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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing B-747 · Atlanta, GA · May 19, 2013

Date: May 19, 2013 · 14:10 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta I
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: SAJF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: B18701
Reported as: Boeing B-747
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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On approach to atl runway 27L, a noise was heard after deploying landing flaps to 30 degrees along with a slight tremble of the aircraft. PIC decided to conduct a missed approach procedure and disengaged autopilot. With no abnormal instrument indications, the crew performed an uneventful landing. Upon arrival to cargo ramp, the crew and maintenance personnel performed a visual inspection and verified there was a portion of the right side inboard trailing edge flap missing along with damage to the right aft fuselage and leading edge of right horizontal stabilizer.

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH TO ATL RUNWAY 27L, A NOISE WAS HEARD AFTER DEPLOYING LANDING FLAPS TO 30 DEGREES ALONG WITH A SLIGHT TREMBLE OF THE AIRCRAFT. PIC DECIDED TO CONDUCT A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE AND DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT. WITH NO ABNORMAL INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS, THE CREW PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON ARRIVAL TO CARGO RAMP, THE CREW AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION AND VERIFIED THERE WAS A PORTION OF THE RIGHT SIDE INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP MISSING ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AFT FUSELAGE AND LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.