# NTSB DCA10WA065: Boeing 747, Heathrow Intl Apt, United Kingdom, May 31, 2010

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 31, 2010, 07:00 local (07:00 UTC)
- Place: Heathrow Intl Apt, United Kingdom
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA10WA065
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76198/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA065

## Analysis

On May 31, 2010, a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400F, B-HKH, experienced a flap retraction anomaly after landing at London Heathrow International Airport (LHR), London, United Kingdom. The incident is being investigated by the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

## Factual narrative

On May 31, 2010, a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400F, B-HKH, experienced a flap retraction anomaly after landing at London Heathrow International Airport (LHR), London, United Kingdom. The incident is being investigated by the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). As the state of design and manufacture, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB in their investigation. All inquiries should be directed to: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hants GU11 2HH United Kingdom E-mail: enquiries@aaib.gov.uk Website: http://www.dft.gov.uk

## Aircraft

- Registration: B-HKH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747 (400F)
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Cathay Pacific Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport
- Departed: Delhi
- Destination: LHR, Heathrow Intl Apt
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: LHR, London Heathrow

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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