# N187FE: 1966 Boeing 727-22, registration cancelled 2004-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 2004
- 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: 19079
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1989
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1988
- Last registry action: May 18, 2004
- Mode S code: A15B2F
- 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/N187FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=187FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187FE-2004-08-16

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 (75, newest 50)

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

- [SDR 03FDEA02198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA02198), Dec 15, 2003: POSITION SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. NLG DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURE. LIGHT REMAINED ON. CONFIRMED PROBLEM. NLG DOOR LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. TROUBLESHOO
- [SDR 02FDEA00382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00382), Jun 5, 2002: MODULE. SHORTED. ON TAKEOFF, AFTER RAISING THE GEAR HANDLE THE PRESS TO TEST & LIGHTS C/B (P6-3, LANDING GEAR) POPPED. 1ST & 2ND VERTI ROWS ON THE DOOR LIGHT PANEL LIGHT UP. ON 
- [SDR 01FDEA00501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00501), Jun 26, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING ROUTINE INSP FWD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE LIGHT FOUND INOPERATIVE. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PER IAW BAC 727 MM 33-50-121-2.
- [SDR 01FDEA00500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00500), Jun 26, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. N 318 DUR ROUTINE INSP FUSELAGE SKIN FOUND CRACKED AT BS 303.9 AT STR 4L LWR FASTENER HOLE. R&R FASTENER PER IAW BAC 727 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 01FDEA00499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00499), Jun 26, 2001: BRACKET. CRACKED. N 500 DUR ROUTINE INSP IB BRACKET ON THE #8 FLAP TRACK FOUND CRACKED. R&R & FAB BRACKET PER IAW BAC 727 SRM 51-20-1, 51-30-2.
- [SDR 01FDEA00498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00498), Jun 26, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. N 501 DUR ROUTINE INSP RH OB AILERON IB LE SKIN FOUND CRACKED. ** S/D ** R&R BRACKET PER IAW BAC 727 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 99FDEA00302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00302), Jul 31, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACK IN RIGHT HAND BS 740 FRAME FITTING. CRACK FOUND BEYOND REPAIRABLE LIMITS (EA 7-5310-40339 ISSUED) MAJOR REPAIR. *S/D* REPLACED FRAME (P/N 65C137724-92).
- [SDR 98FDEA00680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00680), Oct 28, 1998: CASTING. CRACKED. NR 1034 HFEC IND CRACK AT BOTTOM FASTENER HOLE IN LT BS 870 CASTING, 2ND HOLE FROM BOTTOM, 1ST ROW FASTENERS BETWEEN STR 9L AND 10L. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER EA 
- [SDR 98FDEA00679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00679), Oct 28, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. NR 924 CORROSION ON UPPER FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM 620 BL O TO LBL 25. CUT AND REMOVED DAMAGED PART OF FLOORBEAM AND INSTALLED UPPER CHORD REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG
- [SDR 98FDEA00678](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00678), Oct 28, 1998: CASTING. CRACKED. NR 1064 HFEC IND CRACK IN 1 FASTENER HOLE AT LT BS 870 CASTING 2ND HOLE FROM BOTTOM, 1ST ROW FASTENERS BETWEEN STR 10L AND 11L. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER EA NR 7-
- [SDR 98FDEA00677](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00677), Oct 28, 1998: CASTING. CRACKED. NR 1066 HFEC IND 2 CRACKS EXTEND FROM NR 1 HOLE LT BS 870 SPLICE IN CASTING AT 11 O'CLOCK AND 7 O'CLOCK ROW 4. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER EA 7-5310-29685.
- [SDR 98FDEA00681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00681), Oct 27, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. NR 136 UPPER LOBE BS 1130 HEAVY CORROSION UNDER UPPER AFT LIP OF FLOORBEAM AT RBL 55. REMOVED CORROSION, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 7-
- [SDR 98FDEA00676](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00676), Oct 27, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. NR 790 UPPER LOBE, CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM TOP SIDE OF UPPER FLANGE BS 1130, RBL 45 - RBL 65. REMOVED CORROSION, TREATED AND PRIMED AREA, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER E
- [SDR 98FDEA00662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00662), Oct 21, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. STR 25R, BS 480 CRACKED AT BRACKET ATTACHMENT. REPAIRED STR 25R AT BS 480 PER SRM 53-10-3.
- [SDR 98FDEA00661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00661), Oct 21, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. UPPER LOBE CABIN, CORROSION ON UPPER AND LOWER SIDE OF FWD TOP FLOORBEAM FLANGE AT BS 540 RBL 10, 5 INCHES FROM CENTER OF A/C. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6
- [SDR 98FDEA00663](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00663), Oct 20, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK IN FRAME WEB BS 480, BELOW STR 26R. REPAIRED CRACK IN FRAME WEB BY STOP DRILL AND INSTALL OF DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-4.
- [SDR 98FDEA00641](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00641), Oct 6, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION MAIN CARGO FLOORBEAM BS 620 AT LBL 45.5 AND 2 HOLES CORRODED BETWEEN LBL 45.5 AND LBL 24.75 FWD SIDE OF FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD. NOTE: 2 HOLES BETWEEN L
- [SDR 96FDEA01370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01370), Aug 15, 1996: RELAY. DIRTY. CLIMBING OUT AT APPROX FLT LVL 250, HIGH PITCHED HOWL STARTED, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CABIN PRESS. UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE USING BOTH PACKS. REMOVED AND R
- [SDR 96FDEA00733](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00733), Apr 3, 1996: STRAP. MISDRILLED. WHILE WORKING 7-5310-7-3367B PT9, DISCOVERED FASTENER HOLES INTERFERED WITH RADIUS OF ANGLE AT BS 825.95 WL 207 TO 198 LBL 65, DUE TO INSTALLATION OF REPAIR STR
- [SDR 96FDEA00732](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00732), Apr 3, 1996: WEB. CORROSION. UPON REMOVAL OF PRESSURE PAN, FOUND CORROSION ON WEB BS 760.95 WL 207 LBL 65 TO 68. REPAIRED BS 760.95 WEB WL 207 LBL 65-68 PER FEDEX EA 7-5310-28183.
- [SDR 96FDEA00724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00724), Apr 1, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-113-01, 2) ON STR 27R AT BS 990 RBL 22 WL 142. INSTALLED STR SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3.
- [SDR 96FDEA00727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00727), Mar 29, 1996: VERTICAL WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-113-01, 2) ON AFT BAY WEB SILL BS 1057 TO 1110 RBL 21 WL 148.5. FOUND UPON REMOVAL OF STRAP NR 0217. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT BAY WEB SILL FROM B
- [SDR 96FDEA00726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00726), Mar 29, 1996: DOOR FRAME. CORROSION. CORROSION (C53-113-01, 2) ON DOOR FRAME AT BS 1057 RBL 30 WL 148 AT NUTPLATE HOLES. REPAIRED DAMAGE PER SRM 51-40-3.
- [SDR 96FDEA00725](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00725), Mar 29, 1996: KEEL BEAM. CORROSION. CORROSION (C53-113-01, 2) ON RT KEEL BEAM RBL 6 WL 140 BS 1020, 1030, 1042, 1056 AND 1085. REPAIRED KEEL BEAM IAW FEDEX EA 7-5310-28083.
- [SDR 96FDEA00721](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00721), Mar 28, 1996: STRAP. CORRODED. WHILE WORKING EO 7-5310-7-3367B, FOUND REINFORCEMENT STRAP AND T-CLIP TO BE BADLY CORRODED AT BS 760 WL 206 LBL 70.5. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRAP AND CLIP AT BS 
- [SDR 96FDEA00689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00689), Mar 25, 1996: FRAME. DOUBLE DRILLED. DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES ON NESTLED FLANGE OF FRAME AT BS 1166 LBL 20 WL 159. TRIMMED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER FEDEX SRM 51-40-3.
- [SDR 96FDEA00688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00688), Mar 25, 1996: KEEL BEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-113-01, 2) ON LT KEEL BEAM AT LBL 6 WL 190 BS 979, 1013 AND 1030. ALSO, MATERIAL CHIPPED AWAY FROM BEAM AT 1031. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AND INST
- [SDR 96FDEA00687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00687), Mar 25, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. UPON REMOVAL OF SPLICE AT BS 520, DISCOVERED CORROSION OF STR 27R BS 522 AND 517 TO BE OUT LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED SECTION OF STR 27R.
- [SDR 96FDEA00686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00686), Mar 25, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-132-02, 1) ON INNER SURFACE OF WING CENTER SECTION UPPER SKIN BS 870 RBL TO LBL 70 PLUS ON RT SURFACE LBL 55 TO 70. REMOVED CORROSION AND BLENDED
- [SDR 96FDEA00685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00685), Mar 25, 1996: WEB. CRACKED. UPON REMOVAL OF I/B FLOOR WEB AT BS 294 TO 344 WL 169 RBL 15 TO 27 FOUND TO BE CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR WEB AND INSTALLED ALL BRACKETS AND ANGLES REM
- [SDR 96FDEA00684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00684), Mar 25, 1996: WEB. CRACKED. WHILE WORKING NR0498, FOUND O/B RT DOGHOUSE WEB TO BE CRACKED BS 294 TO 351 RBL 25 AND 26 WL 169. REMOVED AND REPLACED O/B DOGHOUSE WEB ALL WORK IAW BAC DRW NR 
- [SDR 96FDEA00691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00691), Mar 23, 1996: SKIN. GOUGE. BS 277.2 STR 21R WL 180, THERE IS A DEEP GOUGE IN SKIN. BLENDED GOUGE IN SKIN AT BS 277.2 STR 21R WL 180 ORIGINAL SKIN THICKNESS WAS .040, AREA REMOVED WAS .030
- [SDR 96FDEA00690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00690), Mar 22, 1996: SKIN. DENTED. BS 660.3 STR 20R WL 181, THERE IS A DEEP GOUGE IN SKIN. BLENDED GOUGE AT BS 660.3 STR 20R WL 181 WAS OUT OF LIMITS PER FEDEX SRM 53-30-1. REMOVED 2.75 INCH BY 1
- [SDR 96FDEA0539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA0539), Mar 18, 1996: FRAME. DOUBLE DRILLED. DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES ON THE NESTLED FLANGE OF FRAME AT BS 1110 LBL 19 WL 152. TRIMMED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER FEDEX SRM 51-40-3.
- [SDR 96FDEA00602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00602), Mar 18, 1996: TRIPLER. CORRODED. NR 0074 AND 027, BS 1110 RBL 29 BETWEEN STR 25 TO 26R SKIN BULGE AROUND FASTENERS. REPAIRED DAMAGED SKIN IAW FEDEX EA 7-5310-28049.
- [SDR 96FDEA00601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00601), Mar 18, 1996: TRANSVERSE BEAM. CRACKED. NR 0248 AND 028, FWD CARGO DOOR NR 4 FROM BOTTOM, TRANSVERSE BEAM IS CRACKED IN O/B RADIUS 12 INCHES AND 24 INCHES OF FWD EDGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 TRANSV
- [SDR 96FDEA00600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00600), Mar 18, 1996: WEB. CRACKED. NR 0254 AND 029, AFT CARGO DOOR NR 4 FROM BOTTOM, TRANSVERSE BEAM IS CRACKED IN RADIUS 24 INCHES AFT OF FWD EDGE OF DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 TRANSVERSE B
- [SDR 96FDEA00597](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00597), Mar 18, 1996: SKIN. DELAMINATED. NR 0411 AND 035, RT WING O/B AFT FLAP HAS AN AREA OF DELAMINATION ON LOWER SKIN 60 INCHES FROM I/B END. REPAIRED DAMAGED LOWER SURFACE SRM 51-40-6.
- [SDR 96FDEA00595](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00595), Mar 18, 1996: FRAME. DOUBLE DRILLED. NR0473, DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES ON NESTLED FLANGE OF FRAME AT BS 1166 LBL 20 WL 159. *S/D* TRIMMED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-3.
- [SDR 96FDEA00594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00594), Mar 18, 1996: FRAME. DOUBLE DRILLED. NR 0474 AND 038, DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES ON FRAME AT BS 1148 LBL 20 WL 156. REPAIRED DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES PER SRM 51-40-3.
- [SDR 96FDEA00593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00593), Mar 18, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. NR0500 AND 042, CRACK FOUND IN BS 740 SILL REINFORCEMENT ANGLE FWD WL 170 LBL 38. REPAIRED 740 SILL ANGLE PER SRM 51-20-1 AND 51-40-3.
- [SDR 96FDEA00592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00592), Mar 18, 1996: BLKHD WEB. CORRODED. NR 0518 AND 043, WHILE WORKING NR 0468 FOUND AFT BULKHEAD OF WING CENTER SECTION TO BE CORRODED BS 870 LBL TO RBL 65 WL 178. REMOVED DAMAGED WEB AND INSTALLED N
- [SDR 96FDEA00590](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00590), Mar 18, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. NR 0540 AND 045, WHILE WORKING NR 0254 FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR NR 2 FROM BOTTOM, I/B L-ANGLE TO BE CRACKED IN RADIUS. REMOVED AND REPLACED L-ANGLE SRM 52-30-1.
- [SDR 96FDEA00589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00589), Mar 18, 1996: WEB. CORRODED. NR 0558 AND 047, UPON REMOVAL OF LT I/B DOGHOUSE WEB, FOUND IT TO BE OUT OF LIMITS AT BS 294 TO 344 LBL 15 TO 23 WL 159. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT I/B DOGHOUSE WE
- [SDR 96FDEA00544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00544), Mar 18, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATION NOTED HOLE 2 ROW 2 BS 870 LT. REMOVED ANGLE, STOP DRILLED CRACK, INSTALLED ANGLE PER SB 727-53-194 AND ER 031496LD2.
- [SDR 96FDEA00543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00543), Mar 18, 1996: FRAME. DOUBLE DRILLED. DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES ON FRAME AT BS 1050 LBL 20 WL 147. TRIMMED DAMAGED AREA AND REPAIRED FRAME PER FEDEX SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1.
- [SDR 96FDEA00542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00542), Mar 18, 1996: DOOR SKIN. DENTED. FWD ENTRY DOOR HAS 2 DENTS BY LOWER HINGE CUTOUT AFT SIDE OF DOOR ON EXTERNAL SKIN. REMOVED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 52-00-3.
- [SDR 96FDEA00541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00541), Mar 18, 1996: STRAP. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-113-01) ON THRESHOLD VERTICAL WEB, BS 540 AND 560 RBL 21 WL 156. REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL WEB SRM 53-10-1.
- [SDR 96FDEA00540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00540), Mar 18, 1996: FRAME. DOUBLE DRILLED. DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES ON THE NESTLED FLANGE OF A-FRAME AT 1130 LBL 19 WL 154. TRIMMED AND REPAIRED DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES ON NESTLED FLANGE OF A-FRAME AT 1130 LBL 
- [SDR 96FDEA00538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00538), Mar 18, 1996: FRAME. DOUBLE DRILLED. DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES ON FRAME AT BS 1070 LBL 20 WL 149. TRIMMED DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-3.

All 75: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187FE-2004-08-16/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 19930710036759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930710036759I), Jul 10, 1993: Boeing 72722 (N187FE), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. Left wing tip struck a construction truck while taxiing to ramp area. Truck had not pulled FAR enough off taxiway.

## Other aircraft with N187FE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N187FE): Boeing 767-300F, S/N 63118, built 2020

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