IN ONE DAY
. 2016
FEDEX FLIGHT 910
A bit later after the American Airlines plane aborted takeoff in Chicago, another airplane, this time a DC-10 belonging to FedEx, suffered a left gear collapse on runway 10L at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport in Florida. The plane had skidded of the runway, scratching its left engine on the tarmac, which caused an engine fire. Minutes later, the fire in the left engine caused a huge explosion throwing big pieces of the left engine cover meters above the airplane. The airport was closed until 7pm local time and afterwards continued its operations using the second runway. Runway 10L stayed closed due to the investigation of the crash. Both pilots escaped without injuries by a rope ladder on the right side of the plane. The aircraft( reg. N370FE) flew from Memphis, the carrier’ s main hub, on a scheduled cargo flight to Fort Lauderdale. The plane is more than 43 years old, nothing unusual for a freighter.
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE DC-10
LENGTH 51.97m WING SPAN 47.35m
MAX CRUISE ALTITUDE 48000ft MAX CRUISE SPEED 480kn / 908kph MAX RANGE 6114km MTOW 206,385kg
Written By J & J Spotters
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Photos by J & J Spotters and Alan Lemery
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