National Transportation Safety Board Aircraft Accident Report: In-FlightFire/Emergency Landing Federal Express Flight 1406 Douglas DC-10-10, N68055, Newburgh, New York, September 5, 1996

摘要

This report explains the accident involving Federal Express flight 1406, aDouglas DC-10-10, which made an emergency landing at Stewart International Airport on September 5, 1996, after the flightcrew determined that there was smoke in the cabin cargo compartment. Safety issues in the report include flightcrew performance of emergency procedures, undeclared hazardous materials in transportation, dissemination of hazardous materials information, airport emergency response, and adequacy of aircraft interior firefighting methods.