Fedex A313 near Edmonton on Oct 14th 2013, engine oil problems and flaps problems

Last Update: October 18, 2013 / 22:16:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 14, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Fedex

Departure
Memphis, United States

Destination
Anchorage, United States

Aircraft Registration
N809FD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

A Fedex Federal Express Airbus A310-300, registration N809FD performing positioning flight FX-9083 from Memphis,TN to Anchorage,AK (USA) with 2 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 230nm northwest of Edmonton,AB (Canada) when the crew noticed decreasing oil quantity indications for the left hand engine (PW4152), consulted with company dispatch and decided to divert to Edmonton before overflying high ground. While on approach to Edmonton upon extending the flaps the crew received a flaps fault indication and aborted the approach. After working the related checklists the crew performed a slats extended flaps up landing at a higher than normal speed.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced a faulty oil pump, the flaps problem was caused by a torque limiter, the problem was corrected.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N809FD
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
A310-324
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A313
Serial Number
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 14, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Fedex

Departure
Memphis, United States

Destination
Anchorage, United States

Aircraft Registration
N809FD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

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