[1] The main left undercarriage collapsed seven seconds after touchdown causing the MD-10 to roll off the runway out of control.

The fire consumed the wing and port engine and the crash and evacuation left everyone onboard injured.

[3][4][5] FedEx Flight 630 was a regular scheduled cargo flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee, which was operated by the company's 82 McDonnell Douglas MD-10F aircraft.

On 28 July, N391FE was conducting a visual approach to runway 18R which was initially flown with the autopilot engaged and coupled to the ILS.

The final report, released in 2008, cited a fatigue crack in the air filler valve hole caused by inadequate maintenance on the aircraft.