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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
| name = FedEx Express Flight 910
| name = FedEx Express Flight 910
| image = FedEx FLL (29283078487).jpg
| image = FedEx FLL (29283078487).jpg
| image_upright =
| image_upright = 1.15
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = The accident aircraft a day later, sitting where it came to a stop on the edge of the runway
| caption = The accident aircraft a day later, sitting where it came to a stop on the edge of the runway
| occurrence_type = Accident
| occurrence_type = Accident
| date = {{start date|2016|10|28}}
| date = {{start date|2016|10|28}}
| summary = [[Landing gear]] collapse and [[Fire]] due to [[Metal fatigue]]
| summary = [[Landing gear]] collapse and caught [[fire]] due to [[metal fatigue]]
| site = [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport]]
| site = [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|04|37|N|80|08|47|W|region:US-FL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|04|37|N|80|08|47|W|region:US-FL|display=inline,title}}
| plane1_image = 24-Apr-2015 BWI N370FE MD-10-10F (cn 46608-26) FedEx - Federal Express.jpg
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| aircraft_type = [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F]]
| plane1_image_upright = 1.15
| aircraft_name =
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| plane1_caption = N370FE, the aircraft involved in the accident
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| operator = [[FedEx Express]]
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| aircraft_type = [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F]]
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| IATA = FX910
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| operator = [[FedEx Express]]
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| ICAO = FDX910
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| IATA = FX910
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| callsign = FedEx 910
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| ICAO = FDX910
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| tail_number = N370FE
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| callsign = FEDEX 910
| origin = [[Memphis International Airport]]
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| tail_number = N370FE
| stopover =
| origin = [[Memphis International Airport]],<br />[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], United States
| stopover0 =
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| destination = [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport]],<br />Unincorporated [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]], [[Florida]], United States
| last_stopover =
| occupants = 2
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| destination = [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport]]
| occupants = 2
| passengers = 0
| passengers = 0
| crew = 2
| crew = 2
| fatalities = 0
| fatalities = 0
| injuries = 1
| injuries = 0
| survivors = 2
| missing =
| survivors = 2
}}
}}


On October 28, 2016, '''FedEx Express Flight 910''', a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F]] flying from [[Memphis International Airport]] to [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport]] was involved in a runway skid after a landing gear collapse, which resulted in a fire completely destroying the left engine and wing. Two crew members, the only people on board, were unharmed.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F N370FE Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20161028-1|access-date=2020-09-11|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
On October 28, 2016, '''FedEx Express Flight 910''', a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F]] flying from [[Memphis International Airport]] to [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport]] was involved in a runway skid after a landing gear collapse, which resulted in a fire completely destroying the left engine and wing. Two crew members, the only people on board, were unharmed.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F N370FE Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20161028-1|access-date=2020-09-11|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>

On the same day, [[American Airlines Flight 383 (2016)|American Airlines Flight 383]] aborted takeoff after it suffered an engine fire at [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago O'Hare International Airport]]. Everyone survived, with 21 passengers injured.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|date=|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 767-323ER (WL) N345AN Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20161028-2|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-01|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>


== Aircraft and crew ==
== Aircraft and crew ==
[[File:28.10.2016 FedEx MD-10F gear collapse and fire on landing Ft. Lauderdale.ogv|thumb|A video showing N370FE up in flames]]
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[[File:N370FE - DC-10.jpg|thumb|N370FE, the aircraft involved in the accident]]
The aircraft was a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F]] airliner, built in 1972 as a DC-10 passenger aircraft, was first delivered to [[United Airlines]] and operated until 1997. It was later converted to cargo configuration, delivered to FedEx in August 1997 and upgraded to an MD-10 in 2003. The aircraft was powered by three [[General Electric CF6|General Electric CF6-6D]] engines and was 44 years old at the time of the accident.<ref name="planespotters.net">{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/McDonnell-Douglas/DC-10/46608/N370FE-Federal-Express-(FedEx)|title=N370FE Federal Express (FedEx) McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F - cn 46608 / 26|website=Planespotters |access-date=October 28, 2016}}</ref>
The aircraft involved was a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10|McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F]] built in 1972 as a DC-10 passenger aircraft, and was first delivered to [[United Airlines]] and operated for the airline until FedEx purchased the aircraft on August 21, 1997. It was later converted to cargo configuration on July 3, 1999, and upgraded to an MD-10 on November 2, 2003. It had logged 84589 airframe hours in 35606 takeoff and landing cycles. It was powered by three [[General Electric CF6|General Electric CF6-6D]] engines and the aircraft was 44 years old at the time of the accident.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-23 |title=Aviation Investigation Final Report – DCA17MA022 |url=https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94310/pdf |access-date=November 8, 2024 |website=data.ntsb.gov |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Accident McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F N370FE, Friday 28 October 2016 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/319988 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref>


The captain, 55, was hired as a flight engineer by FedEx in 2000. He had previously served with the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] from 1982 to 2000 as a veteran of the [[Gulf War]], [[Bosnian War]] and [[Kosovo War]]. At the company, he worked on the Boeing 727 as a flight engineer, a first officer, and a captain, as well as a captain on the MD-11. He had a total flight time of about 10,000 hours (he was uncertain about his time as pilot-in-command) and estimated about 1,500 hours in the MD-11. The first officer, 47, was hired as a flight instructor by FedEx in 2004. In 2007, he became a flight engineer in the Boeing 727 and became a first officer in the MD-11 in 2012. He previously served with the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] from 1989 to 2004 as a veteran of the [[Gulf War]], [[Bosnian War]] and [[Kosovo War]]. He estimated a total flight time of 6,000 to 6,300 hours, with about 4,000 hours as pilot-in-command. He estimated a total time of about 400 to 500 hours in the MD-11.
Captain William Pope, 55,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2016-11-23 |title=PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, NTSB FORM 6120.1 |url=https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=5768439&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_N370FE-Rel.pdf |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board}}</ref> was hired as a flight engineer by FedEx in 2000. He had previously served with the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] from 1982 to 2000 as a veteran of the [[Gulf War]], [[Bosnian War]], and [[Kosovo War]]. At the company, he worked on the Boeing 727 as a flight engineer, a first officer, and a captain, as well as a captain on the MD-11. He had a total flight time of about 10,000 hours (he was uncertain about his time as pilot-in-command) and estimated about 1,500 hours in the MD-11.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

First Officer Kevin Lucas, 47,<ref name=":0" /> was hired as a flight instructor by FedEx in 2004. He also previously served with the U.S. Air Force from 1989 to 2004 as a veteran of the Gulf War, Bosnian War and Kosovo War. In 2007, he became a flight engineer in the Boeing 727 and became a first officer in the MD-11 in 2012. He estimated a total flight time of 6,000 to 6,300 hours, with about 4,000 hours as pilot-in-command. He estimated a total time of about 400 to 500 hours in the MD-11.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}


== Accident ==
== Accident ==

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FedEx 910 landed on Fort Lauderdale's runway 10L at 17:50 local time (21:50Z). The tower reported the left side CF6 engine appeared on fire. The aircraft came to a stop about 2,000 meters (6,580 feet) down the runway and beyond the left edge with the left main gear collapsed and the left wing on fire. The airport closed all runways while emergency services responded to put the fire out. The two crew members had no injuries, but the aircraft received substantial damage. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) dispatched five investigators on site and opened an investigation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=49ffaff0&opt=0|title=Accident: Fedex MD10 at Fort Lauderdale on Oct 28th 2016, main gear collapse on landing, aircraft on fire|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=October 30, 2016|last1=Hradecky|first1=Simon|website=The Aviation Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ostrower|first1=Jon|last2=Ellis|first2=Ralph|title=FedEx cargo plane burns at Fort Lauderdale airport|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/28/us/fedex-cargo-plane-fire/|website=CNN|access-date=October 30, 2016}}</ref>
[[File:N370FE at FLL October 2016.jpg|thumb|The wreckage with the name faded]]
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FedEx Flight 910 landed on Fort Lauderdale's runway 10L at 17:50 local time (21:50Z). The tower reported the left side CF6 engine appeared on fire. The aircraft came to a stop about {{convert|6,580|ft|m}} down the runway and beyond the left edge with the left main gear collapsed and the left wing on fire. The airport closed all runways while emergency services responded to put the fire out. The two crew members had no injuries, but the aircraft received substantial damage. The [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) dispatched five investigators on site and opened an investigation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=49ffaff0&opt=0|title=Accident: Fedex MD10 at Fort Lauderdale on Oct 28th 2016, main gear collapse on landing, aircraft on fire|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=October 30, 2016|last1=Hradecky|first1=Simon|website=The Aviation Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ostrower|first1=Jon|last2=Ellis|first2=Ralph|title=FedEx cargo plane burns at Fort Lauderdale airport|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/28/us/fedex-cargo-plane-fire/|website=CNN|date=October 29, 2016 |access-date=October 30, 2016}}</ref>


On October 31, the NTSB reported that the left main gear failed after landing and during rollout. The left engine and left wing scraped the runway and the aircraft veered to the left and came to a stop partially off the runway. Both flight crew members escaped through the right cockpit window using an escape rope. No injuries were reported. Cockpit voice and flight data recorders were taken to the NTSB lab in Washington for analysis. Following an examination of the runway, the NTSB returned control of the runway to the Fort Lauderdale Airport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=49ffaff0&opt=0|title=Accident: Fedex MD10 at Fort Lauderdale on Oct 28th 2016, main gear collapse on landing, aircraft on fire|website=avherald.com|access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>
On October 31, the NTSB reported that the left main gear failed after landing and during rollout. The left engine and left wing scraped the runway and the aircraft veered to the left and came to a stop partially off the runway. Both flight crew members escaped through the right cockpit window using an escape rope. No injuries were reported. Cockpit voice and flight data recorders were taken to the NTSB lab in Washington for analysis. Following an examination of the runway, the NTSB returned control of the runway to the Fort Lauderdale Airport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://avherald.com/h?article=49ffaff0&opt=0|title=Accident: Fedex MD10 at Fort Lauderdale on Oct 28th 2016, main gear collapse on landing, aircraft on fire|website=avherald.com|access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 15:19, 8 November 2024

FedEx Express Flight 910
The accident aircraft a day later, sitting where it came to a stop on the edge of the runway
Accident
DateOctober 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
SummaryLanding gear collapse and caught fire due to metal fatigue
SiteFort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
26°04′37″N 80°08′47″W / 26.07694°N 80.14639°W / 26.07694; -80.14639
Aircraft

N370FE, the aircraft involved in the accident
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F
OperatorFedEx Express
IATA flight No.FX910
ICAO flight No.FDX910
Call signFEDEX 910
RegistrationN370FE
Flight originMemphis International Airport,
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
DestinationFort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport,
Unincorporated Broward County, Florida, United States
Occupants2
Passengers0
Crew2
Fatalities0
Injuries1
Survivors2

On October 28, 2016, FedEx Express Flight 910, a McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F flying from Memphis International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport was involved in a runway skid after a landing gear collapse, which resulted in a fire completely destroying the left engine and wing. Two crew members, the only people on board, were unharmed.[1]

Aircraft and crew

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A video showing N370FE up in flames

The aircraft involved was a McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F built in 1972 as a DC-10 passenger aircraft, and was first delivered to United Airlines and operated for the airline until FedEx purchased the aircraft on August 21, 1997. It was later converted to cargo configuration on July 3, 1999, and upgraded to an MD-10 on November 2, 2003. It had logged 84589 airframe hours in 35606 takeoff and landing cycles. It was powered by three General Electric CF6-6D engines and the aircraft was 44 years old at the time of the accident.[2][3]

Captain William Pope, 55,[4] was hired as a flight engineer by FedEx in 2000. He had previously served with the U.S. Air Force from 1982 to 2000 as a veteran of the Gulf War, Bosnian War, and Kosovo War. At the company, he worked on the Boeing 727 as a flight engineer, a first officer, and a captain, as well as a captain on the MD-11. He had a total flight time of about 10,000 hours (he was uncertain about his time as pilot-in-command) and estimated about 1,500 hours in the MD-11.[citation needed]

First Officer Kevin Lucas, 47,[4] was hired as a flight instructor by FedEx in 2004. He also previously served with the U.S. Air Force from 1989 to 2004 as a veteran of the Gulf War, Bosnian War and Kosovo War. In 2007, he became a flight engineer in the Boeing 727 and became a first officer in the MD-11 in 2012. He estimated a total flight time of 6,000 to 6,300 hours, with about 4,000 hours as pilot-in-command. He estimated a total time of about 400 to 500 hours in the MD-11.[citation needed]

Accident

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The wreckage with the name faded

FedEx Flight 910 landed on Fort Lauderdale's runway 10L at 17:50 local time (21:50Z). The tower reported the left side CF6 engine appeared on fire. The aircraft came to a stop about 6,580 feet (2,010 m) down the runway and beyond the left edge with the left main gear collapsed and the left wing on fire. The airport closed all runways while emergency services responded to put the fire out. The two crew members had no injuries, but the aircraft received substantial damage. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) dispatched five investigators on site and opened an investigation.[5][6]

On October 31, the NTSB reported that the left main gear failed after landing and during rollout. The left engine and left wing scraped the runway and the aircraft veered to the left and came to a stop partially off the runway. Both flight crew members escaped through the right cockpit window using an escape rope. No injuries were reported. Cockpit voice and flight data recorders were taken to the NTSB lab in Washington for analysis. Following an examination of the runway, the NTSB returned control of the runway to the Fort Lauderdale Airport.[7]

Investigation

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On August 23, 2018 the NTSB reported that "the failure of the left main gear was the result of a metal fatigue crack that initiated within the gear," and cited FedEx's failure to overhaul the gear at the manufacturer-recommended eight-year interval as a contributor to the crash.[8]

See also

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Similar accidents

References

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  1. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F N370FE Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Aviation Investigation Final Report – DCA17MA022". data.ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. August 23, 2018. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Accident McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F N370FE, Friday 28 October 2016". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, NTSB FORM 6120.1" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. November 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Hradecky, Simon (October 28, 2016). "Accident: Fedex MD10 at Fort Lauderdale on Oct 28th 2016, main gear collapse on landing, aircraft on fire". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  6. ^ Ostrower, Jon; Ellis, Ralph (October 29, 2016). "FedEx cargo plane burns at Fort Lauderdale airport". CNN. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "Accident: Fedex MD10 at Fort Lauderdale on Oct 28th 2016, main gear collapse on landing, aircraft on fire". avherald.com. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  8. ^ Hemmerdinger, Jon (August 24, 2018). "Fatigue cracking caused 2016 FedEx MD-10F gear failure: NTSB". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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