What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 17, 2010, aircraft N498MC serial number 29259, a Boeing 747-47UF, arrived at Miami International Airport (mia) operating flight GTI8865 from viracopos, brazil. Upon post flight inspection, ground personal found 50% of the right hand (r/h) inboard (i/b) forward flap section missing and damage to the r/h fuselage. Strucual damages as follows:•half of the r/h i/b forward flap separated. Separated section was found approximately 20 miles west of mia airport in an unpopulated area.•damage to the r/h i/b fore flap carriage assembly.•scoring to the upper surface of the r/h i/b flap track.•multiple damage to the i/b mid-flap.•two frames damaged in section 46, fuselage base station (bs) 1630-1660. •stringer (strs) damage in section 46, S19-S29 between fuselage stations 1630-1660. •skin damage from bs 1630-1660, strs 19-22 and 23-29 to include two puncture
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 17, 2010, AIRCRAFT N498MC SERIAL NUMBER 29259, A BOEING 747-47UF, ARRIVED AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MIA) OPERATING FLIGHT GTI8865 FROM VIRACOPOS, BRAZIL. UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, GROUND PERSONAL FOUND 50% OF THE RIGHT HAND (R/H) INBOARD (I/B) FORWARD FLAP SECTION MISSING AND DAMAGE TO THE R/H FUSELAGE. STRUCUAL DAMAGES AS FOLLOWS:•HALF OF THE R/H I/B FORWARD FLAP SEPARATED. SEPARATED SECTION WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES WEST OF MIA AIRPORT IN AN UNPOPULATED AREA.•DAMAGE TO THE R/H I/B FORE FLAP CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY.•SCORING TO THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE R/H I/B FLAP TRACK.•MULTIPLE DAMAGE TO THE I/B MID-FLAP.•TWO FRAMES DAMAGED IN SECTION 46, FUSELAGE BASE STATION (BS) 1630-1660. •STRINGER (STRS) DAMAGE IN SECTION 46, S19-S29 BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATIONS 1630-1660. •SKIN DAMAGE FROM BS 1630-1660, STRS 19-22 AND 23-29 TO INCLUDE TWO PUNCTURE
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.