Nippon Cargo B748 at Tokyo on Mar 16th 2018, dropped panel in flight
Last Update: March 20, 2018 / 20:35:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 16, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Nippon Cargo Airlines
Flight number
KZ-49
Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy
Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Aircraft Registration
JA12KZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
The airline reported a post flight inspection revealed part of a panel (about 0,9kg, size 0,38 by 0,25m, plastics) was missing from the aircraft. In response the airline initiated an inspection of all same size aircraft. On Mar 18th 2018 another aircraft missing parts was detected, see Incident: Nippon Cargo B748 at Tokyo on Mar 18th 2018, dropped panels in flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 16, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Nippon Cargo Airlines
Flight number
KZ-49
Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy
Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan
Aircraft Registration
JA12KZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
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