The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a wing flap from a Delta Air Lines 737 falls onto a Raleigh driveway.
Around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Raleigh police officers responded to a home on Banbury Road, near Wade Avenue, where a 911 caller reported the airplane part was blocking a driveway.
The FAA confirmed that a wing flap from Delta flight 3247 that left Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport was missing upon landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The agency is working to confirm the flap found in the driveway belongs to that plane. The flight arrived at RDU around 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday.
“A portion of the left wing’s trailing edge flap evidently separated from the aircraft prior to its safe landing,” said Delta spokesperson Samantha Facteau. “After the aircraft landed safely, it was observed that a portion of the left wing’s trailing edge flap was not in place. Delta is fully supporting retrieval efforts and will cooperate with investigations as nothing is more important than safety.”
There were no reports of injuries or property damage, and there was no evidence of a plane crash, according to Raleigh police
