| Date: | Sunday 9 January 2000 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-230F |
| Owner/operator: | Korean Air |
| Registration: | HL7441 |
| MSN: | 20373/168 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Penang International Airport (PEN) -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Seoul-Gimpo (Kimpo) International Airport (SEL/RKSS) |
| Penang International Airport (PEN/WMKP) |
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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