16 October 2018
Fatigue Cracking Cited in FedEx MD-10F Landing Gear Collapse
Fatigue cracking that started at a corrosion pit led to the left main landing gear (MLG) of a FedEx McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10 freighter collapsing shortly after the airplane landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida on Oct. 28, 2016, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in its final report on the accident investigation.
