# N409FE: 1984 Airbus Industrie A310-203, registration cancelled 2013-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2013
- 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: 273
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1994
- Certificate issued: September 21, 2009
- Last registry action: May 3, 2012
- Mode S code: A4CE92
- 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/N409FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=409FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409FE-2013-12-19

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 Airbus Industrie A310-203: https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a310-203.md

## Service difficulty reports (57, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA200901060047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200901060047), Jan 6, 2009: RESERVOIR. LEAKING. ON TAKEOFF PLUS 317 AT FL360 HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A TRANSIENT ELECTRICAL CHANGE OVER, HOWEVER ALL ELECTRICS APPEARED NORMAL. THEN NOTICED WHEN SCANNING OVERH
- [SDR 07FDEA05022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA05022), Dec 11, 2007: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE ACTIVATION. DURING CLIMB AT APPROX FL 260, GOT PACK 1 AND PACK 2 FAULT, WOULD NOT RESET. DESCENDED TOWARDS 10.000, PACKS RESET AT ABOUT 14,000. CLIMBED BACK TOWARDS FL 340,
- [SDR 07FDEA02368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02368), Jul 3, 2007: CONTROLLER. FAILED. ATB AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKEOFF. ECAM MAN PRESS VALVE INDICATED OPEN. EMERGENCY VALVE INDICATION IN COCKPIT NEAR HANDLE INDICATED CLOSED AND VAL
- [SDR 07FDEA01091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01091), Mar 22, 2007: SKIN. DENTED. AREA 200 FUSELAGE SKIN SURFACE FOUND DENTED, BETWEEN FR 68 AND FR 69 RT AND BETWEEN STR 2 AND STR 3 REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-12 FIG 225. REPAIR INSPECTED PER SRM 
- [SDR 07FDEA00738](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00738), Mar 10, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON LOWER SECTION OF NR 2 RT DOOR. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USIN
- [SDR 07FDEA00737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00737), Mar 9, 2007: PANEL. CRACKED. NR 1 PYLON, RT SIDE PANEL AT RIB 8 FOUND CRACKED REPAIRED IAW SRM 54-51-31 FIG 201 SHT 1 AND 2.
- [SDR 07FDEA00736](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00736), Mar 9, 2007: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. SEAT TRACK FOUND WITH DAMAGED "TOOTH" BETWEEN FR 20 AND FR 21 AT Y 2462. REPAIRED IAW FEDEX EA 6-5310-106699.
- [SDR 07FDEA00713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00713), Mar 8, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT UPPER FLAP AT BEAM/FLOOR OF CABIN FOUND CRACK AT FR 38 AND Y1700 REPAIRED PER SFEDEX EA 6-5310-106694. REPAIR EVALUATED PER GMM 6-2-100 AN
- [SDR 07FDEA00712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00712), Mar 8, 2007: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. FOUND ON R1 PASS DOOR, AT THE LOWER LT CORNER, SEVERAL SPOTS WITH MISSING MATERIAL (SHEET METAL) REPAIRED PER SRM 52-11-00 FIG 206. REPAIR EVALUATED PER GMM 6-2
- [SDR 07FDEA00711](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00711), Mar 8, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. NR 2 PYLON PRECOOLER HOUSING RT SIDE SKIN SURFACE FOUND CRACKED AT RIB 5A UPPER AREA INSTALLED NEW WALL P/N A5461139320300 PER SRM 51-72-10. REPAIR EVALUATED PE
- [SDR 07FDEA00710](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00710), Mar 8, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MDCC- FOUND TRACK -Y1456 WITH CORROSION BETWEEN FRAMES 46 AND 54. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-16 FIG 205. REPAIR EVALUATED PER GMM 6-2-100 AND CLASSIFIED AS "MAJOR".
- [SDR 07FDEA00709](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00709), Mar 8, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MDCC- FOUND TRACK -Y953 WITH CORROSION BETWEEN FRAMES 53 AND 54. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-16. REPAIR EVALUATED PER GMM 6-2-100 AND CLASSIFIED AS "MAJOR".
- [SDR 07FDEA00707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00707), Mar 8, 2007: FERRULE. CRACKED. NR 2 PYLON PRECOOLER FERRULE WITH SEVERAL CRACKS. INSTALLED NEW FERRULE P/N A5461270000000 PER SRM 51-72-10. REPAIR EVALUATED PER GMM 6-2-100 AND CLASSIFIED AS 
- [SDR 07FDEA00706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00706), Mar 8, 2007: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. FOUND FWD CARGO COMP´T CABIN FLOOR UPPER FLAP CRACKED AT FR 25 AND AT -Y690. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-15 FIG 201 SHEET 4A. REPAIR EVALUATED PER GMM 6-2-100 AND CL
- [SDR 07FDEA00705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00705), Mar 8, 2007: FITTING. CRACKED. LT WING NR 3 SPOILER INB SEATING FITTING FOUND CRACKED REPAIRED PER SRM 57-51-11 FIG 204 SHEET 1. REPAIR EVALUATED PER GMM 6-2-100 AND CLASSIFIED AS "MAJOR".
- [SDR 07FDEA00704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00704), Mar 8, 2007: SKIN. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE SKIN SURFACE FOUND DENTED BETWEEN FS 68 AND FS 69 RT AND BETWEEN STR 2 AND STRG 3 REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-12 FIG 225 (SHEET 1). REPAIR EVALUATED PER GMM
- [SDR 07FDEA00703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00703), Mar 8, 2007: BEARING. DAMAGED. RUDDER HINGE ARM NR 4 WITH FWD BEARING DAMAGED. BEARING REPLACED PER SB NO A310-55-2025 PG 27/28 DATE OCT 12/98 REVISION NO 3 APR 08/04 FEDEX EA 6-5510-106687. 
- [SDR 07FDEA00701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00701), Mar 8, 2007: PANEL. CRACKED. RT WING, WING LWR SKIN SURFACE NEXT TO TOP INB OF PNL 681AB FOUND CRACKED REPAIRED PER FEDEX ENG AUTH 6-5710-106686. REPAIR EVALUATED PER GMM 6-2-100 AND CLASSI
- [SDR 07FDEA00700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00700), Mar 8, 2007: SKIN. DELAMINATED. OUTB FLAP RT, DELAMINATION FOUND ON THE INBD AREA, INNER SKIN SURFACE REPAIRED PER FEDEX ENG AUTH 6-5710-106684. REPAIR EVALUATED PER GMM 6-2-100 AND CLASSIFIED
- [SDR 07FDEA00424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00424), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE AFT CARGO DOOR INSIDE STRUCTURE LOWER SECTION, FS 3355 BETWEEN FR 62-62A. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERM
- [SDR 07FDEA00425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00425), Feb 9, 2007: SEAT TRACK. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE LT SEAT TRACK, FR 20-21 AND Y246. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISH
- [SDR 07FDEA00400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00400), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON LOWER SECTION OF NR 2 RT DOOR. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USIN
- [SDR 07FDEA00397](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00397), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED RT, FS 4937-4947, FR 96 AND STR 2. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USI
- [SDR 07FDEA00415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00415), Feb 9, 2007: CROSSBEAM. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE FWD PIT CROSSBEAM, RT, FS 1976, FR 36 AND ?Y69. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR 
- [SDR 07FDEA00411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00411), Feb 9, 2007: DOOR FRAME. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE FWD CARGO DOOR FRAME, FS 1461, FR 20A AND STR 34. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAI
- [SDR 07FDEA00410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00410), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE RT OUTBOARD FLAP, UPPER SURFACE BETWEEN TRACK 3-4. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPA
- [SDR 07FDEA00409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00409), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE RT INBOARD FLAP, LOWER SURFACE, TRAILING EDGE BETWEEN RIB 19-21. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION A
- [SDR 07FDEA00408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00408), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE RT INBOARD FLAP, LOWER SURFACE, TRAILING EDGE, RIB 4. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE R
- [SDR 07FDEA00403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00403), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS FLUSH REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE PANEL 331CB. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DET
- [SDR 07FDEA00402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00402), Feb 9, 2007: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. PREVIOUS COMPOSITE REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE RT ELEVATOR LOWER SURFACE TRAILING EDGE STA 473. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF 
- [SDR 07FDEA00394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00394), Feb 9, 2007: UNKNOWN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED RT, FS 1446-1461, FR 20-20A AND STR 38-41. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLI
- [SDR 07FDEA00423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00423), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE RT INBOARD FLAP VANE, UPPER SURFACE OUTBOARD END. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAI
- [SDR 07FDEA00420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00420), Feb 9, 2007: CROSSBEAM. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE AFT PIT CROSSBEAM, RT, FS 3302, FR 61 AND Y160. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR 
- [SDR 07FDEA00412](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00412), Feb 9, 2007: CROSSBEAM. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON FWD PIT CROSSBEAM, RT, FS 1817, FR 33 AND Y69. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS A
- [SDR 07FDEA00406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00406), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS COMPOSITE REPAIR LOCATED ON THE LT WING, NR 7 SPOILER, LOWER SIDE OUTBD OF ACTUATOR. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF TH
- [SDR 07FDEA00401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00401), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS FLUSH REPAIR FOUND LOCATED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE PANEL 341CB. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DET
- [SDR 07FDEA00398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00398), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED RT, FS 4941-4956, FR 97 AND STR 4-6. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED U
- [SDR 07FDEA00395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00395), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED RT, FS 3408-3461, FS 63-64 AND STR 40-43. REPAIR AFT OF AFT CARGO DOOR. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION A
- [SDR 07FDEA00393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00393), Feb 9, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED RT, FS 904-926, FS 7-8. REPAIR LOCATED AROUND OXYGEN DISCHARGE INDICATOR. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR MINOR DETERMINATION
- [SDR 05FDEA02975](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA02975), Sep 16, 2005: CONTROL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. ON CLIMB-OUT JUST ABV FL190, MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE WARNING ANNUNCIATED FOR MID 2. PRIOR TO MAIN DECK WARNING LOOP A MID 2 FAULTED. COMMENCED AIR TURN-BACK TO KG
- [SDR 05FDEA02225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA02225), Aug 2, 2005: COALESCER BAG. CONTAMINATED. ON TAXI OUT MEM, SMELLED A STRONG SMELL THEN A FULL MAIN DECK SMOKE WARNING WHICH LASTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. DECLARED EMERGENCY. DETECTION CLEARED ITSELF. RETU
- [SDR 05FDEA01035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01035), Apr 16, 2005: COALESCER BAG. CONTAMINATED. AT 300 FT AGL BOTH CAPT AND F/O SMELLED SMOKE OR BURNING. MIN EQUIP BAY SMOKE ON ECAM ILLUMINATED FOR ONLY 10 SECONDS OR LESS THEN DISAPPEARED. THE SMOKE AND SM
- [SDR 05FDEA00118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00118), Jan 17, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTED UPPER AND LOWER SKINS, FOUND NO DAMAGE ON UPPER SKIN, LOWER SKIN HAS MINOR DAMAGE IN SKIN SURFACE NEAR FWD LT CORNER. REPAIRED SKIN DAMAGE.
- [SDR 04FDEA03085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA03085), Nov 11, 2004: SWITCH. OUT OF RIG. RIGHT CABIN DOOR INDICATED UNLOCKED AS SOON AS PRESSURIZED. AIR TURN BACK, REMOVED AND REPLACED R-1 DOOR SWITCH RIG AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW A310 AMM 52-71-11.
- [SDR 04FDEA02931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02931), Oct 14, 2004: OUTFLOW VALVE. INOPERATIVE. NR 2 SYSTEM FWD AND AFT OUTFLOW VALVES REMAINED FULLY OPEN. ENT BY: 105221 RPT BY: 011927 MEL 14 OCT 04 04:44, LAX R ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 21-31
- [SDR 04FDEA02393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02393), Aug 6, 2004: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED FWD PIT LEFT OF CTR AND AFT OF FR 38.2 (LEVEL 2). REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT (ANGLE) IAW A310/200 SRM 51-40-21.
- [SDR 04FDEA02392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02392), Aug 6, 2004: ROLLER TRAY. CORRODED. FWD PIT CTR ROLLER TRAY AT JUST FWD OF FR 38.1 BOTTOM SIDE IS CORRODED (LEVEL 2). REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION AND INSTALLED SPLICE SECTION IAW A310/200 SRM 53-10-15
- [SDR 04FDEA02391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02391), Aug 6, 2004: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. LOWER FUSELAGE BULK CARGO PIT LATERAL FLOORBEAM AT FR66 LT OF CENTERLINE HAS EXFOLIATED CORROSION AROUND FASTENER HOLE (LEVEL 2). REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICAT
- [SDR 04FDEA02335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02335), Aug 1, 2004: TEE FITTING. CORRODED. MDC FR 10 TO FR 14A, 20 INCHES OUTBOARD FROM LEFT OF CTR T-CAP HAS CORROSION (LEVEL 2) INCLUDING IN AND AROUND ALL FASTENER HOLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED T-CAP IA
- [SDR 04FDEA02337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02337), Aug 1, 2004: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. REF. SNRM N00381, MDC BETWEEN FR15A AND FR19 SEAT TRACK 4L HAS (LEVEL 2) CORROSION 12 INCHES FWD OF FR17. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW A310/200 SRM 53-12

All 57: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409FE-2013-12-19/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 20000726035909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726035909I), Jul 26, 2000: Airbus A310203 (N409FE), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On July 26, 2000, at approximately 2300 CDT, federal express flight 1613, an Airbus A310, N409FE, left Kansas City International Airport, Kansas City, MO…

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