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FAA incident report · Boeing 747-400F · Chicago, IL · March 25, 2013

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Date
March 25, 2013 · 11:21 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare International Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
I0GF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
B2426
Reported as
Boeing 747-400F
Reported engine
GE CF6
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Received a call at approximately 1121 from privacy data omitted at Chicago city operations notifying me that a flap fairing fell off of a china cargo B-747, B-2426 inbound from anc on landing at runway 10 at ord. privacy data omitted Stated that the fairing was picked up off the runway and was in his possession. Per my request privacy data omitted held onto the fairing until I could meet him and the china cargo aircraft at south cargo (SC) gate number 2. Upon arriving to the aircraft and further investigation it appeared as though the # 7 flap fairing attach points failed upon landing on runway 10 followed by the flap fairing departing the aircraft. Stress cracks were identified on the attach point fittings on the flap fairing. Flight check maintenance was on the scene as well and they conducted an inspection of the aircraft for any further damage. Flight check found no further defects and deferred the #7 flap fairing iaw cdl 27-51-02.I contacted china cargo ifo pmi at (310) 725-7327 and de- briefed him on the incident.

As the FAA filed it

RECEIVED A CALL AT APPROXIMATELY 1121 FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT CHICAGO CITY OPERATIONS NOTIFYING ME THAT A FLAP FAIRING FELL OFF OF A CHINA CARGO B-747, B-2426 INBOUND FROM ANC ON LANDING AT RUNWAY 10 AT ORD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE FAIRING WAS PICKED UP OFF THE RUNWAY AND WAS IN HIS POSSESSION. PER MY REQUEST ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HELD ONTO THE FAIRING UNTIL I COULD MEET HIM AND THE CHINA CARGO AIRCRAFT AT SOUTH CARGO (SC) GATE NUMBER 2. UPON ARRIVING TO THE AIRCRAFT AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE # 7 FLAP FAIRING ATTACH POINTS FAILED UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 FOLLOWED BY THE FLAP FAIRING DEPARTING THE AIRCRAFT. STRESS CRACKS WERE IDENTIFIED ON THE ATTACH POINT FITTINGS ON THE FLAP FAIRING. FLIGHT CHECK MAINTENANCE WAS ON THE SCENE AS WELL AND THEY CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. FLIGHT CHECK FOUND NO FURTHER DEFECTS AND DEFERRED THE #7 FLAP FAIRING IAW CDL 27-51-02.I CONTACTED CHINA CARGO IFO PMI AT (310) 725-7327 AND DE- BRIEFED HIM ON THE INCIDENT.