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B747 captain reported he was notified by flight attendant on final that passenger told her part of a flap broke off. Aircraft seemed to fly fine; so a normal landing was made; and after parking maintenance found the left inboard spoiler had failed and departed the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1057847 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201212 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Speedbrake/Spoiler |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 28 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
1;000 AGL on final approach flight attendant called the flight deck and reported that a passenger said that a part of the flaps broke off. We turned off the auto pilot to see how the plane flew. No noticeable difference was felt. We decided to add 5 KTS to approach speed and continue. Landing was normal. Ground inspection revealed that the left inboard spoiler had broken off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B747 Captain reported he was notified by Flight Attendant on final that passenger told her part of a flap broke off. Aircraft seemed to fly fine; so a normal landing was made; and after parking Maintenance found the left inboard spoiler had failed and departed the aircraft.
Narrative: 1;000 AGL on final approach Flight Attendant called the flight deck and reported that a passenger said that a part of the flaps broke off. We turned off the auto pilot to see how the plane flew. No noticeable difference was felt. We decided to add 5 KTS to approach speed and continue. Landing was normal. Ground inspection revealed that the left inboard spoiler had broken off.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.