# N185FE: 1966 Boeing 727-22, registration cancelled 2007-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2007
- 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: 18871
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 13, 1989
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1989
- Last registry action: November 16, 2004
- Mode S code: A153C1
- Owners when cancelled: [Federal Express Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORPORATION), [Attn FAA Liaison](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATTN%20FAA%20LIAISON)
- 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/N185FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=185FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185FE-2007-05-23

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 727-22: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-22.md

## Service difficulty reports (114, newest 50)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 06FDEA2569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA2569), Jul 15, 2006: BLADE. DAMAGED. AS POWER WAS ADVANCED TO MAX POWER FOR T/O, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THUMP IN THE THROTTLE QUADRANT, FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF A CABLE UNWINDING. T/O WAS DISCON
- [SDR 06FDEA1659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA1659), May 1, 2006: ATTACH FITTING. DAMAGED. FORWARD TRUNNION ATTACH FTG OVERSIZE HOLE REWORK. COMPLIED WITH EA 7-5710-7-92417 WINGS MAIN FRAME MLG TRUNNION ATT FITTING OVERSIZE HOLE REWORK RII:573074.
- [SDR 06FDEA1658](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA1658), May 1, 2006: NONE. NONE. TRUNNION ATTACH FITTING MODIFICATION. COMPLIED WITH EO 7-5710-7-2314D PT5 WINGS MLG TRUNNION ATTACH FITTING.
- [SDR 06FDEA1657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA1657), May 1, 2006: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. COMPLY WITH EO 7-5710-7-2314D PT6 EOCN D1 WINGS - MLG TRUNNION ATTACH FITTING MODIFICATION BOEING S/B 72 7-57AD132 R3 AD 2004-18-08. COMPLIED WITH EO 7-5710-7-2
- [SDR 06FDEA0308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0308), Jan 21, 2006: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. LT MLG GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE FOR LANDING. CREW REPORTED GEAR WAS DOWN BY VISUAL INSPECTION UPON ARRIVAL RE-LAMPED LEFT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT OPS CHECK 
- [SDR 05FDEA01270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01270), May 13, 2005: WIRE. BROKEN. EXTENDING GEAR, DID NOT GET RIGHT MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHT. TAIL SKID LIGHT ON S/O PANEL WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. CHECKLIST LEAD US TO TEST GREEN LIGHT, LIGHT WAS WOR
- [SDR 05FDEA00093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00093), Jan 14, 2005: FAIRING. MISSING. ON ARRIVAL FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR MOVABLE FAIRING MISSING FROM AIRCRAFT. INSTALLED AFT CARGO DOOR MOVABLE FAIRING PER 727-100 MM 52-33-00-4. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR 04FDEA03199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA03199), Nov 24, 2004: CONTROL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. LOWER AFT CARGO SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. RAN QRH. DISCHARGED BOTTLE-1, LANDED IN LCK IN 20 MIN. SECOND BOTTLE DID NOT AUTO-FIRE AS PER 25 MIN REQUIR
- [SDR 04FDEA02265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02265), Jul 28, 2004: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON INNER SKIN AT AFT CARGO DOOR AFT CUTOUT LOWER CORNER. REPAIRED INNER SKIN AT AFT CARGO DOOR AFT CUT OUT LOWER CORNER PER FED EX E.A. 7-5310-55341.
- [SDR 04FDEA02264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02264), Jul 28, 2004: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION AFT CARGO DOORWAY AFT FRAME AT CORNER THRESHOLD CONTINUING UNDER FILLER. REPAIRED AFT CARGO DOORWAY AFT FRAME AT CORNER THRESHOLD PER FED EX E.A. 7-53
- [SDR 04FDEA02263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02263), Jul 28, 2004: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE OF STRINGER 7L STA 876. CORROSION DAMAGE ON UPPER SURFACE OF STRINGER 7L, STA 876 WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-1 FIG 1
- [SDR 04FDEA02266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02266), Jul 28, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK IN SKIN AT EDGE OF LAP JOINT BS 1064 RBL 26 STR 26R.
- [SDR 04FDEA02180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02180), Jul 26, 2004: SKIN. DENTED. DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN BS 320-330 AND 2 INCHES ABOVE STR 21R. REPAIRED THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 320 TO 330 2 INCHES ABOVE STR 21R PER EA 7-5330- 70671
- [SDR 04FDEA02191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02191), Jul 26, 2004: STRINGER. CRACKED. WHILE WORKING CARD N00533, FOUND CRACKED STRINGER AT BS 1114 STR 25 RT. *S/D* REPAIRED STRINGER 25 RT AT BS 1107-1115 PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1.
- [SDR 04FDEA02190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02190), Jul 26, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION AROUND SEAT TRACK LINK AFT ATTACH BOLT BS 870 LBL 25 WL 205. *S/D* CORROSION ON AROUND SEAT TRACK LINK ATTACH BOLT AT BS 870 LBL 25 WL 205 WAS FOUND T
- [SDR 04FDEA02189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02189), Jul 26, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK BS 870-950, RBL 45, WL 208. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK AT BS 870-950 RBL 45 WL 208 WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED & REPLACED SEAT TRAC
- [SDR 04FDEA02188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02188), Jul 26, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK BS 760-840 RBL 22 WL 208. REMOVED AND REPLACED LONGITUDAL BEAM STA 760-848 RBL 22, WL 208 IAW SRM 51-30-02, 51-30-5.
- [SDR 04FDEA02187](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02187), Jul 26, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK BS 760-840 LBL 25 WL 208 AT FASTENER HOLES. REMOVED CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK FROM BS 760-840 LBL 25 WL 208 FOUND SEAT TRACK TO BE OUT OF LIM
- [SDR 04FDEA02186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02186), Jul 26, 2004: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK BS 870, LBL 45, WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK STA 870 LBL 45, WL 208. REMOVED .040, 1 INCH X 1 INCH FROM .080. OUT OF LIMITS. REM
- [SDR 04FDEA02185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02185), Jul 26, 2004: ANGLE. DENTED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT J-ANGLE DENTED OUT OF LIMITS AT BS 500 LBL 28 WL 155. *S/D* FOUND J-ANGLE DENTED OUT OF LIMITS AT BS 500 LBL 28 WL 155. REMOVED, FABRICATE
- [SDR 04FDEA02184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02184), Jul 26, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION AROUND SEAT TRACK LINK FWD ATTACH BOLT BS 742 RBL 48 WL 205. *S/D* CORROSION ON LINK AT BS 742 WAS OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK LINK
- [SDR 04FDEA02183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02183), Jul 26, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION AROUND SEAT TRACK LINK FWD ATTACH BOLT BS 742 LBL 25 WL 205. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK LINK BS 740 TO BS 760, LBL 25, IWL 205 IAW SRM 51-3
- [SDR 04FDEA02182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02182), Jul 26, 2004: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION WHILE WORKING CARD N00233 FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 26 LEFT LBL 20 BS 1135. CORROSION ON STA 26 LEFT BS 1135 WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 5
- [SDR 04FDEA02181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02181), Jul 26, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION FLOORBEAM BS 344, BS LBL 60 - RBL 12, WL 208. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM SECTION AT BS 344 LBL 7 TO LBL 65 WL 208 PER SRM 53-10-8.
- [SDR 04FDEA02142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02142), Jul 20, 2004: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKED STR FITTING AT BS 874 STR 9R. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER 9R FITTING AT BS 874 IAW BOEING 727 SRM 51-30-5, BOEING 727 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 04FDEA02143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02143), Jul 20, 2004: STRINGER. DAMAGED. MECHANICAL DAMAGE IN MAIN CARGO ON STRINGER AT BS 442 STR 5L. REMOVED DAMAGE AND FABRICATED A REPAIR IAW SRM 53-10-3, 51-30-2, 51-10-2 AND 51-10-6. INSTALLED RE
- [SDR 04FDEA02138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02138), Jul 19, 2004: FRAME. DAMAGED. DAMAGE AT REPAIR DOUBLER AT BS 930, 3 INCHES ABOVE STR 14 LT, AFT SIDE OF FRAME. REMOVED AND REPLACED REPAIR DOUBLER AT BS 930, 3 ABOVE STR 14 LT PER SRM 51-30-
- [SDR 04FDEA02096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02096), Jul 16, 2004: SKIN. CORRODED. (C54-451-01, 2) EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN PILLOWED & EMINATING POWDER AT BUTT JOINTS BS 1363-1379, 6 INCHES OVER NR 2 ENGINE CUTOUT, RT SIDE. REMOVED DAMAGE SKIN P
- [SDR 04FDEA02095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02095), Jul 16, 2004: STRINGER. CRACKED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT, STR 21 LT BS 488 IS CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGE PORTION OF STR 21 LT, BS 488. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS. ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM
- [SDR 04FDEA02094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02094), Jul 16, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION 870 FLOORBEAM UPPER SECTION RBL 20 & RBL 26 WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION ON 870 BEAM UPPER CHORD, RBL 20 TO RBL 26, WL 208. FOUND 870 BEAM UPPER CHORD, R
- [SDR 04FDEA02093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02093), Jul 16, 2004: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOOR WEB BS 620, LBL 48-55, WL 208, AND ELONGATED FASTENER HOLES. COMPLIED WITH FED EX E.A. 7-5310-70670 ON THE 620 FLOORBEAM LBL 48-55 WL 208.
- [SDR 04FDEA02092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02092), Jul 16, 2004: STRINGER. DAMAGED. MECHANICAL DAMAGE IN MAIN CARGO ON STRINGER AT BS 442, STR 6L. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER 6L BS 442 I.A.W. BOEING 727 SRM 53-10-3 FIG 3.
- [SDR 04FDEA02089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02089), Jul 15, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION FLOORBEAM LWR FWD AT BS 1050 LBL 1 TO 22 WL 201. REMOVED DAMAGE ON FLOORBEAM LWR FWD AT BS 1050, LBL 1-22. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGE. 
- [SDR 04FDEA02088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02088), Jul 15, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION FLOORBEAM FASTENER HOLES BS 1110 LBL 21 WL 208. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD SECTION AT BS 1110 LBL 20-22.5 WL 208 PER SRM 53-10-8
- [SDR 04FDEA02087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02087), Jul 15, 2004: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON CREASE BEAM BS 1080 LBL 65 WL 208. CORROSION ON CREASE BEAM BS 1080, LBL 65, WL 208 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-1. REMOVED DAMAGED CREA
- [SDR 04FDEA02085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02085), Jul 15, 2004: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON CREASE BEAM BS 1010 - 1050 LBL 65 WL 208. CORROSION ON CREASE BEAM BS 1010 TO BS 1050, LBL 65, WL 208 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-1. RE
- [SDR 04FDEA02090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02090), Jul 15, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LOWER FLOORBEAM FASTENERS BS 1110 RBL 1-12 WL 201. REMOVED CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM LWR CHORD BS 1110 RBL 6 WL 201, 2 X 1 MAXIUMUN MATERIAL LOSS .036
- [SDR 04FDEA02078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02078), Jul 14, 2004: BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RT HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER T/E BEAM UPPER SURFACE, ABOVE NR 7 HINGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT HORIZONTAL STAB UPR T/E BEAM IAW SRM 51-10-2, 51-30-2, 5
- [SDR 04FDEA02077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02077), Jul 14, 2004: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON STR 23R BS 740. FOUND CORROSION TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-1. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER PER SRM 53-10-3. FABRICATED REPAIR PER SRM
- [SDR 03FDEA00942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA00942), Jun 21, 2003: FLAP. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 4 LEADING EDGE FLAP WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN WE MOVED FROM FLAP 5 TO 2 WHILE INFLIGHT. INSTALLED JUMPER CABLE ON NR 4 L/E FLAP. UPON INSP FOUND NR 4 LE FLAP LI
- [SDR 01FDEA00583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00583), Jul 19, 2001: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. 01-243 AFT DEPART WHEN FLAPS WERE RETRACTED TO 2 DEG #5 SLAT W/N RETRACT. R&R ACTUATOR PER 27-81-032-4. LEAK OPS CK GOOD.
- [SDR 00FDEA00181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00181), Mar 28, 2000: SWITCH. BENT. NR 5 LEAD EDGE FLAP SHOW INTRANSIT ABOUT 5 MIN AFT T/O. DID RED TABS, EXT TO 5 DEG AND BACK TO 0 AND LIGHT WENT OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED MICRO SWITCH PER MM 27
- [SDR 99FDEA00417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00417), Oct 8, 1999: SWITCH. MALFUNCTION. 99-248 REPEAT, LEFT MAIN GEAR IND GREEN LIGHT MALFUNCTION. SUSPECT DOWN LOCK SWITCH. REPLACED DOWNLOCK SWITCH PER 727 MM 32-61-021-4. PERF ADJUST AND TEST PER M
- [SDR 99FDEA00416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00416), Oct 8, 1999: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. 99-247 - LEFT MAIN GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED WITH HANDLE DOWN. NEGATIVE G PER RED TABS LOCK DOWN GEAR. CLEANED CANNON PLUG ON DOWN LOCK SWITCH LEFT GEAR. OPER CK
- [SDR 99FDEA00414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00414), Sep 14, 1999: FRAME. CORRODED. NR 991, CORROSION ON BELTFRAME EXTRUSION BS 333 AT LT SKATE ANGLE. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER DRAWING 65C 15724.
- [SDR 99FDEA00413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00413), Sep 14, 1999: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. NR 991 - CORROSION ON BULKHEAD BS 348 IN NOSE W/W IN AREA OF DRAG BRACE FITTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER EA 7-5310-45369 DATED AUG 16, 1999.
- [SDR 99FDEA00411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00411), Sep 14, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. NR 544, BS 804, STR 5R FRAME HAS VISUAL IND OF CRACK AT STR ATTACH RIVETS. CONFIRMED CRACK WITH DYE PENATRANT. REMOVED (CUTOUT) DAMAGED AREA. INSTALL REPAIR ANG
- [SDR 99FDEA00408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00408), Sep 14, 1999: STRINGER. DAMAGED. NR 522, STR 4L DAMAGED O/B SIDE BS 680 4 GOUGES IN 3 SECTION, 1 GOUGE THROUGH STR. REPAIR STR PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 3.
- [SDR 99FDEA00406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00406), Sep 14, 1999: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. NR 379, CRACK IN 1183 BULKHEAD LT DOOR FRAME WEB AT WL 263. INSTALLED NEW BEAM SECTION AND SPLICED PER EA 7532045307 DATED 7/16/99 AND SB 727-53-210.
- [SDR 99FDEA00405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00405), Sep 14, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. NR 543, CRACK IN BELLFRAME BS 822 AT STR 5R. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA AND INSTALL .090 DOUBLER ALL PER 53-10-4 FIG 2.

All 114: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N185FE-2007-05-23/reports.md

## Other aircraft with N185FE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185FE): Boeing 767-300F, S/N 63116, built 2020

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