Boeing 777 loses wing panel over Osaka
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Boeing 777 loses wing panel over Osaka
A panel broke off from the wing of a AF/KLM airlines over Osaka flight to Amsterdam
A car was seriously damaged when part of a 777 wing landed on it in the Japanese city of Osaka.The panel, which weighed more than 4kg (9lb), fell from a KLM plane shortly after it departed Kansai International Airport on Saturday.It damaged the car's roof and smashed its rear window after falling more than 2,000 m. No one was injured in the incident but KLM has launched an investigation.The flight landed safely at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport later on Saturday.
The airline stated: "KLM regrets this incident and has immediately launched an investigation into the causes."
They added they were "in close contact with Japanese civil aviation authorities and Boeing".
A car was seriously damaged when part of a 777 wing landed on it in the Japanese city of Osaka.The panel, which weighed more than 4kg (9lb), fell from a KLM plane shortly after it departed Kansai International Airport on Saturday.It damaged the car's roof and smashed its rear window after falling more than 2,000 m. No one was injured in the incident but KLM has launched an investigation.The flight landed safely at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport later on Saturday.
The airline stated: "KLM regrets this incident and has immediately launched an investigation into the causes."
They added they were "in close contact with Japanese civil aviation authorities and Boeing".
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BREAKING A piece of KLM Boeing 777-200 #KL868 fell into car shortly after takeoff from Osaka | AIRLIVE.net
judging by the color pattern, it is a portion of the fuselage, and not the wing, as reported
judging by the color pattern, it is a portion of the fuselage, and not the wing, as reported
In a different article they reported a body panel from the root/base of the right wing.
Looking at the condition it could just be put back on again. And some people whine that they don't make things like they used to ... 
I'm sure someone who already realised there is a plastic bag full of small bolts in his pocket is now pretty embarrassed.
I'm sure someone who already realised there is a plastic bag full of small bolts in his pocket is now pretty embarrassed.
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Could that possibly be the panel covering the wing escape slide? ANA had a 767 that lost two of those recently due to a malfunction of the escape slide inflation device. Maybe same issue here.
The car's right-rear window was broken from footage I saw on news channel (was taped over) Looked like it just glanced the rear window, not a scratch anywhere else on the car. Driver was an elderly chap and a bit shocked by it, of course.
Larger version of the photo here: https://i0.wp.com/www.transponder120...ze=1000%2C1268
The countersinks are clearly visible, so we're not looking at screws that have pulled though.
I'd be looking at when the panel was last removed (presumably on a maintenance check) and examining the possibility that the wrong size of fastener was used to reattach it.
At least it wasn't a windscreen ...
The countersinks are clearly visible, so we're not looking at screws that have pulled though.
I'd be looking at when the panel was last removed (presumably on a maintenance check) and examining the possibility that the wrong size of fastener was used to reattach it.
At least it wasn't a windscreen ...
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I doubt the crew was aware of the lost panel. By the time the identification of the panel went up the chain of command to the airline, the aircraft would have been well underway to its destination.
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Of course specific information has to come from boeing, but any airline with this problem can gat that information quite easily if needed.
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I'm not so sure about that. The screws are missing. And there is one hole in the light blue area that looks damaged - the one that would be at the top left on the plane, top right in the photo. I am suspecting that it was attached with only one or two screws.
