The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that a FedEx Boeing 757-200's belly landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was caused by the failure of the alternate gear extension system ...

A damaged Boeing 757-200 cargo jet operated by FedEx on the ground at the Chattanooga airport in Tennessee after an emergency landing on Oct. 4, 2023. (Photo: FreightWaves Staff) ...

(Photo: FreightWaves Staff) The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that a FedEx Boeing 757-200’s belly landing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was caused by the failure of the alternate ...

operating a Boeing 757, took off from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport-Lovell Field late in the evening of October 4, 2023, headed to Memphis. When the pilots raised the landing gear, the fluid ...

A FedEx Boeing 757-236 received an engine indication and crew alerting ... but after multiple attempts were unable to extend the landing gear. Subsequently, the crew declared an emergency and ...

When the landing gear wouldn’t lower ... After the emergency landing, FedEx inspected all Boeing 757 planes and discovered that 24% of their doors were not compliant with two Federal Aviation ...

The incident in question involved a FedEx Boeing 757, built in 1988, which faced hydraulic system failures shortly after takeoff. Despite attempts to extend the landing gear, the crew had to execute ...

as it continues its investigation into a gear-up landing and the subsequent evacuation of a FedEx Boeing 757 in October 2023. The NTSB stated that its preliminary investigation findings into the ...

U.S. regulators should require airlines to inspect, and if necessary, replace latches on Boeing BA.N 757 airplane ... but was unable to lower the landing gear. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY ...

airplanes in its Boeing 757 fleet after the accident, finding 46 doors -- about 24% -- that were not compliant with airworthiness directives issued in 1986 and 2001.