Fedex MD10 at Dallas on May 3rd 2021, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: May 5, 2021 / 21:18:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 3, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-1201

Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Destination
Memphis, United States

Aircraft Registration
N308FE

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30

ICAO Type Designator
MD10

A Fedex Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-10, registration N308FE performing flight FX-1201 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Memphis,TN (USA) with 5 crew, was climbing through 13,000 feet out of Dallas Ft. Worth's runway 17R when the crew reported they needed to shut the #2 engine (CF6, tail mounted) down. The aircraft descended back to 13,000 feet, positioned for an approach to runway 17C and landed safely about 20 minutes after departure.

The aircraft returned to service about 18 hours later.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N308FE
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Aircraft Model / Type
MD-10-30F
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
MD10
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Engine Type
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Pounds of Thrust
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 3, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-1201

Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Destination
Memphis, United States

Aircraft Registration
N308FE

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30

ICAO Type Designator
MD10

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