http://www.mangossubic.com/local_news_current.htm#US%20pilots%20awarded%20fo r%20landing%20an%20unflyable June 26, 2003 WASHINGTON - Two US pilots have been given awards for landing an "unflyable" MD-11 with jammed hydraulic systems and a detached left wing flap at the Philippines' Subic Bay airport. The FedEx Express pilots -- Captain James Almlie and First Officer Mark Abbott -- were presented with the Lieutenant General Harold L. George Civilian Airmanship Award at a weekend convention in Dayton, Ohio. The award was given "for demonstrating superior airmanship and teamwork in safely recovering and landing an essentially unflyable MD-11 that had experienced severe flight control malfunctions during final approach into Subic Bay International Airport, Philippines on June 16, 2002," the Air Line Pilots Association said in a statement. The crew was preparing to land FedEx Flight 5080 after an uneventful flight from Bangkok when they heard a loud bang and the aircraft rolled to the left, the association said in a statement. "During the flight to Manila, the pilots had to take turns applying an estimated 40 to 50 pounds (18.5 to 22.5 kilograms) of force on the control wheel required to keep the aircraft level," it said. "Upon inspecting the aircraft after landing, the crew discovered that the left wing's inboard flap had effectively come detached due to structural failure of bolts attaching it to the plane. The violent failure had caused several hydraulic system lines to be severed and the ground spoiler system to be deployed and jammed in the "up' position." The Order of Daedalians -- an organization for active and retired military pilots -- presented the award June 21.