# N117FE: 1966 Boeing 727-25C, registration cancelled 2004-08-26 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 26, 2004 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 727-25C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25c) (registry code 138400H) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044) - Data sheets: [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 19299 - Year built: 1966 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 17, 1966 - Certificate issued: July 2, 1982 - Last registry action: September 16, 2003 - Mode S code: A046B6 - Owner when cancelled: [Federal Express Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORPORATION) - Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 35.0351° N, 89.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38118, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117FE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117FE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117FE-2004-08-26 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 727-25C: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25c.md ## Service difficulty reports (27) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 00FDEA00895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00895), Dec 20, 2000: SWITCH. FAILED. 00-374 ON LAND WHEN GEAR DOWN THE NOSE FAILED TO GIVE GREEN LIGHT. R&R NOSE GEAR LOCK SWITCH PER MM 32-61-21 401-405. OPS CK PER 32-61-21-502. OPS NORMAL. OK FO - [SDR 00FDEA00894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00894), Dec 20, 2000: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. 00-373 ON CLB OUT AFT LAND RETRACT THE RED DOORS LIGHT ON THE GEAR FLAP CONTROL LIGHT PANEL & FWD RT MLG LIGHT (YELLOW) CAME ON. R&R RMLG DOOR WARN SWITCH MM RE - [SDR 00FDEA00383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00383), Jun 13, 2000: DUCT. DAMAGED. NR 1 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT CAME ON IN FLT (WITH ENG ANTI-ICE SELECTED). EXTINGUISH WHEN THROTTLES PULL BACK TO IDLE. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED DUCT AS PER MM 3 - [SDR 97FDEA0764](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA0764), Oct 14, 1997: SWITCH. FAILED. WHEN LDG WAS EXTENDED THE GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. LIGHT TESTED GOOD, RAN RED TAB CHECKLIST AND RECYCLED GEAR. VERIFIED DOWN AND LOCKED MANUALL - [SDR 97FDEA00680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00680), Sep 24, 1997: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. UNSATISFACTORY NOSE GEAR LIGHT ON FINAL. RECYCLED HANDLE AND LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND POSITION SWITCH CANNON PLUG LOOSE REMOVED AND CLEANED. RESEATED CANNON PLUG. A - [SDR 97FDEA00542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00542), Aug 14, 1997: GEAR LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR SELECTED UP, ALL THREE RED GEAR LIGHTS AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. SECOND OFFICER'S PANEL DOOR LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISH - [SDR 97FDEA00017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00017), Dec 23, 1996: DRAGE BRACE. CRACKED. NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE SHELF CRACKED LT AFT LOWER CORNER. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG DRAG BRACE SHELF PER S/B 727-53-108 AND SRM 51-10-1. - [SDR 97FDEA00016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00016), Dec 23, 1996: PIN CASTING. CRACKED. RT WING, THE FWD TERMINAL PIN CASTING AT STA 740 IS CRACKED IN INSIDE BORE ON I/B LWR SIDE OF BORE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT WING FWD WING TO FUSE TERMINAL P - [SDR 97FDEA00009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00009), Dec 23, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. FUSE STA 740 LT WING ATTACH FWD FITTING CORRODED, FOR LT FWD BOTTLE BOLT. REMOVED CORROSION BY REAMING BORE PER BOEING SRM 57-10-7 FIG 2, SHEET 1. FABRICATED AN - [SDR 97FDEA00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00003), Dec 23, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INNER FUSE SKIN STR 10 L STA 863 TO 875, FOUND DURING REPLACEMENT OF 870 CASTING. REMOVED CORROSION AND INST DOUBLER AND FILLER ON OUTSIDE OF FUSE - [SDR 97FDEA00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00002), Dec 23, 1996: BULKHEAD FORGING. CRACKED. LT FUSE 870 BULKHEAD FORGING. CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS OF SB 727-53-116, REF NR S001. INSTALLED NEW LT 870 FORGING PER FED EX EA 7-5310-28935, SB 727-53-116, SRM 5 - [SDR 96FDEA01701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01701), Dec 11, 1996: SPAR WEB. MIS-MANUFACTURED. NR 1663 RT WING, FRONT SPAR WEB MILLED BEYOND DRAWING 65C29064 SPECIFICATIONS. FABRICATED NEW SPLICES AND INSTALLED SPICES PER EA 7-5710-28952DATED 12/10/96 AND - [SDR 96FDEA01700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01700), Dec 11, 1996: SKIN. OVERSIZED HOLE. NR 1653 STRINGER 9L FASTENER HOLE IN FUSELAGE SKIN IS OVERSIZED AT STA 870 WING TO FUSE TERMINAL PIN CASTING. INSTALLED FREEZE PLUG AND DOUBLER PER EA 7-5330-28 - [SDR FDEA01673](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA01673), Nov 15, 1996: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON VERTICAL WEB OF BS 640 FLOORBEAM RBL 52 THROUGH RBL 61 AFT SIDE UNDER TOP CHORD. REMOVED CORROSION FROM VERTICAL WEB OF BS 640 FLOORBEAM RBL 52 THR - [SDR 96FDEA01680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01680), Nov 15, 1996: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON UPPER FLANG OF FLOORBEAM STA 312 LBL 4. CUT OUT CORROSION ALONG WITH CORROSION AND DAMAGE FROM NR 0708 AND NR 1434 OF INST DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-8 - [SDR 96FDEA01679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01679), Nov 14, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. UPPER LOBE; END FITTING CRACK FWD OF STA 870 STR 2R. REMOVED AND REPLACED STR 2R END FITTING FWD OF STA 870 PER 51-10-1 SRM. - [SDR 96FDEA01678](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01678), Nov 14, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. HORZ STAB RT SIDE RIB CRACKED, FWD UPPER CHORD, I/B SIDE STA 17.20. REMOVED AND REPLACED CHORD RIB PER EA 7-5510-20214. - [SDR 96FDEA01672](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01672), Nov 14, 1996: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. MAIN CARGO FLOORBEAM STA 640 RBL 45 TO 60 HAS CORROSION AND PREVIOUS REPAIR DOES NOT COVER DAMAGE AREA. REMOVED TOP CHORD OF BS 640 FLOORBEAM FROM RBL 19 TO RT - [SDR 96FDEA01669](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01669), Nov 5, 1996: FLOORBEAM. CORROSION. MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 580 FLOORBEAM RBL 45 FROM C/L, UPPER CHORD OF BEAM CORRODED AFT SIDE AT FASTENERS ON FLOORBEAM. CORROSION REMOVED, THICKNESS LESS THA - [SDR 96FDEA01676](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01676), Nov 3, 1996: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. UPPER LOBE FLOORBEAM HAS CORROSION STA 400 RBL 27 TO RBL 35. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP TO FLOORBEAM PER SRM 53-10-8. - [SDR 96FDEA01677](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01677), Nov 1, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. STR 4R END FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 870 FWD SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED STR END FITTING PER 51-10-01. - [SDR 96FDEA01671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01671), Oct 29, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. STA 440 FRAME IS CRACKED AT STR 9 LT. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 2 PAGE 7 TO 11. - [SDR 96FDEA01675](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01675), Oct 28, 1996: CHORD. CORROSION. CENTER WING AFT WEB UPPER CHORD BULGED AND CORROSION EMANTING FROM BETWEEN WEB AND CHORD AT STA 870 W/L 190 LBL 30. REMOVED CORRODED WEB AND UPPER CHORD STA 870 - [SDR 96FDEA01674](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01674), Oct 28, 1996: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FUSELAGE UPPER LOBE; CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM BETWEEN LBL 0 TO LBL 26 SEAT TRACKS STA 560. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6, ALODINED AND PRIMED AREA, FABRICATED - [SDR 96FDEA01670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01670), Oct 25, 1996: CASTING. CORROSION. LT AILERON NR 3 HINGE CASTING HAS CORROSION AT HINGE PIN AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED CASTING PER 51-10-1 SRM. - [SDR 96FDEA01668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01668), Oct 25, 1996: CASTING. CORROSION. NR 0932, LT OUTBOARD AILERON NR 2 HINGE CASTING HAS CORROSION AT LOWER HINGE HOLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED CASTING PER SRM 51-10-01, (P/N 5700200) HINGE ASSY. - [SDR 96FDEA01681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01681), Oct 21, 1996: VERT STIFFENER. CRACKED. VERTICAL STIFFINER ON CENTER WING AFT WEB AFT SIDED CRACKED APPROX 4 INCHES AT UPPER END STA 868 RBL 40 WL 190. REMOVED STIFFENER AND INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER PE ## Other aircraft with N117FE - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117FE): Boeing 767-3S2F, S/N 44379, built 2015 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.