Re the 'part-of-flap-loss' on this 744, the a/c (ZK-NBS) started its life with Cathay Pacific during the ANZ dispute re manning the 744 and, due to restrictions placed by ANZ on its lease conditions of use, was utilised daily for 18 months flying 4 sectors HKG-BKK-SIN and vv. On its return to ANZ at the end of the lease period, it was the highest used (sector wise) 744 in the world. I wonder how worn those flap tracks and flaps were, in the end?