# Incident 20020810020829I: Doug DC1010, Tampa, FL, August 10, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2002, 07:17 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 27.9753° N, 82.5331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9753&lon=-82.5331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N388FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388FE-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (registry code 3022112, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1010
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,109 total, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02IA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02IA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020810020829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 10, 2002, DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING AT TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT A FEDERAL EXPRESS AIRCRAFT N388FE EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR PROBLEM WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE UPPER SUPPORT FRAME ASSEMBLY (PN: ARB0642-1) WHICH IS THE TOP ATTACHMENT POINT FOR THE RETRACT CYLINDER BROKE WHICH LET THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SLAM DOWN TO THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK SWITCH WAS BROKEN DURING THIS FAILURE WHICH INDICATED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS UNSAFE. THE #3 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DECREASED TO ZERO DUE TO LINES SHEARED. AFTER THE PILOT LANDED THE DC10 AIRCRAFT IT IS COMPANY PROCEDURE TO SHUT DOWN ALL THREE ENGINES FOR A GEAR FAILURE WHICH IN TURN DISABLED THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM DUE TO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. ALL EIGHT BRAKES LOCKED UP ON LANDING WHICH BLEW ALL MAIN TIRES AND DAMAGED WHEEL RIMS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL02IA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02IA155), Aug 10, 2002: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (N388FE), Tampa, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear retract cylinder support frame due to fatigue.

## Other reports on N388FE (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060927027339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060927027339I), Sep 27, 2006: Doug MD1010F (N388FE), Oakland, CA. (-23) Investigation revealed: flt crew executed a missed approach due to an unsafe gear indication, then landed oak without further incident. Three unsafe gear…

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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