# N241FE: 1975 Boeing 727-277, registration cancelled 2013-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-277](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-277) (registry code 138408S)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20979
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 1, 1989
- Certificate issued: March 15, 1989
- Last registry action: December 9, 2010
- Mode S code: A23438
- 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/N241FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=241FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N241FE-2013-08-27

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 727-277: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-277.md

## Service difficulty reports (155, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201107303035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201107303035), Jul 30, 2011: FLEX HOSE. LEAKING. AT ABOUT 60-70 KNOTS ON TAKEOFF ROLL S/O CALLED A-SYS HYD QTY WAS ZERO. REJECTED TAKEOFF. PRESSURE ON A SYS WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE RUNWAY CLEARED, THEN LOST HYD P
- [SDR FDEA200904301490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904301490), Apr 30, 2009: STRINGER SPLICE. CORRODED. AFT PIT CORROSION ON STRINGER SPLICE AT BS 1000, STRINGER 29 RT. REMOVED STRINGER SPLICE FOR CORROSION REMOVAL IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW SPLICE IAW SRM 51
- [SDR FDEA200904281461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904281461), Apr 28, 2009: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FOUND SHEAR TIE CORROSION BS 680 STR 28R TO 28L. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 53-10-4 FIG 15. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-10-4 FIG 15 AND TREATED AND PRI
- [SDR FDEA200904281460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904281460), Apr 28, 2009: SPAR. CRACKED. RIGHT WING T/E FALSE SPAR CHORD ANGLE CRACKED. REMOVED & REINSTALLED TORQUE BOX FITTING TO ACCESS WEB, CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW WEB, FABRICTATED NEW
- [SDR FDEA200904271445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904271445), Apr 27, 2009: SPAR. CRACKED. LT WING T/E FALSE SPAR LOWER CHORD ANGLE CRACKED, WBL 118. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FALSE SPAR IAW DWG SR27-57-038. FABRICATED NEW SPAR SECTION, WEB, 2 SUPPOR
- [SDR FDEA200904251411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904251411), Apr 25, 2009: SKIN. DENTED. DENT EXTERIOR FUSELAGE STA 712 TO STA 720 6 INCH BETWEEN STR 18R TO STR 19R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND REPAIR DOUBLER. TREATED, PRIMED & INS
- [SDR FDEA200904251410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904251410), Apr 25, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. NON-COMPLIANT REPAIR AT BS 533-543 STR 25R-26R. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR AND FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER REPAIR, TREATED, PRIMED, & INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER REPAIR ALL I
- [SDR FDEA200904251409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904251409), Apr 25, 2009: STRINGER. CORRODED. FWD PIT STRINGER 28L CORRODED BS 490. REMOVED FASTENERS AND CUT-OUT DAMAGED AND FABRICATED STRINGER FILLER. FABRICATED NEW SPLICE. TREATED, PRIMED & INSTALLED N
- [SDR 08FDEA00337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA00337), Jan 31, 2008: REGULATOR. FAILED. DURING CLIMB-OUT WITH ENG ANTI ICE OPEN, WHEN RT PACK WAS TURNED ON, RIGHT PSI MAXED OUT TO 110 PSI. WHEN RT PACK WAS SWITCHED OFF, ENG 3 STRUT OVHT LIGHT ILLUM
- [SDR 08FDEA00100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA00100), Jan 10, 2008: SWITCH. DAMAGED. AFT AIRSTAIR AMBER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT WHILE CRUISING AT FL 350. ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 52-06-B CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 21JAN08 "
- [SDR 07FDEA02503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02503), Jul 17, 2007: RIB. DAMAGED. COMPLY WITH EA 7-5710-110753, RT SIDE ONLY, WINGS- (AD 90-06-09 AND AD 94-07-08) MAIN FRAME, RIB UPPER CHORD REPAIR EO 7-5710-7-2308 PART 2. COMPLIED WITH EA 7-
- [SDR 07FDEA02502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02502), Jul 17, 2007: RIB. MISALIGNED. COMPLY WITH EA NR 7-5710-110754 WING, (AD 90-06-09: 94-07-08: 98-11-03) RBL 70.5 RIB UPPER CHORD REPAIR DEVIATIONS. COMPLIED WITH EA NR 7-5710-110754 WING, (AD 
- [SDR 07FDEA02501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02501), Jul 17, 2007: RIB. MISALIGNED. WING RBL 70.5 RIB UPPER CHORD REPAIR DEVIATIONS EA NR 7-5710-110754. COMPLIED WITH EA NR 7-5710-110754 WING, AD 90-06-09: 94-07-08: 98-11-03) RBL 70.5 RIB UPPER
- [SDR 07FDEA02091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02091), Jun 7, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT RIB CHORD UPPER VERTICAL FLANGE HOLE AT STATION 760.95. LOWER FWD HOLE (B), RELEVANT CRACK INDICATION NOTED AT THE 9 O`CLOCK POSITION LOOKING I/B. MADE TE
- [SDR 06FDEA04166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA04166), Dec 2, 2006: STRINGER. CRACKED. VERTICAL STAB INTERIOR, STR 9 LT IS CRACKED AT RIB STA 110.4 REPAIRED PER FED EX EA 7-5530-100611.
- [SDR 06FDEA04138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA04138), Nov 29, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION LEFT WING UPPER SKIN AT BUTT SPLICE 42" OTBD OF NR 4 SLAT INBD EDGE. REPAIRED PER FED EX EA 7-5730-105911.
- [SDR 06FDEA04021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA04021), Nov 16, 2006: FLAP TRACK. CORRODED. RT WING LWR SURFACE AT NR 7 FLAP TRACK HAS CORROSION AT FWD TRACK MOUNTING BRACKET. REPAIRED PER FED EX EA 7-5710-100604.
- [SDR 06FDEA04022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA04022), Nov 16, 2006: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION BETWEEN SHEAR TIE AND FRAME BS 1148, STR 28 LT - 30 LT. REPAIRED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 14.
- [SDR 06FDEA04020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA04020), Nov 16, 2006: FITTING. CORRODED. WHILE WORKING CARD N00533, FOUND CORROSION ON NR 5 K-FLAP CENTER HINGE FITTING (A/C SIDE) IB LUG, I/B FACE. REPAIRED NR 5 K-FLAP CENTER HINGE FITTING IAW FED EX
- [SDR 06FDEA04014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA04014), Nov 15, 2006: FLAP TRACK. CORRODED. NR 7 FLAP TRACK HAS CORROSION AT AFT MOUNTING HOLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 7 FLAP TRACK IAW FED EX W/C 27X5709-03.
- [SDR 06FDEA03995](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03995), Nov 13, 2006: SKIN. UNKNOWN. RT STAB UPPER SURFACE, STA APPROX 4" FROM I/B END T/E, EXTERNAL 3" DOUBLERS, REQUIRES EVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF REPAIR IS MAJOR OR MINOR AND IF THE REPAIR IS I
- [SDR 06FDEA03994](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03994), Nov 13, 2006: ANGLE. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER SPOILER BEAM ANGLE FROM NR 5 TO NR 6 SPOILER ACTUATORS. REMOVED DAMAGE ON UPPER SPOILER BEAM ANGLE FROM NR 5 TO NR 6 SPOILER ACTUATORS 
- [SDR 06FDEA03986](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03986), Nov 13, 2006: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. EXPANSION LINK, BS 740-760, LBL 45 CORRODED AROUND FWD ATTACH BOLT. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXPANSION LINK BS 740-760 LBL 45 IAW SRM 53-10-1.
- [SDR 06FDEA03941](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03941), Nov 10, 2006: DEPRESSOR. DAMAGED. AFT NR 2 CARGO DOOR LWR FWD CORNER SEAL DEPRESSOR DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT NO. 2 CARGO DOOR LWR FWD SEAL DEPRESSOR IAW SRM 51- 30-5.
- [SDR 06FDEA03940](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03940), Nov 10, 2006: DEPRESSOR. DAMAGED. AFT NR 2 CARGO DOOR LWR CENTER SEAL DEPRESSOR CHAFED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT NO. 2 CARGO DOOR CNTR SEAL DEPRESSORE IAW SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR 06FDEA03943](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03943), Nov 10, 2006: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD BS 380 RBL 50 WL 208. REMOVED DAMAGE AREA OF UPPER CHORDS AT BS 380 RBL 50 AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-8.
- [SDR 06FDEA03942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03942), Nov 10, 2006: SKIN. BULGED. AFT NR 2 CARGO DOOR SKIN BULGING AROUND 8 CUPPED FASTENERS 1-2 INCHES FROM AFT EDGE 8-10 INCHES FROM BOTTOM. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA LWR AFT CORNER, FABRICATED SKIN
- [SDR 06FDEA03939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03939), Nov 10, 2006: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. NR 2 CARGO DOOR, EXTERNAL SKIN, FWD LWR CORNER, DOUBLER REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF REPAIR IS MAJOR OR MINOR AND IF THE REPAIR IS IN ACCORDANCE W
- [SDR 06FDEA03938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03938), Nov 10, 2006: FRAME. DENTED. FOUND DENT IN FRAME STA 600 BETWEEN STR 24L - 25L. REMOVED DAMAGE IN FRAME STA 600 BETWEEN STR 24L - 25L AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 06FDEA03936](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03936), Nov 9, 2006: FRAME. DAMAGED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT, DAMAGE TO STA 520 FRAME BETWEEN STR 22L AND 25L. REMOVED DAMAGE ON FRAME BS 520 BETWEEN STR 22L AND 25L AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 53- 10-1.
- [SDR 06FDEA03931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03931), Nov 9, 2006: FRAME. DENTED. FRAME FLANGE DENTED STA 680 STR 23L - 25L. REMOVED DAMAGE ON FRAME BS 680 STR 23L-25L AND IAW SRM 51-40-3.
- [SDR 06FDEA03935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03935), Nov 9, 2006: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. DRILL START IN UPPER CHORD OF BS 870 FLOORBEAM AT LBL 50, WL 208. REPAIRED BS 870 FLOORBEAM AT LBL 50, WL 208 IAW FED EX EA 7-5310- 105909.
- [SDR 06FDEA03934](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03934), Nov 9, 2006: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE BS 1148 LBL 3. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE BS 1148 LBL 3 IAW SRM 53-10-4.
- [SDR 06FDEA03933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03933), Nov 9, 2006: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE BS 1148 LBL 10. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE BS 1148 LBL 10 IAW SRM 53-10-4.
- [SDR 06FDEA03932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03932), Nov 9, 2006: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE BS 1148 LBL 16. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE AT BS 1148 LBL 16 IAW SRM 53-10-4.
- [SDR 06FDEA03923](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03923), Nov 8, 2006: SHEAR WEB. DAMAGED. WHILE WORKING N01197 FOUND LT SHEAR WEB AT BS 1130 - 1176, LBL 25 - LBL 65, WL 208 TO HAVE NUMEROUS MISDRILLED AND DOUBLE HOLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT SHEAR
- [SDR 06FDEA03920](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03920), Nov 8, 2006: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON CREASE BEAM WEB AT BS 720C PLUS 11" AND 720C PLUS 18", LBL 65, WL 208. REMOVED DAMAGE ON CREASE BEAM AT 720C PLUS 11 TO 720C PLUS 18, LBL 65,
- [SDR 06FDEA03926](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03926), Nov 8, 2006: CREASE BEAM. DAMAGED. FOUND CREASE BEAM TO BE MISDRILLED AT BS 720F AND 720E LBL 63, WL 208. REMOVED DAMAGE CREASE BEAM AT BS 720F TO 720E LBL 63 WL 208 AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-30-5,
- [SDR 06FDEA03924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03924), Nov 8, 2006: SPAR. DAMAGED. SHEARED FASTENER HEAD IN RT WING UPPER REAR SPAR VERTICAL FLANGE AT WS 212. REPAIRED PER FED EX EA 7-5710-100602.
- [SDR 06FDEA03922](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03922), Nov 8, 2006: SHEAR WEB. CRACKED. WHILE WORKING 1176 CHORD, FOUND AFT CENTER SHEAR WEB FROM BS 1148 - BS 1176, LBL 25 - RBL 25, WL 208 TO HAVE NUMEROUS DOUBLE HOLES AND TO BE CRACKED. FABRICATED
- [SDR 06FDEA03921](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03921), Nov 8, 2006: SHEAR WEB. DENTED. FOUND DENT IN SHEAR WEB AT BS 1137, RBL 26, WL 208. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1.
- [SDR 06FDEA03911](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03911), Nov 7, 2006: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON CREASE BEAM WEB BS 720D - BS 720E, STR 17L. REMOVED DAMAGED CREASE BEAM WEB BS 720D-720E, STR 17L AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-10-2.
- [SDR 06FDEA03910](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03910), Nov 7, 2006: SKIN. DAMAGED. E/E BAY DOOR OUTER SKIN DAMAGED ALL AROUND OUTER EDGE, AFT LT, OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED AN AREA APX 3" BY 16" FROM AFT LT EDGE SKIN OF E/E BAY DOOR. FABRICATED FI
- [SDR 06FDEA03913](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03913), Nov 7, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. OUTER CHORD OF FRAME CRACKED STA 804.5 STR 14R. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTER CHORD OF FRAME 804.5 STR 14R IAW SRM 51-30-5, 51-30-2.
- [SDR 06FDEA03912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03912), Nov 7, 2006: FRAME. DENTED. FRAME FLANGE DENTED STA 660 STR 23L - 25L. DENT ON FRAME FLANGE BS 660 STR 23L - 25L FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGE OF FRAME LOCATED DRILLED NEW FRAM
- [SDR 06FDEA03909](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03909), Nov 7, 2006: STIFFENER. CORRODED. WHILE WORKING ON THE L/W UPPER SKIN CORROSION AT THE FRONT SPAR WING LBL 348, FOUND THE TEE CLIP COMMON TO THE UPPER SPAR CHORD AND WSTA 357 RIB FWD STIFFENER C
- [SDR 06FDEA03908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03908), Nov 7, 2006: STIFFENER. CORRODED. WHILE WORKING ON THE L/W UPPER SKIN CORROSION AT THE FRONT SPAR WING LBL 348, FOUND THE TEE CLIP COMMON TO THE UPPER SPAR CHORD AND WSTA 410 RIB FD STIFFENER CO
- [SDR 06FDEA03907](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03907), Nov 7, 2006: STRINGER. CRACKED. FOUND STR 16L IS CRACKED AT BS 644. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, LOCATED AND DRILLED REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-3.
- [SDR 06FDEA03899](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03899), Nov 6, 2006: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION C53-111-01, ON FRAME SHEAR TIE STA 720A BETWEEN STR 27L - 28L. REMOVED SHEAR TIE FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE ALODINIED AND PAINTED PARTS INSTALLED 
- [SDR 06FDEA03854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03854), Nov 2, 2006: FRAME. DENTED. FOUND DENT ON FRAME AT BS 520 STR 126R.

All 155: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N241FE-2013-08-27/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 19940629028909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940629028909I), Jun 29, 1994: Boeing 727277 (N241FE), Rochester, NY. On climbout strip of sealing tape came loose and flapped against windshield returned and replaced.

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