# N421FE: 1986 Airbus Industrie A310-222, registration cancelled 2016-02-18 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 18, 2016 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Airbus Industrie A310-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a310-222) (registry code 3930315) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (registry code 52054) - Data sheets: [TCDS A35EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A35EU) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 342 - Year built: 1986 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: February 6, 1986 - Certificate issued: April 6, 1995 - Last registry action: February 4, 2014 - Mode S code: A4FFD8 - Owners when cancelled: [Federal Express Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORPORATION), [C/O Al Garcia](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%2FO%20AL%20GARCIA) - 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/N421FE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=421FE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421FE-2016-02-18 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 A310-222: https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a310-222.md ## Service difficulty reports (97, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR FDEA200904171573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904171573), Apr 17, 2009: FRAME. DAMAGED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, EXISTING HOLES WRONGLY DRILLED AT FR 63A, STGR 27 RT. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-17-13 FIG 203. - [SDR FDEA200904061439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904061439), Apr 6, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK WITH CORROSION BTW FR 72 AND FR 73 AT Y0. SEAT TRACK REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-10-16 FIG 202. - [SDR FDEA200904061427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904061427), Apr 6, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK WITH CORROSION BETWEEN FR 76 AND FR 77 AT Y1448. SEAT TRACK REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-72-10. - [SDR FDEA200904031552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904031552), Apr 3, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK WITH SPOTS OF CORROSION BETWEEN FR72-73 AT Y-1456. THE SEAT TRACK WAS REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-72-10. - [SDR FDEA200904021444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904021444), Apr 2, 2009: SKIN. DAMAGED. FUSELAGE, EVALUATE BLENDING AT STGR 43 LT BTW FR 20 AND FR 21. SKIN WAS REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-10-12 FIG 216 SHEET 1. - [SDR FDEA200904021438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904021438), Apr 2, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK WITH SPOTS OF CORROSION BTW FR 69-FR 70 AT Y-450. SEAT TRACK REPAIRED BTW FR 68-69 AS PER SRM SUPP 53-10-16 FIG 202. - [SDR FDEA200904021436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904021436), Apr 2, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK WITH SPOTS OF CORROSION BTW FR58-69 AT Y-953. SEAT TRACK WAS REPAIRED BTW FR 62-63 AND BETWEEN FR 64-65 AS PER SRM 53-10-16 FIG 202. - [SDR FDEA200904021435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200904021435), Apr 2, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK WITH SPOTS OF CORROSION BTW FR 69-71, AT Y-953. THE SEAT TRACK WAS REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-72-10. - [SDR FDEA200903311709](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903311709), Mar 31, 2009: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. N1322 AFT CARGO COMPT - FLOORBEAM WITH CORROSION AT FR 63 AND BTW 44-55 LH. THE BEAM WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 51-72-10. - [SDR FDEA200903301737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903301737), Mar 30, 2009: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR HINGE FITTING WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION AT FRAME 63. THE FITTING WAS REPAIRED AS PER EA 6-5310-129288. - [SDR FDEA200903301736](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903301736), Mar 30, 2009: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR HINGE FITTING WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION AT FRAME 62. THE FITTING WAS REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX EA 6-5310-129288. - [SDR FDEA200903301429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903301429), Mar 30, 2009: SEAT TRACK. WORN. SEAT TRACK WITH WEAR BETWEEN FR62-63 AT Y0. SEAT TRACK REPAIRED BTW FR 62 AND FR 63 AND BETWEEN FR 64 AND FR 65 AS PER SRM SUPP 53-10-16 FIG 202. - [SDR FDEA200903301426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903301426), Mar 30, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK WITH CORROSION AND WEAR BETWEEN FR 54.2 AND FR 58 AT Y450. THE RELEVANT SEAT TRACK WAS REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-72-10. - [SDR FDEA200903271554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903271554), Mar 27, 2009: ROLLER TRACK. CORRODED. TRACK AT ROLLERS LT SIDE BTW FRAMES 54.2 TO 55 AT STGR 43 WITH CORROSION. ROLLER TRACK REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-10-15 FIG 203. - [SDR FDEA200903261407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903261407), Mar 26, 2009: FITTING. CORRODED. RT WING FLAP OTBD, FITTING AT BUSHINGS OF NR 4 TRUNNION WITH CORROSION. THE CORROSION WAS BLENDED AS PER EA 6-5710-127419. - [SDR FDEA200903251742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903251742), Mar 25, 2009: SKIN. CORRODED. CENTER WING BOX LOWER SKIN EXTERNAL SURFACE FOUND WITH SEVERAL SPOTS OF CORROSION - REFER TO EA6-5710-129280 FOR DETAILS. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER EA 6-57 - [SDR FDEA200903251425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903251425), Mar 25, 2009: CROSSBEAM. CRACKED. CROSSBEAM AT FR36 CRACKED AT Y-953. CROSSBEAM AT FR 36 WAS REPAIRED AS PER SRM SUPP 53-10-15 FIG 201 SHEET2A. - [SDR FDEA200903251406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903251406), Mar 25, 2009: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. ZONE 100 - FUSELAGE - PREVIOUS REPAIR AT FLOORBEAM LOCATED AT FR 55/58 AT Y-1200. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF IT WAS ACCOMPL - [SDR FDEA200903241734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903241734), Mar 24, 2009: BEAM. CORRODED. RT FWD PAX DOOR - SPOTS OF CORROSION AT BEAM 3. BEAM 3 WAS REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-72-10. - [SDR FDEA200903241668](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903241668), Mar 24, 2009: BEAM. CORRODED. RT FWD PAX DOOR, SPOTS OF CORROSION AT BEAM 3. BEAM 3 WAS REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-72-10. - [SDR FDEA200903241442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903241442), Mar 24, 2009: TRACK. CORRODED. NR 1 PYLON, RIB 18, LUG ATTACHMENT WING TO PYLON WITH CORROSION AT ATTACHMENT ROLLER TRACK OF BEARING. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS PER FEDEX EA 6-5450-127411. - [SDR FDEA200903231708](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903231708), Mar 23, 2009: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. N938 AFT CARGO COMPT - FLOORBEAM AT FRAME 55/58 WITH SEVERAL SPOTS OF CORROSION BTW STGR 44 AND 45LH- THE FLOORBEAM WAS REPLACED IN ACORDANCE WITH SRM 51-72-10. - [SDR FDEA200903231437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903231437), Mar 23, 2009: FITTING. CORRODED. FWD COMPT, CORROSION FOUND BETWEEN FRAMES 24 TO 25 AND STGR 55 RT TO 53 LT. THE FITTING WAS REPAIRED AS PER EA 6-5310-127421. - [SDR FDEA200903231434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903231434), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. CRACKED. COCKPIT PLATE FOUND CRACKED AT COCKPIT FLOOR NEXT TO Y-790 BTW FR 0 AND FR 1. THE CRACKED PANEL WAS REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX EA 6-5310-127415. - [SDR FDEA200903231430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903231430), Mar 23, 2009: SEAT TRACK. WORN. SEAT TRACK NEXT TO Y0, NEXT TO FR 33 FOUND WORN. SEAT TRACK REPAIRED AS PER FEDEX EA 6-5310-127412. - [SDR FDEA200903231402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903231402), Mar 23, 2009: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. BULK CARGO COMPT, RT FLOOR PANELS LONGITUDINAL SECTION WITH CORROSION AT FR 67 AND FR 65 UNDER STRINGER 49. SECTION LONGITUDINAL WAS REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-72-1 - [SDR FDEA200903211404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903211404), Mar 21, 2009: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. BULK COMPT, CORROSION AT BULK CARGO COMPT FLOORBEAM AT FR 65 ABOVE STRINGER 49 RT. FLOORBEAM REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-72-10. - [SDR FDEA200903211403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903211403), Mar 21, 2009: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. BULK COMPT - CORROSION AT BULK COMPT FLOORBEAM OF FR 64 ABOVE STRINGER 49 RT. FLOORBEAM WAS REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-72-10. - [SDR FDEA200903191551](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903191551), Mar 19, 2009: SKIN. DENTED. RT WING AILERON, LOWER SKIN FOUND DAMAGED. LOWER SKIN OF AILERON REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 57-61-12 FIG 201. - [SDR FDEA200903191555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903191555), Mar 19, 2009: TRACK. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR (DUMMY TRACK) FOUND LOCATED BETWEEN FR 38.1 AND FR 40 AT Y0. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLI - [SDR FDEA200903191209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903191209), Mar 19, 2009: STRINGER. MISREPAIRED. AREA 100, FUSELAGE, PREVIOUS STRINGER REPAIR FOUND LOCATED BTW FR 21 AND FR 22 AT STGR 51 RT. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF IT - [SDR FDEA200903191208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903191208), Mar 19, 2009: STRINGER. MISREPAIRED. AREA 100 - FUSELAGE - PREVIOUS REPAIR AT STRINGER FOUND LOCATED BTW FR21 AND FR 22 AT STGR 50 RT. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND I - [SDR FDEA200903191207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903191207), Mar 19, 2009: STRINGER. MISREPAIRED. AREA 100, FUSELAGE, PREVIOUS REPAIR (STRINGER) FOUND LOCATED BTW FR 21 AND FR 22 AT STGR 49 RT. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF - [SDR FDEA200903191206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903191206), Mar 19, 2009: STRINGER. MISREPAIRED. AREA 100, FUSELAGE, PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED BTW FR 21 AND FR 22 AT STGR 48 RT. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF IT WAS ACCO - [SDR FDEA200903171433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903171433), Mar 17, 2009: SKIN. WORN. LT WING FIX LEADING EDGE BTW SCREWJACK 3 AND SCREWJACK 4 WITH WEAR. FIX L/E REPAIRED AS PER EA 6-5710-127425. - [SDR FDEA200903161574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903161574), Mar 16, 2009: ROLLER TRACK. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND ON ROLLER TRACK LOCATED BTW FR 22-23 AT Y-100. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USI - [SDR FDEA200903161564](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903161564), Mar 16, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED BETWEEN FR 38.1 AND 38.2, BTW STGR 54 LT AND 50 RT. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF REPAIR WAS ACC - [SDR FDEA200903161553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903161553), Mar 16, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR AT INBD FLAP LOWER SKIN LOCATED BETWEEN RIB 7 AND RIB 9. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED USI - [SDR FDEA200903161443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903161443), Mar 16, 2009: STRUCTURE. MISREPAIRED. FUSELAGE, PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED BTW FR 23 AND FR 24 BTW STGR 49 RT AND 52 RT. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR EVALUATION AND IF REPAIR WAS AC - [SDR FDEA200903161440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903161440), Mar 16, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED BETWEEN FR 20 ANBD FR 21 STGR 47 LT AND STGR 51 RT. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF REPAIR WAS ACC - [SDR FDEA200903161432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903161432), Mar 16, 2009: SKIN. CORRODED. THS - SUPERFICIAL CORROSION AT BASE OF HOLES NR 2 AND NR 3 OF GROUP A, RT SIDE. CORROSION BLENDED OUT AS PER EA 6-5510-127414. - [SDR FDEA200903161431](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903161431), Mar 16, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR FOUND LOCATED AT FR 13 STGR 28 LT. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING FAA APPROVED DA - [SDR FDEA200903161405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903161405), Mar 16, 2009: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. AREA 100 - PREVIOUS REPAIR AT FLOORBEAM FOUND LOCATED AT FR 63 BTW Y420 AND Y-420. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF IT WAS ACCOMP - [SDR FDEA200903161401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903161401), Mar 16, 2009: CROSSBEAM. MISREPAIRED. N542 - FUSELAGE - PREVIOUS REPAIR IN CROSSBEAM LOCATED BETWEEN FR 36 AT Y1680. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF IT WAS ACCOMPLISH - [SDR FDEA200903161400](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903161400), Mar 16, 2009: CROSSBEAM. MISREPAIRED. N544 - FUSELAGE - PREVIOUS REPAIR AT CROSSBEAM LOCATED BETWEEN FR 37 AT Y1680. REPAIR REQUIRES EVALUATION FOR MAJOR/MINOR DETERMINATION AND IF IT WAS ACCOMPLISH - [SDR FDEA200901150215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200901150215), Jan 15, 2009: DAMPENER. LEAKING. AIR TURN BACK DUE TO GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT IN SYS 1 OR 2. ECAM L/G RETRACTION FAULT, LANDED AT 266.9 NOT OVERWEIGHT. ON WALK AROUND FOUND RT PITCH DAMPNER TRIP - [SDR FDEA200810154371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200810154371), Oct 15, 2008: ENGINE. FAILED. NUMBER TWO ENGINE HUNG START AT 36 PERCENT N2, EGT 506'. ABORTED START FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES. SECOND START ATTEMPT NUMBER TWO ENGINE HUNG AT 38 PERCENT N2. ST - [SDR 08FDEA04371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA04371), Oct 15, 2008: ENGINE. HUNG START. NUMBER TWO ENGINE HUNG START AT 36 PERCENT N2, EGT 506'. ABORTED START FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES. SECOND START ATTEMPT NUMBER TWO ENGINE HUNG AT 38 PERCENT N2. ST - [SDR 07FDEA01075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01075), Mar 21, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. MDCC FLOORBEAM AT FR 14 LT 64 INCHES FROM CENTER HAS 1 SPOT OF CORROSION ON FORWARD BOTTOM FACE 15" LONG BY 1" WIDE. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-74-10 CHECKED - [SDR 07FDEA01074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01074), Mar 21, 2007: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. UPON REMOVAL OF CEILING PANEL 131EC FOR AGING ACFT INSPECTION, FOUND MDCC FLOOR SUPPORT C36 BETWEEN L4 AND L5 SEAT TRACK TO BE CRACKED TOP OF VERTICAL STIFFENER All 97: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421FE-2016-02-18/reports.md --- 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.