What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 4 April 2006 at approximately 1550 hours fedex flight #597, N386FE, an MD-10-10, was enroute from memphis to seattle when the crew experienced engine vibration followed by indications of a fire in the #3 engine. The crew elected to memphis where a safe landing was made on runway 36C. Memphis fire and rescue equipment made the scene and observed significant damage to the engine and damage to the wing and fuselage. The engine area was foamed to prevent fire and the crew and 1 jumpseat rider evacuated the aircraft. Evaluation of initial investigation reveals this is an uncontained engine failure. Flight crew and jumpseat passenger exited by door slide on left side of aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 4 APRIL 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1550 HOURS FEDEX FLIGHT #597, N386FE, AN MD-10-10, WAS ENROUTE FROM MEMPHIS TO SEATTLE WHEN THE CREW EXPERIENCED ENGINE VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY INDICATIONS OF A FIRE IN THE #3 ENGINE. THE CREW ELECTED TO MEMPHIS WHERE A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 36C. MEMPHIS FIRE AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT MADE THE SCENE AND OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND DAMAGE TO THE WING AND FUSELAGE. THE ENGINE AREA WAS FOAMED TO PREVENT FIRE AND THE CREW AND 1 JUMPSEAT RIDER EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. EVALUATION OF INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALS THIS IS AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE. FLIGHT CREW AND JUMPSEAT PASSENGER EXITED BY DOOR SLIDE ON LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.