# Incident 19951124042029I: Boeing 747100, Savannah, GA, November 24, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1995, 14:48 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Hunter Aaf Base Ops
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWRA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602FF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602FF-2001-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-124 (registry code 1384874, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D series (registry code 52054, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747100
- People aboard: 486
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,500 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951124042029I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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