Corrosion, Fatigue-Cracking Linked To FedEx Gear Collapse

Corrosion that led to fatigue-cracking caused the landing gear collapse on a FedEx MD-10-10F freighter at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida, on Oct. 28, 2016, the NTSB announced. The left main landing gear collapsed soon after the freighter touched down on Runway 10L. The...

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