# N277UP: 1995 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, registration cancelled 2020-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (registry code 3023600)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (registry code 52119)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 48578
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 2004
- Certificate issued: June 10, 2004
- Last registry action: April 10, 2017
- Mode S code: A2C24D
- Owner when cancelled: [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2585° N, 85.5398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40223, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N277UP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=277UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277UP-2020-12-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f.md

## Service difficulty reports (113, newest 50)

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

- [SDR IPXA2016022900110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2016022900110), Feb 26, 2016: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY ONE LOW . OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 33-51-01, IPC 33-51-10-01-008.
- [SDR IPXA2015081492351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2015081492351), Aug 12, 2015: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. R1 DOOR SLIDE TEST LIGHT INOPERATIVE. R & R 2 EA 1.5 VOLT C CELLS BATTERIES AND REPLACED THE LAMP FOR THE PRESS TO TEST INDICATOR IAW WDM 25-61-01. OPS CHECKED 
- [SDR IPXA2015072391482](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2015072391482), Jul 23, 2015: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT, BATTERY 1 LO LEVEL 1 ALERT, R & R EMERGENCY LT BATTERY CHARGER IAW MM 31-51-01. OPS NORMAL.
- [SDR IPXA2015040887869](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2015040887869), Apr 8, 2015: WARNING MESSAGE. FALSE ACTIVATION. LEVEL 1 "AVIONICS FAN OVERD" DURING CRUISE FOUND UPPER MCD SEAL PULLED OUT. REINSTALLED IAW AMM 52-00-00. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF AVIONICS COOLING FANS IAW KP 37
- [SDR IPXA2014100184486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014100184486), Sep 28, 2014: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST, RECEIVED EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY 1 LOW MESSAGE. REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY IAW AMM 33-51-01-400-802. OPS CK NORMAL.
- [SDR IPXA2014050582865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014050582865), Apr 10, 2014: SKIN. DELAMINATED. INSPECTION TYPE:4C, DELAMINATED ON LOWER SURFACE OF LT INBD FLAP VANE NEAR XIFH 258. REPAIRED DELAMINATED IAW SRM 57-50-80, REPAIR 2, WET LAYUP.
- [SDR IPXA2014050582864](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014050582864), Apr 10, 2014: SKIN. DELAMINATED. INSPECTION TYPE:4C DELAMINATED ON LOWER SURFACE OF LT INBD FLAP VANE NEAR XIFH 200. REPAIRED LT INBD FLAP VANE LOWER SURFACE IAW SRM 57-50-80, REPAIR 2, WET LAY
- [SDR IPXA2014050282841](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014050282841), Apr 9, 2014: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. DURING 4C INSPECTION, DISCOVERED CORROSION ON CENTER WING TANK UPPER FWD AND CENTER SKIN BETWEEN XCW=-81 AND XCW=-100 AT STRINGER 15. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON CEN
- [SDR IPXA2014042882778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014042882778), Apr 9, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING 4C INSPECTION, LT FRAME FITTING ANGLE CRACKED IN LWR AUX FUEL TANK BS 1278, L47L. REPLACED LT FRAME FITTING ANGLE IAW SRM 51-33-01.
- [SDR IPXA2014042882777](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014042882777), Apr 9, 2014: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING 4C INSPECTION, RT FRAME FITTING ANGLE CRACKED IN LOWER AUX FUEL TANK, BS 1278, L47R. REPLACED RT FRAME FITTING ANGLE IN LOWER AUX FUEL TANK, STA 1278, L4
- [SDR IPXA2014042182705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014042182705), Apr 9, 2014: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:4C, R3 DOOR LOWER FWD DOOR JAMB HAS CRACK AT LIGHTNING HOLE. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON R3 DOOR LOWER FWD JAMB BS 1250 - 1256 IAW SRM 53-40-45, REPA
- [SDR IPXA2014050582861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014050582861), Apr 8, 2014: TRACK. GOUGED. INSPECTION TYPE:4C, L-1 DOOR AFT UPPER BOGIE TRACK HAS MULTIPLE GOUGES. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON L1 DOOR AFT UPPR BOGIE TRACK IAW EA 011-2511- 01-A5299 AND EO MD1
- [SDR IPXA2014050782884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014050782884), Apr 7, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A 4C INSPECTION, LT WING LOWER STRINGER 31 AT XORS 1085 IS CRACKED. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW EA 011-5710-01-A5291-IR AND EO 5710-54275-A.
- [SDR IPXA2014050782882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014050782882), Apr 7, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING 4C INSPECTION, RT WING STRINGER 15 CRACKED NEAR XORS 433. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW EA 011-5710-01-A5283, REV IR AND EO MD11-5710-54271-A.
- [SDR IPXA2014050782881](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014050782881), Apr 7, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING 4C INSPECTION, LT WING STRINGER 18 CRACKED NEAR XORS 222. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR BETWEEN XORS 211-264 IAW SRM 57-00-03, REPAIR 3 FIG 201.
- [SDR IPXA2014050782880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014050782880), Apr 7, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A 4C INSPECTION, LT WING STRINGER 18 CRACKED NEAR XORS 264. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR BETWEEN XORS 211-264 IAW SRM 57-00-03, REPAIR 3, FIG.201.
- [SDR IPXA2014050582860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014050582860), Apr 7, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:4C, LT WING STRINGER 15 CRACKED AT STA, XORS 433 ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR ON LT WING STRINGER 15, STA XORS 433 IAW EA 011-5710-01-A5285, RE
- [SDR IPXA2014042882791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014042882791), Apr 7, 2014: TEE FITTING. CRACKED. DURING A 4C INSPECTION, FITTING CRACKED IN UPPER AUX FUEL TANK BS 1158. R & R FITTING.
- [SDR IPXA2014042882789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014042882789), Apr 7, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A 4C INSPECTION, FOUND LT WING STRINGER 12 CRACKED AT XORS 622-653. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-00-03, REPAIR 5, FIG 202.
- [SDR IPXA2014042882788](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014042882788), Apr 7, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A 4C INSPECTION, RT WING STRINGER 12 CRACKED AT XORS 623-653. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-00-03, REPAIR 5, FIG 202.
- [SDR IPXA2014042882787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014042882787), Apr 7, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A 4C INSPECTION, LT WING STRINGER 10 CRACKED BETWEEN XORS 738-773. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-00-03, REPAIR 5, FIG 202.
- [SDR IPXA2014042882785](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014042882785), Apr 7, 2014: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A 4C INSPECTION, RT WING, STRINGER 10 CRACKED BETWEEN XORS 738 AND 773. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-00-03, REPAIR 5, FIG 202.
- [SDR IPXA2014050582858](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014050582858), Apr 6, 2014: SKIN. GOUGED. INSPECTION TYPE:4C, LT WING INBD FLAP CENTER VANE TRACK CUTOUT GOUGED ON INBD AND OTBD SIDES, FWD AND AFT ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON LT WING INBD FLAP CENTER VANE C
- [SDR IPXA2014042882798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2014042882798), Apr 4, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING A 4C INSPECTION, LT WING INBD NR 1 SLAT LOWER SKIN CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-40-01. REPAIR 8, FIG 201, REV 55.
- [SDR IPXA2013112000878](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2013112000878), Nov 18, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. RT WING I/B FLAP COVE PANEL HAS .1250" HOLE 120" FROM INBD EDGE. REPAIR IAW EO B747-5750-52755-A.
- [SDR IPXA2013112000877](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2013112000877), Nov 18, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. RT WING INBD FLAP COVE PANEL HAS .1250 INCH HOLE, 58 INCHES FROM INBD EDGE. REPAIRED IAW EO B747-5750-52758-A.
- [SDR IPXA2013112000876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2013112000876), Nov 18, 2013: SKIN. DAMAGED. RT WING INBD MID FLAP COVE PANEL HAS .1250 INCH HOLE 58 INCHES FROM INBD EDGE. REPAIRED IAW EO B747-5750-52756-A.
- [SDR IPXA13M80363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA13M80363), Sep 24, 2013: FAN. FAILED. ODOR OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FAN IN E & E BELOW CAPTAIN FAILED IN A NOISY STOP. 20 SECONDS LATER A SECOND FAN STARTED, SUSPECT NR 1 AVIONICS RACK FAN FAILED. R & R
- [SDR IPXA13M78122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA13M78122), Apr 21, 2013: SKIN. NICKED. INSPECTION TYPE:1C, LT INBD FLAP LWR SKIN SURFACE HAS TWO NICKS AT APPX 58.5" FROM INBD EDGE. REPAIRED LT INBD LWR SKIN AT 58.5" FROM INBD EDGE REF SRM 57-50-01
- [SDR IPXA13M78120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA13M78120), Apr 21, 2013: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:1C, RT WING FIXED L/E BEADED DOUBLER CRACKED 18" INBD OF NR 12 SLAT TRACK. REPAIRED RT WING L/E BEADED DOUBLER 18" INBD OF NR 12 SLAT TRACK REF 
- [SDR IPXA13M78118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA13M78118), Apr 20, 2013: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:4C, LT WING FIXED L/E XOS 640.7174 BEADED DOUBLER FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED LT WING FIXED L/E COMPT BEADED DOUBLER AT XOS 640.7174 REF SRM 57-40-0
- [SDR IPXA13M78116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA13M78116), Apr 20, 2013: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:4C, LT WING FIXED L/E XOS 613.1502, BEADED DOUBLER FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED BEADED DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-40-02, REPAIR 15, FIG 203.
- [SDR IPXA3M78090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA3M78090), Apr 20, 2013: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:1C, LT WING FIXED L/E INNER BEADED DOUBLER CRACKED NEAR STA XOS627. REPAIRED LT WING L/E INNER BEADED DOUBLER BETWEEN STA XOS 625-629 IAW EO MD1
- [SDR IPXA3M78089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA3M78089), Apr 20, 2013: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:1C, LT WING FIXED L/E INNER BEADED DOUBLER CRACKED NEAR STA XOS 646 REPAIRED LT WING FIXED L/E INNER BEADED DOUBLER BETWEEN XOS 643-648 IAW UPS 
- [SDR IPXA3M78076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA3M78076), Apr 20, 2013: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:1C, LT WING FIXED L/E INNER BEADED DOUBLER CRACKED NEAR STA XOS696. REPAIRED LT WING L/E INNER BEADED DOUBLER BETWEEN STA XOS 692-698 IAW EO MD1
- [SDR IPXA13M78115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA13M78115), Apr 17, 2013: TRUNNION. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:1C NLG LT TRUNNION CRACKED ON LOWER END. REPAIRED TRUNNION IAW SRM 53-10-14, REPAIR 2, FIG 202.
- [SDR IPXA3M77669](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA3M77669), Mar 22, 2013: SWITCH. FAILED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS TEST BUTTON INTERNALLY FAILED. R & R EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT TEST SWITCH S1-402, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-50-00.
- [SDR IPXA2M74647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2M74647), Jul 30, 2012: BLEED VALVE. INOPERATIVE. WITH LEVEL II, AIR SYS 2 PRESSURE LOW ON DESCENT LEVEL II, AIR SYSTEM 1, PRESSURE LOW ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. SHORTLY AFTER LEVEL II, AIR SYS 3, PRESSU
- [SDR IPXA2M74444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2M74444), Jul 16, 2012: SIGN. DISLODGED. EXIT SIGN OVER R1 DOOR CAME OFF DURING FLIGHT. RESINTALLED R1 EXIT SIGN REF MM 33-52-05.
- [SDR IPXA2M71930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2M71930), Feb 15, 2012: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: 2C, RIGHT WING FIXED L/E COMPT BEADED DOUBLER CRACKED ABOVE INBD REFUEL PORT. REPAIRED RT WING FIXED L/E INTERNAL BEADED DOUBLER BETWEEN XOS610
- [SDR IPXA2M71928](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2M71928), Feb 15, 2012: VANE. DELAMINATED. INSPECTION TYPE: 2C, LEFT INBD FLAP VANE LOWER SURFACE DELAMINATED, APPROX 21" INBD OF CENTER TRACK (XIFH192). REPAIRED LT INBD FLAP VANE LOWER SURFACE IAW SRM 
- [SDR IPXA2M71931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA2M71931), Feb 13, 2012: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:2C, RT WING FIXED L/E COMPT BEADED DOUBLER ABOVE REFUEL PORT CRACKED. REPAIRED RT WING FIXED L/E INTERNAL BEADED DOUBLER BETWEEN XOS625-629 IAW 
- [SDR IPXA12M71809](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA12M71809), Feb 13, 2012: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: 2C, RIGHT WING FIXED L/E BEADED DOUBLER CRACKED 2 PLACES THROUGH ACCESS PANEL 619DB (XOS667-673). REPAIRED RT WING FIXED L/E INTERNAL BEADED DO
- [SDR IPXA1M68335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA1M68335), Jul 28, 2011: WIRE. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY DECLARED - RECEIVED LEVEL 3 CABIN SMOKE, LEVEL 2 SEL FADEC OFF AND SEVERAL LEVEL 1 ALERTS. SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. ACFT OUT OF SERVICE. INSPECTION FOUND
- [SDR IPXA1M67753](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA1M67753), Jul 7, 2011: VANE. DAMAGED. LT WING, OTBD FLAP VANE HAS DAMAGED LOWER SKIN 25.5" FROM OTBD EDGE. REMOVED DAMAGE AND REPAIRED IAW EO MD11-5750-43408-A.
- [SDR IPXA11M64962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA11M64962), Feb 27, 2011: CHECK VALVE. FAULTY. EMERGENCY DECLARED - LVL 2 TNK WING OVERFILL TO FUEL IMBALANCE, FUEL IMBALANCE. FUEL OFF SCHEDULE. NR 3 TANK GAUGE INDICATED 41.700. SUSPECT FLOAT SWITCH OR FIL
- [SDR IPXA1M64962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA1M64962), Feb 27, 2011: CHECK VALVE. FAULTY. EMERGENCY DECLARED - LVL 2 TANK WING OVERFILL TO FUEL INBALANCE, FUEL IMBALANCE. FUEL OFF SCHEDULE. NR 3 TANK GAUGE INDICATED 41.700. SUSPECT FLOAT SWITCH OR FI
- [SDR IPXA11M64662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA11M64662), Feb 8, 2011: ADC. INOPERATIVE. AFTER T/O AIRSPEED DIFF OF 15KNTS CAPTAIN'S LOWER THAN F/O. DURING CLIMB AIRSPEED CLOSED TO WITHIN 5 KNOTS, CAPTAIN ALWAYS LOWER. AMBER IAS ALERT. PERFORMED PIT
- [SDR IPXA11M64523](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA11M64523), Jan 14, 2011: SUPPORT. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:1C, NR2 ENGINE INLET HAS METAL STRIP CRACKED AT TWELVE 12 O`CLOCK POS. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE ON CRACKED FLANGE OF NR2 INLET SUPPORT ANGLE AT STA 21
- [SDR IPXA11M64395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IPXA11M64395), Jan 10, 2011: DOUBLER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:1C, RT WING FIXED L/E COMPARTMENT, THRU ACCESS PANEL 619EB, BEADED DOUBLER FOUND CRACKED AT 2 LOCATIONS AS MARKED XOS 643.5-647. REMOVED DAMAGE,

All 113: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277UP-2020-12-05/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA16RA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16RA175), Jun 6, 2016: Mcdonnell Douglas MD11 (N277UP), Incheon, South Korea, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 20160606012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160606012389A), Jun 6, 2016: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (N277UP), Incheon, Substantial damage. On Monday, June 6, about 10:45 p.m. local time, a Boeing (Mcdonnell Douglas) MD-11F airplane, N277UP, operated by ups airlines as flight 61, was substantially…

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