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Fedex Hard Landing in Denver
Contact photographer Allen Zhao On Jan 25, 2013, a Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11F en route from Memphis to Denver landed in Denver and suffered a tail strike. There were no reported injuries but the hard landing left debris on the runway. Click to view Flight Aware »
Fed Ex Crash in Wichita
What: Federal Express turboprop Cessna Caravan Where: West 47th Street South, Wichita Mid-Continent Airport When: Nov. 6, 2012 Who: 1 fatality Why: Pilot Brian Quinn had taken off from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport but turned back, declaring Mayday, after developing engine trouble, with “oil on the windshield.” The pilot landed in a grass field, crossed... »
Fed Ex Plane Lands with Tire Missing
What: FedEx ATR-42-300 en route from Minneapolis/St Paul to Duluth Where: Duluth When: Sept 29, 2012 Who: crew Why: A Fed Ex flight landed safely at Duluth International Airport on one tire. The flight circled the airport for an hour before making a safe landing minus a tire. The tire went missing somewhere en... »
Fed Ex Flight Returns to Philadelphia
What: Fed Ex Boeing 727-200 Where: Philadelphia When: September 19, 2012 11:05PM Who: Flight crew Why: Audio below of the Fed Ex flight as it turns back to Philadelphia as the number one engine loses oil. »
Rome: Air Contractors Emergency Engine Fire
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Fabrizio Gandolfo What: Air Contractors Avion de Transport Regional ATR-42-300 en route from Rome to Ancona Where: Rome When: Feb 16th 2012 Who: flight crew (cargo flight) Why: On takeoff, the engine caught fire. The flight was cancelled. The situation is under investigation. Maintenance... »
Alarm ON Fed Ex Canada Flight
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Barry Shipley What: Fed Ex/Morningstar Boeing 737-200 en route from Winnipeg to Calgary Where: Winnipeg When: May 3rd 2011 Why: The plane was on the runway when the pilot received an indication of fire. The fire indication would not shut down, even after the... »
Fed Ex Dubai-Paris Flight Lands in Mumbai
What: Fed Ex en route from Dubai to Paris Where: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India When: Jan 7 2011 12:55 Who: crew Why: While en route on a routine cargo flight, the plane’s fire alarm went off. The crew made an emergency landing at Chhatrapati but no fire was found. Emergency status was... »
Sacramento Fuel Emergency
What: FedEx cargo Airbus A310 en route from Memphis to Reno Where: Sacramento International Airport When: December 23, 2010 Who: 4 crew Why: While en route, the plane ran low on fuel and diverted to Sacramento, landing with emergency crews on standby. There was no damage, and no injuries. »
Suspicious Packages on UPS and Fed Ex Cargo Flights
What: UPS flight Where: East Midlands When: Oct 29 2010 Why: A suspicious package on a UPS cargo flight (a toner cartridge with wires attached and a white powder) has raised the US Transportation Security Administration to order UPS flights searched for suspicious cargo. Officials indicate that tests on the device came back negative... »
Fed Ex Flight Diverts to Mumbai
What: Fedex Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter en route from Dubai to Bangalore Where: Mumbai When: Oct 22 2010 Who: crew Why: The plane’s instrumentation indicated a fire in the cargo hold. The flight was diverted to Mumbai where they made a safe landing. However, at 18.24 pm on landing no fire was... »
