# N977FD: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 29, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=977FD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N977FD

## Aircraft that carried N977FD

- [Cancelled 2024-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977FD-2024-01-29): Boeing 757-236, S/N 24118, built 1988. Owner: [Federal Express Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORP), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## NTSB investigations on N977FD (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA24FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24FA002), Oct 5, 2023: Boeing 757-236 (N977FD), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the alternate gear extension system, which prevented the landing gear from being lowered. The cause of the system failure was a broken wire, due to tensile overload, between the…

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