NONE · MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD 10-10F · 2016-10-28 · Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
DCA17MA022
Event ID
20161028X93712
Type
Accident
Date
2016-10-28
Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Coordinates
26.077499, -80.144447
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Model
MD 10-10F
Registration
N370FE
FAR Part
121
Engines
3
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the left main landing gear (MLG) due to fatigue cracking that initiated at a corrosion pit. The pit formed in the absence of a required protective cadmium coating the cause of which could not be determined from available evidence. Contributing to the failure of the left MLG was the operator's overhaul limit, which exceeded that recommended by the airplane manufacturer without sufficient data and analysis to ensure crack detection before it progressed to failure.