The first officer was the pilot flying for the landing. Track FedEx (FX) #630 flight from Seattle-Tacoma Intl to Memphis Intl. 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. [6] Upon touchdown, the left main gear collapsed causing the left wing to contact the runway, with the airplane veering to the left and coming to a stop near taxiway M4. In 2017, it was the world's largest airline in terms of freight tons flown and the world's ninth largest in terms of fleet size. HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 28, 2006, about 1125 central daylight time, FedEx Express (FedEx) flight 630, a Boeing MD-10-10F (MD-10), N391FE, experienced a left main landing gear failure immediately after landing at Memphis International Airport (MEM), Memphis, Tennessee. On March 1, 1978, it crashed during an aborted takeoff, resulting in the deaths of four passengers. FedEx Flight 630 was a regular scheduled cargo flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee. It is the world's largest airline in terms of freight tons flown and the world's ninth largest in terms of fleet size. Both flights will further enhance FedEx Express' service offerings between the fastest growing economies in Europe and Asia, providing daily service from Shanghai, China to Cologne, Germany. Fly Jamaica Airways Flight 256 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana to Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada. The flight was then cleared for a visual approach to runway 18R. The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas from the earlier DC-9. Delta Air Lines Flight 1086 was a scheduled Delta Air Lines domestic passenger flight between Atlanta and New York's LaGuardia Airport. Stretched, heavier, and with higher bypass Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 engines, the DC-9 Series 80 was launched in October 1977. FedEx Express also received tentative approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation for three new flight frequencies into China, effective March 2006. This accident was the first hull loss of the DC-10. However, FedEx 630’s accident report did refer to AAR-05/01, stating, “The fracture of the right main landing gear of this airplane [FedEx 647] initiated from the same air filler valve bore hole location as N391FE [FedEx 630]” A search of the NTSB.gov website’s Document Management System found no Maintenance or Structures Group factual reports in the dockets … The aircraft finally came to a stop near taxiway M4 and caught fire. While in service with United, the aircraft was temporarily leased to 2 other airlines, World Airways and Leisure Air. At 1600 feet the airplane was configured for a landing. FedEx Express Flight 80 was a scheduled cargo flight from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in the People's Republic of China, to Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. FedEx Flight Status (with flight tracker and live maps) -- view all flights or track any FedEx flight [1] The main left undercarriage collapsed seven seconds after touchdown causing the MD-10 to roll off the runway out of control. The left main The main left undercarriage collapsed seven seconds after touchdown causing the MD … On 28 July, N391FE was conducting a visual approach to runway 18R was initially flown with the autopilot engaged and coupled to the ILS. It first flew on August 29, 1970; and was introduced on August 5, 1971 by American Airlines. FedEx flight 630 departed Seattle (SEA) at 05:58 PDT for a cargo flight to Memphis (MEM). [7], Burnt-out wing and port-side engine after N391FE crash-landed, "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F N391FE Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM)", "Accident: FedEx MD-10 at Memphis on July 28th 2006, gear collapsed on landing, plane caught fire", "N391FE Federal Express (FedEx) McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F - cn 46625 / 169", "Federal Express (FedEx) Fleet Details and History", "NTSB Report DCA06FA058 - Probable Cause", "NTSB Report DCA06FA058 - Incident Narrative", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FedEx_Express_Flight_630&oldid=981495295, Airliner accidents and incidents in Tennessee, Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States in 2006, Accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 2 October 2020, at 17:25.