| Estado: | Final |
| Fecha: | miércoles 1 marzo 2000 |
| Hora: | 03:47 |
| Tipo: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F |
| Operador: | FedEx |
| Registración: | N302FE |
| Numéro de série: | 46801/103 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1973-05-02 (26 years 10 months) |
| Horas Totales de la Célula: | 64258 |
| Motores: | 3 General Electric CF6-50C2 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Considerable |
| Consecuencias: | Repaired |
| Ubicación: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR) ( Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Puesta en Marcha (PBT) |
| Naturaleza: | Carga |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Newark International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR), Estados Unidos de América |
| Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM), Estados Unidos de América |
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F, N302FE, operated by Federal Express, was substantially damaged during pushback at Newark International Airport (EWR), New Jersey.
The airplane was taxiing to the runway for departure when the APU door light illuminated. The airplane returned to the loading dock, the engines were shut down, the APU door was closed, and the APU was secured. The airplane's engines were then restarted at the dock, and the airplane began another pushback. During that pushback, it contacted the loading dock, and suffered an 8-foot gash along the left side, below the cockpit area.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The tug operator's inadequate visual lookout."
Accident investigation:
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Distance from Newark International Airport, NJ to Memphis International Airport, TN as the crow flies is 1510 km (944 miles).
Distance from Newark International Airport, NJ to Memphis International Airport, TN as the crow flies is 1510 km (944 miles).
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