FedEx Express Flight 630
Aircraft and crew
Aircraft and crew
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[thumb\|Aircraft involved photographed prior to delivery from [United Airlines](/wiki/United_Airlines "United Airlines")](/wiki/File:United_Airlines_DC-10_N1826U.jpg "United Airlines DC-10 N1826U.jpg")
The aircraft involved was a 32\-year old [McDonnell Douglas MD\-10\-10F](/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10 "McDonnell Douglas DC-10"), registration N391FE manufactured in 1974\.

The captain was 57\-year\-old Jayne C. Akin, who had been working for FedEx Express since 1979\. She had 16,000 flight hours, including 4,223 hours on the MD\-10/11\. The first officer was 38\-year\-old Andrew D. Macha, who had been with the airline since 2004 and had 5,000 flight hours, with 300\-350 of them on the MD\-10/11\. Macha previously served for the [U.S. Air Force](/wiki/U.S._Air_Force "U.S. Air Force") from 1991 to 2004\.


Why was the aircraft involved in an incident after only flying for a certain number of years?