# N199FE: 1967 Boeing 727-173C, 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 727-173C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-173c) (registry code 1384059) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 19509 - Year built: 1967 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: May 30, 1989 - Certificate issued: September 2, 1988 - Last registry action: September 16, 2003 - Mode S code: A18A1C - 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/N199FE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=199FE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199FE-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 727-173C: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-173c.md ## Service difficulty reports (24) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 03FDEA00179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA00179), Feb 26, 2003: SWITCH. FAILED. RED RT GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. CREW CYCLED GEAR IAW QRH, LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR DURATION OF FLIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED - [SDR 02FDEA00182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00182), Mar 5, 2002: INDICATOR. FAULTY. A/C W/N PRESSURIZE, APPEARED LEFT PACK NOT SUPPLYING AIR TO A/C. RAN ENGS, PERFORMED AIR COND AND PRESSURIZATION OPS TEST PER JET RUN HDBK CHAPTER 7 & 5A. PRESS - [SDR 01FDEA00909](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00909), Oct 23, 2001: WARNING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. LEADING EDGE NR 6 FAILED DURING FLAP RETRACTION. OPERATED FLAPS & SLATS, ALL IND NORMAL PER MM 27-81-000-0. - [SDR 00FDEA00122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00122), Mar 1, 2000: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. MAIN CARGO DOOR LIGHT ON AFT T/O. - [SDR 96FDEA01682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01682), Nov 19, 1996: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. ON INITIAL LANDING GEAR EXTENSION THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. A VISUAL SCAN OF THE ALIGNMENT MARKS INDICATED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. RECYCLED - [SDR 96FDEA01331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01331), Aug 7, 1996: DOOR. MISSING. RAISED GEAR HANDLE AND HEARD LOUD BANG. FELT VIBRATIONS AND NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. LOWERED GEAR, DUMPED FUEL, AND RETURNED TO BASE. ****S/D***** - [SDR 96FDEA01285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01285), Jul 24, 1996: BEAR STRAP. CORROSION. NR 0540 019. CORROSION C53-113-01(2). FOUND ON BEAR STRAP AND STAINLESS STEEL DOUBLER FROM BS 1075 - 1160, STR 225R WL 148.5. ****S/D***** COMING. - [SDR 96FDEA01274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01274), Jul 21, 1996: SKIN. DELAMINATED. DISCREPANCY: (NR 0132) (18) SKIN DOUBLER IS DELAMINATED AT BS 1156, RBL 31, WL 158, BETWEEN STR 25R AND STR 26R. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED SKIN PA - [SDR 96FDEA01249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01249), Jul 12, 1996: SKIN. CORROSION. DISCREPANCY: NR 0593 (017) FRETTING CORROSION AT FUEL CELL CUTOUT 7604 RT WING. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPAIRED PER FEDEX EA 7-5710-29614. ALSO, CHANGED MODEL FROM - [SDR 96FDEA01230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01230), Jul 10, 1996: RIB. CORRODED. NR 0479, 016, CRACK ON LT INTERNAL RIB STR 13 AFT SIDE OF BS 870 TERMINAL FITTING AREA, APPROX 4 INCHES IN LENGTH. *S/D* REPAIRED CRACK ON LT INTERNAL RIB STR 1 - [SDR 96FDEA01190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01190), Jul 3, 1996: SKIN. NO EDGE DISTANCE. NR0548 AND 015, SKIN HAS INSUFFICIENT EDGE DISTANCE AT BS 358 TO 360 AT STR 27L EXTERNAL SIDE OF SKIN. - [SDR 96FDEA01189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01189), Jul 2, 1996: STRINGER. CRACKED. NR0557 AND 014, WHILE WORKING NR0540, FOUND STR 28R AT BS 1057 TO BE CRACKED AND CORRODED. *S/D* REMOVED DAMAGE STRINGER SECTION AT BS 1057 AND INSTALLED REPAIR - [SDR 96FDEA01187](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01187), Jul 1, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. NR0019 AND 013, FOUND CRACKS IN STA 740 FORGING RT BETWEEN STR 18 TO 20 RT, FWD BAY. *S/D* REPAIRED CRACKS IN STA 740 FORGING RT BETWEEN STR 18 TO 20 RT IAW FED - [SDR 96FDEA01186](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01186), Jun 29, 1996: SHEAR TIE. DAMAGED. NR0526 AND 012, SHEAR TIE DAMAGED AT BS 1148 BETWEEN STA 19 TO 20 RT ON FWD SIDE OF FRAME. *S/D* REPAIRED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE AT BS 1148 BETWEEN STR 19 AND 20 RT - [SDR 96FDEA01139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01139), Jun 14, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. NR 0546 AND 011. WHILE WORKING NR 0537, FOUND CORROSION ON FRAME BS 1110, WL 150, RBL 29 - RBL 34. BLENDED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER DWG 65-16346 - [SDR 96FDEA01132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01132), Jun 14, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. NR 0032 AND 010. CORROSION (C53-113-10-1) ON STRINGER 26L, BS 680 TO BS 700. REMOVED CORRODED STR 26L, BS 668 - BS 740. INSTALLED REPAIR STR SECTION IAW FEDEX S - [SDR 96FDEA01126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01126), Jun 13, 1996: SPAR CHORD. CRACKED. NR 0490 AND 009. LEFT WING AFT UPPER SPAR CHORD VERTICAL LEG HAS CRACK BETWEEN NR 2 AND NR 3 SPOILERS. REMOVED DAMAGE FROM LEFT WING UPPER REAR SPAR STA 531 - 5 - [SDR 96FDEA01109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01109), Jun 12, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. NR0535 AND 007, WHILE WORKING NR0032 FOUND FRAME TO BE CRACKED AT BS 680 LBL 30 STR 26L. *S/D* REPAIRED CRACKED FRAME AT BS 680 STR 26L PER SRM 51-40-3. - [SDR 96FDEA01060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01060), May 31, 1996: SHEAR TIE. CRACK. SHEAR TIE CRACKED STA 328 WL 231 BETWEEN STR 21 TO 13R, AREA MARKED. REMOVED CRACKED SHEAR TIE, FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE, TREATED ALL BARE METAL AND INSTALLED A - [SDR 96FDEA01059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01059), May 31, 1996: SKIN. DENTED. DENT IN SKIN BS 403 BETWEEN STR 21 AND 22R. DENT FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMIT PER FEDEX SRM 53-30-1. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR PART, TREATED ALL BARE METAL - [SDR 96FDEA00946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00946), May 10, 1996: BONDING JUMPER. CORROSION. NR0477 AND 003, NR 6 K-FLAP O/B BONDING JUMPER BETWEEN K-FLAP AND L/E STRUCTURE HAS CORROSION AROUND LOWER MOUNT POINT. - [SDR 96FDEA00932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00932), May 9, 1996: BONDING JUMPER. CORROSION. NR0265 AND 002, NR 6 K-FLAP I/B BONDING JUMPER BETWEEN BULLNOSE AND K-FLAP HAS CORROSION AT BOTH MOUNT POINTS. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 6 K-FLAP ON FEDEX N - [SDR 96FDEA00931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00931), May 9, 1996: BONDING JUMPER. CORRODED. NR0264 AND 001, NR 4 K-FLAP I/B BONDING JUMPER BETWEEN K-FLAP AND BULLNOSE HAS CORROSION ON UPPER MOUNT BRACKET. *S/D* REPAIRED NR 4 K-FLAP I/B BONDING JUMPER U - [SDR 96FDEA00204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00204), Feb 9, 1996: SHEAR TIE. CORROSION. CORROSION ON BOTTOM SIDE OF SHEAR TIE BS 1030 LBL 17 TO 22, FOUND WHILE WORKING NR 0053 WL 146. ## 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 19940712033039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940712033039I), Jul 12, 1994: Boeing 727 (N199FE), Pittsburgh, PA. Diverted to pit with engine shutdown due low oil quantity. Third incident of oil leakage in three days. ## Other aircraft with N199FE - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N199FE): Boeing 767-300F, S/N 63129, built 2021 --- 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.