# N391FE: 1975 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F, registration cancelled 2011-10-17 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 17, 2011 - 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: 46625 - Year built: 1975 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: August 2, 2002 - Certificate issued: June 3, 1997 - Last registry action: July 15, 2011 - Mode S code: A48702 - Owners when cancelled: [Federal Express Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORPORATION), [Attn Michael Wilson III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATTN%20%20MICHAEL%20WILSON%20III) - 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/N391FE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=391FE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391FE-2011-10-17 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 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f.md ## Service difficulty reports (26) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 06FDEA02929](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA02929), Jul 28, 2006: LANDING GEAR. COLLAPSED. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT MEM. NO WRITE UP AT THIS TIME. UNDER NTSB INVESTIGATION. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED, BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR. - [SDR 06FDEA2929](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA2929), Jul 28, 2006: LANDING GEAR. COLLAPSED. LT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT MEM. NO WRITE UP AT THIS TIME. UNDER NTSB INVESTIGATION. - [SDR 06FDEA0066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0066), Jan 7, 2006: ENGINE. DAMAGED. ON T/O ROLL AT ORD AT ABOUT 120KT, RECEIVED ENGINE FAIL ALERT ON NR 2 ENG, NOTED EGT EXCEEDANCE AT 1052DEG, REJECTED. CLEARED RUNWAY, QRH. SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENGINE - [SDR 05FDEA03312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03312), Oct 7, 2005: TUBE. LOOSE. DURING DESCENT THRU FL200, NOTICED NR 2 ENGINE WOULD NOT SPOOL UP FOR LEVEL OFF. N1 REMAINED AT LESS THAN 35 N1, N2 60 PERCENT. NR 2 THROTTLE HAD A VERY LIGHT T - [SDR 05FDEA02127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA02127), Jul 28, 2005: BRACKET. BROKEN. COMPLY WITH EA 8-2750-82100A FLIGHT CONTROL-FLAP-REPLACMENT OF FLAP CONTROL BRACKET. COMPLIED WITH EA 8-2750-82100A. FLIGHT CONTROL FLAP REPLACMENT OF LWR CONTR - [SDR 05FDEA01713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01713), Jun 28, 2005: SEAL. DAMAGED. COMPLY WITH EA 8-5410-82094. NACELLES/PYLON-REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED PYLON FAIRING SEAL. CLOSING ACTION ON 06/27/05, ON N/R S00083.COMPLIED WITH EA8-5410-82094. - [SDR 05FDEA01682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01682), Jun 24, 2005: ACCESS PANEL. CRACKED. NR 1 PYLON FUEL LINE INSIDE ACCESS PANEL 517CT HAS IMPROPER STOP DRILL INSIDE RADIUS OF WELD. CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE PROPAGATED ONTO THE WELD. REMOVED AND REINST - [SDR 05FDEA01681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01681), Jun 24, 2005: FUEL LINE. CRACKED. NR 3 ENGINE FUEL LINE CRACKED ABOVE PYLON AT CONNECTING BRACKET UNDER PANEL 617CT. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED AFTER REPAIR PER TRAVLER T5/527309, NR 3 ENGINE PYLON - [SDR 05FDEA01657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01657), Jun 22, 2005: DOOR. CRACKED. RT WING NR 8 SLAT TRACK DOOR HAS CRACK AND WORN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 8 SLAT TRACK DOOR IAW MM 57-21-01--2 AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 27-80-01-4. - [SDR 05FDEA01594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01594), Jun 13, 2005: SUPPORT FITTING. CORRODED. COMPLY WITH EA 8-5750-55487, WINGS - FLAP VANE SUPPORT CORROSION REWORK (RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP). COMPLIED WITH EA 8-5750-55487. - [SDR 05FDEA01496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01496), May 31, 2005: STIFFENER. GOUGED. COMPLY WITH EA 8-7254-89506 ENGINE - TURBINE - TMF STRUT NR 1 STIFFENER GOUGE REPAIR. COMPLIED WITH EA 8-7254-89506. - [SDR 04FDEA03482](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA03482), Dec 24, 2004: PROXIMITY SENSOR. OUT OF ADJUST. AFTER T/O RAISED LANDING GEAR, BOTH PRI AND SEC IND SHOWED LT GEAR NOT UP AND LOCKED. NOTED NO UNUSUAL VIB OR CONT INPUT. C/W QRH AND LOWERED THEN RAISED LANDIN - [SDR 04FDEA02436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02436), Aug 11, 2004: CONTROL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. IN CRUISE FLIGHT RECEIVED BATTERY DISCHARGING ALERT, BATTERY VOLTAGE WAS 29V. DIVERTED TO TPA. AFTER LANDING GOT: BATTERY CHARGER INOP ALERT. FACT: TROUBLESHOT - [SDR 04FDEA01161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA01161), May 7, 2004: FLAP. MALFUNCTIONED. ON FLAP RETRACTION AFTER T/O, GOT A FLAP DISAGREE LEVEL 2 ALERT. CONFIG PAGE SHOWED FLAPS STILL AT 18 DEG T/O SETTING. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES WITH RESULTS - [SDR 03FDEA01977](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01977), Nov 24, 2003: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. REMOVE I/B FLAP ACTUATOR CYLINDER ATTACH FITTING STEP'S 1 THRU 8 LEFT SIDE. REMOVED AND INSTALLED FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 25-52-01-2 AND ACCOMPLISHED EO 8-5720- 7- - [SDR 03FDEA01978](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01978), Nov 24, 2003: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. REMOVE I/B FLAP ACTUATOR CYLINDER ATTACH FITTING STEP'S 1 THRU 8 RIGHT SIDE. REMOVED FLAP ACTUATOR AND INSTALLED IAW MM 27-52-01-2 AND ACCOMPLISHED EO 8-5720- 7 - [SDR 03FDEA01975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01975), Nov 21, 2003: SPAR CAP. DAMAGED. NR S 15 COMPLY WITH EA8-5510-73851. STABILIZER HORIZONTAL ELONGATED HOLE IN HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER REAR SPAR CAP AD 52-22-10. COMPLIED WITH EA8-5510-73851. - [SDR 03FDEA01919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA01919), Nov 17, 2003: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. COMPLY WITH EA 8-5310-73850 FUSELAGE - CORROSION ON LWR AFT CARGO DOOR LWR RAIL EXTENSION. CLOSING ACTION ON 11/17/03, ON N/R S00011. COMPLIED WITH EA 8-5310-73 - [SDR 01FDEA00795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00795), Aug 31, 2001: ENGINE. SHUTDOWN. INFLT SHUTDOWN OF NR 2 ENG IN DESCENT THROTTLES RETARDED. - [SDR 01FDEA00718](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00718), Aug 14, 2001: ARM. CRACKED. CAPT'S RUDDER PEDAL TORQUE TUBE ARM ASSY CRACKED AT I/B SIDE INPUT ROD ATTACH POINT RT RUDDER PEDAL. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ARM ASSY PER DAC CMM 27-21-02 - [SDR 00FDEA00036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00036), Jan 26, 2000: FASTENER. CORRODED. SNRM #N00581 - RIGHT WING LWR SKIN SURFACE DOUBLER STRAP AT BS XOR & 264 & INNER REAR SPAR APPROX. HAS A CORRODED SHEARED FASTENER. ** S/D ** REMOVED FASTENER, - [SDR 99FDEA00032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00032), Feb 1, 1999: SPAR WEB. CRACKED. NR 129 - RT WING REAR SPAR WEB HAS CRACK EMANATING INBD FROM RADIUS OF APU FUEL PUMP HOLE. CRACK APPROX 2.5 INCHES IN LENGTH VER BY NDT. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND - [SDR 98FDEA00204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00204), Feb 17, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. STA 459 Z=-78, X=-63 A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FRAME LT SIDE. REF NRC NR N 2064. REPAIRED FRAME IAW SRM 53-30-00 FIG 5. - [SDR 98FDEA00140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00140), Feb 17, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. VCE: N2103 - AT STA NR 459 Z= -78, X = - 63 A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FRAME (RT SIDE). REF NRC NR N2064. REPAIRED FRAME IAW SRM 53-30-00, FIG 5. - [SDR 97FDEA00490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00490), Jul 30, 1997: CLIP. CRACKED. AT STA XORS - 402, STRINGER NR 37, FOUND CLIP CRACKED ON RIGHT WING LOWER SURFACE. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP (REF DWG ARB 0807), PER SRM 51-31-01. - [SDR 97FDEA00489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00489), Jul 30, 1997: CLIP. CRACKED. AT XORS - 402, STRINGER NR 36, FOUND CLIP CRACKED ON RIGHT WING LOWER SURFACE. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED CLIP (REF DWG ARB 0807), PER SRM 51-31-01. ## 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 DCA06FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06FA058), Jul 28, 2006: Boeing MD-10-10F (N391FE), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the left main landing gear due to fatigue cracking in the air filler valve hole on the aft side of the landing gear. The fatigue cracking occurred due to the presence of stray nickel… ## 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 20060728014379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060728014379A), Jul 28, 2006: Doug MD1010F (N391FE), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 28, 2006 at 1125 CDT, federal express corporation flight 680 (FDX630), a MD10-10F, N391FE, crashed on landing at Memphis International Airport,… --- 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.