FedEx Express Flight 630
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport | |
Destination | Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee |
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Occupants | 3 |
Passengers | 1 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 3 |
Survivors | 3 |
FedEx Express Flight 630 was a regular scheduled cargo flight from
Aircraft and crew
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The aircraft involved was a 32-year old McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F, registration N391FE, built in mid-1974 and delivered to FedEx Express on May 21, 1997. Like many FedEx MD-10s, this aircraft was originally delivered to United Airlines (N391FE was originally delivered to United Airlines in February 1975 as N1826U). While in service with United, the aircraft was temporarily leased to two other airlines, World Airways and Leisure Air. With Line Number 169 and Construction Number (MSN) 46625, the aircraft was 32.2 years old at the time of the accident. The airframe was written off as a result of the incident and broken up shortly thereafter.[3] The aircraft was nicknamed Chandra.[3]
At the time of the crash, FedEx had 81 other McDonnell Douglas MD-10Fs in its fleet.[4]
The captain was 57-year-old Jayne C. Akin, who had been working for FedEx Express since 1979. She had 16,000 flight hours, including 4,223 hours on the MD-10/11. The first officer was 38-year-old Andrew D. Macha, who had been with the airline since 2004 and had 5,000 flight hours, with 300-350 of them on the MD-10/11. Macha previously served for the
Accident
FedEx Flight 630 was a regular scheduled cargo flight from
Investigation
The
References
- Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ a b Hradecky, Simon (2008-12-17). "Accident: FedEx MD-10 at Memphis on July 28th 2006, gear collapsed on landing, plane caught fire". avherald.com. The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ a b "N391FE Federal Express (FedEx) McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F - cn 46625 / 169". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ "Federal Express (FedEx) Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ a b "National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report". www.ntsb.gov. National Transportation Safety Board. 2008-12-30. DCA06FA058. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ Sullivan, Bartholomew (2009-02-23). "Contractor blamed in 2006 FedEx crash". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2022-02-23 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Operations 2 - Factual Report of Group Chairman" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
- "NTSB Report DCA06FA058 - Probable Cause". National Transportation Safety Board. December 30, 2008.
- "NTSB Report DCA06FA058 - Incident Narrative". National Transportation Safety Board. December 30, 2008.
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