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Western737 From United States of America, joined May 2000, 489 posts, RR: 0
Posted (7 years 11 months 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 4229 times:

I need help with finding a link to the discussion about FedEx DC-10's cargo conversion that FedEx decided to stop doing that. I need to find the reason they stop - due to economy or what? I tried this 'Search the Forum' but it wont get me to anywhere close to that.

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M404 From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 2214 posts, RR: 5
Reply 1, posted (7 years 11 months 2 days ago) and read 4078 times:

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"The Boeing MD-10 conversion for Federal Express involves fitting DC-10s (both current freighters and "new" ex airliner freighter conversions) with a two crew Honeywell VIA 2000 EFIS flightdeck with six LCD screens. The instrument panel layout is identical to that in the MD-11, and pilots can be qualified to fly the two interchangeably. First flight was on April 4 1999, while the first of 89 MD-10 conversions for FedEx was delivered on May 9 2000 (the same day the conversion was certificated). Boeing is offering the MD-10 conversion to other DC-10 operators"

The above is from the Anet DC-10 database. Have all 89 been converted and MD-11s taken their place?

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Western737 From United States of America, joined May 2000, 489 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (7 years 11 months 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 3990 times:

I dont think all DC-10 has been converted. I remembered there was an article that FedEx announced they are going to abandon the remain fleet yet to be convert to cargo. I need that information to support that.

DouglasDC10 From Germany, joined Feb 2000, 167 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (7 years 11 months 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 3867 times:

Around 40 aircraft have received the MD-10 modifications until now, including some younger ex Hawaiian/AA aircraft which were in pax configuration until 2004 and then converted to freighters.

The article you mentioned is most probably from late 2001 when FedEx announced that 29 DC-10-10s were not going to be converted to freighters anymore and will be used as spare source. These were mostly older AA aircraft with underfloor galley. Their freighter conversion was more expensive than the conversion of similar aircraft. That's why most of UA's former DC-10s are still alive with FedEx while many older AA aircraft were scrapped, sadly including ship No 1.

Dc10guy From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 2685 posts, RR: 7
Reply 4, posted (7 years 11 months 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 3871 times:

Right now Fedex has 87 DC & MD 10's there was 88 but we lost one in MEM 12-2003. All will be converted to MD10's. They should all be MD's by 2010 ??? Something like that. The MD10 is working out very well, shutting up the nay sayers once and for all... The newest thing going on with them airplanes now is the tire and brake upgrades. Fedex is standardizing the tires & brakes of the MD-DC 10's to the carbon MD11 type. 15% greater stopping power and a lot lighter too .... The mighty 10's WILL fly forever.

Next time try the old "dirty Sanchez" She'll love it !!!

United_Fan From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 7176 posts, RR: 8
Reply 5, posted (7 years 11 months 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3748 times:

Now if only FX would fly a -10 to ROC Smile

. I love the A300/310's ,but a -10 would be sweet!

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PhoenixX2 From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 100 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (7 years 11 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 3646 times:

Where are the conversions taking place? They started in GYR (Goodyear, AZ), but I understand they went overseas. Thanks in advance.

Rgds

DC10GUY From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 2685 posts, RR: 7
Reply 7, posted (7 years 11 months 21 hours ago) and read 3533 times:

The MD10 mod is being done at Aeronavali in Italy. When they come back from there they are beautiful. The Italians do awesome work. A lot of the x AA -10s where stored at GYR. But no conversions where done there.

Next time try the old "dirty Sanchez" She'll love it !!!

Aa777jr From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (7 years 11 months 21 hours ago) and read 3522 times:

Has FX converted all their ex-AA DC10s?

Regards.

AeroWeanie From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 1601 posts, RR: 52
Reply 9, posted (7 years 11 months 14 hours ago) and read 3404 times:

Quoting DC10GUY (Reply 7):
The MD10 mod is being done at Aeronavali in Italy. When they come back from there they are beautiful. The Italians do awesome work. A lot of the x AA -10s where stored at GYR. But no conversions where done there.

The DC-10s were at Goodyear because Sabretech was supposed to convert them to MD10s. They hosed the contract so badly that Fedex took it away from them. Sabretech later went bust and the Goodyear operation was taken over by AMS. They too went bust and now someone else is running the show.

DC10GUY From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 2685 posts, RR: 7
Reply 10, posted (7 years 11 months 13 hours ago) and read 3370 times:

Fedex signed a contract with Mcdonnell Douglas for the MD10 project, After Boeing bought MD Boeing sub contracted the deal to Aeronavali. Their was many parts to the Fedex DC 10 program, First they all went trough the P to F mod. ( except the DC10's Fedex already had ) That adds the cargo door and the gross weight increase mod etc. That was going on long before the MD10 mod started. Right now there is around 40 MD10's done. All the DC10's finished P to F some years ago. The x AA DC10's with the CF6-6k engs where all scrapped for parts. The x AA DC10's that are flying now have tail numbers that start at 550 and go up from there,

Next time try the old "dirty Sanchez" She'll love it !!!

Spacepope From Vatican City, joined Dec 1999, 2744 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (7 years 11 months 7 hours ago) and read 3281 times:

Does anyone have a count of how many DC-10s that FedEx has scrapped to support the conversion program? Dim cells remember 25-35 being planned for the chopper, but if anyone knows the real number...

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OURBOEING From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 474 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (7 years 11 months 6 hours ago) and read 3273 times:

If they moved the operation from GYR, what happened to all the AA/UAL DC10s that were lined up at Goodyear AZ? I used to drive by there when I lived in AZ and most of the DC10s were sort off stripped up for the conversion. Is AMS going to atleast finish converting up those aircraft? I'm just curious.

OURBOEING

Dc10guy From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 2685 posts, RR: 7
Reply 13, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 3136 times:

All them DC10's at GYR are long gone. Fedex has the Varig & Delta MD11's stored there now. I heard 29 AA DC10's got the axe and a few United's got axed for different reasons.

Next time try the old "dirty Sanchez" She'll love it !!!

OURBOEING From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 474 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 3092 times:

Quoting Dc10guy (Reply 13):
All them DC10's at GYR are long gone. Fedex has the Varig & Delta MD11's stored there now. I heard 29 AA DC10's got the axe and a few United's got axed for different reasons.

I see. They held on to them for quite some time and finally axed them Smile

How weird

O well. I think MD 11 is much easier to convert to a two pilot cockpit than a DC10.

Thanks for the update.

OURBOEING

Nosedive From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 15, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3078 times:

Quoting OURBOEING (Reply 14):
I think MD 11 is much easier to convert to a two pilot cockpit than a DC10.

What? The Md11 is a 2 man cockpit and has been so since.... ever!

AirplanePeanut From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 452 posts, RR: 0
Reply 16, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 3073 times:

Quoting United_Fan (Reply 5):
Now if only FX would fly a -10 to ROC . I love the A300/310's ,but a -10 would be sweet!

Indeed, it would be nice.

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peanut

DC10GUY From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 2685 posts, RR: 7
Reply 17, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 3018 times:

Fedex traded 727 hush kits for all of AA's & UA's DC10's ... One of the reasons they sat around in storage for so long is because there was problems finding places to do the P to F mods. and they could only do so many at a time. It is true that the MD11 is the easiest plane to turn into a 2 man cockpit ...

Next time try the old "dirty Sanchez" She'll love it !!!

AeroWeanie From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 1601 posts, RR: 52
Reply 18, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 2972 times:

Quoting DC10GUY (Reply 17):
Fedex traded 727 hush kits for all of AA's & UA's DC10's ..

Are you sure? I thought all of the AA 727s got Raisbeck hush kits.

Quoting DC10GUY (Reply 17):
One of the reasons they sat around in storage for so long is because there was problems finding places to do the P to F mods. and they could only do so many at a time

Another reason was that the DC-10s at Goodyear were in awful condition. Most were stripped of engines and a lot of other necessities.

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DC10GUY From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 2685 posts, RR: 7
Reply 19, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 2922 times:

Americans 727's had Fedex hush kits, Them AA 10's where the ones that had the CF6-6k engines. I heard that there where 29 of them. They where all scrapped ... That included the 1st DC10 built.

Next time try the old "dirty Sanchez" She'll love it !!!

AeroWeanie From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 1601 posts, RR: 52
Reply 20, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 2860 times:

Quoting DC10GUY (Reply 19):
Americans 727's had Fedex hush kits,

I disagree - to quote http://204.200.199.187/inside/jdr_bio.php:

"American Airlines took delivery of 52 Raisbeck 727 Stage 3 Systems."

DC10GUY From United States of America, joined Feb 2000, 2685 posts, RR: 7
Reply 21, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 2831 times:

Well, I don't know if they bought any other hush kits, But the Fedex hush kit is the one they used on all the AA 727's I've seen, I wish I knew how to post a pic. Photo @ www.airliners.net/open.file/853381/m/ is a nice shot of the Fedex hush kit on an AA bird ... I haven't seen any pics of the other kit on a AA plane.

Next time try the old "dirty Sanchez" She'll love it !!!

PhoenixX2 From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 100 posts, RR: 0
Reply 22, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 2834 times:

I was there in GYR, when they launched this program. Fred Smith did his speaking. At that time they were going to put the UA 10's through the process because they just came off revenue service, but the AA 10's had already been sitting for sometime. Not surprised that they decided to scrap the AA metal.

Rgds

AeroWeanie From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 1601 posts, RR: 52
Reply 23, posted (7 years 10 months 4 weeks 4 hours ago) and read 2775 times:

DC10GUY:

You're right - that AA 727 N892AA does have a Fedex hushkit. I wonder if they did their LGW and IGW aircraft with the Raisbeck kits and their HGW aircraft with the Fedex kit. The one you show, N892AA, is a fairly late production aircraft (1980), so this would make sense.

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