# N275FE: 1980 Boeing 727-233, registration cancelled 2015-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-233](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-233) (registry code 138408A)
- 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: 22040
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1990
- Certificate issued: October 24, 1990
- Last registry action: March 30, 2015
- Mode S code: A2B991
- 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/N275FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=275FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275FE-2015-08-10

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 (174, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201003160838](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003160838), Mar 16, 2010: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. HYD SYS A QTY WENT TO ZERO WHEN GEAR RAISED AFTER TAKEOFF. PRESSURE REMAINED STEADY AT 3000 PSI. LOWERED GEAR NORMALLY QTY INDICATION RETURNED TO NORMAL AS GEAR
- [SDR 08FDEA03352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03352), Aug 9, 2008: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW L1 DOOR CUTOUT HAS 2 SMALL DENTS BETWEEN STA 320 - 316 AND BETWEEN STR 19-20L. EVALUATED 02 DENTS BELOW L1 DOOR USING MECHANICAL MEANS AND F
- [SDR 08FDEA03351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03351), Aug 9, 2008: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW L1 DOOR CUTOUT HAS 2 SMALL DENTS BETWEEN STA 320 - 316 AND BETWEEN STR 19 - 20L. EVALUATED 2 DENTS BELOW L1 DOOR USING MECHANICAL MEANS DENT
- [SDR 08FDEA03350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03350), Aug 9, 2008: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW L1 DOOR CUTOUT HAS 2 VERTICAL DENTS AT STA 320 BETWEEN STR 17L - 19L. EVALUATED 2 DENTS AND MEASURED DENTS A: 1.0 Y: .019 A/Y 45.2 AND DENT 
- [SDR 08FDEA03315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03315), Aug 8, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL SKIN DAMAGED AT 9 O'CLOCK POSITION CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA DIM 4 3/4 BY 3 1/2 IAW B727 SRM 54-30-3 FIG 5. CUT OUT ACCESS HOLE DIM 5 IN ABOVE D
- [SDR 08FDEA03314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03314), Aug 8, 2008: SUPPORT BEAM. CRACKED. LT WING TRAILING EDGE SUPPORT BEAM CUT OUT ON SPOILER NR 7 IS CRACKED AT WBL 122 REMOVED "J" BEAM IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW "J" BEAM FROM BAC 1506 86
- [SDR 08FDEA03313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03313), Aug 8, 2008: SUPPORT BEAM. CRACKED. RT WING TRAILING EDGE SUPPORT BEAM CUT OUT ON SPOILER NR 8 IS CRACKED AT WBL 123 REMOVED "J" BEAM IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 AND FABRICATED NEW "J" BEAM FROM BAC1506-
- [SDR 08FDEA03192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03192), Jul 31, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. EXISTING TOOL MARKS ON SKIN AT FUSELAGE STA 334 BY UNDER HAT SECTION AREA OF STR 10R. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE IAW SRM 51-10-1, AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-
- [SDR 08FDEA03164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03164), Jul 30, 2008: FRAME. DENTED. FRAME AT STA 344 DENTED AT STR 5L AT 9G BULKHEAD. CUT OUT DAMAGE FROM FRAME IAW SRM 53-10-4 FIG 2. FABRICATED NEW FRAME REPAIR AND REPAIR FILLER IAW SRM 53-10-4
- [SDR 08FDEA03161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03161), Jul 30, 2008: SKIN. GOUGED. T/E OF LT OB FOREFLAP HAS (2) EA DEEP GOUGES ON UPPER SURFACE. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 51-40-20 PAGE 12. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-20 PAG
- [SDR 08FDEA03038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03038), Jul 24, 2008: SKIN. DELAMINATED. DELAM SPOTS TOP NR 2 SPOILER REMOVED DAMAGE AREAS, CLEANED AND PREP IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20 PG 12-14,42-47. FABRICATED REPAIR FILLERS (2) APPROX 7 BY 5, 22 BY 3 A
- [SDR 08FDEA02883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA02883), Jul 15, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. GOUGE IN SKIN AT FUSELAGE STA 265 FWD OF ELEC POWER RECEPTACLE ACCESS DOOR TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE SKIN (DIM 4 BY 1 1/4) IAW EA 7-5330-122320. HFEC INSPECTED AREA IA
- [SDR 08FDEA02885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA02885), Jul 15, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. LT WING T/E O/B FOREFLAP HAS DEEP GOUGE ON UPPER SURFACE AT WS 450. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW B727 SRM 51-40-20 PARAGRAPH 12 AND FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER FR
- [SDR 08FDEA02884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA02884), Jul 15, 2008: SKIN. GOUGED. FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN GOUGED STA 1090 STR 22R. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-10-1 AND 53-30-1 FIG 1 AND 2. REPAIRED SKIN FUSELAGE STA 1
- [SDR 08FDEA02827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA02827), Jul 11, 2008: FRAME. DAMAGED. INTERIOR FUSELAGE STA 344 STRINGER TIE AT STR 7R HAS 02 FASTENERS WITH "O" ED. REMOVED STRINGER TIE IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, CUT OUT DAMAGE FRAME DIM 1.5 X 5/8 IAW
- [SDR 08FDEA02761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA02761), Jul 8, 2008: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE, C-3 DOOR HAS NUMEROUS DENTS AND BULGES ON EXTERIOR SKIN OF DOOR REMOVED C-3 DOOR ASSY AND HANDLE IAW MM 52-35-051-4 AND SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED, FABRICAT
- [SDR 08FDEA02759](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA02759), Jul 8, 2008: SKIN. GOUGED. DEEP GOUGE IN LT O/B FOREFLAP, L/E CAP UPPER SURFACE APPROX 10 INCHES FROM I/B END IN PREVIOUS REPAIR. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. CUT OUT DAM
- [SDR 08FDEA02760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA02760), Jul 8, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. LWR FUSELAGE, DRAIN HOLE DAMAGED AT STA. 355 STR 30. REMOVED SKIN PANEL IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW SKIN MAT USED 2024T3 .050 (27 BY 8.75) IAW B727 SRM
- [SDR 08FDEA02190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA02190), Jun 7, 2008: DUCT. LEAKING. AFTER TAKEOFF IN CLIMB-OUT NR 3 ENG STRUT OVERHEAT ILLUM. RAN QRH WHICH DETERMINED POSSIBLE LEAK ON FUSELAGE SIDE. WITH LIGHT EXTINGUSHED CONT CLIMB AND CABIN P
- [SDR 07FDEA02603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02603), Jul 25, 2007: SOLENOID. FAILED. AFTER LIFTOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION LANDING GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT RAISE PAST THE OFF POSITION. THE LEVER LATCH LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER IMMEDIATELY OPENED AND THE FOR
- [SDR 07FDEA02601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02601), Jul 24, 2007: ACCESSORY UNIT. FAILED. AFTER LOWERING LANDING GEAR, DID NOT GET LEFT OR RIGHT GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURES TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. NORMAL LANDING ACCOMPLISHE
- [SDR 06FDEA1265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA1265), Mar 29, 2006: CLAMP. OUT OF POSITION. AT FLT LEVEL 320 LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WENT TO QRH TURNED RIGHT PACK SWITCH OFF, LIGHT STILL ON. CLOSED NR 3 BLEED LIGHT STILL ON. CLOSED C
- [SDR 06FDEA0977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0977), Mar 7, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. EXISTING REPAIR STA 720-745 STR 21L-22L IS IAW EXISTING FAA DATA. REPLACE EXISTING REPAIR PER SRM. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER AND FILLER FROM 2024- T3
- [SDR 06FDEA0888](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0888), Mar 2, 2006: REPAIR. NONE. FOUND 3 REPAIRS LOCATED ON NR 3 CARGO DOOR OUTER SKIN, REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA A
- [SDR 06FDEA0887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0887), Mar 2, 2006: REPAIR. NONE. FOUND REPAIR LOCATED ON RIGHT WING L/E ABOVE THE NR 4 KRUGER FLAP REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED US
- [SDR 06FDEA0886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0886), Mar 2, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND 2 REPAIRS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT L/E WING UPPER SURFACE STA 450 AND 460. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLI
- [SDR 06FDEA0883](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0883), Mar 1, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 400 STR 17L-18L WAS DETERMINED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION, CONSIS
- [SDR 06FDEA0882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0882), Mar 1, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 188 STR 21R WAS DETERMINED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 5, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION, CONSISTS O
- [SDR 06FDEA0881](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0881), Mar 1, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 1030 STR 18L-19L WAS DETERMINED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION, CONSI
- [SDR 06FDEA0880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0880), Mar 1, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 720E STR 19L WAS DETERMINED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3, FIG 4 BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS O
- [SDR 06FDEA0879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0879), Mar 1, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 1050 STR 27R-28R WAS DETERMINED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSIS
- [SDR 06FDEA0878](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0878), Feb 28, 2006: REPAIR. NONE. FOUND REPAIR AT STA 990 STR 27R, REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR / MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DATA. REPAIR W
- [SDR 06FDEA0877](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0877), Feb 28, 2006: REPAIR. NONE. FOUND REPAIR LOCATED AT STA 700 STR 28L REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR / MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DATA. REPAI
- [SDR 06FDEA0876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0876), Feb 28, 2006: REPAIR. NONE. FOUND REPAIR LOCATED AT STA 1130 STR 5L, REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR / MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DATA. REPA
- [SDR 06FDEA0875](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0875), Feb 28, 2006: REPAIR. NONE. FOUND REPAIR LOCATED AT STA 630 STR 27L REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION, AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DATA. RE
- [SDR 06FDEA0873](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0873), Feb 28, 2006: REPAIR. NONE. FOUND REPAIR LOCATED AT STA 400 STR 15L REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DATA. REP
- [SDR 06FDEA0872](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0872), Feb 28, 2006: REPAIR. NONE. FOUND REPAIR LOCATED AT STA 380 STR 15L REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DATA. REP
- [SDR 06FDEA0871](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0871), Feb 28, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED ON UPPER RUDDER TRAILING EDGE WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 51-40-9, FIG 1 BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOCAT
- [SDR 06FDEA0870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0870), Feb 28, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 540 STR 27R WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER FEDEX EA 7-5330-85285, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOCATION, SH
- [SDR 05FDEA00520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00520), Mar 15, 2005: ADC. MALFUNCTIONED. REJECTED TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIR DATA COMPUTER IAW MM 34-12-011-4. GRD CK OK. A/C DOWN GRADED TO NOT CAT II. A/P NR 1 CK CAT II A/P NR 2 CK CAT II PRE
- [SDR 05FDEA00519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00519), Mar 15, 2005: ADC. MALFUNCTIONED. REJECTED TO AT 80 KTS. RAN RTO CHECKLIST. NO AIRSPEED ON CAPT'S AIRSPEED INDICATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED AIR DATA COMPUTER IAW MM 34-12-011-4. A/C DOWN GRADED T
- [SDR 03FDEA01406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01406), Sep 3, 2003: KEELBEAM. DAMAGED. LT KEEL BEAM AT STA 740 HAS DAMAGED HOLE DUE TO A SEIZED FASTENER IN KEELBEAM. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED LT KEELBEAM STA 740 IAW FED EX EA 7-5330-54955, DWG 
- [SDR 03FDEA01405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01405), Sep 3, 2003: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON 740 FRAME COMMON TO DELTA BOX RBL 7 THRU LBL 7 WL 156 REMOVED CORROSION ON 740 FRAME COMMON TO DELTA BOX RBL 7 TO LBL 7, WL 156. CORROSION BLEND-OU
- [SDR 03FDEA01400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01400), Aug 29, 2003: SKIN. DAMAGED. SIX PREVIOUSLY PLUGGED HOLES IN SKIN AT BS 400 BETWEEN STR 14 - 15 LT ADJACENT TO EXISTING FASTENERS. BS 400 SKIN AREA BETWEEN STR 14-15 LT WITH PLUGGED HOLES W
- [SDR 03FDEA01390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01390), Aug 26, 2003: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME STA 950E BETWEEN STR 28L & 29L. REPAIRED FRAME BS 950E, STR 28L-29L IAW SRM 53-10-4 FIG 13 AND EA 7-5310-54947.
- [SDR 03FDEA01391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01391), Aug 26, 2003: PANEL SUPPORT. CHAFED. VERTICAL STAB LT TEE SUPPORT IS CHAFED WHERE PANEL 8603 LWR ATTACHMENT ANGLE, ATTACHES TO THE PANEL SUPPORT. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA 3 X 1 INCH ON LT VERTICAL STAB
- [SDR 03FDEA01360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01360), Aug 22, 2003: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION (C53-113-01, 2) ON FRAME STA 970 BETWEEN STR 28L & 29L. CORROSION ON FRAME BS 970, STR 28L-29L WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-1. REMOVED DAMAGE
- [SDR 03FDEA1361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA1361), Aug 22, 2003: SKIN. DAMAGED. SIX PREVIOUSLY PLUGGED HOLES IN SKIN AT BS 400 BETWEEN STR 14 - 15 LT ADJACENT TO EXISTING FASTENERS.
- [SDR 03FDEA01359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01359), Aug 22, 2003: SKIN. DENTED. DENT IN SKIN BS 380 BETWEEN STR 14L AND STR 15L. CUT OUT DAMAGE, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER (EXTERNAL) PER EA 7-5330-70501.
- [SDR 03FDEA01326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01326), Aug 15, 2003: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. KEEL BEAM (STR 29R OUTBD FLANGE) IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REPAIRED RT KEEL BEAM OUTBD FLANGE AT BS 950F-970 PER SR 27-53-023A.

All 174: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275FE-2015-08-10/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 19910321009849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910321009849I), Mar 21, 1991: Boeing 727233 (N275FE), Cedar Rapids, IA. NR1 engine oil filter bypass light on. Shut engine down. Landed without incident.

## Other aircraft with N275FE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N275FE): Boeing 767-300F, S/N 66245, built 2021

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