Fedex A312 near Hartford on May 31st 2012, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: June 1, 2012 / 15:14:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2012

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-1435

Departure
Memphis, United States

Destination
Hartford, United States

Aircraft Registration
N455FE

A Federal Express Airbus A310-200 freighter, registration N455FE performing flight FX-1435 from Memphis,TN to Hartford,CT (USA) with 4 crew, was descending towards Hartford when the crew needed to shut an engine (JT9D) down due to a fuel supply issue. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Hartford's runway 24 about 20 minutes later and taxied to the apron.

The airport reported the engine was shut down after a fuel line became blocked.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N455FE
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
A310-222
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Type
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2012

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-1435

Departure
Memphis, United States

Destination
Hartford, United States

Aircraft Registration
N455FE

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