German investigators probing the loss of a Boeing 747-400ER freighter’s flap on landing at Frankfurt Main have indicated that previous incidents on the type have been the result of corrosion and ...
For the last month and a half, Boeing has been investigating a serious buffet in the inboard flaps of the 747-8F, Flightglobal affiliate FlightBlogger reports. Turbulent air coming off of the outboard ...
The Boeing Co. says it redesigned the outboard landing gear doors of the new 747-8 to end a buffeting of the plane's flaps on landing. The buffeting developed when the plane lowered its landing gear ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Investigators say a mechanical failure that blew a hole in the engine of a Qantas jet headed to Sydney from San Francisco also damaged the wing flaps. The engine failure early Tuesday ...