# Incident 20220615006329I: Boeing 767-322, Houston, TX, June 15, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2022, 18:56 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N656UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N656UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-322 (registry code 1385200, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767-322
- Reported engine: P&W PW4000 SER
- People aboard: 221
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220615006329I

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT, THE FLIGHT CREW EXTENDED THE SPEEDBRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. THEY FELT AN UNCHARACTERISTIC VIBRATION, AND A FLIGHT ATTENDANT INFORMED THEM THAT PART OF THE WING WAS MISSING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THEY SHOT AN UNEVENTFUL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IDENTIFIED THIS EVENT AS A BIRDSTRIKE. UPON LANDING, TECHNICIANS FOUND TECHS FOUND  AFT RIGHT I/B FLAP SECTION  MISSING APPROXIMATELY 15 1/2 INCHES BY 60 INCHES.  NOTE: THE TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME IS 115149, BLOCK 13E WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PUT THE ENTIRE TIME IN.

## Other reports on N656UA (2)

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

- [Incident 20220717007849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220717007849I), Jul 17, 2022: Boeing 767-322 (N656UA), Santiago, Minor damage. The captain reported the following: "on final approach to 17L in Santiago, out of 5000 feet and cleared for the approach, the first officer armed the approach…
- [Incident 19970520014959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970520014959I), May 20, 1997: Boeing 767300 (N656UA), Miami, FL. Narrative: captain experienced upper stomach pain. Occupied seat in cabin for landing, landing accomplished without incident at mia by the two rated f/o's.…

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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