# N405FE: 1983 Airbus Industrie A310-203, registration cancelled 2016-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Airbus Industrie A310-203](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a310-203) (registry code 3930313)
- Engine: [GE CF6-80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (registry code 30025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A35EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A35EU), [TCDS E13NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E13NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 237
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1995
- Certificate issued: July 20, 2010
- Last registry action: June 19, 2014
- Mode S code: A4BFB6
- Owners when cancelled: [Federal Express Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORP), [Attn:  Michael Wilson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATTN%3A%20%20MICHAEL%20WILSON)
- 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/N405FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=405FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N405FE-2016-01-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Airbus Industrie A310-203: https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a310-203.md

## Service difficulty reports (117, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201104051323](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201104051323), Apr 5, 2011: FUEL FILTER. CONTAMINATED. DURING GO-AROUND WITH APPROX 4.5 THOUSAND POUNDS OF FUEL IN EACH OUTER TANK, NR 1 ENG FUEL CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT EXTINGUISHED, THEN RE-ILLUMINATED IN LEVEL
- [SDR FDEA201008253130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201008253130), Aug 25, 2010: RELAY. MALFUNCTIONED. AT APPROX 400' AGL WHILE FLYING RNAV/GPS APP RWY 29. RECEIVED "TO LOW GEAR" CALL OUT. EXECUTED GO AROUND. SELECTED SYS NR 2 ON GEAR AND LANDED WITHOUT OTHER WAR
- [SDR FDEA201004301403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004301403), Apr 30, 2010: ANGLE. CORRODED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN FR 38.2 AND FR 39 AND BETWEEN STRINGER 46L AND STRINGER 45L HAS A 2 SQ INCH OF CORROSION. REMOVED ALL EVIDENCE OF CORROSION IN FWD
- [SDR FDEA201004261364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004261364), Apr 26, 2010: FITTING. CORRODED. R 1 DOOR EXTERIOR SIDE HAS CORROSION ON INSIDE HANDLE AREA BOX, 3 IN X 3 IN REMOVED LEVEL 1 CORROSION. REMOVED CORRODED FITTING ON R 1 DOOR HANDLE EXTERIOR BOX,
- [SDR FDEA201004261363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004261363), Apr 26, 2010: FRAME. CHAFED. MAIN CARGO COMPT FRAME 36 AT LT LONGERON NR 10 HAS CHAFED AREA .015 IN DEP CUT OUT DAMAGE SECTION AT FRAME 36, LONGERON 10 LT IN MAIN UPPER DECK COMPT, FABRICAT
- [SDR FDEA201004241350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004241350), Apr 24, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN DECK CARGO COMPT SEAT TRACK NR 5 RT BETWEEN FR 15 AND FR 19 HAS CORROSION, APPROX 56 SQ IN, REMOVED LEVEL 1 CORROSION. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF TRACK AND
- [SDR FDEA201004241349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004241349), Apr 24, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. BULK CARGO DOOR EXT SKIN AT LOWER FWD END HAS DENT 2.5 IN LONG X .20 IN WIDE X .004 IN DEEP CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF EXT SKIN, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AND INS
- [SDR FDEA201004241348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004241348), Apr 24, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT SEAT TRACK NR3 RT BETWEEN FRAMES 45 AND 54 HAS 4 EA CRACKS ON UPPER SURFACE AREA, MAX LENGTH .50 IN. REMOVED DAMAGED TRACK AND REPLACED W
- [SDR FDEA201004231346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004231346), Apr 23, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. AFT CARGO PIT MDC FLOORBEAM FR 54.3 BETWEEN SEAT TRACK 2R-3R, CRACK LENGTH IS 0.125 IN ROUTED OUT CRACK FABRICATED, TREATED AND PRIMED AND INSTALLED REPAIR CHAN
- [SDR FDEA201004201255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004201255), Apr 20, 2010: PLATE. CORRODED. LT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR, EXTERIOR HANDLE BOX AREA, ON AFT SIDE HAS 2 SQUARE INCHES OF CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION FROM SEAL PLATE IAW SRM 51-74-10. FOU
- [SDR FDEA201004191254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004191254), Apr 19, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN DECK FLOOR NR 1 SEAT TRACK HAS 12 " LONG HEAVY CORROSION BETWEEN FR15A AND 16A. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-74-10, TRACKS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-1
- [SDR FDEA201004161209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004161209), Apr 16, 2010: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. MAIN DECK CARGO COMPT FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM HAS CORROSION APPROX 1.5 X 1.0 INCH BETWEEN FLOORBEAM 17L & 16L NEAR L1 DOOR. R & R FLOOR SUPPORT FRAME IAW SRM 51-72-1
- [SDR FDEA201004161203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004161203), Apr 16, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN DECK CARGO SEAT TRACK CORROSION ON Y1959 BETWEEN FR 15B AND FR 15, REFER TO NON- ROUTINE N01238 DATED 03/28/10. AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL, THE SEAT TRACK PN 
- [SDR FDEA201004141179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004141179), Apr 14, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN DECK CARGO COMPARTMENT, SEAT TRACK 5L BETWEEN FR 78 AND FR 79 HAS A 1 SQ INCH AREA OF CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION FROM SEAT TRACK 5L BETWEEN FR 78 & FR 79
- [SDR FDEA200908072945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200908072945), Aug 7, 2009: GEARBOX. LEAKING. SLAT SYS 1 & 2 FAULT DURING ACFT CONFIGURATION REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT WING SLAT NR 2 LINE GEARBOX PER AMM 27-84-16. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT WING SLAT IN LINE
- [SDR FDEA200907252758](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200907252758), Jul 25, 2009: COMPUTER. FAILED. FLAPS SYS 1 AND SYS 2 LIGHT CAME ON WHEN SELECTING FLAPS 20 ON APPROACH. FLAPS STUCK HALFWAY BETWEEN 15 AND 20. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH, CYCLED FLAPS SUCCESSFU
- [SDR 07FDEA03393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03393), Sep 6, 2007: SUPPORT. CORRODED. FWD PIT LT SIDE PANEL SUPPORT HAS CORROSION ON LOWER SURFACE AT FR 36 LBL 50 REMOVED NUTPLATES AND CORROSION IAW FEDEX A310 SRM 51-40-21 AND 51-74-10. FOUND TO 
- [SDR 07FDEA03302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03302), Sep 2, 2007: SILL. FAILED. FWD LOWER CARGO PIT ANGLE REPAIR AT FR 24 STRINGER 43R AT DOOR SILL JAMB. EVALUATED AND FOUND TO NOT MEET APPROVED FAA REQUIREMENTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED REPAIR
- [SDR 07FDEA03301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03301), Sep 2, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. AFT PIT STRINGER 55L REQUIRES REPLACEMENT FROM FR 58 TO 63. STRINGER HAS HEAVY CORROSION REMOVED SHEAR TIES AT STATION 59, 60, 61. CUT OUT STRINGER 55L FROM FRA
- [SDR 07FDEA03291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03291), Aug 31, 2007: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME 38 CRACKED WHERE FRAME LEG ATTACHES TO FUSELAGE SKIN, BETWEEN STR 41L AND STR 42L. TRIMMED CRACKED FLANGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR FALSE FLANGE IA
- [SDR 07FDEA03220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03220), Aug 29, 2007: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. AFT PIT BETWEEN FRAMES 66 AND 65 T CAP NUT PLATE JUST FWD OF FRAME 66 ABOVE STRINGER 45R CORRODED UNDERNEATH. REMOVED T-CAP IAW A310 SRM 51-40-21, RECEIVED NEW 
- [SDR 07FDEA03219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03219), Aug 29, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. AFT PIT STRINGER 55L BETWEEN FRAMES 54.2 AND 54.3 CORRODED LEFT SIDE COMPLIED WITH EA 6-5310-112955 FUSELAGE AFT PIT STRINGERS P52L, P54L, P55L REPAIR.
- [SDR 07FDEA03192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03192), Aug 28, 2007: SKIN. DENTED. SKIN DIMPLED FRAME 38, LT SIDE STR 35L AROUND 3 FASTENERS. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION ON 3 EACH DENTS IAW A310 NTM 51-10-03 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. DRESSED OUT
- [SDR 07FDEA03132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03132), Aug 26, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. AFT PIT FRAME 58 T CAP LEFT SIDE ABOVE STRINGER 50L NUT PLATE CORRODED REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, REMOVED CROSS BEAM AND SPLICE, FABBED CROSS
- [SDR 07FDEA03105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03105), Aug 24, 2007: FITTING. CRACKED. FWD PIT, FRAME FITTING CRACKED, FR38 (X2082), BL 60L (Y1520), AT PIT FLOOR LEVEL.. REMOVED CRACKED FITTING IAW FEDEX A31 SRM 51-40-21 LOCATED DRILLED NEW FITTIN
- [SDR 07FDEA03109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03109), Aug 24, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. AFT CARGO PIT, STR 54L CORRODED BETWEEN FR 58 AND FR61 (STA X3143 AND STA X3302) CUT OUT CORRODED SECTION OF STR 54L FROM STA X3143 TO STA X3302. FABRICATED AND
- [SDR 07FDEA03108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03108), Aug 24, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. AFT CARGO PIT, STR 45R CORRODED, FR 54.2 TO FR 54.3 (X3037 TO X3090) CUT OUT CORRODED SECTION OF STRINGER 45R, FROM STA X2984 TO X 3090, FABRICATED AND SPLICED 
- [SDR 07FDEA03103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03103), Aug 24, 2007: FITTING. CRACKED. FWD PIT, FRAME FITTING CRACKED, FR 36, (STA. X1976) BL 60L (Y1520). 09-04-07 REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME FITTING IAW A310-200 SRM51-40-21, PART 6 & 7.
- [SDR 07FDEA03009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA03009), Aug 21, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER LT FUSELAGE FR26/32 STR39L-40L REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DATA 
- [SDR 07FDEA02996](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02996), Aug 20, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. AFT LOWER CARGO PIT STRINGER 52R HAS CORRODED ANGLE WITH MISSING FASTENERS BETWEEN FR 58 AND 59. [08-29-07] REMOVED STRINGER SECTION AND ANGLE IAW A310-200 51-4
- [SDR 07FDEA02995](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02995), Aug 20, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. AFT LOWER CARGO PIT, CORROSION ON STRINGER 53L BETWEEN FR 64 AND 65. REMOVED, FABRICATED REPAIR SECTION OF STRINGER AND COUPLING AND INSTALLED PER A310-200 SRM 
- [SDR 07FDEA02994](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02994), Aug 20, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING BOTTOM SKIN PANEL NR 2, SKIN CRACKED I/B OF RIB 11, AFT OF REAR SPAR, WRI 57-10 9572, W/C T 6-5710-91017. STOP DRILLED CRACK, AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPE
- [SDR 07FDEA02965](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02965), Aug 17, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. ALC STR 52L CORRODED BETWEEN FR 64 AND 65. REMOVED CORROSION IAW A310 SRM 51-40-11. FOUNDED OUT OF LIMITS IAW A310 SRM 53-17-14. NEW MATERIAL ID FOR STRINGER IS
- [SDR 07FDEA02964](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02964), Aug 17, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT PIT T CAP FRAME 60, CENTER, ABOVE S57 CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION PER A310-200 SRM 51-74-10. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER A310-200 SRM 53-10-00 PG 123. REM
- [SDR 07FDEA02953](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02953), Aug 16, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FWD PIT CORRODED ON FLOORBEAM LATERAL ANGLE AT FR 38 UNDER ROLLER TRAY, RBL 28R TO 34R REMOVED CORRODED PART, FABBED REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER
- [SDR 07FDEA02952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02952), Aug 16, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. AFT PIT BETWEEN FRAME 66 AND 65 STRINGER 46L CORRODED REMOVED CORRRODED STRINGER. FABBED REPAIR PARTS. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER A310-200 51-40-21, 53-10-14 PG
- [SDR 07FDEA02887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02887), Aug 14, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. ALC STR 48R CORRODED BETWEEN FR 58 AND FR 60 REMOVED CORRODED AREA PER A310-200 SRM 51-40-21. FABBED REPAIR (STRINGER AND COUPLING) PER A310-200 SRM 53-10-14 PG
- [SDR 07FDEA02886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02886), Aug 14, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. AFT PIT FRAME 63 STRINGER 48R CORRODED REMOVED CORRODED AREA FABBED REPAIR PARTS (STRINGER AND COUPLING) INSTALLED REPAIR PER A310-200 SRM 53-10-14, 51-21-10, 5
- [SDR 07FDEA02861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02861), Aug 13, 2007: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME FITTING C38.2 CRACKED AND CORRODED AT LBL 60 IN FWD PIT UNDER T-CAP REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW A310-200 SRM 51-40-21 PARA 6 PO NR 583026.5.
- [SDR 07FDEA02860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02860), Aug 13, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. ALC STR 49L CORRODED BETWEEN FR 58 AND FR 60 REPLACED STRINGER 49L BETWEEN FRAME 58 AND 60 IN AFT PIT IAW A310-200 SRM 53-10-14, FIG 201 PG 203/204.
- [SDR 07FDEA02859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02859), Aug 13, 2007: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME FITTING C38.1 IS CRACKED AND CORRODED AT LBL 60 IN FWD PIT UNDER T-CAP REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW A310-200 SRM 51-40-21 PARA 5-7 PO NR 583026.8.
- [SDR 07FDEA02828](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02828), Aug 11, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. ALC, FR 64, T-CAP CORRODED, BL 36R. (-Y910) REMOVED AND REPLACED T-CAP SECTION IAW A310-200 SRM 51-21-10 AND 53-10-15.
- [SDR 07FDEA02830](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02830), Aug 11, 2007: FRAME. DENTED. AFT PIT FRAME 67 BETWEEN STRINGER 49R AND 50R DENTED FORMED FRAME TO ORIGINAL CONTOUR REF: A310-200 SRM 51-73-10. PERFORMED HFEC, INSPECTION OF AREA IAW A310-20
- [SDR 07FDEA02829](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02829), Aug 11, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. AFT PIT, STR 55R CORRODED FROM FR 61 TO FR 63 (STA X 3302 - X 3408). THIS SDR ALSO INCORPORATES DISCREPANCY AND REPAIR DONE ON NON ROUTINE NR N000443, W/O 00037
- [SDR 07FDEA02791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02791), Aug 7, 2007: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME FITTING C35 IS CRACKED AT LBL 60 IN FWD PIT UNDER T-CAP REMOVED FITTING, FWD LOWER LT AT FR 35 REF A310 SRM 51-40-21 PARA 6. LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW FITTI
- [SDR 07FDEA02702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02702), Aug 1, 2007: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME FITTING C38.1 CRACKED AT RBL 60, FWD PIT FLOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME FITTING IAW A310-200 SRM 51-40-24 PAR 7.
- [SDR 07FDEA02689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02689), Jul 31, 2007: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME FITTING C35 IS CRACKED AT RBL 60 FWD PIT FLOOR LEVEL. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME FITTING PER A310-200 SRM 51-40-21 PARAGRAPH 6.
- [SDR 07FDEA02688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02688), Jul 31, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. T-CAP CORRODED FR35 AT RBL 56 TO 62 FWD PIT REMOVED AND REPLACED T-CAP PER A310-200 SRM 51-40-21 PARAGRAGH 7 AND 53-10-15, PAGE 241 AND 242.
- [SDR 07FDEA02687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02687), Jul 31, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. T-CAP CORRODED FR35 AT RBL 56 TO 62 FWD PIT REMOVED AND REPLACED T-CAP PER A310-200 SRM 51-40-21 PARAGRAGH 7 AND 53-10-15, PAGE 241 AND 242.
- [SDR 07FDEA02686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02686), Jul 31, 2007: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME FITTING C37 IS CRACKED AT RBL 60 FWD PIT FLOOR LEVEL REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING PER A310-200 SRM 51-40-21 PARAGRAGH 5 AND 6.

All 117: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N405FE-2016-01-25/reports.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20060913020689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060913020689I), Sep 13, 2006: Airbus A310203 (N405FE), Memphis, TN. (-23) Aircraft N405FE, a federal express Airbus A310-203 operating as fdx flight 926 began departure from Memphis, TN (mem). After both engines were started…

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