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McDonnell Douglas MD-11-F N603FE

29 September 1994 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 September 1994 at about 00:50 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11-F registered N603FE, operated by Federal Express, was involved in an incident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:50
Classification
Incident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Anchorage International (ANC)
Coordinates
61.1597, -149.9896
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-11-F
Registration
N603FE
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operator
Federal Express
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Newark → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW94IA321

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

RIGHT INBOARD FLAP VANE COMPONENT SEPARATION DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE RIGHT HAND INBOARD FLAP VANE DEPARTED THE AIRFRAME WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS 500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. THE VANE TO TRACK SUPPORT, AFT ADJUSTMENT ECCENTRIC, AND THE SPRING CARTRIDGE STOP ASSEMBLY SEPARATED DUE TO TENSILE OVERLOAD; HOWEVER, THE TENSILE PROPERTIES DID NOT APPEAR TO INFLUENCE THE FAILURE OF THE VANE. THE SUPPORT TRACK, THE ROLLER SUPPORT BOLT, AND THE FLAP SUPPORT BUSHING SEPARATED DUE TO SHEAR OVERLOAD. TESTING FAILED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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