Air China B738 enroute on Jul 7th 2022, a couple of screws loose in flap fairing

Last Update: July 8, 2022 / 14:32:08 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 7, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-1921

Destination
Hengyang, China

Aircraft Registration
B-5342

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Air China Boeing 737-800, registration B-5342 performing flight CA-1921 from Beijing to Hengyang (China), was enroute when a passenger noticed and videotaped a number of screws loose and dancing in their holes at the left hand wing flap fairing and noticed, one of the screws was already missing. The aircraft continued to Hengyang for a landing without further incident.

The airline reported they pay a lot of attention to the loose screws in the left hand wing fairing of flight CA-1921, the loose screws were repaired and the entire fleet inspected.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 7, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-1921

Destination
Hengyang, China

Aircraft Registration
B-5342

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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