FedEx "Jay" | 1972 McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F | cn 46608, ln 26 |N370FE

KLAX (Los Angeles International Airport) - 22 DEC 2006

 

FedEx "Jay" N370FE climbing out from RWY 25R.

 

Production Site: Long Beach (LGB)

Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10

Date of Manufacture: 02 FEB 1972

 

Delivery to United Airlines: 29 FEB 1972 as N1809U

Fleet number: 3609

Engines: General Electric CF6-6D

 

Withdrawn from use and stored at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) in MAR 1994.

 

Ferried to Goodyear Airport (GYR) for conversion to freighter (Phase 1 of MD-10 conversion). After Phase 1, a flight engineer is still required for flight operations.

 

Purchased by FedEx on 21 AUG 1997

Hours / Cycles as of 21 AUG 1997: 60821 / 23640

 

Re-registered to FedEx: 22 OCT 1998 as N370FE

 

Delivery to FedEx: 13 JUL 1999 as a DC-10-10F(AF)

Hex Code: A4344D

Fleet number: 370

Configuration: Cargo

Engines: 3x General Electric CF6-6D

 

Ferried to Venice for Phase 2 of MD-10 conversion (installation of a two-crew "glass" cockpit) on 17 MAR 2003.

 

Ferried to Memphis on 06 NOV 2003 after MD-10 conversion.

 

First revenue service as an MD-10: 13 NOV 2003 MEM-ATL.

 

Aircraft damaged beyond repair on 28 OCT 2016 at Fort Lauderdale (FLL) when the left landing gear collapsed on landing, and the resulting fire caused damage to the left wing and engine. The aircraft was written off because the cost of repairs were too high to justify.

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