China Airlines Flight CAL-5254 , flaps problem

Created on Monday, 20 May 2013 19:51 |

19 May 2013

China Airlines Cargo Flight CAL-5254/CI-5254 Boeing 747-400 registration B-18701 from Anchorage to Dallas via Atlanta it was in approach phase at Atlanta airport when trailing edge flap separated from wing.Airplane landed safely.Flight from Atlanta to Dallas canceled

One woman that her home is very near to airport reported that an object around 20 feet/6 meters length fell in her home(it was part from airplane)

Another piece of airplane found some miles more far in one road

On 7 November NTSB released a preliminary report about some other incident that was involving B-18701 and it was an engine number 2 fire while taxing on 25 February 2013.You can read here

On 12 February 2014 NTSB released a preliminary report about the occurrence.You can read here

B-18701