ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 319568
| Date: | Sunday 16 September 2018 |
| Time: | 05:07 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-428FER |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-ACM |
| MSN: | 32867/1318 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 65550 hours |
| Cycles: | 9530 flights |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF6-80C2B5F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Dammam-King Fahad International Airport (DMM/OEDF) |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight 931 from Dammam, Saudi Arabia, lost the inboard fore flap of the right wing on touchdown at Frankfurt International Airport, Germany.
The aircraft landed on runway 07R in darkness at 05:07 hours local time and taxied to parking position S506 on the cargo apron. Some three hours later several holes and scratches were noticed on the aircraft fuselage along with damage on the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer. A subsequent inspection showed that the inboard fore flap of the right wing, measuring 8x1 meters, was missing.
The missing part along with attachment parts were located next to the runway near the touchdown area.
Conclusions:
The flap holder was destroyed by a pronounced oscillation fracture (vibratory corrosion cracking), which started in a corrosion trough.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU
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