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Post flight, that's funny ...maybe they did it on the way to the Spiral Stair Case or Jet-Lag Club...... ....
 
A Delta Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N860DA performing flight DL-799 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Tokyo Narita (Japan), dropped an engine exhaust cone during departure from New York. The crew did not notice the problem and continued to Tokyo, where the airplane landed safely.

The part had dropped into a Long Island garden, where the owner noticed the part weighing 9kg (20lbs) a few hours later and called police.

Ground personnell in Tokyo noticed the missing part and notified authorities thus solving the puzzle in New York of which flight was involved.

The FAA commented, the part wasn't needed to fly (!), no danger existed for the passengers. An investigation has been launched.

The engine exhaust cone, located at the center on the rear of the engine, eliminates the vortex of the exhaust stream thus optimizing the airflow and improving engine efficiency.
 

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