Incident · 1992-09-20

NTSB case BFO92IA145 · LOCKHEED L1011-385 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1992-09-20
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: LOCKHEED L1011-385 (N786DL)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: DELTA AIR LINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DELTA AIRLINES

Probable cause

INADEQUATE LUBRICATION WHICH CAUSED STRESS CORROSION CRACKING AND THE SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT WING NUMBER TWO FLAP VANE.

Source: NTSB case BFO92IA145

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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