# N429FE: 1985 Airbus Industrie A310-203, registration cancelled 2024-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2024
- 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: 364
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1997
- Certificate issued: December 24, 1996
- Last registry action: July 18, 2023
- Mode S code: A51D90
- Owner when cancelled: [Federal Express Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORPORATION)
- 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/N429FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=429FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N429FE-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 Airbus Industrie A310-203: https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a310-203.md

## Service difficulty reports (75, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201510293405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201510293405), Oct 29, 2015: GEARBOX. LACK OF LUBE. SELECTED FLAPS 15 DEGREES AT 200 KTS. FLAPS SYS 1 & 2 FAULT LIGHTS & ON ECAM. CYCLED HANDLE WITH SAME RESULT. FOLLOWED ECAM & QRH. LANDED SLATS 30, FLAPS 0 UNEV
- [SDR FDEA201509042800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201509042800), Sep 4, 2015: SENSOR. FAILED. AUTO THROTTLES OFF, SET N1 TO 107% ON BOTH ENGS. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT THRUST DIFFERENCE CAUSING YAW ON CLIMB OUT. WE GOT ECAM ENG EXCEEDENCE WARNING & REDUCED 
- [SDR FDEA201404260861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201404260861), Apr 26, 2014: PRESSURE SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. ON APPROACH WHEN WE SELECTED, SLATS EXT, GOT ECAM SLATS SYS NR 1 & NR 2 FAULT. CYCLED & SLATS EXTENDED, WHEN SELECTING FLAPS 15, GOT FLAP SYS NR 1 & NR 2 FAULT.
- [SDR FDEA201402110305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201402110305), Feb 11, 2014: RELAY. BURNED. FIRST OFFICER`S TAT PROBE, FAULT LIGHT ON AT FL300, ECAM MONITOR. 5 MINS LATER SMELL OF ELEC ORIGIN, NO VISUAL SMOKE, ODOR GONE AFTER LANDING. FOUND DET SENSOR 
- [SDR FDEA201311102720](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311102720), Nov 10, 2013: TEE FITTING. CRACKED. CENTER WING REAR SPAR INTERNAL ANGLE LOWER SKIN TEE FITTING RT SIDE FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW EA 6-5710-T0303521.
- [SDR FDEA201311102719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311102719), Nov 10, 2013: TEE FITTING. CRACKED. CENTER WING REAR SPAR INTERNAL ANGLE LOWER SKIN TEE FITTING LEFT FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW EA 6-5710-T0303521.
- [SDR FDEA201311052688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311052688), Nov 5, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME 40 RT UPPER CORNER FITTING FOUND CRACKED. COMPLIED WITH EA 6-5710-0303103.
- [SDR FDEA201311052687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311052687), Nov 5, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. FRAME 40 LT UPPER CORNER FITTING FOUND CRACKED. COMPLIED WITH EA 6-5710-T0303103.
- [SDR FDEA201311052686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311052686), Nov 5, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. FUSELAGE CENTER BOX FRAME 45 RT UPPER FRAME BASE-TO-ARCH JUNCTION FOUND CRACK AT HOLE H22 COMPLIED WITH EA 6-5310-T0303124.
- [SDR FDEA201311052685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311052685), Nov 5, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. FUSELAGE CENTER BOX FRAME 44 RT UPPER FRAME BASE-TO-ARCH JUNCTION FOUND CRACKS AT H5 & H13. R & R THE SUPPORT FITTING IAW SRM 51-40-21 & EA 6-5310-T0303124.
- [SDR FDEA201311052684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311052684), Nov 5, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. FUSELAGE CENTER BOX FRAME 43 RT UPPER FRAME BASE-TO-ARCH JUNCTION FOUND CRACK AT HOLE H2. R & R NEW SUPPORT FITTING IAW SRM 51-40-21 & EA 6-5310-T0303124.
- [SDR FDEA201311052683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311052683), Nov 5, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. FUSELAGE CENTER BOX FRAME 45, LT UPPER FRAME BASE-TO-ARCH JUNCTION FOUND CRACK AT HOLE H22 COMPLIED WITH EA 6-5310-T0303124.
- [SDR FDEA201311042676](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311042676), Nov 4, 2013: FITTING. CRACKED. FUSELAGE CENTER BOX FRAME 43, LT UPPER FRAME BASE-TO-ARCH JUNCTION FOUND CRACKED. R & R SUPPORT FITTING SRM 51-40-21 & EA 6-5310-T0303124.
- [SDR FDEA201311042677](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311042677), Nov 4, 2013: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. FUSELAGE CENTER BOX, FRAME 44 LT UPPER FRAME SUPPORT FITTING FOUND CRACKED. R & R NEW SUPPORT FITTING IAW SRM 51-40-21 & EA 6-5310-T0303124.
- [SDR FDEA201310312659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201310312659), Oct 31, 2013: SKIN. CRACKED. FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER PICKUP ANGLE AT FRAME 40 LT, FASTER HOLE 14 FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW EA 6-5310-T0303309.
- [SDR FDEA201310202557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201310202557), Oct 20, 2013: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN DECK FRAMES 47-48 -Y953, SEAT TRACK CORRODED. SPLICE REPAIRED SEAT TRACK IAW EA 6-5315-T0303255 & SRM 53-10-16.
- [SDR FDEA201310182549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201310182549), Oct 18, 2013: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. MAIN DECK FR 12A-14 Y770, FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED REPLACED THE CORRODED FLOOR SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-40-21.
- [SDR FDEA201212134295](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201212134295), Dec 13, 2012: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE ACTIVATION. APPROX 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, ECAM "HYD GREEN RSVR LO LEVEL" QUANTITY INDICATED. TURNED PUMPS OFF IAW ECAM. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR. LAN
- [SDR FDEA201207152579](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201207152579), Jul 15, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. LT WING FIXED L/E INBD CUT OUT FOR SHUTTER DOOR NR 1 TOP EXTERNAL SKIN CRACKED 1.25" APPROXIMATELY. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM 51-40-21 DWGS A57246236, A57246240 AND
- [SDR FDEA201108253484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201108253484), Aug 25, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. EVIDENCE OF FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK UNDER LAV SERVICE DOOR. REPAIRED IAW RDAS ISSUE A AND EA 6-5330-154038 PARTS 1 AND 2.
- [SDR FDEA201106032104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201106032104), Jun 3, 2011: FITTING. CRACKED. TWO LOWER HOLES WERE FOUND INDICATION AT LT & RT SIDE OF FR43A. REMOVED LT AND RT FRAME FITTINGS. OVERSIZED LT RIB LOWER HOLE TO 0.402" DIA. PERFORMED NDI INSPE
- [SDR FDEA201106022095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201106022095), Jun 2, 2011: ANGLE. CRACKED. ANGLE FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED ANGLE, OVERSIZED HOLES TO 0.199". PERFORMED NDI INSPECTION ON ALL SEPERATED STRUCTURE AND FOUND CRACK ONLY ON ANGLE. FABRICATED ANG
- [SDR FDEA201106012072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201106012072), Jun 1, 2011: TUBE. CRACKED. MAIN DECK COMPT LT LOWER SIDEWALL AREA FOUND SMOKE DETECTOR SNIFFER TUBE BROKEN AT 2EA PLACES, LOCATION BETWEEN FR 40/41 AND FR 45. IAW AMM 26-19-09 REOVED THE 
- [SDR FDEA201106012073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201106012073), Jun 1, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CENTER MAIN DECK COMPARTMENT FLOOR AREA BETWEEN R2 AND R3 SEAT TRACK FOUND 5 EA CROSSBEAM ASSY CRACKED AREA FROM FR40/411 TO FR45/-Y450 AND -Y953. R & R CENTER 
- [SDR FDEA201105302029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105302029), May 30, 2011: PANEL. DEBONDED. 1EA DISBONDED AREA (2" X 3") WAS FOUND AT 321AL PANEL R/H SIDE. ( 14" FROM LEADING EDGE AND 20" FROM BOTTOM EDGE.) CLEANED & EVALUATED THE DISBONDED AREA 3"X2.5
- [SDR FDEA201105302028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105302028), May 30, 2011: PANEL. DEBONDED. 1EA DISBONDED ARE WAS FOUND AT LT SIDE INTERIOR ARE (11" X 17") OF 324AT PANEL. ( 1.9" FROM LEADING EDGE AND 1.5" FROM BOTTOM EDGE.) CLEANED & EVALUATED THE DIS
- [SDR FDEA201105302027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105302027), May 30, 2011: PANEL. DEBONDED. 1EA DISBONDED AREA (2.5" X 1.8") WAS FOUND AT 322BL PANEL L/H SIDE. (6" FROM LEADING EDGE, 27" FROM BOTTOM EDGE.) CLEANED & EVALUATED THE DIMENSION OF THE DISBO
- [SDR FDEA201105302030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105302030), May 30, 2011: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. CARGO COMPARTMENT 162HF FLOOR PANEL GOT IMPACT DAMAGED. FABRICATED A NEW FLOOR PANEL FOR REPLACING IAW DRAWING 17A53279962 & SRM 53-10-20 AND MCG IRM 9701 REVIS
- [SDR FDEA201105251978](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105251978), May 25, 2011: RIB. CRACKED. REMOVE HINGE SUPPORT RIB, FOUND ANOTHER SIDE RIB MATING SURFACE GOT CRACK AT RIB 20, 19 INCH. REMOVED THE CRACKED BOX RIB IAW SRM 51-40-21. FABRICATED RIB MATER
- [SDR FDEA201105251980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105251980), May 25, 2011: DUCT. CHAFED. ENG 2, LT T/R COWL INNER DUCT AFT EDGE GOT CHAFING ATTACH TO CORE COWL AREA UPPER SIDE.
- [SDR FDEA201105221929](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105221929), May 22, 2011: RIB. CRACKED. LT WING T/E BOX RIB LOWER CORNER BOTH SIDE GOT CRACKS BETWEEN NR 5 AND NR 6 SPOILER. REMOVED THE CRACKED BOX RIBS IAW SRM 51-40-21. REPLACED THE RIBS WITH NEW P
- [SDR FDEA201105181861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105181861), May 18, 2011: SKIN. CORRODED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE SKIN AREA AROUND MAIN HOLE SKIN GOT CORROSION BETWEEN FR38.1 AND FR38.2 POSITION. REMOVED THE CORROSION AREA. MEASURED THE DIMENSION
- [SDR FDEA201105121806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105121806), May 12, 2011: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING NR 5 SPOILER O/B HINGE SUPPORT RIB CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED BOX RIB IAW SRM 51-40-21. FABRICATED RIB IAW DWG A57247040. TRANSFERRED HOLES AND ASSEMBL
- [SDR FDEA201105091781](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105091781), May 9, 2011: WEDGE. DAMAGED. RT WING T/E INBD FLAP T/E DAMAGED ABOUT 5" X 20" BETWEEN RIB 18 AND 21. REMOVED FLAP T/E WEDGE. REPLACED WITH NEW T/E WEDGE PER E.A. 6-5750-149005. 3. PAINT TOU
- [SDR FDEA201105061766](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105061766), May 6, 2011: FITTING. CRACKED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR SILL AREA FITTING CRACKED ABOVE NR 6 LATCH FITTING. REMOVED THE CRACKED FITTING. INSTALLED THE NEW FITTING FOR REPLACING IAW SRM 51-7
- [SDR FDEA201105061767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105061767), May 6, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CHAFED. AFT MAIN DECK COMPARTMENT FOUND L4 LONGITUDINAL SEAT TRACK FLANGE GOT A EXCESS CHAFED MARK LOCATION AT FR79 AND Y1447.8 POSITION. REMOVED THE DAMAGE SEAT TRACK.
- [SDR FDEA200910273682](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910273682), Oct 27, 2009: SLAT SYSTEM. FAILED. 2 ND REPEAT: ON APPROACH SLATS WOULD NOT EXTEND (STUCK), RAN QRH AND LANDED WITH 0/40 SLATS FLAPS W/OUT INCIDENT. LANDED AT ABOUT 140 KIAS. SFCC'S 1 & 2 INDICAT
- [SDR FDEA200910233685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910233685), Oct 23, 2009: SLAT SYSTEM. STUCK. ON APPROACH, SLATS WOULD NOT EXTEND (STUCK), RAN QRH AND LANDED WITH 0/40 SLATS FLAPS W/OUT INCIDENT. LANDED AT ABOUT 140 KIAS. MOCC UPDATE SFCC'S 1 AND 2 INDIC
- [SDR FDEA200910233684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910233684), Oct 23, 2009: SLAT SYSTEM. STUCK. ON APPROACH, SLATS WOULD NOT EXTEND (STUCK), RAN QRH AND LANDED WITH 0/40 SLATS FLAPS W/OUT INCIDENT. LANDED AT ABOUT 140 KIAS. SFCC'S 1 AND 2 INDICATE JAM. NO 
- [SDR FDEA200910233683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910233683), Oct 23, 2009: SLAT SYSTEM. FAILED. 2 ND REPEAT: ON APPROACH SLATS WOULD NOT EXTEND (STUCK), RAN QRH AND LANDED WITH 0/40 SLATS FLAPS W/OUT INCIDENT. LANDED AT ABOUT 140 KIAS. SFCC'S 1 & 2 INDICAT
- [SDR FDEA200910233681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910233681), Oct 23, 2009: LIMITER. FAILED. 2 ND REPEAT: ON APPROACH SLATS WOULD NOT EXTEND (STUCK), RAN QRH AND LANDED WITH 0/40 SLATS FLAPS W/OUT INCIDENT. LANDED AT ABOUT 140 KIAS. SFCC'S 1 & 2 INDICAT
- [SDR FDEA200910223680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910223680), Oct 22, 2009: JACKSCREW. LACK OF LUBE. SLATS SYS 1 & 2 FAULTED ON APPROACH, RECYCLED, LANDED SLATS 0/FLAPS 40. NO FAULTS ON SFCC NR 1 OR 2, RAN END ENGINE'S OPS. CHK SLATS 0 TO 30 THREE TIMES NO FAUL
- [SDR FDEA200910223679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910223679), Oct 22, 2009: SLAT SYSTEM. FAULTED. SLATS FAULTED SYSTEMS 1 & 2 ON APPROACH CYCLED PER QRH NO HELP RAN QRH AND LANDED SLATS 0 FLAPS 40 T/S PER TSM 27-80-00 NO HARD FAULTS NOTED. RAN NR 1 & 2 ENGIN
- [SDR FDEA200905241776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905241776), May 24, 2009: HEATER. SMOKE. SMOKE/FUMES FROM BEHIND F/O SLIDING WINDOW. SECURED R WINDOW HEAT. SMOKE/FUMES STOPPED. FOUND WIRES AT COPILOTS SLIDING WINDOW BURNED AND MELTED WHERE WIRES ENT
- [SDR FDEA200905241775](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200905241775), May 24, 2009: COALESCER BAG. DIRTY. FAINT SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FUMES. TRANSIENT THEN DISSIPATED. RAN PACKS WITH APU AIR AND NOTICED SLIGHT INDUSTRIAL KIND OF SMELL. CONTINUING T/S. REMOVED BOTH COA
- [SDR FDEA200902060466](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200902060466), Feb 6, 2009: UPLOCK. FAILED. AFTER TAKE OFF NOSE GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. NOSE GEAR DOOR NOT CLOSED ECAM. HEAVY BUFFET AND VIBRATION. SPEED NEVER EXCEEDED 210 KTS. RETURN
- [SDR FDEA200901090106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200901090106), Jan 9, 2009: FILTER. DIRTY. NR 2 ENG FUEL FILTER CLOG LIGHT & ECAM INDICATION ON CLIMB-OUT PASSING 2000 FT. POWER REDUCED & ECAM INDICATIONS WENT AWAY. TRIED ADVANCING THROTTLE AGAIN & ECA
- [SDR FDEA200812135137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200812135137), Dec 13, 2008: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. L1 DOOR LT UPPER FWD FAIL/SAFE RING RADIUS BOTH LAYERS SHOW EXFOLIATION CORROSION INDICATIONS AFTER EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, UNABLE TO VERIFY ULTRASONICALLY 1 S
- [SDR FDEA200812065100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200812065100), Dec 6, 2008: FITTING. GOUGED. AFT CARGO DOOR NR 2 DOOR LOCK FITTING HAS 1 GOUGE ON OTBD MOUNT AND 2 GOUGES ON INBD MOUNT REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO DOOR FITTING AT FR 60A IAW A310 SRM 51
- [SDR FDEA200812065099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200812065099), Dec 6, 2008: WEB. CORRODED. FRAME 1 FWD FACE AT RADOME ACCESS HAS 4 EA AREAS OF SKIN CORROSION, APPROX 7 SQ INCHES REMOVED LEVEL 1 CORROSION AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER ON WEB FLANGE AT F

All 75: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N429FE-2024-03-02/reports.md

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