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On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at 1:31 PM, A Fedex McDonnell Douglas MD-10, registration N306FE performing flight FedEx 463 from Sacramento, to Memphis, was en-route at 31,000 feet, when the crew decided to divert to Tulsa due to a fire indication in the cargo bay. On approach, the crew reported an additional cargo fire alert in the aft cargo area.
With seven runway incursions of United States commercial aircraft during January and February, the first two months of 2023 saw the highest rate of such incidents in five years. 2018 to 2022 combined had 23 comparable incidents, 5 of which occurred in 2022. [1]
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The crew members were sent to hospital for minor injuries, and were later released. Both returned to flying with FedEx Express a month later. Overview of the accident site. The NTSB issued nine safety recommendations as a result of the crash, including recommendations to prevent in-flight icing. [6]
On November 30, 2018, the airport was hit by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake which shook the terminal and damaged buildings and the tower. FedEx 49 was on final approach to runway 7R when the quake hit. Tower ordered them to go around and FedEx 49 declared a missed approach. 117 people were injured in the terminal when the ceiling came down. [101]
The accident was attributed to the improper installation of engine oiling parts by unknown persons; a contributing factor was a lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. [ 25 ] May 29, 2011: The owner-pilot and a flight instructor in a Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil , N747CH , lost control during low-altitude practice maneuvers with the ...
The plane was later sold, and FedEx took delivery of the aircraft on 2 July 1998 of the now converted McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F and re-registered the aircraft to N364FE. The plane was equipped with three General Electric CF6-6D engines. [3] At the time of the accident, the aircraft had a total of approximately 65,375 flight hours. [4] [1]: 20