# Incident 19960811028009I: Doug MD11F, Memphis, TN, August 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1996, 03:30 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N616FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N616FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811028009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 11, 1996 AT 0830Z CDT LOCAL, A FEDEX MD11-11F AIRCRAFT N616FE CARGO UNLOADING INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THEIR GATE #39. THE REMOVAL OF A 4000 LB. CONTAINER RESULTED IN A 1300 LB. TAIL HEAVY CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL TIE DOWN STRAP CAME LOOSE AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP. THE LOWER REAR CARGO DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE UNLOADER STRUCTURE. THIS PREVENTED THE AIRCRAFT TAIL FROM STRIKING THE RAMP AND CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. TO LOWER THE AIRCRAFT, THE LOAD WAS MOVED FORWARD AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL WAS SLOWLY LOWERED AND SECURED FOR NORMAL OFF LOADING OPERATIONS. FEDEX HAS ISSUED A WORK ORDER TO PROVIDE A DOUBLE LOCK ON THE TIE DOWN STRAP HOOK THAT CAME LOOSE. THIS WILL PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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