Douglas DC-10 crash, Oct 28, 2016, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood
Douglas DC-10 accident on October 28, 2016 near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB: failure of the left...
- Date: October 28, 2016
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-10
- Location: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: NTSB: failure of the left main landing gear from fatigue cracking initiated at a corrosion pit that formed where a required cadmium coating was absent; the operator overhaul limit exceeded the manufacturer recommendation without sufficient data to ensure crack detection.
FedEx Express flight 910, a cargo flight from Memphis, lost its left main landing gear after touchdown on runway 10L at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood on 28 October 2016, and the left wing caught fire. Both crew members evacuated through the cockpit window with minor injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The NTSB found the gear failed from fatigue cracks that started at a corrosion pit where a required cadmium coating was missing.