Tag Archives: Airports

06Sep/18

Corrosion, Metal Fatigue Causes Wide-Body Freighter Landing Gear Collapse

Original post courtesy of NTSB.gov WASHINGTON (Aug. 23, 2018) — The landing gear collapse on a FedEx MD-10-10F, wide-body cargo jet was caused by corrosion that led to fatigue cracking, according toRead More…

06Dec/16

Air France Flight 4590 FOD Explained

Although this happened in 2000 we must never forget the importance of FOD Control and FOD safety.Air France Flight 4590 was an Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde, registration F-BTSC, on a scheduled international flight from Paris, France, to New YorkRead More…

07Oct/16

747 Ed Force

Saturday March 12th ED FORCE ONE BADLY DAMAGED ON THE GROUND IN COMODORO ARTURO MERINO BENITEZ (SANTIAGO, CHILE) AIRPORT CONCERTS IN ARGENTINA TOMORROW AND TUESDAY EXPECTED TO GO AHEAD AS PLANNED EdRead More…

15Aug/16

Doing The FOD Walk

Doing The FOD Walknews re-post courtesy of TSgt. Dan Heaton 127th Wing Public Affairs: http://www.127wg.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=1232959193/29/2012 – SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. — Rocks. Pebbles. A forgotten tool. Even sticks and grass. All of it can cause damageRead More…

08Apr/16

384 people died in 238 general aviation accidents

FAA and GA Community Are Making the Skies Safernews re-post courtesy of the FAA http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=85306Statement from FAA Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker:The United States has the largest and most diverse GA community in theRead More…