FDX DC-10 Caught Fire in MEM

[switchbiatch]

Hey just let everone know, a FDX DC10 just caught fire in MEM . And the crew escaped without harm as far as the news says. Hope the crew is fine. Looks like I will be flying this afternoon after all.

 

[switchbiatch]

Looks like it is an MD10, apparently had in flight fire landed in MEM on 36R, with 7 aboard all are safe. Complete hull loss though.

 

[juan2go]

Looks like it suffered a main gear collapse after "hard landing". A/C slid off the side of the runway.

These are intial reports and not fact. Also reports of a possible cargo fire.

 

[Vladimir Lenin]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dallas/nation/stories/120803dnnatfedexplane.5e437.html

latest

 

[VaB]

"Looks like it suffered a main gear collapse after "hard landing". A/C slid off the side of the runway. "

Where did you get this hard landing crap? All reports, right now, now say it was a cargo fire. What? Are you a member of the press or something? Don't be part of the problem, Juan.

Hope all the guys are OK.

 

[tittyjet]

http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=1570084&nav=3HvDJl1z

 

[Vladimir Lenin]

wow, check out the video of the crew hauling azz, rappeling down the nose

"witnesses" have been heard saying the gear collapsed, and the FAA says it "veered" off the runway

notice how long it took the emergency crew to get to the plane

 

[juan2go]

"All reports, right now, now say it was a cargo fire."


I guess I should check all reports before posting. Hmmmm.

Sorry to ruffle any feathers.

I apologize. Glad that all are well.

Juan.

 

[VaB]

Didn't mean to jump on you Juan. However, it is "feather ruffling" when everyone jumps to conclusions. Especially, the boneheads on TV that don't have a clue what they are talking about.

On another note, it was shocking to see how long it took the fire trucks to get there. Almost as shocking as watching those guys throw there bags out the window. At least, that's what it looked like.

 

[General Lee]

Apparently it was an MD-10 from OAK, with 7 people onboard, and all escaped unharmed. It also closed 2 runways at MEM. What was the weather like in MEM?

Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[de Pez]

It has been mostly clear in MEM all day.

 

[Viperguy]

As bad as the reporters are, I'm surprised they didn't assume the pilots and additional crew were not throwing out their flight bags, but saving christmas packages!!!!

THIS just IN: "FEDEX crew single handedly SAVES XMAS"

Seriously though, from the video link posted previously, it looked pretty bad. I'm glad to hear that just four of the seven only had minor injuries.

 

[VaB]

"FedEx converted all their DC-10's to MD-10's in 1997, basically a passenger to freighter conversion."

Gotta love the dimwitted media. That's a quote from the above link to the WREG video and website.

 

[Viperguy]

Maybe I should try to pimp myself out as an "aviation expert" to the media? I wouldn't have to study up on aircraft types and I could use words like "Kanooder Valve" and people would hang on every word I say because I would be labeled as the quote on quote aviation expert. That would be great.

Man, I bet they get paid well, too. It's like listening to someone scrath their fingernails down a chalkboard.

 

[Purple Haze]

What was the weather like in MEM?

Windy:
----------------------- OBSERVATIONS -----------------------
KMEM 182053Z COR 29019G26KT 10SM FEW050 SCT250 11/M02 A3011
RMK AO2 PK WND 29026/2045 SLP197 T01101017 53006
KMEM 182053Z 29019G26KT 10SM FEW050 SCT250 16/M02 A3011
RMK AO2 PK WND 29026/2045 SLP197 T01611017 53006

 

[jetexas]

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[Dieterly]

VaB,

It's alright beeing defensive, but trust me, cargo fire had nothing to do with this landing.

 

[VaB]

"It's alright beeing defensive, but trust me, cargo fire had nothing to do with this landing."


Oh, OK Dieterly. I didn't realize you had already completed the investigation. Make sure you forward it to the NTSB guys so that they can go on home. Give it a rest.

 

[FL510GV]

FDX Fire at Stewart Field NY 1996?

I landed at Stewart Field in NY back in 1996 shortly after a FDX DC-10 (it was before the passenger to freight conversion mentioned above)

Apparently, that one DID have a cargo fire in-flight and did an emergency divert to Stewart.

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X06712&key=1

 

[SpeedBird]

Here's what some folks are saying on PPRUNE about the accident. Some of the posts contain information not mentioned here. The eyewitness statements on one of the later posts leaves no doubt that this accident occurred in Tennessee (Sorry to all you natives from the Volunteer state )

PPRUNE FedEx Thread