NTSB: Corrosion, fatigue cracking behind 2016 FedEx landing accident
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Corrosion that led to fatigue cracking caused the landing gear collapse on a FedEx MD-10-10F freighter at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) Oct. 28, 2016, according to the NTSB final accident report released Aug. 23. Investigators determined the landing gear failed as a result of...
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