# Incident 19960816028989I: Boeing 727231, New York, NY, August 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1996, 01:30 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 40.6608° N, 73.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6608&lon=-73.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24343, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24343-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-231 (registry code 1384079, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727231
- People aboard: 111
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,194 total, 2,752 in this make and model, 264 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96IA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96IA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960816028989I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: TWA FLT 782 ON APPROACH INTO JFK LOST A SECTION OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FOREFLAP. THE SECTION OF THE FOREFLAP FELL INTO THE STREET. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY RESIDENTS AS OCCURRING BETWEEN 0130 AND 0200 ON AUGUST 16, 1996. THE COMM. CENTER NOTIFIED THE NY FSDO-15 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100. THE FOREFLAP SECTION WAS RECOVERED AND INVESTIGATION OF THE FOREFLAP SECTION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: * THE SECTION WAS APPROX. 8' LONG AND WAS THE INBOARD SECTION OF THE OUTBOARD RIGHT HAND FOREFLAP. * THE INBOARD AND CENTER TRACK SECTIONS WERE BROKEN OFF APPROX. 6" AFT FROM THE ATTACH POINT ON THE FOREFLAP. * THE CARRIAGE ATTACH FITTING P/N 69-26255-4 WAS OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED JUST ABOVE THE TOP BOLT HOLE WHERE THE CRG LUG FITTING ASSEMBLY ATTACHES. * THE FORWARD INBOARD ATTACH SCREW FOR THE CARRIAGE ATTACH FITTING WAS MISSING, ALL OTHER ATTACHING HARDWARE WAS SECURE. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: * THE RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD MIDFLAP HAD APPROX. A 6" PUNCTURE IN THE UPPER SURFACE. * THE INBOARD AND MID FOREFLAP TRACKS WERE BROKEN OFF CORRESPONDING TO THE DAMAGE NOTED ON THE FOREFLAP. * THE FLAP BAY HAD A GOUGE ON A SUPPORT BRACKET. THE RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD FLAP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE FLAP BAY SUPPORT FITTING WAS BLENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. THE NTSB IS ALSO INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT UNDER CASE NUMBER NYC965A169. THE NTSB HAS SENT THE CARRIAGE ATTACH FITTING INBOARD AND MID FOREFLAP TRACKS (LINKS) FOR ANALYSIS.

## 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 NYC96IA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96IA169), Aug 16, 1996: Boeing 727-232 (N24343), Howard Beach, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the fore flap attachment fitting, due to grinding marks on the fitting.

## Other reports on N24343 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930824035459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824035459I), Aug 24, 1993: Boeing 727231 (N24343), Omaha, NE. Lost a system hydraulic pressure after takeof. Returned. Left main gear door actuator hydraulic line had ruptured.
- [Incident 19930707045809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930707045809I), Jul 7, 1993: Boeing 727231 (N24343), Washington, DC. Passenger pushed flight attendant to cabin floor. Later threatened him. Police met aircraft.

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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