# N359FE: 1980 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F, registration cancelled 2024-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (registry code 3022112)
- Engine: [GE CF6-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (registry code 30020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE), [TCDS E23EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E23EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46635
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 2003
- Certificate issued: November 1, 2001
- Last registry action: June 23, 2023
- Mode S code: A406BE
- Owner when cancelled: [Federal Express Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORP)
- 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/N359FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=359FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N359FE-2024-03-02

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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-10-10F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f.md

## Service difficulty reports (94, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA202012173172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202012173172), Dec 17, 2020: SWITCH. FAILED. DURNING CRUISE AFTER TURNING OFF WING ICE THE RED MANF LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON #3 WITH ASSOCIATED "MAN 3 FAIL" LEVEL 1 ALERT. FOUND PRESSURE SWITCH FAULT BALL DROP
- [SDR FDEA202009022081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202009022081), Sep 2, 2020: TRANSDUCER. FAILED. PDIS 359, 2-44, 6863, 02SEP20, ORD OPEN U. LEVEL 2 ANTI-SKID L FAIL, SHGN 02SEP20 03:09. ORD U CREW ENTERED WRI 32-44/6864 (EMERGENCY DECLARED) DUE TO LEVEL 2 A
- [SDR FDEA202008071779](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202008071779), Jul 28, 2020: FRAME. CRACKED. BS 1159 AFT UPPER LT CORNER STRUCTURE SUSPECTED CRACK MWT REPAIRED PER FEDEX EA 8-5310-T03555599 PART 1. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS.
- [SDR FDEA2020080581769](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2020080581769), Jul 28, 2020: WEB. CRACKED. CLG WHEEL WELL SIDE WALL HAS A CRACK IN THE AFT LEFT CORNER. REPAIRED CLG WHEEL WELL SIDE WALL CRACK IN ACCORDANCE WITH EA 8-5330-T0355551. INSTALLED REPAIR DOU
- [SDR FDEA202002140338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202002140338), Feb 14, 2020: THROTTLE. MALFUNCTIONED. PDIS 359 76-10 6450 14FEB20 ONT OPEN U LOGPAGES:3200450 DURING DESCENT NUMBER 2 THROTTLE WOULD NOT DECREASE BELOW APPROXIMATELY 71% N1. DURING ATTEMPTED THROTTL
- [SDR FDEA201903190681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201903190681), Mar 19, 2019: FIRE WARNING. FALSE ACTIVATION. UPON ARRIVAL AFTER A/C WAS PARKED AT GATE WAS NOTIFIED BY FLT CREW THEY HAD A FIRE INDICATION IN THE FWD LWR CARGO COMPT BUT DID NOT DISCHARGE FIRE BOTTLE. HAVE
- [SDR FDEA201903180670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201903180670), Mar 18, 2019: LATCH. OUT OF ADJUST. AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL 350 THE RIGHT MAIN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INDICATIORS WENT RED WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. RAN QRH AND ALL LITES WERE GREEN WITH HANDLE DOWN. WHEN
- [SDR FDEA201812213593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201812213593), Dec 21, 2018: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FWD CARGO BILGE STA 825 49R TO 50R CORRODED SHEAR CLIP. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR CLIP AT STA 825 STR 49R TO 50R IAW SRM 51-31-01. CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMIT
- [SDR FDEA201812213592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201812213592), Dec 21, 2018: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FWD CARGO BILGE AREA AT STA 808 SHEAR CLIP SECTON CORRODED AND ANGLE. REMOVED CORROSION FROM SHEAR CLIP AND ANGLE CLIP FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-40-0
- [SDR FDEA2018122103586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2018122103586), Dec 20, 2018: SKIN. CHAFED. LOWER FWD CARGO DOOR AFT FRAME SIDEWALL HAS CHAFE MARK. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER SRM 53-50-00. CAT "A" MAJOR REPAIR
- [SDR FDEA2018122103585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2018122103585), Dec 20, 2018: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. WASTE TANK COMPARTMENT STA 2007 CEILING AREA BL0 FLOOR STRUCTURE HAS CORROSION REMOVED FLOOR SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-31-01. CHECK LIMITS. EXCEEDS 10% ALLOWABLE DAMAG
- [SDR FDEA2018122103584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2018122103584), Dec 20, 2018: SKIN. CORRODED. WASTE TANK COMPARTMENT STA 1997-2007 LONGERON 46R - 47R FUSELAGE SKIN HAS CORROSION REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 53-20-00 FIG 4 OUT OF LIMITS FABRICATED AND INSTAL
- [SDR FDEA2018122103583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2018122103583), Dec 20, 2018: SEAT TRACK. GOUGED. MAIN DECK COMPARTMENT STA 1191-1531 SEAT TRACK X=75.25 HAS SCRATCHES AND GOUGES AS MARKED. REPAIRED MAIN DECK COMPARTMENT STA 1191 - 1531 X= 75.25 IAW SRM 53-70
- [SDR FDEA2018122193562](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2018122193562), Dec 19, 2018: CHAIN. MISSING. L1 DOOR EMERGENCY PNEUMATIC ACTUATION CHECK FAILED. FOUND L1 EMERGENCY AIR MOTOR CHAIN MISSING. REPLACED CHAIN IAW CMM 52-11-09. PNEUMATIC TEST CHECK GOOD IAW A
- [SDR FDEA201812153508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201812153508), Dec 15, 2018: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. AFT CARGO SEAT TRACK UPPER SURFACE HAS SCRATCHES, GOUGES, AND CORROSION AS MARKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-31-01 CAT "A" MAJOR REPAIR. SEAT T
- [SDR FDEA201812083481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201812083481), Dec 8, 2018: SEAT TRACK. GOUGED. MAIN CARGO SEAT TRACK AT STA 999 POSITION X=-47.5 HAS MULTIPLE GOUGES. REMOVED DAMAGE ON SEAT TRACK STA 999 X= -47.5 IAW SRM 53-70-00 FIG 5. CHECKED LIMITS. MAX
- [SDR FDEA201812073465](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201812073465), Dec 7, 2018: DOOR SILL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR SILL LOWER SURFACE HAS CORROSION UNDER NUT PLATES 5 PLACES. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO DOOR SILL LOWER SURFACE IAW SRM 51-31-01 AND SRM 51-35
- [SDR FDEA201811123184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201811123184), Nov 12, 2018: FIRE. DETECTED. APU TAIL PIPE FIRE. SMOKE REPORTED BY OTHER AIRCRAFT. FIRE CRASH RESCUE INSPECTED AND FOLLOWED BACK TO RAMP. AFTER BLOCK IN AND CREW DEBRIEF INSPECTED AFT ENG A
- [SDR FDEA2018080311861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2018080311861), Jul 31, 2018: PITOT TUBE. DIRTY. "SEL ELEV FEEL MAN" AND "SEL FLAP LIMIT OVRD" LVL MSGS CAME UP AFTER T/O. WE RAN AND COMPLIED WITH QRH. FO AIRSPEED WAS UNRELIABLE. FOUND BOTH CAPTAINS AND FO'S
- [SDR FDEA201806121463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201806121463), Jun 12, 2018: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. EMER LT BAT 1 LO. T/S USING FIM 33-50-00-810 FOUND EMERG PWR SUPPLY AT FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED PWR SUPLY IAW MM 33-51-01-4 AND OPS CHECK PER 33-51-01-5 OPS 
- [SDR FDEA201611043826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201611043826), Nov 4, 2016: SKIN. NICKED. LEFT WING INBD FLAP LOWER SURFACE NICKED. REPAIRED LOWER FLAP SKIN IAW SRM 57-10-00 FIG 85. MAJOR REPAIR.
- [SDR FDEA201610293752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201610293752), Oct 29, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. MAIN DECK AREA LEFT SIDE BETWEEN STATION 1381-1401 STRINGER 17L LONGERON HAS CORROSION. LONGERON FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM VOL I 53-00-01 FIG 1B. REMOVED AND 
- [SDR FDEA201610293751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201610293751), Oct 29, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. MAIN DECK AREA LEFT SIDE BETWEEN STATION 1401-1421 STRINGER 19L LONGERON HAS CORROSION. LONGERON FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM VOL I 53-00-01 FIG 1B. REMOVED AND 
- [SDR FDEA201610293750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201610293750), Oct 29, 2016: FLOOR PANEL. DELAMINATED. MAIN DECK CARGO BS 1501, RBL 68 FLOOR PANEL DELAMINATED & DENTED. FABRICATED A NEW FLOOR PANEL IAW SRZ-25-005. MAJOR REPAIR.
- [SDR FDEA201610273710](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201610273710), Oct 27, 2016: LONGERON. CORRODED. MAIN DECK AREA, LT SIDE BETWEEN BS 1321 AND 1341 LONGERON 17L HAS CORROSION. REMOVED THE CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-01 VOL II. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-00- 0
- [SDR FDEA201610273709](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201610273709), Oct 27, 2016: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. BROKEN NUTPLATES AND CORROSION UNDER NUTPLATES AT AFT CARGO FLOORBEAM UPPER TEE BS 1841 LT TO RT END. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-00-01. AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF
- [SDR FDEA201609273382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201609273382), Sep 27, 2016: FIRE WARNING. FALSE ACTIVATION. DURING ENGINE SHUTDOWN WE RECEIVED A FIRE WARNING IN THE LOWER FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT. FIRED THE AGENT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE/SMOKE IN THE FWD LOWE
- [SDR FDEA201602260689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201602260689), Feb 26, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING WALK AROUND, FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE 1/2 CRACK & PUNCTURE IN FUSELAGE, LOCATED ABOUT 8 FEET AFT OF AFT LOWER CARGO DOOR. CRACK & PUNCTURE IS PROTRUDING 
- [SDR FDEA201512174025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201512174025), Dec 17, 2015: FIRE WARNING. FALSE ACTIVATION. DURING COCKPIT SET UP, HAD FWD AGENT DISCHARGE LIGHT FLASHING ALONG WITH DISCHARGE AGENT ON EAD, FOLLOWED BY FIRE ALERT. FIRED BOTH BOTTLES, ACFT WAS LOADED UNA
- [SDR FDEA201502210574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201502210574), Feb 21, 2015: PANEL. DAMAGED. SMALL DAMAGE, APPROX 1.5" X 1.5", FOUND ON UPPER AFT SIDE OF COVER PANEL INSIDE OF L1 DOOR. REPAIRED DAMAGE TO L1 DOOR COVER.
- [SDR FDEA201411073567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201411073567), Nov 7, 2014: FUSE. CRACKED. HYD 3 FAIL LEVEL 2 AFTER GEAR DOWN ON APPROACH, ALL HYD FLUID EMPTIED & LEAKED FROM HYD SYS 3 AFTER GEAR LOWERED. PUMPS NOT TURNED OFF. R & R TRIM CYLINDER INTE
- [SDR FDEA201410123128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201410123128), Oct 12, 2014: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. MAIN DECK SEAT TRACK AT STATION 1140 RBL 48 HAS DAMAGE. R & R NEW SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 53-70-00 FIG 2.
- [SDR FDEA201410072994](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201410072994), Oct 7, 2014: LONGERON. CORRODED. MAIN DECK RT SIDEWALL STATION 1401 - 1421 L17 LONGERON HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION. REPLACED LONGERON AEA0220-521 IAW DWG AZA0220.
- [SDR FDEA201410072993](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201410072993), Oct 7, 2014: LONGERON. CORRODED. MAIN DECK RT SIDEWALL STATION 1361 - 1381 L17 LONGERON HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION. REPLACED LONGERON AEA 0220-503 IAW DWG AZA0220.
- [SDR FDEA201410042960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201410042960), Oct 4, 2014: LONGERON. CORRODED. MAIN DECK RT SIDEWALL STATION 1441 - 1461 L17 LONGERON HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION. INSTALLED LONGERON IAW DWG AEA0220, REPLACED LONGERON.
- [SDR FDEA201410042959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201410042959), Oct 4, 2014: LONGERON. CORRODED. MAIN DECK RT SIDEWALL STATION 1381 - 1401 L17 LONGERON HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION. INSTALLED LONGERON IAW DWG AEA0220, REPLACED LONGERON.
- [SDR FDEA201410042958](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201410042958), Oct 4, 2014: LONGERON. CORRODED. MAIN DECK RT SIDEWALL STATION 1461 - 1481 L17 LONGERON HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION. INSTALLED LONGERON IAW DWG AEA0220, REPLACED LONGERON.
- [SDR FDEA201410032947](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201410032947), Oct 3, 2014: BRACKET. CRACKED. LEFT LG WELL HYD LINE SUPPORT, CRACK IS EMANATING FROM MOUNT BOLT LOCATED FWD OF THE GEAR STRUT UP STOP. REMOVED CRACKED BRACKET & INSTALLED A NEW SERVICEABLE B
- [SDR FDEA201409302872](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201409302872), Sep 30, 2014: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. NUMBER 2 ENG INLET NOSE COWL CRACKED AT INNER STRUCTURE BETWEEN 3 & 4 O'CLOCK POSITION. R & R NOSE COWL IAW AMM 54-22-01-2.
- [SDR FDEA201409272826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201409272826), Sep 27, 2014: WEB. CRACKED. CENTER CARGO BS 1841, RT WEB HAS SMALL CRACK. REMOVED, FABRICATED & INSTALLED NEW WEB.
- [SDR FDEA201409242745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201409242745), Sep 24, 2014: LONGERON. CORRODED. MAIN DECK RT SIDEWALL LONGERON 17, EACH FRAME BAY HAS A SEPARATE LONGERON, CORRODED, A TOTAL OF 10 LONGERONS FROM STATION 1159 TO 1481. REMOVED CORROSION WITHIN
- [SDR FDEA201409232744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201409232744), Sep 23, 2014: SKIN. GOUGED. LEFT WING NR 4 SLAT LOWER TE SURFACE HAS DEEP GOUGE BY NR 9 TRACK. REPAIRED GOUGE IAW SRM 57-00-01 FIGURE 4 SHEET 2.
- [SDR FDEA201409212697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201409212697), Sep 21, 2014: FRAME. CORRODED. FORWARD CARGO BILGE CORROSION AT BS 970 STRINGER 51L. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FRAME IAW DWG ADA0078 AND SRM 53-10-00 FIG. 2 VOL 1.
- [SDR FDEA201409202691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201409202691), Sep 20, 2014: LONGERON. CORRODED. FORWARD CARGO BILGE BS 979 LONGERON 51L HAS CORROSION. REPAIRED LONGERON 51L IAW SRM 53-10-00 FIG 2 VOL 1
- [SDR FDEA201409192677](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201409192677), Sep 19, 2014: LONGERON. CORRODED. MAIN DECK BS 1481 - 1501 LONGERON 18R HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-01 FIG 1B
- [SDR FDEA201409182661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201409182661), Sep 18, 2014: FRAME. CORRODED. CENTER CARGO BILGE FRAME HAS CORROSION AT BS 1781 JUST ABOVE LONGERON 45R, BENEATH AFT END OF ROLLER TRAY. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-60-01 AND SRM 53-60-01.
- [SDR FDEA201409182662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201409182662), Sep 18, 2014: FRAME. CORRODED. CENTER CARGO BILGE FRAME HAS CORROSION AT BS 1841 JUST ABOVE LONGERON 46L. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-01, VOL II
- [SDR FDEA201409182666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201409182666), Sep 18, 2014: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY BILGE BS 1841, SKIN HAS A LIGHT SURFACE CORROSION AROUND FINGER DOUBLER BETWEEN L47-48R. CLEANED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-01 VOL II. PERFORMED UT N
- [SDR FDEA201409182665](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201409182665), Sep 18, 2014: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BAY BILGE, CORROSION FOUND BETWEEN LONGERON 47-48R BS 1841. CLEANED & TREATED SURFACE CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-01 VOL II. PERFORMED UT NDT & VERIFIED R
- [SDR FDEA201404100708](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201404100708), Apr 10, 2014: PUMP. BYPASSING. NR 2 AIR MANIFOLD FAIL ILLUMINATED AT 17,000 FT DURING CLIMB OUT WITH CLIMB POWER SET. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WITH THROTTLE RETARDED BELOW 9

All 94: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N359FE-2024-03-02/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 CHI06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA038), Nov 29, 2005: McDonnell Douglas MD-10 (N359FE), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight crew to see and avoid the crew stairs and the failure of unknown persons to properly secure the stairs after use. Factors associated with the accident were the dark light…

## 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 20051128032179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051128032179A), Nov 28, 2005: Doug MD1010F (N359FE), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) On 11-28-05 fedx 1205 taxied out of ord enroute to mem, struck an airstair that was too close to the l taxiway at ord. Crew did not notice the aircraft…

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