"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 ...

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 a wing flap from Delta flight 3247 that left Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport was missing upon landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

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

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 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.