# Incident 20240227004339I: Boeing 737-990ER, Pasco, WA, February 27, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2024, 20:15 local time
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Airport: Tri-Cities
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 46.2649° N, 119.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-CITIES (PSC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2649&lon=-119.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N486AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N486AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-990ER (registry code 13848CE, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-990er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B27E series (registry code 13078, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b27e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-990ER
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B27E
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240227004339I

## Narrative

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

02/27/2024: AT PSC AIRPORT AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED BIRD STRIKE ON LANDING. BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION SHOWED THE FOLLOWING: RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD AFT FLAP DAMAGED/DELAMINATION

MAINTENANCE ACTION PERFORMED: INSPECTED RH OUTBOARD AFT FLAP REF SRM; DIAMETER 0.247 INCHES DEEP DAMAGED ON UPPER AND LOWER HONEYCOMB SKIN, REMOVED OUTBARD AFT FLAP REF MAINTENANCE MANUAL 27 ALTERNATE DEACTIVATION PROCEDURE USED. INSTALLED NEW FLAP. 03/03/2024: AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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