KENT, Washington: The Federal Aviation Administration confirms that a piece of metal that fell to the ground in a Kent, Washington, neighborhood was part of a Boeing 767’s landing gear door.
Witnesses say the refrigerator-size panel hit the ground and skipped about 30 feet (10 meters) before stopping in a street Friday morning. No one in the neighborhood about 15 miles south of Seattle was hurt.
Neighbors say a cargo jet flew low over the area at about the same time the part came down.
Photos on news station KOMO’s website (http://is.gd/NJjJkY ) show part of an identification plate on the object that has the word “aircraft” along with a serial number.
FAA officials aren’t saying if they’ve located the plane that the part came from.
Plane's landing gear door falls on US neighborhood
