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.

The FAA confirmed that the part found in the driveway of a Raleigh, North Carolina, home was a piece of a wing flap that belonged to Delta Flight No. 3247, a Boeing 737-900.

A missing part of a wing from a Delta Air Lines 737 that landed Tuesday night at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, may have fallen on a nearby home’s driveway.

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.

Wing flap found in North Carolina driveway after separating from Delta Air Lines flight by Greg Funderburg - 07/03/25 10:02 AM ET Listen to audio version of this article Advertisement ...

The wing came from an aircraft operated by Delta Airlines that was landing hours before this unexpected discovery. Delta Flight 3247 had taken off from Atlanta just after 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday ...

The wing came from an aircraft operated by Delta Airlines that was landing hours before this unexpected discovery. Delta Flight 3247 had taken off from Atlanta just after 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A family in Raleigh, North Carolina was in shock upon discovering a plane’s wing flap in their driveway Wednesday morning. Delta Flight 3247 had taken off from Atlanta ...