# N271FE: 1980 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)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22036
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 1990
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1990
- Last registry action: November 3, 2011
- Mode S code: A2AAB5
- 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/N271FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=271FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N271FE-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 (66, newest 50)

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

- [SDR 08FDEA03050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03050), Jul 24, 2008: SENSOR. FAILED. LANDING LEVER HANDLE FAILED TO MOVE PAST THE OFF POSITION. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND IT FAILED TEST NR 1. REINSTALLED GROUND SENSE LOWER LINK TO SCISSORS LT G
- [SDR 08FDEA03019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03019), Jul 22, 2008: LANDING GEAR. MALFUNCTIONED. ON DEPARTURE, LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETACT. COULD NOT RAISE HANDLE PAST OFF. PULLED LATCH AND AURAL C/B'S, STILL COULD NOT RAISE HANDLE PAST OFF POSITION. SYST
- [SDR 07FDEA00090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00090), Jan 12, 2007: TRANSCEIVER. FAILED. WEATHER RADAR INDICATOR DISPLAYS "FAIL" WITH "T/R". DISPLAYED IN GREEN-YELLOW-RED UNDER THE WORD "TEST". REMOVED AND REPLACED WEATHER RADAR R/T REF B727-200 AMM
- [SDR 06FDEA2676](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA2676), Jul 24, 2006: STIFFENER. CRACKED. FOUND VERTICAL STIFFNER IN RIGHT WHEEL WELL FOR KEEL BEAM CRACKED.
- [SDR 05FDEA01034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01034), Apr 16, 2005: SUPPORT BEAM. DAMAGED. COMPLY WITH EA 7-5710-55479 WINGS - RT MLG SUPPORT BEAM PANEL ATTACH HOLE OVERSIZED. COMPLIED WITH EA 7-5710-55479.
- [SDR 05FDEA01033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01033), Apr 16, 2005: STOP. MISSING. COMPLY WITH EA 7-2510-55477 REPLACEMENT OF MISSING DOOR STOP. COMPLIED WITH EA 7-2510-55477.
- [SDR 05FDEA01032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01032), Apr 16, 2005: INSULATION. TORN. COMPLY WITH EA 7-2580-81688 EQUIPMENT FURNISHINGS INSULATION BLANKETS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT STA 310-1183 MAIN CABIN COMPARTMENT. COMPLIED WITH EA 7-2580-81688.
- [SDR 05FDEA01031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01031), Apr 16, 2005: INSULATION. WORN. COMPLY WITH EA 8-7-2580-81688 EQUIPMENT FURNISHINGS INSULATION BLANKETS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT STA 310-1183 MAIN CABIN COMPARTMENT. COMPLIED WITH EA 7-2580-81688.
- [SDR 05FDEA01030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01030), Apr 16, 2005: INSULATION. WORN. COMPLY WITH EA 8-7-2580-81688 EQUIPMENT FURNISHINGS INSULATION BLANKETS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT STA 310-1183 MAIN CABIN COMPARTMENT.
- [SDR 05FDEA01025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01025), Apr 15, 2005: SKIN PANEL. CRACKED. C/W EA 7-5330-55466 FUSELAGE SKIN - CRACK REPAIR AT BS 1106, NR 3 LWR CARGO DOOR. COMPLIED WITH EA 7-5330-55466 FUSELAGE SKIN - CRACK REPAIR AT BS 1106, NR 3 CA
- [SDR 05FDEA01024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01024), Apr 15, 2005: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. LEFT WING, T/E NR 5 SPOILER CENTER HINGE SUPPORT FITTING CRACKED. REMOVED AND INSTALLED THE NR 5 SPOILER PANEL IAW MM 27-61-001-4. REMOVED THE OLD CRACKED SUPPO
- [SDR 05FDEA00895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00895), Apr 7, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK STA 480 TO 690, LBL 45 HAS CORROSION AND EXISTING BLEND REPAIRS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT PER 7-5340-7-5002. REMOVED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-30-2. NEW S
- [SDR 05FDEA00894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00894), Apr 7, 2005: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. MAIN CARGO COMPT SEAT TRACK FS 1160 - 1183 HAS DAMAGED AREAS ALONG BL 0. REMOVED & REPLACED SEAT TRACK SECTION STA 1138 - 1183 BL 0 IAW SRM 51-30-2. NEW TRACK F
- [SDR 05FDEA00883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00883), Apr 6, 2005: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. SEAT TRACK BL 0, STA 510 HAS AN EXISTING REPAIR THAT INTERFERES WITH THE INSTALLATION OF MOD PARTS PER 7-5340-7-5002. REMOVED SEAT TRACK DAMAGED FROM STA 480 TO
- [SDR 05FDEA00882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00882), Apr 6, 2005: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. MAIN CARGO COMPT SEAT TRACK FS 1110 - 1130, BL 0, HAS DAMAGED AREAS. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA ON SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 53-10-1 FIG 3 DETAIL 6. RE-EVALUATED AREA FOUND 
- [SDR 05FDEA00881](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00881), Apr 6, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MC DECK SEAT TRACK RBL 24 BETWEEN STA 720E TO 8 INCHES AFT OF 720F CORROSION AND HAS EXISTING BLEND REPAIRS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT PER EO 7-5340-7-5002. REMOV
- [SDR 05FDEA00645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00645), Mar 25, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK STA 344-480 RBL 45 IS CORRODED AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT PER EO 7-5340-7- 5002. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 05FDEA00629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00629), Mar 22, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK, STA. 344 - 480, LBL 24 HAS CORROSION AND EXISTING BLEND REPAIRS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT PER 7-5340-7-5002. REMOVED DAMAGED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-30
- [SDR 02FDEA00188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00188), Mar 7, 2002: SWITCH. FAILED. 02-63 #2 ENG LOW OIL PRESS FILTER BYPASS ILLUMINATED. #2 ENG SHUTDOWN. R&R LOW OIL PRESS SW PER MM 79-33-002-4. OPS CK OK.
- [SDR 01FDEA00492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00492), Jun 23, 2001: CONTROL UNIT. FAULTY. ON APPROACH NR 1 FIRE HANDLE ILLUM AND FIRE WARN BELL SOUNDED. THE THROTTLES WERE AT FLT IDLE. REPEAT WRITE UP. FIRE WARNING 1-2 SEC. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED
- [SDR 01FDEA00493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00493), Jun 23, 2001: WARNING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. 01-208 AFT T/O RT MLG DOOR ILLUM ON 2ND OFF PANEL ALONG WITH THE RED DOORS WHEN HANDLE PLACED IN OFF POS. AFTER CYCLED GEAR BOTH LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. UNABLE TO 
- [SDR 01FDEA00471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00471), Jun 20, 2001: CONTROL UNIT. FAULTY. NR 1 ENG FIRE LIGHT ILLUM ON LAND ALONG WITH BELL AND MASTER FIRE LIGHT ENG FIRE CKLIST ACCOMP. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT. TEST GOOD
- [SDR 01FDEA00460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00460), Jun 16, 2001: HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. BROKEN. 01-195 DUR DESCENT HYD SYS A FLUID LEVEL 1.2 GAL. FOLLOWED PROC & CKLIST. TURN OFF SPOILERS. LEAK STOPPED. UPON LOWERING FLAPS & GEAR, FLUID LEVEL DROPPED TO 0.
- [SDR 00FDEA00446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00446), Jul 12, 2000: FAN. FAILED. DISTINCT ODOR (LIKE PAPER BURNING), NO SMOKE DETECTED. SMOKE CONTROL SYS ACTIVATED WITH LWR CARGO SYS USED. FOUND GASPER FAN MOTOR BURNT. GASPER FAN POPS BREAKE
- [SDR 00FDEA00409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00409), Jun 26, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION BS 480 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AROUND NUTPLATE HOLES AT RBL 11 & LBL 28, LOWER SURFACE OF CHORD, WL 208. R&R PER FEDEX SRM 51-10-6, 53-10-1.
- [SDR 00FDEA00408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00408), Jun 26, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. NR 446 CORROSION ON LONGITUDINAL BEAM AND SEAT TRACK AT BS 846 TO BS 760, WL 208, RBL 45. ** S/D ** R&R CORROSION PER FEDEX SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 00FDEA00407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00407), Jun 23, 2000: SKIN. GOUGED. GOUGE IN EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN BS 691 JUST BELOW STR 25 RT. R&R PER FEDEX SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1.
- [SDR 00FDEA00385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00385), Jun 13, 2000: SKIN. GOUGED. GOUGE IN FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN BS 480, BETWEEN STR 2 AND 23 RT. R&R PER FEDEX SRM 53-30-3.
- [SDR 00FDEA00389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00389), Jun 13, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION BS 720E, PRESSURE NUT PLATE IS CORRODED. STR 19 RT EXTERNAL SKIN. R&R PER FEDEX SRM 53-30-3 FIG 5.
- [SDR 00FDEA00384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00384), Jun 13, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. NR 456 CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM BS 680, WL 208, BL0 - LBL 25. ** S/D ** R&R UPPER FLANGE PER FEDEX SRM 53-10-8 FIG 3.
- [SDR 00FDEA00388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00388), Jun 13, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. NR 402 CORROSION AROUND NUT CLIP HOLES LOWER CHORD BS 1130 FLOORBEAM LBL 1 - LBL 38, WL 200. ** S/D ** R&R CORROSION PER IAW FEDEX EA 7-5310-52109 & FEDEX MM 51
- [SDR 99FDEA00499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00499), Dec 8, 1999: SWITCH. FAILED. RT MAIN DOOR LIGHT STAY ON WITH GEAR HANDLE IN OFF POS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MAIN GEAR DOOR LOCK SWITCH PLUG (D752) PER STAND MAINT PRACT AND REF WIRING DIAG
- [SDR 98FDEA00149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00149), Feb 25, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. RT WING NR 8 L/E SLAT, LOWER SKIN TANG BELOW INBD TRACK ATTACH CRACKED AND RIVETS PULLED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON RT WING NR 8 L/E SLAT FOR CRACKED LWR SKIN TANG
- [SDR 98FDEA00128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00128), Feb 23, 1998: FRAME. DAMAGED. LOWER LOBE AFT CARGO BS 1130 FRAME DAMAGED BELOW LT EDGE SUPPORT PANEL ON TOP ANGLE BETWEEN STR 27L TO 28L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-4.
- [SDR 98FDEA00127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00127), Feb 23, 1998: STIFFENER. CRACKED. LOWER LOBE AFT CARGO, BS 1183 BULKHEAD LOWER END OF VERTICAL STIFFENER AT RBL 8.0 CRACKED IN I/B RADIUS (INITIAL CRACK LENGTH 1.875.). INSTALLED RBL 8 VERTICAL 
- [SDR 98FDEA00126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00126), Feb 23, 1998: FRAME. DAMAGED. LOWER LOBE AFT CARGO BS 1110 FRAME DAMAGED BELOW LT EDGE SUPPORT PNL, ON TOP ANGLE, BETWEEN STR 27L TO 28L. REMOVED DAMAGED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-
- [SDR 98FDEA00129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00129), Feb 13, 1998: SKIN. GOUGED. UPPER LOBE, FUSE CROWN SKIN GOUGED AT BS 1050 BETWEEN STRINGER 3L TO 4L. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA. INSTALLED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3.
- [SDR 96FDEA00461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00461), Mar 8, 1996: POSITION SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. ON DEPARTURE WHEN FLAPS RETRACTED TO 2 DEGREES, THE NR 2 LEADING EDGE DEVICE REMAINED EXTENDED. WHEN FLAPS WERE RETURNED TO 5 DEGREES THE LEADING EDGE DEVICES W
- [SDR 96FDEA00179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00179), Feb 1, 1996: UPLOCK SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. RT GEAR UNSAFE RED LIGHT ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RECYCLED GEAR, LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH DOOR LIGHT OUT. INSTALLED RT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK SENSOR PER MM 32-61-81, O
- [SDR 95FDEA01257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01257), Sep 5, 1995: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (71C709-02), ON LOWER FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM AT BS 1070 RBL 7 WL 200. CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS ON LOWER FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM AT BS 1070, RB
- [SDR 95FDEA01256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01256), Sep 5, 1995: SKIN. GOUGED. LWR 46 SECTION SKIN IS SEVERELY GOUGED AND NICKED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF SKIN PANEL FROM BS 950 TO 1010, STR 26 LT AND RT. SKIN IS OUT OF LIMITS PER FEDEX SR
- [SDR 95FDEA01255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01255), Sep 5, 1995: SKIN. GOUGED. LOWER 46 SECTION SKIN IS SEVERELY GOUGED AND NICKED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF SKIN PANEL FROM 1010 TO 1183 STR 26 LT AND RT. SKIN IS OUT OF LIMITS PER FEDEX SRM
- [SDR 95FDEA01254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01254), Sep 5, 1995: SKIN. GOUGED. FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL IS SEVERELY NICKED AND GOUGED FROM BS 1010 TO 1090 STR 20 TO 26R, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF PANEL. SKIN IS OUT OF LIMITS PER FEDEX SRM. REMOV
- [SDR 95FDEA01222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01222), Aug 30, 1995: SKIN. DAMAGED. WHILE WORKING NR 0412, FOUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND DEEP GOUGES TO BE OUT OF LIMITS AT BS 490 STR 27R WL 149. REPAIRED DAMAGE AT BS 490 STR 27R WL 149, PER FEDEX
- [SDR 95FDEA01210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01210), Aug 28, 1995: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION (72C237-02), ON TOP CHORD OF BS 1030 FLOORBEAM RBL 9 TO 22 LBL 51.5 WL 208. MECHANICALLY REMOVED CORROSION FROM TOP CHORD OF FLOORBEAM AT BS 1030 RBL 
- [SDR 95FDEA01209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01209), Aug 28, 1995: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON TOP CHORD OF BS 1110 FLOORBEAM RBL 8 TO 55 LBL 47 TO 55 WL 208. MECHANICALLY REMOVED CORROSION FROM TOP CHORD OF FLOORBEAM AT BS 1110 RBL 8 LBL 55 
- [SDR 95FDEA01208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01208), Aug 28, 1995: SKIN. LIGHTNING STRIKE. BS 620 STR 24R AND 25R THERE IS A LIGHTNING STRIKE ON EXTERIOR SKIN. BLENDED OUT LIGHTNING STRIKE, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW FEDEX SRM 53-30-1. CUT OUT DAMA
- [SDR 95FDEA01207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01207), Aug 28, 1995: GATE BEAM. CRACKED. FWD ENTRY DOOR LOWER GATE BEAM IS CRACKED AT FWD CORNER STOP FITTING, APPROX 1 INCH LENGTH. REPAIRED CRACK IN FWD ENTRY DOOR LOWER GATE BEAM IAW FEDEX EA 7-3210
- [SDR 95FDEA01211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01211), Aug 26, 1995: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON TOP CHORD OF FLOORBEAM BS 1070 AT LBL 13 LBL 47.5 TO 54 RBL 15 TO 52 WL 208. CUT OUT DAMAGED UPPER CHORD OF FLOORBEAM FROM LBL 65 RBL 65 AND REPAIR
- [SDR 95FDEA01196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01196), Aug 24, 1995: DOUBLER. GOUGED. MAIN CARGO DOOR SIDE FRAME IS GOUGED ON AFT LOWER FRAME. REPAIRED MAIN CARGO AFT LOWER SIDE FRAME IAW FEDEX SR 27-52-009.

All 66: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N271FE-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 20000712034079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000712034079I), Jul 12, 2000: Boeing 727233 (N271FE), Ft Worth, TX. (-23)While at FL290 and beginning decent, a distinct odor, similar to burning wood,or paper, was detected by crew. Crew donned oxygen masks. Crew sensed that…

## Other aircraft with N271FE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N271FE): Boeing 767-300F, S/N 66250, built 2020

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