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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F

DC10-47965Scrapped

RegistrationUSN1833U

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorUnited Airlines

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McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10F built in 1972 in Long Beach. Operated for Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and FedEx Express. Scrapped.

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Old · 29 years · ≈ 81,200 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerMcDonnell Douglas

First flight1972

Built inLong Beach, California (EE. UU.)

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

MSN47965

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N377FE · Oct 8, 2026

The model · McDonnell Douglas DC-10

Figures for the DC-10-30 variant, the most representative of the family · it is 53% the length of a football pitch

Length55.4 m182 ft

Wingspan50.4 m165 ft

Height17.6 m58 ft

Range9,630 km5,200 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed871 km/h470 ktMach 0.82

Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight267,619 kg589,998 lb

Maximum payload146,877 kg323,808 lbIts 255 passengers with baggage would weigh about 25.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity255 passengersUp to 380 in a high-density layout

Endurance11 h 03 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 9,630 km range, from Newark it could fly non-stop as far as:

CAICairo9,042 km EZEBuenos Aires (Ezeiza)8,548 kmLOSLagos8,478 km SCLSantiago8,245 km ISTIstanbul8,047 km

Beyond its rangeDOHDoha10,790 km

The type first flew in 1970 (56 years ago) · About 446 units built · Production ended in 1989

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1972–2001United Airlines network of its widebody aircraft

Base

EWRNewark IADDulles SFOSan Francisco IAHHouston

Main destinations

FRAFrankfurt am Main ORDChicago BRUZaventem NRTNarita JFKNew York LAXLos Angeles HNLHonolulu, Oahu ZRHZurich

since 2001FedEx Express airline base

Base

MEMMemphis

Flight logbook

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Aircraft chronology

1972

Built

Assembled by McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, California (USA).

Aug 28, 1972

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Delivered to McDonnell Douglas Corporation as N601DA.

Oct 10, 1972

Transferred to Delta Air Lines

Transferred to Delta Air Lines.

Oct 10, 1972

Transferred to United Airlines

Transferred to United Airlines.

Apr 1, 1975

Re-registered

Changed from N601DA to N1833U (still with United Airlines).

Jun 6, 1979

Airworthiness directive

On June 6, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft (registration N1833U), was subject to an airworthiness directive due to fatigue cracks in the engine pylon caused by an inadequate maintenance procedure, together with deficiencies in the slat and stall warning systems. Source: la FAA.

Source: la FAA

May 26, 1982

Incident at San Francisco (SFO) International Airport

On May 26, 1982, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 aircraft (registration N1833U), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Francisco (SFO) International Airport (United States) due to an engine failure. Source: United Airlines.

Source: United Airlines

Jul 1, 2001

Transferred to FedEx Express

Transferred to FedEx Express.

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the DC10-10F aircraft (registration N1833U), operated by United Airlines, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Operators

1972-08-28

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

Registration N601DA

1972-10-10

Delta Air Lines

Registration N601DA · Lessor: United Air Lines

1972-10-10

United Airlines

Registration N601DA

1975-04-01

United Airlines

Registration N1833U

1975-04-16

United Airlines

Registration N1833U

2001-07-01

FedEx Express

Registration N377FE

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BibTeX

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