DC10 crew found that part of the r-hand outboard flap assembly had fallen off the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	413218
Time
Date	199809
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3100 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ind tower : ind
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	413218
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
ASRS Report	413216
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Right-hand outboard flap stop assembly bearing reported falling from aircraft during landing approach at ind airport. Nothing was noticed in-flight by crew until notified by maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC10 CREW FOUND THAT PART OF THE R-HAND OUTBOARD FLAP ASSEMBLY HAD FALLEN OFF THE ACFT.

Narrative: R-HAND OUTBOARD FLAP STOP ASSEMBLY BEARING RPTED FALLING FROM ACFT DURING LNDG APCH AT IND ARPT. NOTHING WAS NOTICED INFLT BY CREW UNTIL NOTIFIED BY MAINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.