777 Flap in Lost & Found?

[No Joy]

Allegedly a flap from a 777 was found on a farm near Tokyo. Investigators trying to determine the specific aircraft it came from.
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2013/07/25/2013072501646.html

 

[Ghery]

How could you not notice that missing after landing? Or when it came off?

 

[jpower]

Narita airport has advised all airlines to take special precautions to prevent mechanical parts from falling off their planes

 

[wsuffa]

One fell off a C17 in San Antonio this week

 

[No Joy]

How could you not notice that missing after landing? Or when it came off?

My speculation. One of the dangers of advanced fly by wire; is that it can cover up for problems that you would otherwise notice if in a legacy controlled aircraft.

One of my concerns about fly by wire, is that it can cover up subtle changes that can be warning signs, that would be more noticeable on legacy controlled aircraft by veteran pilots.

I certainly hope it was noticed by the next preflight.

 

[X3 Skier]

I was flying on a Useless Air BAC 1-11 once and a section of spoiler departed somewhere over PA on the way to Philly.

Cheers

 

[wabower]

Some of those prankster 777 pilots carry a spare flap in the cockpit and toss it out over open country near the airport just to see what happens.:wink2:

How could you not notice that missing after landing? Or when it came off?

 

[Sac Arrow]

I guess I don't understand what the flap is about.

 

[NoHeat]

So a Korean news report quotes a Japanese news report and the all that is translated into English. That, plus the usual clueless reporting on aviation, and you can pretty much bet that no 777 flap was found in a farm.

I searched the cited Japanese news site, and sure enough the news wasn't there. The closest thing was this, about a 787 flap alarm.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2013072200948

 

[LDJones]

Some of those prankster 777 pilots carry a spare flap in the cockpit and toss it out over open country near the airport just to see what happens.:wink2:

There's always an explanation for these things.

 

[douglas393]

Some of those prankster 777 pilots carry a spare flap in the cockpit and toss it out over open country near the airport just to see what happens.:wink2:

Sounds eerily like a Gary Larson cartoon.

 

[Jim Logajan]

Sounds eerily like a Gary Larson cartoon.