To increase lift at slower speeds and enable a more effective and controlled takeoff, takeoff flaps are crucial for commercial aircraft. They alter the wing's form, increasing lift at lower speeds ...

"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 ...

A flap from a Delta airplane plummeted from the sky and onto a driveway in Raleigh, North Carolina, mid-flight early Wednesday morning — and the crew had no idea until the flight landed.

With the rise of extreme turbulence, it's likely that feather-like flaps would be most effective for small aircraft. These planes are far more likely to crash than commercial airliners.

"After the aircraft landed safely, it was observed that a portion of the left wing's trailing edge flap was not in place," Delta Airlines tells ABC11.

An airplane wing landed in a Raleigh driveway near Banbury Road and Wade Ave. FAA determines the part came from a Delta Air Lines plane.

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. The flap is believed to have belonged to a Boeing 737.

An airplane wing part landed in a Raleigh driveway near Banbury Road and Wade Ave. In a statement Wednesday afternoon, the FAA said Delta Air Lines reported a missing part of a wing flap on a ...

The wing flap was collected from the driveway around 12:30 Wednesday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now leading the investigation to determine how it came off the aircraft.

Unlike traditional flaperons on airplane wings, which are mechanically controlled, the team’s flaps run along the top of the length of the wingspan and move freely in response to airflow without ...

Full FAA statement “Delta Air Lines informed the FAA that an inspection of Flight 3247, after it landed safely at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, revealed part of a wing flap was missing.