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Yahoo
03-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Delta plane wing flap lands in homeowner's driveway
A Delta Air Lines flight landed safely after part of its wing flap fell off and landed on the driveway of a North Carolina home. The incident happened early Wednesday morning, the airline confirmed to Fox News Digital. The Boeing 737-900ER was traveling from Atlanta to Raleigh-Durham with six crew members and 109 passengers on board. "After the aircraft landed safely, it was observed that a portion of the left wing's trailing edge flap was not in place. Delta is fully supporting retrieval efforts and will cooperate with investigations as nothing is more important than safety," a Delta spokesperson said. The part separated from the Boeing plane operating as Flight 3247 before it landed at 1:15 a.m. local time on July 2. American Airlines Plane Hit With 'Unexpected Turbulence,' 5 Hospitalized The flight had both departure and en-route delays due to thunderstorm activity, Delta said. It left Atlanta 10 minutes late, at 11:06 p.m. on Tuesday. Read On The Fox News App The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to Fox News Digital that it is investigating what happened. United Airlines Planes In San Francisco Clip Wings Raleigh police told local TV station WRAL that no injuries or property damage were reported as a result of the incident. "It's amazing when you consider it's such a dense neighborhood and people are out all the time," Susan Reed, who works near the location where the part crashed down, told WRAL. "We really dodged a bullet on this one. Let's just hope it doesn't happen again."Original article source: Delta plane wing flap lands in homeowner's driveway
CNN
03-07-2025
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- CNN
FAA investigating whether part of a Delta Air Lines wing fell onto a North Carolina driveway
Federal agencies Aviation newsFacebookTweetLink Follow A missing part of a wing from a Delta Air Lines 737 that landed Tuesday night at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, may have fallen on a nearby home's driveway. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether the several-feet-long piece of metal discovered blocking the drive may be a flap from Delta flight 3247. Flaps are attached to the rear of the wings and can be extended at takeoff and landing to expand the wing's surface and increase lift. The Boeing 737-900 departed from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, but when it landed in North Carolina the plane was missing a flap. 'After the aircraft landed safely, it was observed that a portion of the left wing's trailing edge flap was not in place,' the airline said in a statement. 'Delta is fully supporting retrieval efforts and will cooperate with investigations as nothing is more important than safety.' Delta said 109 passengers and six crew members were on board. 'It's amazing when you consider it's such a dense neighborhood and people are out all the time,' Susan Reed, who works near the area where the part landed, told CNN affiliate WRAL. 'We really dodged a bullet on this one. Let's just hope it doesn't happen again.' CNN's Cara-Lynn Clarkson contributed to this report.
