight crew of a missing panel above wing. Subsequent investigation revealed 4'X5' body and flying panels missing. Minor damage to fairing attachment bolts. Tower air flew aircraft to jfk maintenance for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE APPROXIMATELY 150 NM WEST OF DESTINATION, HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, SAVANNAH, GA. CREW FELT MOMENTARY VIBRATION BUT NOTICED NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF MALFUNCTION. UPON TAXI TO RAMP AT HUNTER, TOWER CONTROLLER ADVISED FLIGHT CREW OF A MISSING PANEL ABOVE WING. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED 4'X5' BODY AND FLYING PANELS MISSING. MINOR DAMAGE TO FAIRING ATTACHMENT BOLTS. TOWER AIR FLEW AIRCRAFT TO JFK MAINTENANCE FOR REPAIRS.