NONE · BOEING MD-10-10F · 2006-07-28 · Memphis, TN, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA06FA058
Event ID
20060808X01115
Type
Accident
Date
2006-07-28
Location
Memphis, TN, USA
Coordinates
35.150535, -90.049537
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
3
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
BOEING
Model
MD-10-10F
Registration
N391FE
FAR Part
121
Engines
3
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the failure of the left main landing gear due to fatigue cracking in the air filler valve hole on the aft side of the landing gear. The fatigue cracking occurred due to the presence of stray nickel plating in the air filler valve hole. Contributing to this was the inadequate maintenance procedures to prevent nickel plating from entering the air filler valve hole during overhaul.