Fedex MD11 at San Antonio and Memphis on Apr 7th 2020, dropped nose wheel on departure

Last Update: April 8, 2020 / 21:53:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 7, 2020

Classification
Accident

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-454

Aircraft Registration
N619FE

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

A Fedex Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11, registration N619FE performing flight FX-454 from San Antonio,TX to Memphis,TN (USA) with 3 crew, departed San Antonio's runway 22, climbed to FL370 and continued to Memphis for a safe landing on runway 18C about 85 minutes after departure. A post flight inspection revealed the right nose wheel was missing.

The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT LOST RIGHT NOSE GEAR ON DEPARTURE, MEMPHIS, TN.", the aircraft received substantial damage, the occurrence was rated an accident.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N619FE
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Aircraft Model / Type
MD-11F
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
MD11
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
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Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 7, 2020

Classification
Accident

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-454

Aircraft Registration
N619FE

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

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