# Incident 19991120038929I: Boeing 747132, Indianapolis, IN, November 20, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1999, 17:12 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: K4HA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N709CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709CK-2015-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-132 (registry code 1384882, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747132
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120038929I

## Narrative

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

THE ROTARY ACTUATOR CONTROLLING NUMBER 19 LEADING EDGE DEVISE FAILED. THIS INTERN CAUSED A STRUCTERAL FAILURE OF THE INBOARD NUMBER 19 GUIDE TRACK, EXPOSING THE LEADING EDGE DEVISE TO THE AIR LOAD UNSUPORTED AND EXITING THE AIRCRAFT ALONG THE LOWER WING SURFACE.  THIS PANEL THEN STRUCK THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE OUTBOARD FLAP ASSEMBLEY, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N709CK (2)

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

- [Incident 20090624019459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090624019459I), Jun 24, 2009: Boeing 747132 (N709CK), No damage. Crew reportedsmoke odor from a/c system, odor observed in zone 1, smoke oder stopped with flight deck fan turned off. Maintenance removed and replaced flight…
- [Accident 20041020028339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041020028339A), Oct 20, 2004: Boeing 747132 (N709CK), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 20, 2004, kalitta air (kcsa) operating a B747-132, under 14 CFR, part 121 rules and IFR, departed from kord enroute to kjfk. At approximately…

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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