# N278FE: 1980 Boeing 727-233, registration cancelled 2013-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 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: 22345
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1992
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1992
- Last registry action: June 1, 2011
- Mode S code: A2C4B6
- 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/N278FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=278FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278FE-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 727-233: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-233.md

## Service difficulty reports (71, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201111114877](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201111114877), Nov 11, 2011: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER BLOCK-OUT, COMPASS FLAG CAME INTO VIEW ON CAPTAIN'S HSI. COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURES, RESOLVED COMPASS FLAG NO LONGER IN VIEW. AFTER TAKEOFF COMPASS FLAG
- [SDR FDEA201006192073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201006192073), Jun 19, 2010: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ON BOTH DOORS INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERIES. OPS CHECK GOOD FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME. FINAL CLOSED.
- [SDR FDEA201004141182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004141182), Apr 14, 2010: MANIFOLD. FAILED. AFTER T/O NR 1 ENG FIRE LIGHT ON NR 1 FIRE DETECT LOOP. PWR REDUCED ON NR 1 ENG IAW QRH. NR 1 FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT. FIRE DETECT LIGHT REMAINED ON. FIRE DETECT LI
- [SDR FDEA201004141180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004141180), Apr 14, 2010: FIRE LOOP. FALSE ACTIVATION. AFTER T/O NR 1 ENG FIRE LIGHT ON NR 1 FIRE DETECT LOOP. POWER REDUCED ON NR 1 ENG IAW QRH. NR 1 FIRE LIGHT WENT OUT. FIRE DETECT LIGHT REMAINED ON. FIRE DETECT 
- [SDR FDEA201001290287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201001290287), Jan 29, 2010: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. THRUSH LEVER BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE FOR DESCENT. NR 2 LOW OIL PRESSURE OR FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON, WENT OUT, CAME BACK ON. AT THAT TIME OIL QTY SLOWLY REDUCED
- [SDR FDEA200911053853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200911053853), Nov 5, 2009: RELAY. FALSE ACTIVATION. AFTER DEPARTING EWR AND CLIMBING THROUGH 16000 FT MAIN CARGO DOOR "B" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW M
- [SDR FDEA200906232245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906232245), Jun 23, 2009: SKIN. DAMAGED. 5 EA OEM HOLES AT RIVET HOLES BETWEEN BS 610 - 600 STR 3L. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA (INNER SKIN) DIM: 3.2500" X 1" AND 2.7500" X 1", FAB NEW FILLER FOM 2024T3 .040,
- [SDR FDEA200906222202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906222202), Jun 22, 2009: SILL. DAMAGED. DRILLED HOLE HAS SHORT "ED" CENTER LONGERON FITTING. DRILLED HOLE FOUND TO BE PART OF P TO F CONVERSION MOD AND FOUND TO BE STRUCTURALLY ACCEPTABLE IAW EA 7-531
- [SDR FDEA200906202190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906202190), Jun 20, 2009: HINGE. WORN. MCD AFT END SECTION OF HINGE HAS PLAY. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED MCD AFT END SECTION OF HINGE P.O. 79014501, PN NR 5212791, DIM: 42" - UPPER, AND 20" -
- [SDR FDEA200906202189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906202189), Jun 20, 2009: HINGE. WORN. MCD FWD END SECTION OF HINGE HAS PLAY REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED MCD FWD END SECTION OF HINGE P.O. NR 79014501, PN 5212791, DIM: 45" UPPER, AND 20" LOWER
- [SDR FDEA200906132064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906132064), Jun 13, 2009: SKIN. DAMAGED. 5 EA. OEM HOLES ALONG RIVET LINE BETWEEN BS 610-600 STR 3L. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW FILLERS HFEC INSPECTED AREA WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, TREATED, PRI
- [SDR FDEA200906122049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906122049), Jun 12, 2009: SILL. DAMAGED. 1 EA OEM HOLE AT MCK CUT-OUT BS 620 STR 4L. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW EA 7-5310-126827 BY TRIMING OUT OPEN HOLE IN SKIN BS 620, STR 4L, PERFORMED HFEC INSP OF TRI
- [SDR FDEA200906122054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906122054), Jun 12, 2009: SILL. DAMAGED. 1 EA OEM HOLE AT RIVET HOLE BS 520 S3L. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED NEW FILLER REPAIR, HFEC INSPECTED AREA IAW NDTM 51-00-00 FIG 23 PT6. TREATED PRIMED & I
- [SDR FDEA200906122053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906122053), Jun 12, 2009: SILL. DAMAGED. 7 EA. OEM HOLES ALONG RIVET LINE BETWEEN BS 500-490 S3L. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED NEW FILLER REPAIR, TREATED AND PRIMED, HFEC INSPECTED AREA IAW NDTM 51
- [SDR FDEA200906122051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906122051), Jun 12, 2009: SILL. DAMAGED. 1 EA OEM HOLE NEXT TO RIVET HOLE MCD FUSELAGE SKIN BS 560 BETWEEN S2-3L. CUT-OUT DAMAGED, FABRICATED NEW FILLER REPAIR, TREATED AND PRIMED , HFEC INSPECTED AREA
- [SDR FDEA200906122052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906122052), Jun 12, 2009: SILL. DAMAGED. NUMEROUS OEM HOLES ALONG MCK CUT-OUT BS 480 S3-4L. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED NEW FILLER, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-10-2. HFEC INSPECTED AREA IAW 
- [SDR FDEA200906041927](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906041927), Jun 4, 2009: WEB. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO AREA STA 560 STR 19L PRELOAD SPRING DRUM WEB HAS CRACK. REMOVED AND INSTALLED C1 DOOR MECHANISM SPRING CARTRIDGE ASSY. REMOVED WEB AND FABRICATED 
- [SDR FDEA200905291854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905291854), May 29, 2009: SILL. CRACKED. MAIN CARGO MCK-UPPER SILL, BS 500 STR 3L - 4L CRACK COMING FROM RIVET FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED LOCATED AND INSTALLED LONGERON PN 53FX1467-101 P.O. NR 29052265. SP
- [SDR FDEA200905291853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905291853), May 29, 2009: SILL. CRACKED. MAIN CARGO AREA MCK-UPPER SILL STA 600 STR 3L TO 4L, CRACKS ORIGINATING FROM TWO RIVET FASTENERS. REMOVED, LOCATED, TREATED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED MID AND AFT LO
- [SDR FDEA200905291852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905291852), May 29, 2009: SILL. CRACKED. MAIN CARGO, MCD-UPPER SILL, BS 490 STR 3L-4L, CRACK COMING FROM FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED MCD HINGE IAW ACCESS, HFEC. INSPECTED AREA IAW NDTM 51-00
- [SDR FDEA200905281841](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905281841), May 28, 2009: SKIN. CRACKED. RT FORE FLAP OTBD WBL 442 CRACK ON SKIN ABOVE CARRIAGE ATTACH FITTING. REMOVED RT OTBD FORE FLAP TO FOM REPAIR IAW MM 27-51-011-4. STOPPED DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM
- [SDR FDEA200905271806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905271806), May 27, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. CABIN SEAT TRACK HAS CRACK INDICATION AT BS 760 LBL 48 ACCESSED AREA OF INDICATION ON SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-30-2. HFEC INSPECTED AREA IAW NDTM PT6. 51-00-00 FIG
- [SDR FDEA200905271805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905271805), May 27, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. CABIN SEAT TRACK HAS CRACK INDICATION AT BS 760 RBL 48 ACCESSED AREA OF CRACK INDICATION IAW SRM 51-30-2. HFEC INSPECTED AREA IAW NDTM PT6. 51-00-00 FIG 23. NO 
- [SDR FDEA200905231844](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905231844), May 23, 2009: ATTACH ANGLE. CORRODED. LT WING LE NR 2 SLAT ACTUATOR ATTACH ANGLES MOUNT HOLES CORRODED AND PITTED. REMOVED LT WING FUEL ACCESS PNL 7215 IAW MM 28-11-021-4. REMOVED IB AND OB ATTACH A
- [SDR FDEA200905231861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905231861), May 23, 2009: ANGLE. CRACKED. NR 4 SLAT AFT LOWER ANGLE IS CRACKED AT INBD UPSTOP PAD. REMOVED SLAT COVE PANELS IAW SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 51-40-4 FIGURE 1. FABRICATED NEW
- [SDR FDEA200905231862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905231862), May 23, 2009: ANGLE. CRACKED. NR 8 SLAT AFT LOWER ANGLE IS CRACKED AT INBD AND OUTBD UPSTOP PADS. REMOVED COVE PANELS AT NR 8 SLAT IAW SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED DAMAGED ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-2 FABR
- [SDR FDEA200905221773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905221773), May 22, 2009: SKIN. GOUGED. LOWER CARGO C3 DOOR OUTER SKIN NUMEROUS DENTS & GOUGES ALL OVER SKIN. REMOVED OUTER SKIN AT C3 DOOR IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND FABRICATED NEW C3 DOOR SKIN IAW EA-7-523
- [SDR FDEA200905221772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905221772), May 22, 2009: FRAME. DENTED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FRAME IS DENTED IN UPPER FLANGE AT BS 950C ABOVE STR 26R. REWORKED DENTED AREA TO ORIGINAL CONTOUR. ABOVE STR 26R IAW DWG SR 27-53-139. ND
- [SDR FDEA200905221771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905221771), May 22, 2009: FRAME. DENTED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FRAME IS DENTED IN UPPER FLANGE RADIUS AT BS 990 ABOVE STR. 26L. REWORKED DENTED AREA TO ORIGINAL CONTOUR AT BS 990 STR 26L IAW DWG SR 27-
- [SDR FDEA200905211764](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905211764), May 21, 2009: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION AFT BOLT HEAD FITTING EXTERIOR FUSELAGE, BS 740, STR 26R - 28R. REMOVED BULKHEAD FITTING AT BS 740 STR 26R-28R EXTERIOR FUSELAGE IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABR
- [SDR FDEA200905211763](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905211763), May 21, 2009: STRINGER. CORRODED. SNAKE PIT FWD CARGO, CORROSION AT STR 27 R, STA 740. REMOVED SNAKE PIT FLOOR PANEL TO FOM IAW SRM 51-30-2. CUT OUT SECTION OF STRINGER FOR REPAIR IAW SRM 51-10-
- [SDR FDEA200905211762](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905211762), May 21, 2009: SPAR. CRACKED. CRACK ANGLE FALSE SPAR LT WING STA 244 AT NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR BRACKET. REMOVED DOUBLER AND WEB SECTION. CUT OUT DAMAGED ANGLE SECTION IAW DWG NR SR27-57-038 R
- [SDR 07FDEA04538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA04538), Oct 9, 2007: DUCT. BLOWN. HEARD LOUD BANG WHILE CLIMBING PAST 32,000 FEET. BANG APPEARED TO BE BELOW AND FORWARD OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DID NOT NOTICE ANY ENGINE OR PRESSURIZATION FLUC
- [SDR 07FDEA00626](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00626), Jan 25, 2007: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. COMPLY WITH FEDEX EA 7-5330-102012, FUSELAGE - BS 11 83 BULKHEAD WEB CRACK REPAIR AT WL 225, BL61. COMPLIED WITH EA 7-5330-102012, RII:575461.
- [SDR 07FDEA00124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00124), Jan 16, 2007: SKIN. BULGED. RT EXT FUSELAGE STA 288 BELOW STR 21 HAS A SKIN BULGE. REMOVED DAMAGE AND REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-2 FIG 3.
- [SDR 07FDEA00089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00089), Jan 14, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. COMPLIED WITH EA 7-5310-102014 FUSELAGE-BASIC-BS 870 FLOORBEAM UPPER CAP CORROSION, RBL 51-57.
- [SDR 07FDEA00081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00081), Jan 12, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. EXT FUSELAGE LOWER HALF BETWEEN STA 680-700 AND BETWEEN 28L - 30. SKIN SURFACE CRACKED AND HOLE NOTED DURING PRESSURIZATION CHECK. REPAIRED AREA AT STA 680 STR 
- [SDR 06FDEA03457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA03457), Sep 27, 2006: MODULE. CRACKED. SHORTLY AFTER LEVELOFF AT FL310, SYS A HYDRAULIC PUMP LIGHTS FLICKERED AND QUANTITY RAPIDLY DROPPED TO (ZERO). COMPLIED W/QRH AND LANDED IN MEM. FOUND HYD PRESS
- [SDR 06FDEA2924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA2924), Aug 10, 2006: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. AS WE APPLIED T/O POWER (STD POWERS) HEARD A LOUD BANG (COMPRESSOR STALL) AND REJECTED T/O BEFORE T/O POWER WAS SET. MAX SPEED 20KTS WIND 12KT X-WIND. SAT CONFI
- [SDR 04FDEA03387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA03387), Dec 7, 2004: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. TOTAL LOSS OF SYS A QUANTITY WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN AND FLAPS AT 30 DEGREE QTY WENT TO 1.0 GALLONS FOR TEN SECONDS THEN WENT IMMEDIATELY TO 0 GALLONS SYS A PRES
- [SDR 04FDEA02847](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02847), Sep 29, 2004: INDICATOR. FAILED. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM A QUANTITY INDICATOR WENT TO 0.2 GALLONS ON FLAP RETRACTION. QRH PROCEDURES RECOVERED QTY TO 1.2 GALLONS. ENT BY: 014562 RPT BY: 241937 FACT 29
- [SDR 04FDEA00204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA00204), Jan 22, 2004: SEAL. OUT OF POSITION. NOSE GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR DOWN. AFTER GO-AROUND DOOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. VISUALLY INSPECTED BOTH NOSE GEAR DOOR SWITCHES, NO DEFECTS NO
- [SDR 03FDEA01098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01098), Jul 15, 2003: CONTROL BOX. MALFUNCTIONED. GOT LOWER BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ON CLIMBOUT UPON DESCENT, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WITH THROTTLE REDUCTION. T/S IAW 26-14-000-1, FOUND AFT STAIR LT LOOP RUBBING AGAINST
- [SDR 02FDEA00191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00191), Mar 10, 2002: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. LEFT W/L BULKHEAD WEB IS CRACKED AT BS 870, LBL 61, WL 162. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULKHEAD WEB PER EA 7-5350-62780.
- [SDR 02FDEA00184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00184), Mar 6, 2002: FRAME. DENTED. DENT IN FRAME AT BS 560 BETWEEN STR 24L AND 25L. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME PER SRM 51-10-2, 51-20-151.
- [SDR 02FDEA00146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00146), Feb 27, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. SKIN DENTED AT BS 1279 TO 1282, BETWEEN STR 20R & 21R. REMOVED AND REPLACED SKIN WITH DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3.
- [SDR 02FDEA00149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00149), Feb 25, 2002: STRINGER. CRACKED. STR 25L CRACKED AT BS 560. REMOVED AND REPLACED STR PER SRM 53-10-3.
- [SDR 02FDEA00142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00142), Feb 23, 2002: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SKIN AND STRINGER AT BS 950D TO 950E, STR 28L. REMOVED AND REPLACED SKIN PER SRM 53-30-3.
- [SDR 02FDEA00148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00148), Feb 23, 2002: FRAME. DENTED. FRAME DENTED AT BS 420 BETWEEN STR 8L TO 9L. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 1.
- [SDR 02FDEA00212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00212), Feb 19, 2002: SPAR. WORN. VERT FIN MID SPAR AT FIN STA 230-231 WORN OUT OF LIMITS AT STR 7. REMOVED AND REPLACED MIDSPAR PER EA 7-5510-62791.

All 71: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278FE-2013-08-27/reports.md

## Other aircraft with N278FE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278FE): Boeing 767-300F, S/N 66247, built 2021

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