Narrative:
On approach to Penang runway 22, the aircraft lost a flap section. The flap punctured the fuselage, causing a 1 m-wide hole.
» The Star Online
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 9 January 2000 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-230F |
| Operator: | Korean Air |
| Registration: | HL7441 |
| MSN: | 20373/168 |
| First flight: | 1971-11-30 (28 years 2 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Penang International Airport (PEN) ( Malaysia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS), South Korea |
| Penang International Airport (PEN/WMKP), Malaysia | |
| Flightnumber: | KE367 |
On approach to Penang runway 22, the aircraft lost a flap section. The flap punctured the fuselage, causing a 1 m-wide hole.
Sources:
» Seattle Post-Intelligencer» The Star Online
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Distance from Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport to Penang International Airport as the crow flies is 4452 km (2782 miles).
Distance from Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport to Penang International Airport as the crow flies is 4452 km (2782 miles).
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