# N154FE: 1965 Boeing 727-25, registration cancelled 2002-10-15 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 15, 2002 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 727-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25) (registry code 1384006) - Serial number: 18287 - Year built: 1965 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 15, 1965 - Certificate issued: May 24, 1988 - Last registry action: September 19, 2000 - Mode S code: A0D98D - 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/N154FE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=154FE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154FE-2002-10-15 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 727-25: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25.md ## Service difficulty reports (54, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 00FDEA00363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00363), Jun 1, 2000: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. LOST A SYS QUANTITY ON LAND GEAR RETRACTION, LOST ALL A PRESSURE SHORTLY AFTER, COMPLIED WITH RED TABS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 6 LEAD EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR PER 72 - [SDR 99FDEA00502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00502), Dec 17, 1999: CONTROL VALVE. FAILED. 99-285 - ON FLAP RETRACT UP TO FLAPS 2, BOTH INBD AND OTBD NEEDLES STUCK BETWEEN 2 AND 5. ALL LED'S IND EXT. REMOVED AND REPLACED O/B FLAP CONTROL VALVE PER MM - [SDR 98FDEA00587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00587), Sep 22, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT FELL DOWN DURING T/O ROLL. REINSTALLED COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT, OPER CKS GOOD PER FEDEX M/M 33-50-00. - [SDR 98ZZZX4546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4546), Sep 21, 1998: FITTING. DAMAGED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A REPEAT INSPECTION PER SB 737-53-194, HOLE NR 1 WAS FOUND ELONGATED. LOCATED AT STA 870 STR 9 AT THE TERMINAL FITTING. LT HAND SIDE. R - [SDR 98FDEA00582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00582), Sep 17, 1998: FITTING. DAMAGED. DAL - NR 375 - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF REPEAT INSPECTION PER BOEING SB 727-53-194, HOLE NR 1 WAS FOUND ELONGATED. LOCATED AT BS 870 IN THE TERMINAL FITTING, LE - [SDR 98FDEA00252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00252), Apr 4, 1998: ENGINE. FAILED. NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE EXCEEDED RED RADIAL DURING DEPARTURE AT ALL POWER SETTINGS ABOVE IDLE. OIL TEMPERATURE 118C, PRESS 60 PSI PRESS 52 PSI AT IDLE. FOUND B - [SDR 98FDEA00016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00016), Jan 8, 1998: WIRE. LOOSE. WHEN PASSING THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 270, MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH NO LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION. DESCENDED TO 10,000, DEPRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT. LIGHT STAY - [SDR 96FDEA1015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA1015), May 22, 1996: AIR DISTR. ODOR. STRONG ACRID ODOR IN COCKPIT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 330. PACK TEMPERATURES NORMAL, NOTHING ABNORMAL INDICATED AND DETECTION SYSTEM TESTED NORMAL. SUSPECT EITHER ELECTR - [SDR 96FDEA00849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00849), Apr 25, 1996: BOLT. MISSING. AFTER T/O, NR 3 ENG THROTTLE DID NOT AFFECT ENGINE PRODUCTION, APPEARS AS IF THROTTLE LINKAGE DISCONNECTED. SHUT ENGINE DOWN USING NORMAL PROCEDURES. FOUND A BO - [SDR 96FDEA00785](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00785), Apr 15, 1996: BEAM. CORRODED. WHILE WORKING NR0470, FOUND CORROSION ON 740 BEAM UPPER SEAT AT LBL 25. - [SDR 96FDEA00784](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00784), Apr 15, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION BETWEEN SKIN AND WINDOW CUTOUT DOUBLER BETWEEN STR 10 TO 11R STA 1083. REMOVED WINDOW FRAME, FOUND CORROSION TO BE OUT OF LIMITS ON FRAME AT 2 AREAS O - [SDR 96FDEA00783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00783), Apr 15, 1996: CHORD. CRACKED. CRACK IN REINFORCEMENT CHORD ON UPPER FUEL CELL SKIN BS 745 WL 204.5 RBL 45.5. REMOVED DAMAGED CHORD BS 745 TO 783 RBL 45 WL 204. FABRICATED NEW CHORD AND INSTA - [SDR 96FDEA00762](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00762), Apr 12, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. EXTERIOR SKIN SURFACE IS BULGING AND HAS TWO SKIN PLUGS MISDRILLED AT BS 330 - 334 AT LOWER LT NOSE CHORD STR 27L. REMOVED SKIN IN AREA OF REPAIR PLUGGED HOLES - [SDR 96FDEA00750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00750), Apr 8, 1996: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-100-01, 4) ON FWD SIDE OF 178 BULKHEAD, RBL 21-26 WL 218. CORROSION WAS REMOVED WITHIN LIMITS ON BULKHEAD PER SRM 53-10-1, WEB WAS REPLACED. - [SDR 96FDEA00751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00751), Apr 6, 1996: SIDE FRAME. CRACKED. FWD ENTRY DOOR, FWD SIDE FRAME IS CRACKED IN RADIUS ON LOWER EDGE, ADJACENT TO THE LOWER FWD STOP PIN FITTING. REMOVED FWD ENTRY DOOR CRACKED FWD SIDE FRAME, IN - [SDR 96FDEA00742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00742), Apr 5, 1996: SKIN. GOUGED. WHILE WORKING NR0152, FOUND THE FUSELAGE SKIN TO BE GOUGED AT BS 307 RBL 63 WL 249, ADJACENT TO THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR FUSELAGE TORQUE TUBE. REMOVED DAMAGED ARE - [SDR 96FDEA00741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00741), Apr 5, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-01) ON LOWER SURFACE OF UPPER FLANGE OF FLOOR BEAM AROUND FASTENER HOLES BS 1110, RBL 10 TO 60 WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION FROM FLOOR BEAM, FOU - [SDR 96FDEA00740](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00740), Apr 5, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-01) ON FLOOR BEAM BS 344 LBL 45 AND RBL 37 WL 208. ACCOMPLISHED FLOOR BEAM REPAIR AT BS 344 LBL 45 AND RBL 37 WL 208, PER FEDEX SRM 27-53-007 - [SDR 96FDEA00739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00739), Apr 5, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-01) ON FLOOR BEAM BS 380, LBL 28 TO 34 AND LBL 55 WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION FROM FLOOR BEAM FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED FLOOR BEA - [SDR 96FDEA00738](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00738), Apr 5, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-113-01, 2) FOUND WHILE WORKING NR0602 STA 1055 STRINGER 28R IN STRINGER. FOUND CORROSION TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER FEDEX SRM 53-10-1, REMOVED DAMAG - [SDR 96FDEA00760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00760), Apr 4, 1996: SKIN. CORROSION. CORROSION (C53-132-02(1)). ON UPPER FUEL CELL AT BS 870, WL 190, RBL 44, RUNNING ORDER CAP. REMOVED CORROSION ON UPPER FUEL CELL SKIN AT BS 870, WL 190, RBL 44, - [SDR 96FDEA00729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00729), Apr 1, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. NR 0623, 042 CORROSION (C53-113-01, -2) FOUND WHILE WORKING NR0602 STA 1055 STR 28R IN STRINGER. *S/D* FOUND CORROSION TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER FEDEX SRM 53-10-1 - [SDR 96FDEA00728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00728), Mar 29, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. NR 0624 AND 043, CORROSION FOUND ON END OF STR SECTION STR 28R BS 1059. - [SDR 96FDEA00723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00723), Mar 28, 1996: BRACKET. CORRODED. LT WING I/B AILERON TRIM CABLE PULLEY TURNAROUND CASTING IS CORRODED AROUND MAIN PULLEY BOLT HOLE AND TWO OTHER AREAS ON CASTING WBL 410. REMOVED CORRODED LT WI - [SDR 96FDEA00722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00722), Mar 28, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. WHILE WORKING ON NR 0412, FOUND CORROSION (7-5310-3364 PT 6) ON WINDOW FRAME AT BS 970 TO 990 ABOVE STR 11R. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOV - [SDR 96FDEA00700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00700), Mar 25, 1996: HINGE FITTING. CRACKED. NR0348 AND 030, RT WING O/B AILERON NR 3 HINGE FITTING IS CRACKED. - [SDR 96FDEA00699](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00699), Mar 25, 1996: DOUBLER. CORRODED. NR0611 AND 033, WHILE WORKING NR0602, FOUND DOUBLER TO HAVE CORROSION FROM BS 1050 TO 1125 FRONT STRINGER 26 TO 27R. - [SDR 96FDEA00698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00698), Mar 25, 1996: BEAM. CORRODED. NR0486 AND 034, CORROSION (C53-224-01) ON LONGITUDINAL BEAM AND BARE METAL AROUND NUT CLIP HOLES LOWER SURFACE BS 780 TO 848 LBL 25. - [SDR 96FDEA00697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00697), Mar 25, 1996: STRINGER. DAMAGE. NR0604 AND 036, WHILE WORKING NR0156, FOUND MECH DAMAGE ON STR 24 AT STA 482. - [SDR 96FDEA00696](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00696), Mar 25, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION C53-113-01(2). FOUND WHILE WORKING NR 0240 FWD AND AFT CORNERS OF DOOR THRESHOLD STA (1107) TO 1060, WL 160, RBL 37. *****S/D**** REPLACED BARE STRAP - [SDR 96FDEA00694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00694), Mar 25, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. WHILE WORKING NR0602, FOUND SKIN AND BONDED DOUBLER TO HAVE CORROSION ON MATING SURFACES AT BS 1110 TO 1128 FROM STR 25 TO 26R. REMOVED CORROSION FROM BLER AND - [SDR 96FDEA00693](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00693), Mar 25, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-01) ON FLOOR BEAM BS 360 LBL 12 RBL 5 AND 48 WL 208. REPAIRED FLOOR BEAM BS 360 LBL 12 AND RBL 5 WL 208. FOUND FLOOR BEAM BS 360 RBL 48 TO BE - [SDR 96FDEA00692](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00692), Mar 22, 1996: STRINGER CLIP. GOUGED. MECH DAMAGE TO STR CLIP BS 1148 STR 16R. REMOVED DAMAGED STR CLIP AND INSTALL NEW STR CLIP AT BS 1148 STR 16R. - [SDR 96FDEA00666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00666), Mar 20, 1996: THRESHOLD. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-113-01, 2) ON DOOR THRESHOLD STIFFENER BS 1057.5 TO 1110 WL 164 RBL 35. INSTALLED NEW DOOR THRESHOLD STIFFENER. - [SDR 96FDEA00636](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00636), Mar 20, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. CRACKED STR CLIP BS 420 STR 4L. REMOVED CRACKED STR CLIP, DRILLED NEW STR CLIP AND INSTALLED AT BS 420 STR 4L. - [SDR 96FDEA00635](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00635), Mar 20, 1996: STRINGER. DAMAGED. MECH DAMAGE ON STR 23L AT STA 482. REMOVED DAMAGED STR BS 482 STR 23L AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER FEDEX SRM 53-10-3. - [SDR 96FDEA00578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00578), Mar 18, 1996: BULKHEAD WEB. CORROSION. NR0079 AND 006, CORROSION (C53-100-0164) ON FWD SIDE OF 178 BULKHEAD RBL 21 TO 26 WL 218. *S/D* CORROSION WAS REMOVED WITHIN LIMITS ON BULKHEAD PER SRM 53-10-1, - [SDR 96FDEA00577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00577), Mar 18, 1996: SKIN. CREASED. NR0098 AND 007, CREASE IN SKIN BS 1108 WL 208 LBL 60. REMOVED DAMAGE IN SKIN BS 1108 WL 208 LBL 60 FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER FEDEX SRM 53-30-3 - [SDR 96FDEA00576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00576), Mar 18, 1996: FRAME. DAMAGED. NR0168 AND 008, DAMAGED FRAME BS 1130 RBL 50 WL 188 UNDER FLANGE. - [SDR 96FDEA00574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00574), Mar 18, 1996: SHEAR TIE. CORROSION. NR0235 AND 010, CORROSION (C53-113-01, 2) ON SHEAR TIE BS 990 WL 158 STR 29R. REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE BS 990 WL 158 STR 29R AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER FEDEX SRM - [SDR 96FDEA00573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00573), Mar 18, 1996: FRAME. CORROSION. NR0451 AND 011, CORROSION ON FRAME BS 700 WL 155 RBL TO LBL 11. - [SDR 96FDEA00572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00572), Mar 18, 1996: FRAME. CORROSION. NR0452 AND 012, CORROSION ON FRAME BS 700 WL 149 RBL 4. - [SDR 96FDEA00571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00571), Mar 18, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. NR 0474 AND 013, CORROSION (C53-224-01) AND OR BARE METAL AROUND ALL NUT CLIP HOLES LOWER SURFACE BS 760 TO 848 RBL 25 WL 208 ON LONGITUDINAL FLOOR BEAM. CORROS - [SDR 96FDEA00570](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00570), Mar 18, 1996: TE WEDGE. DELAMINATION. NR0480 AND 014, RT WING O/B MIDFLAP TRAILING EDGE WEDGE HAS A DISBOND 88 FROM I/B END ON UPPER SKIN. - [SDR 96FDEA00569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00569), Mar 18, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CORROSION. CORROSION (C53-224-01) ON FLOOR BEAM BS 480 LBL 39 WL 208. PERFORMED FLOOR BEAM REPAIR AT BS 480 LBL 39 WL 208 IAW 53-10-8 FEDEX 727 SRM AND ENGINEERING REQUEST - [SDR 96FDEA00568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00568), Mar 18, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. NR0542 AND 016, CORROSION (C53-224-01) ON LOWER SURFACE OF UPPER FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM AROUND NUTPLATE AND FASTENER HOLES, BS 1030 RBL 48 TO 60 WL 208. - [SDR 96FDEA00575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00575), Mar 17, 1996: FORGING. CORRODED. (NR 0230 AND NR 009). CORROSION (C53-111-01 (3)) ON THE BS 950 FORGING WL 208, RBL 50. **** S/D **** REMOVED CORROSION ON THE BS 950 FORGING, WL 280, RBL 50. BL - [SDR 96FDEA00567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00567), Mar 15, 1996: SKIN. DAMAGED. NR0097 AND 001, LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FASTENER HEAD BS 316 LBL 55 WL 178. - [SDR 96FDEA00566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00566), Mar 15, 1996: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. NR0196 AND 002, LEFT O/B AILERON NR 1 HINGE FITTING IS CORRODED ON LOWER SURFACE. - [SDR 96FDEA00565](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00565), Mar 15, 1996: SKIN. DELAMINATED. NR0248 AND 003, RT WING O/B TRAILING EDGE AFT FLAP IS DELAMINATED APPROX 96 INCHES FROM I/B EDGE. All 54: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154FE-2002-10-15/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Incident 19960521021289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960521021289I), May 21, 1996: Boeing 727100 (N154FE), North Platte, NE. Narrative: on may 21, 1996, approximately 1705 CDT, Boeing 727-100, N154FE, operating as fed-x flight 3438 from memphis, TN (mem), to great falls, mt (gtf),… ## Other aircraft with N154FE - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N154FE): Boeing 767-300F, S/N 42730, built 2018 --- 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.