# Incident 20071214829039I: Boeing 727224, Pittsburgh, PA, December 14, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 2007, 23:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DHLA
- Location: 40.4914° N, 80.2327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PITTSBURGH INTL (PIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4914&lon=-80.2327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N746DH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727224
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071214829039I

## Narrative

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

(-23) FLAP SECTION DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PIT, CREW NOTICED A SLIGHT ROLL ON TAKEOFF AND A SLIGHT ROLL ON LANDING. A LARGE PIECE OF A FLAP DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTURE. THE FLAP HAS BEEN TAGGED WITH A FAA FORM 8020-2 TAG #022 AND HAS BEEN SENT TO A LAB FOR TESTING.

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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