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Incident

FAA incident report · Airbus A310-203 · Memphis, TN · September 13, 2006

Date
September 13, 2006 · 03:38 local
Place
Memphis, TN
Airport
Memphis International
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
FDEA
Aircraft
N405FE
Reported as
Airbus A310203
Reported engine
GE CF680A3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,783 total3,042 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft N405FE, a federal express Airbus A310-203 operating as fdx flight 926 began departure from Memphis, TN (mem). After both engines were started and before taxi the crew reported smoke and fumes in the cockpit. They declared an emergency, donned oxygen, completed the evacuation checklist and evacuated the aircraft. The crew initially attempted egress from the right hand (R-1) door and reports that the "door/slide jammed and would not open." The crew departed the aircraft via the left hand (L-1) slide onto the taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N405FE, A FEDERAL EXPRESS AIRBUS A310-203 OPERATING AS FDX FLIGHT 926 BEGAN DEPARTURE FROM MEMPHIS, TN (MEM). AFTER BOTH ENGINES WERE STARTED AND BEFORE TAXI THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DONNED OXYGEN, COMPLETED THE EVACUATION CHECKLIST AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW INITIALLY ATTEMPTED EGRESS FROM THE RIGHT HAND (R-1) DOOR AND REPORTS THAT THE "DOOR/SLIDE JAMMED AND WOULD NOT OPEN." THE CREW DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT VIA THE LEFT HAND (L-1) SLIDE ONTO THE TAXIWAY.