# N188FE: 1966 Boeing 727-22, registration cancelled 2007-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 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-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19081
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 2, 1966
- Certificate issued: December 22, 1989
- Last registry action: March 15, 2005
- Mode S code: A15EE6
- 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/N188FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=188FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188FE-2007-04-25

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 (119, newest 50)

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

- [SDR 05FDEA04265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA04265), Dec 12, 2005: ACCESSORY UNIT. FAILED. DURING TEST FLIGHT, HAD NO LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATION. PERFORMED GOOD RING OUT PER FED EX WDM 32-64-02, 32-64-01. REPLACED LANDING GEAR ACCESSORY UNIT AND PERFOR
- [SDR 05FDEA04242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA04242), Dec 12, 2005: ROD. DIRTY. DURING TEST FLIGHT WITH GEAR HANDLE UP NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT AND RED DOORS LIGHT STAYED ON. *S/D* CLEANED DIRT FROM AND LUBRICATED NLG DOOR SWITCH ACTUATOR RODS. 
- [SDR 05FDEA04188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA04188), Dec 8, 2005: SKIN. DAMAGED. REWORK REQUIRED, FROM NR01182. ACCOMPLISH REPAIR PER FEDEX ENGINEERING, BS 480, STR 26L-27L. *S/D* COMPLIED WITH FED EX EA 7-5330-95353, FOUND TO BE A MAJOR REP
- [SDR 05FDEA03997](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03997), Nov 28, 2005: REPAIR. IMPROPER. REPAIR AT BS 694, STR 19R REQUIRES ENGINEERING DISPOSITION IAW EO 7-5100-7- 5000 PT1. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR AT BS 694 STR 19R PER FED EX E.A. 7-5330-91416.
- [SDR 05FDEA03859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03859), Nov 17, 2005: RIB. MISLOCATED. WHILE WORKING CARD N01365, FOUND RT NR 5 ELEVATOR HINGE RIB MISLOCATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT NR 5 ELEVATOR HINGE RIB PER EA 7-5510-91413.
- [SDR 05FDEA03858](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03858), Nov 17, 2005: FITTING. CORRODED. LEFT MLG FWD TRUNNION SUPPORT FITTING O/B FLANGE, O/B SURFACE HAS SURFACE CORROSION BETWEEN -THROUGH PIN- AND LWR PORK CHOP FITTING BOLT HOLE LOCATIONS. REPAIRE
- [SDR 05FDEA03835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03835), Nov 16, 2005: RIB. DAMAGED. DURING INSPECTION OF THE LT HORIZ STAB ELEVATOR RIB AT ELEV STA 136.5, FOUND TO HAVE EXISTING REPAIRS ON THE LOWER IB AND OB FLANGES OF THE RIB AT THE TRAILING 
- [SDR 05FDEA03801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03801), Nov 14, 2005: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. REPAIR AT BS 480 STR 26L TO 27L REQUIRES ENGINEERING DISPOSITION PER EO 7- 5100-7-5000 P3. COMPLIED WITH FED-EX EA 7-5330-95353. FOUND TO BE MAJOR REPAIR
- [SDR 05FDEA03615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03615), Nov 3, 2005: STRINGER. UNKNOWN. STR 25R REQUIRES ENGINEERING DISPOSITION PER EO 7-5100-7-5000 PT1. COMPLIED WITH E.A. 7-5330-91409
- [SDR 05FDEA03614](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03614), Nov 3, 2005: FRAME. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE, MAIN FRAME FORWARD CARGO DOOR FORWARD FRAME REPLACEMENT AD'S 90-06-09 AND 98-11-03 R1 (LOG BOOK ENTRY REQUIRED). REPAIRED PER E.A. 7-5310-93709
- [SDR 05FDEA03560](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03560), Oct 27, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION (C53-224-01) ON MAIN CARGO DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER AND LOWER FLANGE AT BS 1130 BETWEEN RBL 25 AND RBL 45, WL 208. REPAIRED MAIN DECK FLOORBEAM UPPE
- [SDR 05FDEA03562](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03562), Oct 27, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. BS 1352 RT SKIN CRACK AT RAIN GUTTER LOCATION. REPAIRED PER SRM 54-30-2
- [SDR 05FDEA03553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03553), Oct 27, 2005: FAILSAFE. CRACKED. BS 1010 FRAME IS CRACKED AT STRINGER 25 LEFT. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-3
- [SDR 05FDEA03552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03552), Oct 27, 2005: FAILSAFE. CRACKED. BS 990 FRAME IS CRACKED AT STRINGER 25 RIGHT. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-3
- [SDR 05FDEA03551](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03551), Oct 27, 2005: FAILSAFE. CRACKED. N01348 BS 990 FRAME IS CRACKED TWO PLACES AT STRINGER 25 LT. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-3
- [SDR 05FDEA03549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03549), Oct 27, 2005: SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION AFT CARGO BAY CEILING SUPPORT BS 1107 RBL 6 WL 200. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-1
- [SDR 05FDEA03548](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03548), Oct 27, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE BS 990 LBL 3 WL 148. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-2
- [SDR 05FDEA03559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03559), Oct 27, 2005: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND MATERIAL LOSS EXCEEDS 10 PERCENT AT BS 361 STR 10L. REPAIRED PER E.O. 7-5330-7-2319 PT 5
- [SDR 05FDEA03558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03558), Oct 27, 2005: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND MATERIAL LOSS EXCEEDS 10 PERCENT AT BS 361 STR 10R. REPAIRED PER E.O. 7-5330-7-2319 PT 5
- [SDR 05FDEA03557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03557), Oct 27, 2005: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND MATERIAL LOSS EXCEEDS 10 PERCENT AT BS 261 STR 14R. REPAIRED PER E.O. 7-5330-7-2319 PT 5
- [SDR 05FDEA03556](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03556), Oct 27, 2005: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND MATERIAL LOSS EXCEEDS 10 PERCENT AT BS 361 STR 19. REPAIRED PER E.O. 7-5330-7-2319 PT 5
- [SDR 05FDEA03555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03555), Oct 27, 2005: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND MATERIAL LOSS EXCEEDS 10 PERCENT AT BS 1081 STR 10L. REPAIRED PER E.O. 7-5330-7-2313F PT 5
- [SDR 05FDEA03554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03554), Oct 27, 2005: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND FORWARD CARGO DOOR HAS MULTIPLE SCRATCHES ON EXTERIOR SKIN IN THE UNPAINTED AREA. REPAIRED PER E.A. 7-5230-91411.
- [SDR 05FDEA03550](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03550), Oct 27, 2005: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND MATERIAL LOSS EXCEEDS 10 PERCENT BS 1081 STR 10R. REPAIRED PER E.O. 7-5330-7-2313 PT 5
- [SDR 05FDEA03504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03504), Oct 26, 2005: FRAME. DAMAGED. UPPER LOBE INTERIOR FRAME HAS MACH DAMAGE AND OPEN HOLES BS 890 STR 9L. [OPEN]
- [SDR 05FDEA03491](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03491), Oct 25, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK IN FUSELAGE OUTER SKIN STA 591 STR 15R FWD UPPER CORNER OF WING L/E ILLUMINATION LIGHT CUT OUT. REPAIRED PER FED EX EA 7-5330-95384.
- [SDR 05FDEA03490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03490), Oct 25, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. BS 480 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD CORRODED AT RBL 48, WL 208. [OPEN]
- [SDR 05FDEA03489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03489), Oct 25, 2005: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. N01148 CRACK BS 660 STR 2L UPPER INTERCOSTAL EXTENSION. [OPEN]
- [SDR 05FDEA03487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03487), Oct 25, 2005: FRAME. DAMAGED. N00737 FRAME BS 990 BTWN STR 22 LT- 24 LT DAMAGED. [OPEN]
- [SDR 05FDEA03481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03481), Oct 24, 2005: FRAME. DENTED. AFT CARGO BAY FRAME BS 1030 BETWEEN STR 26 LT AND 27 LT DENTED. FABRICATED DOUBLER CAP AT BS 1030 BTWN STR 26 AND 27 L/H USING 7075T6 .071 M590750 PER SRM 51-40
- [SDR 05FDEA03480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03480), Oct 24, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMP SHEAR TIE IS CORRODED BS 1130 RBL 8 WL 152. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4.
- [SDR 05FDEA03448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03448), Oct 18, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. N00474 E&E BAY FLOORBEAM WEB BS 295 LBL 30 WL 200 CRACK EXTENDING UP FROM STOP DRILL. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND REPAIRED WEB AT CRACK IN E&E BAY FLOORBEAM WEB BS 2
- [SDR 05FDEA03442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03442), Oct 17, 2005: SHEAR WEB. CRACKED. WHILE WORKING CARD N00368 FOUND SHEAR WEB 8-5-825, RBL 65-70, WL 208 TO BE CRACKED. SHEAR WEB BS 805-825 RBL 65-70 W/L 208 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-
- [SDR 05FDEA03441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03441), Oct 17, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKED AT F/O'S NR 5 WINDOW CUT OUT AT UPPER AFT FASTENER HOLE. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER F/O'S NR 5 WINDOW CUT OUT UPPER AFT CORNER IAW SRM
- [SDR 05FDEA03433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03433), Oct 14, 2005: SKIN. GOUGED. FOUND GOUGE IN SKIN AT STR 20L BS 368. REPAIRED GOUGE IN SKIN AT STR 20L BS 368 PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3.
- [SDR 05FDEA03432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03432), Oct 14, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. FOUND BS 465 STR 19L HAS A DENT. REPAIRED STR 19L AT BS 465 PER SRM 51-30-2 AND 53-10-3.
- [SDR 05FDEA03425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03425), Oct 13, 2005: SHEAR TIE. DAMAGED. FOUND BS 620 STR 25 LT DAMAGE AROUND FASTENER ON SHEAR TIE THROUGH SKIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE AT BS 620 STR 25 LH IAW SRM 51-10-2, 51-20, AND SRM 51-3
- [SDR 05FDEA03424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03424), Oct 13, 2005: STRINGER. CRACKED. FOUND UPPER LOBE INTERIOR STRINGER IS CRACKED BS 480 STR 16R. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW STR. SECTION IAW SRM 53-30-2 AND SRM 53-10-4.
- [SDR 05FDEA03423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03423), Oct 13, 2005: STRINGER CLIP. DAMAGED. FOUND MAIN CARGO DECK STRINGER CLIP IS DAMAGED AT BS 440, STR 8L. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CARGO DECK STRINGER CLIP BS 440 STR 8L IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 05FDEA03422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03422), Oct 13, 2005: STRINGER CLIP. GOUGED. FOUND MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT STRINGER CLIP GOUGED BS 380 STR 6R. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT STRINGER CLIP BS 380, STR 6R IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 05FDEA03410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03410), Oct 12, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION BS 344 FLOORBEAM LBL 55 TO RBL 10. REPAIRED BS 344 FLOORBEAM LBL 55 TO RBL 10 PER FED-EX DWG SR 27-53-007.
- [SDR 05FDEA03409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03409), Oct 12, 2005: WEB. CRACKED. WHILE WORKING N01046 FOUND WEB AT BS 344 LBL 32 CRACKED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER SRM 51-40-02 ON WEB AT BS 344 LBL 32.
- [SDR 05FDEA03408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03408), Oct 12, 2005: FLOOR PANEL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON MAIN CARGO DECK FLOOR PANEL WEB AT BS 1150, RBL 60, WL 208. CUT OUT DAMAGE FLOOR WEB AT BS 1150, RBL 60, WL 208 AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SR
- [SDR 05FDEA03407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03407), Oct 12, 2005: WEB. GOUGED. HAYES MOD WEB GOUGED AT 9 PLACES BETWEEN STR 5L AND STR 13L BS 620. REPAIRED GOUGES STR 5L AND 13L, BS 620 HAYES MOD WEB PER SRM 53-10-2, 51-40-2, 51-30- 2.
- [SDR 05FDEA03406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03406), Oct 12, 2005: WEB. GOUGED. HAYES MOD WEB GOUGED AT BS 640L AT STR 12L AND 14L.
- [SDR 05FDEA03405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03405), Oct 12, 2005: STRINGER. DAMAGED. UPPER LOBE INTERIOR SIDE OF STRINGER IS DAMAGED BS 782 STR 4L. REPAIRED STRINGER AT B.S. 782 STR 4L PER SRM 53-10-1.
- [SDR 05FDEA03404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03404), Oct 12, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION BS 328 FLOORBEAM AT FASTENER HOLES. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT B.S. 328 LBL 22 WAS OUT OF LIMITS REPAIRED FLOORBEAM PER FED EX EA 7-5310-91401.
- [SDR 05FDEA03393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03393), Oct 11, 2005: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMP SHEAR TIE IS CORRODED BS 1110 RBL 8 WL 150.
- [SDR 05FDEA03392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03392), Oct 11, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION BS 360 FLOORBEAM BL 0. REJECTED BECAUSE CORROSION AND BARE METAL STILL PRESENT ON BOTTOM SIDE OF UPPER CHORD AND BL 0. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8.
- [SDR 05FDEA03391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03391), Oct 11, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION AFT CARGO BAY FLOORBEAM LWR CHORD BS 1110 RBL 4 - 24 WL 200. CUT OUT DAMAGE ON LWR FLANGE OF BS 1110 FLOORBEAM RBL 2-RBL 26. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED 

All 119: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188FE-2007-04-25/reports.md

## Other aircraft with N188FE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188FE): Boeing 767-300F, S/N 63119, built 2020

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