Fedex MD10 near Las Vegas on Jan 5th 2016, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: January 8, 2016 / 22:29:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 5, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Fedex
Flight number
FX-627
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Memphis, United States
Aircraft Registration
N318FE
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30
ICAO Type Designator
MD10
Emergency services did not see any obvious leak, the aircraft taxied to the apron.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 5, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Fedex
Flight number
FX-627
Departure
Las Vegas, United States
Destination
Memphis, United States
Aircraft Registration
N318FE
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30
ICAO Type Designator
MD10
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