# Accident 20060404004029A: Doug MD1010F, Jonesboro, AR, April 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2006, 15:50 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FDEA
- Location: 35.1499° N, 90.0494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1499&lon=-90.0494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N386FE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N386FE-2024-04-13) (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 MD1010F
- Reported engine: GE CF66D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA06FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060404004029A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DCA06FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06FA033), Apr 4, 2006: Mcdonnell Douglas DC10 (N386FE), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The rupture of a fatigue crack in the forward air seal tooth serration of the No. 3 engine low pressure turbine stage 1 disk that initiated due to an improper weld repair performed during original…

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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