# N181FE: 1966 Boeing 727-22, 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 727-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22) (registry code 1384002) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053) - Serial number: 18868 - Year built: 1966 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 30, 1989 - Certificate issued: November 18, 1988 - Last registry action: January 16, 2001 - Mode S code: A144E5 - 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/N181FE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=181FE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N181FE-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 727-22: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22.md ## Service difficulty reports (14) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 01FDEA00249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00249), Mar 31, 2001: DUCT. FAILED. NR 3 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUM. DURING CLIMBOUT 17000 FT NR 1 BLD OPEN, NR 2 BLD CLOSED. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WHILE RUNNING CKLIST FOR STRUT OVERHEAT LIGH - [SDR 00FDEA00727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00727), Oct 20, 2000: ACTUATOR. FAILED. TAILSKID ANNUCIATOR WARN LIGHT ILLUM AND REMAIN ILLUM AFT LWR LAND GEAR FOR LAND. *S/D* REINSTALL ACTUATOR PER BAC 727-100 MM 32-71-11. OPS CK NORMAL. - [SDR 00FDEA00547](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00547), Aug 12, 2000: CHECK VALVE. LEAKING. DURING CLIMBOUT GOT FIRE ALARM NR 3 ENGINE. WENT THRU RED TAB PROC, IND CEASED WHEN THROTTLE BROUGHT TO IDLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED 8TH STAGE CK VALVE, GASKETS A - [SDR 00FDEA00415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00415), Jun 30, 2000: INDICATOR. FAILED. NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT BURN OUT, DID GO AROUND. REPLACED ONE BULB & ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. RELAMPED NOSE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT OPERATION NORMAL PER MM 33-10-00. - [SDR 99FDEA00193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00193), May 25, 1999: SWITCH. FAILED. NOSE GEAR DOOR LIGHT STAY ON 2ND OFF PANEL WITH RED DOOR WARNING ON FRONT PANEL. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR MICRO SWITCH PLUNGER ASSY PER M - [SDR 98FDEA00427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00427), Jul 2, 1998: BLEED LINE. LOOSE. 98-0165 STA-FLL: LWR AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUM PASSING FLT LEVEL 20. THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED 3 MIN AFTER CLOSING NR 1 ENG BLEED AND THE LEFT PACK AS DIRECTED - [SDR 98FDEA00426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00426), Jul 2, 1998: VALVE. OVERHEAT. 98-0164 - STA-AFW - IN CRUISE FLIGHT LEVEL 250 LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER OPENING NR 1 BLEED VALVE AND CLOSING THE LEFT NR 2 BLEED VALVE L - [SDR 98FDEA00422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00422), Jun 30, 1998: PACK VALVE. LEAKING. CLIMBING THRU 17,000 LOWER AFT BODY HEAT LIGHT CAME ON. COMPLIED WITH PROCEDURES. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER SECURING NR 1 BLEED. LEAK BETWEEN PACK AND BLEED VALVE ON - [SDR 98FDEA00007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00007), Jan 6, 1998: OVERHEAT LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMBOUT PASSING FL270. ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS OPEN DURING CLIMBOUT. NR 1 BLEED WAS OPENED AND NR 2 BLEEDS CLOSED - [SDR 97FDEA00598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00598), Aug 30, 1997: OIL FILTER. FAILED. ENGINE NR 2 SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT, FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PRESSURE ON GAUGE READ APPROXIMATELY 32 PSI, OIL QUANTITY NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG - [SDR 97FDEA00341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00341), Jun 14, 1997: OVERHEAT WIRE. LOOSE. LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT FL 250 REFERRED TO RED TAB OK LIST PG 2-/-14. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER STEP 14. A CHECKLIST INDICATES LEAK BETWEEN - [SDR 96FDEA01316](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01316), Aug 5, 1996: SKIN. CORROSION. FUSELAGE SKIN CORROSION BETWEEN SKIN LAYERS FROM BS 1140 TO 1183 STR 15 TO 20R. REMOVED CORROSION AND CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN BS 1148 TO 1183 STR 14 TO 20R. INSTAL - [SDR 96FDEA01272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01272), Jul 19, 1996: CTR WING TANK. CORRODED. DISCREPANCY: (NR 0701 ) CORROSION CENTER WING TANK, STA 866 SPAR AND LOWER CHORD CORRODED FROM LBL 20 TO RBL 50. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED CORROSION FROM LOWER - [SDR 96FDEA01271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01271), Jul 19, 1996: CTR WING SPAR. CORRODED. NR0702 AND 703, CORROSION CTR WING TANK, STA 866 SPAR AND UPPER CHORD CORRODED FROM LBL 50 TO RBL 50. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD PER 51-40 ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 19990218011409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990218011409I), Feb 18, 1999: Boeing 72722 (N181FE), Rochester, NY. On Thursday, February 18, 1999, a B-727-22, federal express flight 1492 extended the landing gear during approach to Rochester international airport. The NLG… - [Incident 19901226062259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901226062259I), Dec 26, 1990: Boeing 72722 (N181FE), Indianapolis, IN. NR2 engine failure after rotation. Returned. Landed safely. ## Other aircraft with N181FE - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N181FE): Boeing 767-300F, S/N 63112, built 2019 --- 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.