# N222FE: 1974 Boeing 727-233, registration cancelled 2013-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-233](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-233) (registry code 138408A)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20933
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 19, 1986
- Last registry action: February 15, 2013
- Mode S code: A1E8F1
- 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/N222FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=222FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222FE-2013-04-25

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 727-233: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-233.md

## Service difficulty reports (112, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA200812245268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200812245268), Dec 24, 2008: INDICATOR. FAILED. ASSYMETRIC OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAPS DURING FLAP RETRACTION FROM FLAPS 2 TO FLAPS 0. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTBOARD FLAP POSITION INDICATOR AND PERFORMED OPER
- [SDR 07FDEA00103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00103), Jan 16, 2007: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. UPON RAISING GEAR HANDLE THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, CAPT AND FO DECISION HEIGHT, SPEED BRAKE DO NOT ARM, SPEED BRAKE ARMED, ALL REVERSER OPERATING, RED A
- [SDR 06FDEA04127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA04127), Nov 28, 2006: FLAP SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING FLAP RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAPS WENT ASYMETRIC AND LOCKED OUT AT 2 DEGREES. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOV
- [SDR 06FDEA03746](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03746), Oct 20, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. MAIN ENTRY DOOR EXT SKIN AFT UPPER CORNER HAS 2 CRACKS. REPAIRED MAIN ENTRY DOOR AFT UPPER DOOR IAW SRM 52-00-. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024 T-3 .063 C B
- [SDR 06FDEA03632](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03632), Oct 13, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME AT BS 1352 INNER STRUCTURE CRACKED AT 8:00 POSITION FOUND UPON REMOVAL OF OUTER CHORD. REPAIRED INNER STRUCTURE ON FRAME STA 1352 IAW SRM 51-40-3.
- [SDR 06FDEA03449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03449), Sep 27, 2006: SHIM. CORRODED. LT NR2 FLAP TRACK AFT MOUNT TAPERED SHIM CORRODED REMOVED CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS REMOVED .035 FROM ORG MAT .045 REMAINING MAT .010 IAW SRM 57-10-6 AND 57
- [SDR 06FDEA03448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03448), Sep 27, 2006: SHIM. CORRODED. LT NR 3 FLAP TRACK BEAM CENTER MOUNT TAPERED SHIM CORRODED REMOVED CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS, CORROSION EXFOLIATION IAW SRM 51-10-6 AND SRM57-10-1 FIG 1 DET
- [SDR 06FDEA03440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03440), Sep 26, 2006: FLAP TRACK. CORRODED. LT NR 3 FLAP TRACK BEAM FWD MOUNT SUPPORT FITTING CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BUSHNG IAW SR 27-57-020 AND SOPM 20-50-03. REMOVED CORROSION FROM FITTING ORIGI
- [SDR 05FDEA03006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03006), Sep 20, 2005: DISPLAY. INOPERATIVE. AFTER T/O, SWITCHING FROM TERRAIN TO WX MODE OR RADAR, LOST RANGE MARKER AND DATA DISPLAY. ACTUAL WX RETURNS WORKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED INDICATOR R/T AS PRECA
- [SDR 05FDEA02717](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA02717), Aug 30, 2005: TUBE. CHAFED. HYD SYS A FAILED (W/FLAPS 15) WHILE CONFIGURING TO LAND AT MEM. REPLACED ENGINES NR 1 AND 2 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMPS, REF MM29-11-041-2. REPLACED BOTH CASE
- [SDR 05FDEA00318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00318), Feb 26, 2005: MODULE. FAILED. WHEN GEAR HANDLE IS UP, RIGHT GEAR SAFE GREEN LIGHT WILL NOT TEST. REPLACED BULBS CYCLED CBS. SWAPPED RIGHT GEAR AND LEFT GEAR LIGHTS IN LEFT POSITION, RIGHT LI
- [SDR 04FDEA03105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA03105), Nov 11, 2004: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND DURING APPROACH. RED NOSE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON LEVEL OFF IE UNLOADING, THE A/C NOSE GEAR EXTENDED, NORMAL LANDING. REMOVED AND REP
- [SDR 04FDEA01742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01742), Jun 15, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM, STA 760, LBL 66, WL 206. *S/D* CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED STUB FLOORBEAM BS 760 LT SIDE. DRILLED UP & INSTALLED NEW STUB FLOORBEAM
- [SDR 04FDEA01741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01741), Jun 15, 2004: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND FRAME BS 783 RT FASTENER HOLE CRACKED. REPAIR PER EO 7-5310-7-3367 PART 9. REPAIRED FRAME BS 783 RT PER EO 7-5310-7-3367 PART 9.
- [SDR 04FDEA01631](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01631), Jun 7, 2004: FRAME. DENTED. FWD CARGO BAY STA 680 FRAME DENTED STR 25 LT.
- [SDR 04FDEA01630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01630), Jun 7, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM STRAP AT BS 950, LBL 9, WL 138.
- [SDR 04FDEA01629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01629), Jun 7, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT BS 950, RBL 27.5, WL 208 UPPER FLANGE.
- [SDR 04FDEA01619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01619), Jun 4, 2004: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. CORROSION AT LOWER SURFACE OF CTR FUEL TANK, BS 830, RBL 26, WL 160, JUST ABOVE RT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER. CORROSION AT LOWER SURFACE OF CENTER FUEL TANK - BS 8
- [SDR 04FDEA01605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01605), Jun 3, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT BS 950 RBL 27.5 WL 208 UPPER FLANGE. REMOVED CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM IAW SRM 51-10-6 AND FED EX EA 7-5310-55308.
- [SDR 04FDEA01604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01604), Jun 3, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. WHILE CLOSING MAIN CARGO FLOOR PANELS FOUND BS 1070, LBL 25 TO RBL 60, WL 200 LOWER FLOORBEAM FWD SIDE CORRODED. REPAIRED FLOOR BEAM BS 1070 PER FED EX EA 7-531
- [SDR 04FDEA01603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01603), Jun 3, 2004: FRAME. DAMAGED. BS 990 FRAME LT PREVIOUS REPAIR CRACKED ON BOTTOM. FOUND DAMAGE TO BS 990 FRAME, STR 24 LT TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-1. REPAIRED AREA PER SRM 51-40-3 AN
- [SDR 04FDEA01602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01602), Jun 3, 2004: FRAME. DENTED. SIDE FRAME DENTED BS 460 RBL 65 STR 16R. FOUND DENT IN 460 FRAME, STR 16R TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-1. REPAIRED FRAME PER SRM 51-40-3 AND FED EX EA 7-53
- [SDR 04FDEA01601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01601), Jun 3, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-04) ON FLOORBEAM AROUND NUT PLATE HOLES BS 1130, LBL 27 - LBL 43, WL 207. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED 1130 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD LBL 27
- [SDR 04FDEA01566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01566), Jun 2, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. WHILE CLOSING MAIN CARGO FLOOR PANELS FOUND BS 970 LBL 12 WL 200 LOWER FLOORBEAM CORRODED. CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED CORRODED FLOORBEAM LOWER CHORD 1 X 4
- [SDR 04FDEA01565](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01565), Jun 2, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-01) FLOORBEAM UPPER FLANGE LWR SURFACE IS GOUGED AND CORROSION STA 400 LBL 2-8 WL 208. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM AT BS 400, LBL 2-8, WL 208 IAW SRM 
- [SDR 04FDEA01564](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01564), Jun 2, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-01, 3) FLOORBEAM STA 1130 LWR CHORD FWD FLANGE UPPER SURFACES CORRODED LBL 1-45 WL 200 AROUND NUT PLATE. REMOVED CORROSION ON 1130 FLOORBEAM,
- [SDR 04FDEA01563](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01563), Jun 2, 2004: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 520 WL 150 RBL 21 STR 26R STRINGER CLIP CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP BS 520, WL 150, RBL 21, STR 26R. REMOVED DAMAGE 1 
- [SDR 04FDEA01562](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01562), Jun 2, 2004: FRAME. DENTED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 560 WL 155 LBL 35 FLOOR FRAME DENTED. CUT OUT DAMAGE IN FRAME AT BS STA 560 WL 155 LBL 35 AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-3
- [SDR 04FDEA01561](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01561), Jun 2, 2004: FAILSAFE. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-01, 2) ON FRAME, STA 760, RBL 70, WL 207. FOUND CORROSION ON FRAME FAIL SAFE STRAP AT BS 760 RBL 70, WL 207 TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10
- [SDR 04FDEA01499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01499), May 27, 2004: FRAME. DENTED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 520, WL 163, LBL 39 FRAME DENTED. REMOVED DAMAGE ON FRAME B.S. 520, WL 163, LBL 39 IN A 1 1/2 X 17 1/2 AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER
- [SDR 04FDEA01498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01498), May 27, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-01,3) FLOORBEAM STA 1110 WL 208 CORRODED UPPER CHORD. REMOVED CORROSION FROM BS 1110 FLOOR BEAM, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53- 10-1. 
- [SDR 04FDEA01465](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01465), May 26, 2004: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. CRACKED STRINGER CLIP, STA 950C, STRINGER 3L. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP AT STA 950C, STR 3L IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 04FDEA01464](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01464), May 26, 2004: FRAME. DENTED. FRAME UPPER CHORD DENTED BS 1010, RBL 30 ABOVE STR 26R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF FRAME AT BS 1010, RBL 30 ABOVE STR 26R IN 1.75 X 1.5 DIAMETER AREA. FABRIATED TY
- [SDR 04FDEA01446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01446), May 25, 2004: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. STRINGER CLIP CRACKED STA 950B STRINGER 7R. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP AT STA 950B, STR 7R IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 04FDEA01445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01445), May 25, 2004: FRAME. DENTED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 580, WL 155, LBL 35 FLOOR FRAME DENTED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 580, WL 155, LBL 35 FRAME DENTED OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-1. REPA
- [SDR 04FDEA01444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01444), May 25, 2004: FRAME. DENTED. STA 600 FRAME DENTED BETWEEN STR 24 LT & 25 LT IN FWD CARGO BAY. FRAME AT BS 600 BETWEEN STR 24 LT & 25 LT IN FWD CARGO BAY DENT FOUND OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-
- [SDR 04FDEA01443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01443), May 25, 2004: FRAME. DENTED. FWD CARGO BAY STA 660 FRAME DENTED AT STR 24 LT. REPAIRED DENTED FRAME AT FWD CARGO BAY STA 660, STR 24L IAW EA 7-5310-70665 AND SRM 51-40-3.
- [SDR 04FDEA01442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01442), May 25, 2004: FRAME. DENTED. FWD CARGO STA 680 FRAME DENTED AT STR 24 RT. CUT OUT DAMAGE ON FRAME INNER CHORD BS 680, STR 24 RT. DRILLED UP REPAIR DOUBLER AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-40-3 FIG 
- [SDR 04FDEA01435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01435), May 24, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-01) ON FLOORBEAM UPPER SURFACE BS 380 RBL 25 TO 35 WL 208. BLENDED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA RBL 25.75 TO 27
- [SDR 04FDEA01434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01434), May 24, 2004: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. CRACKED STRINGER CLIP, STA 950D, STRINGER 6R. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP AT BS 950D, STR 6R IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 04FDEA01433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01433), May 24, 2004: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. CRACKED STRINGER CLIP, STA 950C, STRINGER 5R. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP AT STA 950C, STR 5R IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 04FDEA01432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01432), May 24, 2004: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. CRACKED STRINGER CLIP, STA 950C, STRINGER 3R. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP AT STA 950C, STR 3R IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 04FDEA01428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01428), May 24, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-01), ON FLOORBEAM LWR FLANGE STA 600 RBL 49 TO 60 WL 201. REMOVED CORROSION ON LOWER FLANGE FLOORBEAM CHORD AT BS 600, RBL 49-60, WL 201. FOU
- [SDR 04FDEA01427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01427), May 24, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-224-01), ON FLOORBEAM BS 344 LBL 33 TO 60 WL 208 AROUND NUT PLATE HOLES. REMOVED CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM, BS 344. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SR
- [SDR 04FDEA01426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01426), May 24, 2004: FRAME. DENTED. FWD CARGO STA 660 FRAME DENTED AT STR 24 RT. TRIMMED OUT DENT DAMAGE FROM FLANGE ON FRAME STA 660, STR 24R, LOCATED AND DRILLED FASTENER HOLES IN REPAIR DOUBLER
- [SDR 04FDEA01425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01425), May 24, 2004: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. STRINGER CLIP CRACKED STA 950A STR 7R. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP AT BS 950A, STR 7R IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 04FDEA01424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01424), May 24, 2004: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. STRINGER CLIP CRACKED STA 950C STR 7R. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP AT BS 950C, STR 7R IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 04FDEA01423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01423), May 24, 2004: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. STRINGER CLIP CRACKED STA 950A STR 6R. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP AT BS 950A, STR 6R IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 04FDEA01422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01422), May 24, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM TOP TEE CORRODED STA 1030 LBL 25 - RBL 25 WL 208. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-1. REPAIRED DAMGE AREA PER SRM 53-10-8.
- [SDR 04FDEA01421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01421), May 24, 2004: STRINGER. CORRODED. FWD CARGO STR 26 RT STA 720B CORRODED. REMOVED DAMAGE AREA OF STRINGER AND STIN AT BS 720B. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIRS IAW SRM 53-30-3, 53-10-3.

All 112: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222FE-2013-04-25/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 19890112006129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890112006129I), Jan 12, 1989: Boeing 727200 (N222FE), Memphis, TN. Fire warning on NR1 engine on climbout. Shut down and dumped fuel. Found nose cowl anti ice line disconnected.

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