# N312FE: 1987 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-30F, registration cancelled 2024-02-03 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 3, 2024 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-30F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-30f) (registry code 3024020) - Engine: [GE CF6-50 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (registry code 30018) - Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE), [TCDS E23EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E23EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 48300 - Year built: 1987 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 23, 2001 - Certificate issued: October 23, 1987 - Last registry action: June 3, 2023 - Mode S code: A34EC1 - 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/N312FE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=312FE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N312FE-2024-02-03 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-10-30F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-30f.md ## Service difficulty reports (29) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR FDEA201408292355](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201408292355), Aug 29, 2014: ENGINE. DAMAGED. NUMBER 1 ENG OIL QTY LOSS DOWN TO ZERO, PRESS DECREASE FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. SHUTDOWN ENG & DIVERTED. APPROX 35 PSI WHEN ENG SHUTDOWN DECISION WAS MADE. - [SDR FDEA201408212278](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201408212278), Aug 21, 2014: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. ON TAKEOFF, RT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. RAN QRH, CYCLED GEAR, IT CAME UP. CONTINUED FLIGHT. PERFORMED GVI OF RT MLG CHECKED GOOD. INTERROGATED PSEU ALL INDI - [SDR FDEA201406231521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201406231521), Jun 23, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING WALK AROUND, FOUND LT WING OTBD SLAT CUT OUT PANEL FWD LT CORNER, NR 5 SLAT CUT OUT PANEL CRACKED. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01 & VERIF - [SDR FDEA201406231520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201406231520), Jun 23, 2014: FLAP. CRACKED. LEFT HAND INBD FLAP APPEARS CRACKED. CUT OUT CRACK IAW SRM. REQUIRES HFEC TO VERIFY REMOVAL OF CRACK. PERFORMED HFEC TO VERIFY REMOVAL OF ALL DAMAGE. NO FURTHER - [SDR FDEA201310302645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201310302645), Oct 30, 2013: UNKNOWN. ODOR. FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT. APU HAD NO PRESENCE OF LEAKS. APU STARTED WITH NO ODOR NOTICED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. - [SDR FDEA201308131869](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201308131869), Aug 13, 2013: CONTROL PANEL. INOPERATIVE. ON ELECTRICAL SYS CONTROL PANEL, EMERGENCY POWER "OFF" LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE. R & R ESCP, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 24-08-02. - [SDR FDEA201306071219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201306071219), Jun 7, 2013: WIRE HARNESS. FAILED. REJECT TAKEOFF, RNWY 36L AT APROX 60 KTS FOR NR 2 ENG EXCEEDANCE WITH EGT 1055. ACARS DATA SHOWS JUST AFTER REACHING TAKEOFF POWER A SUDDEN EGT INCREASE AT A RA - [SDR FDEA201305040906](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201305040906), May 4, 2013: BULB. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 1 ENGINE OIL TEMP WENT INTO RED ON DEPARTURE THEN YELLOW X. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. R & R NR 1 ENG OIL TEMP BULB. - [SDR FDEA201303080515](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201303080515), Mar 8, 2013: SUPPORT. CRACKED. CENTER MAIN WHEEL WELL LT, MOST FWD LT- ANGLE STIFFENER WEB SUPPORT DOUBLER FOR SPOILER PUSH ROD HAS A CRACK FORMING ON BOTTOM EDGE OF FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED AN - [SDR FDEA201303080519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201303080519), Mar 8, 2013: ANGLE. CRACKED. CENTER WHEEL WELL FWD BULKHEAD LT UPPER CORNER FWD OF AILERON TRIM DRUM TEE ANGLE CRACKED IN RADIOUS. CRACK IS APPROX .400" LONG. CRACK HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY NDT - [SDR FDEA201303080516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201303080516), Mar 8, 2013: DOUBLER. CRACKED. CENTER MAIN WHEEL WELL RT MOST FWD LT-ANGLE STIFFENER WEB SUPPORT DOUBLER FOR SPOILER PUSH ROD HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS FORMING ON THE RADIOUS TOP TO BOTTOM. R & R D - [SDR FDEA201210253749](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201210253749), Oct 25, 2012: WIRE HARNESS. CHAFED. WITH T/O POWER SET, GOT AT APPROX 100 KIAS, A LEVEL 1 ALERT ENG 1 EXCEEDENCE AND NR 1 EGT HIGH (984) REJECTED TAKEOFF AND RAN QRH. DURING TAXI IN AT IDLE (N1 25 - [SDR FDEA201207042483](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201207042483), Jul 4, 2012: BOTTLE. EMPTY. THE L1 DOOR ASSIST EMERGENCY BOTTLE IS EMPTY. RAMP PERSONNEL OPENED THE L1 DOOR WITH EMERGENCY HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. RESET DOOR ASSIST BOTTLE AND DOOR , OPS - [SDR FDEA201104291681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201104291681), Apr 29, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. NOSE GEAR LT DOOR EXT SURFACE SHOWING 3" LONG CRACK ALONG 2ND WEB. REMOVED LT NOSE GEAR FWD DOOR, ACCOMPLISHED HFEC ON SUBJECT AREA, MARKED END OF CRACK. MFG DO - [SDR FDEA201102240756](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201102240756), Feb 24, 2011: VALVE. FALSE ACTIVATION. PASSING 11,000' ON DESCENT HAD A NR 1 ENG FIRE INDICATION. USED QRH PROCEDURES FIRE INDICATION OUT AND REPLACED "A" FIRE LOOPS DETECTORS FOR FAN, CORE, AND PYLO - [SDR FDEA201001070028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201001070028), Jan 7, 2010: SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO ENGINE EXCEEDANCE, NR 3 N1 AT 131.7%. EXCEEDANCE OCCURED WHILE INITIALLY SETTING POWER FOR TAKEOFF. AIRSPEED <50 KNOTS. VIA 3 SHOWED NO - [SDR 05FDEA03903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03903), Nov 18, 2005: INDICATION SYS. MALFUNCTIONED. OAK - LEFT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE IN UP POSITION ON BOTH MAIN GEAR INDICATOR AND SYNOPTIC DURING DESCENT. ACCOMPLISHED RED TAB PROCEDURES, BOTH INDICATIONS NML. INTER - [SDR 05FDEA01223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01223), May 6, 2005: LOOP. SHORTED. LEVEL 2, NR 2 MANIFOLD FAIL ALERT DURING CRUISE, MEL 06MAY05. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 36-23-01-02. NR 2 MANIFOLD FAIL DETECTION LOOP INOP. MX MUST CLE - [SDR 04FDEA02605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02605), Sep 2, 2004: CONNECTOR. MISWIRED. AT C-CHECK, NR HYD SYS SHUTOFF VALVE FAILED THE OP'S CK. THE ELECTRIC ELEVATOR SHOV FAILED TO MOVE TO THE CLOSED POSITION. NR 3 ELEVATOR OFF ALERT SHOWS. T/S AN - [SDR 04FDEA01130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01130), May 1, 2004: BULB. FAULTY. ENG 1 OIL TEMP HIGH, TEMP 226; ABOVE RED LINE. READJUSTED POWER, TEMP REMAINED ABOVE RED LINE. SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE AND LANDED. OIL TEMP SLOWLY RETURNED TO A L - [SDR 04FDEA00431](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA00431), Feb 18, 2004: PROXIMITY SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. ON TAKEOFF OUT OF OAK, SLATS DID NOT RETRACT. ALERT FOR SLAT DISAGREE. RAN THE QRH CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO OAK. CYCLED TWICE. CHECKED PSEU & FCC 1 & 2. PERFOR - [SDR 00FDEA00762](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00762), Aug 30, 2000: BEARING. CORRODED. RT AND LT HORIZONTAL STAB PIVOT BEARINGS CORRODED DUE TO LACK OF GREASE CAUSED BY PLUGGED GREASE PARTS AROUND BEEPING SURFACE AREA. - [SDR 00FDEA00064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00064), Feb 8, 2000: BLADE. DAMAGED. ON T/O, FLEW THROUGH FLOCK OF BIRDS, NR 1 ENG START TO VIB. VIB SUBSIDE BELOW 65 DEG N1. RETURN TO SFS. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED BLADES (5) PER MM 72- - [SDR 00FDEA00137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00137), Feb 5, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. SNRM 246 - UPPER FUSELAGE SEAT TRACK BASE CRACKED AT BS 965, RBL 28.0. REWORKED AND SPLICE PLATES FABRICATED, PAINT AND WET INSTALLED PER SRM 53-70-00 FIG VOL 1 - [SDR 99FDEA00089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00089), Mar 5, 1999: WIRE. MELTED. APU GENERATOR FEEDER CABLE SHORTING OUT WHERE IT PASSES THRU BS 2007 - PRESSURE BULK HEAD. REMOVD AND REPLACED C PHASE CABLE AND THE PRESSURE SEAL FITTING ASSY. - [SDR 97FDEA00225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00225), Apr 8, 1997: SWITCH. MALFUNCTION. ALL 4 GEAR LIGHTS AT F/O AND S/O PANEL REMAINED RED AFTER RAISING HANDLE. RECYCLED TWICE TO GET LIGHTS TO GO OUT, FEFI 32-30AA. FELT LIKE GEAR CAME UP EACH TIME - [SDR 97FDEA00127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00127), Mar 1, 1997: BANJO FITTING. CRACKED. N 00192, RT NR 4 BANJO FITTING FWD MID HOLE HAS A CRACK INDICATION FWD FLANGE, FWD DIRECTION. REF EO 8-5510-7-3314, COMPLIED WITH EA 8-5530-32533 OVERSIZE HOLE - [SDR 97FDEA00124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00124), Feb 26, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. NR 0488 48, FOUND 2 CRACKS IN THE CONSTANT SECTION OF THE HORIZONAL STABILIZER. CRACK NR 1 IN RT UPPER PLANK NR 7 (P/N 7228-1), CRACK IS .250 INCH LONG NR 7 BOL - [SDR 95FDEA00444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA00444), Apr 24, 1995: CYLINDER. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF HYD SYS NR 3 ELEV LIGHT CAME ON SECOND OFFICERS PANEL IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOUD BANG AND CORRESPONDING LOSS OF SYS NR 3 HYD QTY (DOWN TO ONE GAL) A --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.