# N448FE: 1983 Airbus Industrie A310-222, registration cancelled 2013-07-29 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 29, 2013 - 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: 260 - Year built: 1983 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 4, 1996 - Certificate issued: June 3, 1996 - Last registry action: July 15, 2011 - Mode S code: A568D7 - 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/N448FE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=448FE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448FE-2013-07-29 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 (34) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR FDEA201007082404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201007082404), Jul 8, 2010: UNKNOWN. MULTIPLE FAIL. AFTER TAKEOFF GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT USING SYS 2 OR SYS1. TRANSPONDER REPORTED INOP BY DEPARTURE. ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. AUTO THROTTLES INOP. AUTOPILOTS WHE - [SDR FDEA200804111385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200804111385), Apr 11, 2008: STRINGER. DAMAGED. 1 EA FASTENER HOLE AT FR 54, STRINGER 40 RT HAS DOUBLE DRILL AND DAMAGE IN COUNTERSINK REPAIRED DAMAGE HOLE IAW EA 6-5310-118123. - [SDR 08FDEA01385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01385), Apr 11, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. 1 FASTENER HOLE AT FR 54, STRINGER 40 RT HAS DOUBLE DRILL AND DAMAGE IN COUNTERSINK REPAIRED DAMAGE HOLE IAW FED EX EA 6-5310-118123. - [SDR 08FDEA01379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01379), Apr 10, 2008: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. PREVIOUS REPAIR LOCATED ON MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK NR 2 LT Y450 BETWEEN FRAMES 51 TO 52 HAS 2 EA REPAIR SPLICES MEASURING 7 IN LONG BY 3 IN TALL AND 1 REPAIR SECT - [SDR 08FDEA01232](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01232), Apr 1, 2008: SEAT TRACK. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR LOCATED ON MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK NR 4 RT - Y1456 BETWEEN FRAMES 62 TO 63, HAS 2. REPAIR ANGLES MEASURING 9.5" LONG BY 1.9" TALL AND 1. REPAIR PI - [SDR 08FDEA01225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01225), Apr 1, 2008: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. MDCC NR 3 LT SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FRAMES 54.3 TO 54.2 HAS 2 AREAS OF DAMAGED SCALLOPS REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED SEAT TRACK IN MDCC NR 3 LT AT FRAMES 54.2 TO 58 - [SDR 08FDEA01224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01224), Apr 1, 2008: STRINGER. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS STRINGER REPAIR LOCATED IN BULK CARGO ON STRINGER 56 RT BETWEEN FRAMES 67 TO 69, HAS REPAIR SECTION MEASURING 16" LONG AND 2 REPAIR SPLICES, THE FORWAR - [SDR 08FDEA01223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01223), Apr 1, 2008: STRINGER. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS STRINGER REPAIR LOCATED IN BULK CARGO ON STRINGER 55 RT BETWEEN FRAMES 65 TO 69 HAS 1 REPAIR SECTION MEASURING 80" LONG AND 1 REPAIR SPLICE MEASURING 8 - [SDR 08FDEA01222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01222), Apr 1, 2008: STRINGER. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS STRINGER REPAIR LOCATED IN BULK CARGO ON STRINGER 54 RT BETWEEN FRAMES 65 TO 67 HAS 1 REPAIR SECTION MEASURING 40" LONG AND 1 REPAIR SPLICE MEASURING 8 - [SDR 08FDEA01221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01221), Apr 1, 2008: SEAT TRACK. MISREPAIRED. PREVIOUS REPAIR LOCATED ON MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK NR 3 LT Y953 BETWEEN FRAMES 61 TO 62 HAS 2. REPAIR SPLICES MEASURING 7.1" LONG BY 3" TALL AND 1. REPAIR SECTION - [SDR 08FDEA01220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01220), Apr 1, 2008: PAINT. MISSING. PREVIOUS EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER LOCATED ON LEFT WING OUTBOARD FLAP LOWER MAIN SKIN BETWEEN RIBS 3 AND 4 MEASURES 10.4" BY 9.9". REPAIR NOT IAW SRM REQUIREMENTS - [SDR 08FDEA01219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01219), Apr 1, 2008: SEAL. MISSING. PREVIOUS EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER LOCATED ON LEFT WING OUTBOARD FLAP LOWER MAIN SKIN BETWEEN RIBS 4 AND 5 MEASURES 10.6 INCHES BY 9 INCHES. REPAIR NOT IAW SRM RE - [SDR 08FDEA01218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01218), Apr 1, 2008: DOUBLER. CORRODED. PREVIOUS EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER LOCATED AT LEFT SIDE UPPER FWD FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FRAMES 0 TO 1 AND JUST FORWARD OF THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD MEASURES 9.5 INC - [SDR 07FDEA05106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA05106), Dec 20, 2007: ANTI-ICE VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF RECEIVED NR 1 ENGINE ADVISORY NAC TEMP AT 200 DEGREES, AT CRUISE NR 1 ENG BLEED OFF, NO CHANGE. TEMP LOWERED TO 180 DEGREES IN CRUISE WHEN THROTTL - [SDR 07FDEA05109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA05109), Dec 20, 2007: BLEED VALVE. CRACKED. DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE ALTITUDE, ECAM PRESENTED AN ADVISORY PAGE FOR NR 1 ENG NAC TEMP AT 200. SELECTED NR 1 BLEED VALVE OFF AND REDUCED POWER ON NR 1 WITH NO C - [SDR 07FDEA05115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA05115), Dec 20, 2007: VALVE. CRACKED. DURING CLIMB TO CRUISE ALTITUDE, ECAM PRESENTED AN ADVISORY PAGE FOR NR 1 ENG NAC TEMP AT 200. SELECTED NR 1 BLEED VALVE OFF AND REDUCED POWER ON NR 1 WITH NO C - [SDR 05FDEA03385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03385), Oct 11, 2005: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. JUST AFTER T/O HAD AVIONICS SMOKE WARNING ON ECAM AND OVERHEAD. NO ODOR OR SIGN OF SMOKE. DECLARED EMERGENCY. RETURNED TO KABQ LANDING WT APPROX 209,000 NR, BEL - [SDR 05FDEA03141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03141), Sep 27, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. ACCOMPLISH MAINTENANCE "C" CHECK NR 004, FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT, FUSELAGE SKIN SURFACE PANEL FOUND WITH CORROSION AT INTERNAL PART OF COMPARTMENT BETWEEN FS 37 A - [SDR 05FDEA03047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03047), Sep 22, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION AT CENTRAL WING UPPER SKIN SURFACE FR 46 Y- 2126. REMOVED/INSTALLED ELEMENTS PER SRM 51-40-21 & 51-40-44. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-74-10 & 51-29-0 - [SDR 05FDEA03045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03045), Sep 22, 2005: ARM. CORRODED. RT FWD DOOR, LOWER ARM ASSY FOUND CORRODED. REPLACED BY A NEW ONE IAW AMM 52-11-21-4. FUNCTIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 52-10-11-501. - [SDR 05FDEA00178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00178), Jan 26, 2005: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF AND FLAPS RETRACTED, BOTH NR 1 & 2 RUDDER FAULT. WOULD NOT RESET, EXTENDED THE FLAPS & THE RUDDER FAULT WENT AWAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUDDER VAR - [SDR 03FDEA00231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/03FDEA00231), Mar 5, 2003: ACCESS PANEL. DAMAGED. LT WING, LOWER ACCESS CUTOUT FOR PANEL 550GB. TWO SCREW HOLES FOR PANEL HAVE DAMAGED EDGES. REMOVED ANCHOR NUTS TO ACCESS DAMAGED HOLES. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AN - [SDR 02FDEA00498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00498), Jul 17, 2002: CONTROLLER. CLIMBING OUT OF SEA, ECAM ALERT - "EXCESS CAB ALT". DONNED O2 MASKS AND TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM. SWAPPED REGULATORS FOR PRESS. TRIED MANUALLY PRESS AIRPLA - [SDR 02FDEA00143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00143), Feb 26, 2002: COALESCER BAG. CONTAMINATED. ON FINAL ECAM WARN AVIONICS SMOKE AND M/DECK M/CARGO MID SMOKE DETECT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT & RT COALESCER BAGS PER MM 21-51-16-3. OK FOR SERVICE. - [SDR 02FDEA00125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00125), Feb 14, 2002: INDICATOR. FAULTY. AFTER T/O OIL QTY ON NR 1 ENG SHOW 2 QT ON BOTH ANALOG AND ECAM IND. REINSTALLED C/P AND HEAT SHIELD. REMOVED AND REPLACED OIL QTY IND. TEST NORMAL PER 79-31-00 - [SDR 01FDEA01070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA01070), Dec 13, 2001: SMOKE WARNING. SMOKE. 1-396 RECEIVED MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE WARNING. BITE CHECK PER MM 26-19-00-5. NO FAULT FOUND. OK FOR SERVICE. - [SDR 00FDEA00625](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00625), Sep 5, 2000: ELEVATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. AFT 20 MIN OF FLT A/C HAD A AIR TURNBACK DUE TO TOO MUCH PRESS NEEDED TO OPERATE ELEVATOR. AC RETURN TO LAX. - [SDR 99FDEA00236](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00236), Jun 24, 1999: PITOT SYSTEM. DIRTY. 99-143 - NO AIRSPEED IND ON F/O SIDE PFD ON T/O. RTO AT 70 KNOTS. PERF ADC NR 2 OPS CK IAW MM 34-10-00 SYS CK GOOD. FLUSHED NR 2 PITOT SYS IAW 34-10-00, FOUND D - [SDR 99FDEA00233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00233), Jun 23, 1999: ADC. INOPERATIVE. NO AIRSPEED IND ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ALL PFD SYMBOLS WERE PRESENT BUT CAPT AIRSPEED TRIANGLE NEVER INCREASED FROM 0. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ADC IAW M/M 34-11-34, - [SDR 99FDEA00234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00234), Jun 22, 1999: AIRSPEED IND. INOPERATIVE. CAPT HAD NO AIRSPEED INDICATION ON PFD DURING T/O. ABORTED AT 70 KNOTS. F/O AND STBY AIRSPEED INDICATE NORMAL. - [SDR 98FDEA00480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00480), Jul 30, 1998: CONTROL HANDLE. FAILED. 98-0188 STA-IND - AFTER T/O LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT UNLOCK AND GREEN DIAMONDS ON ALL 6 INDICATORS. BOTH SYS 1 AND SYS 2 ON POSITION DETECTOR SWITCH TRIED - [SDR 97FDEA00561](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00561), Aug 16, 1997: PITOT LINE. CLOGGED. ON DEPARTURE CAPTS AIRSPEED TAPE WAS SHOWING ERRONEOUS SPD IND. SWIT TO ALT SPD TAPE RETURNED TO OPERATION BUT SPD WAS 300 KTS WHEN F/O WAS 160 KTS. SWITCHED TO - [SDR 97FDEA00170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00170), Mar 14, 1997: FUEL CONTROL. OUT OF ADJUST. ON TAXI IN AT IDLE POWER, NR 1 ENG FLAMED OUT WITH CORRESPONDING ENG FAIL ECAM WARNINGS. FOR INFORMATION, 25-30 KT TAILWIND WAS PRESENT WHEN ENG FAILED. ENGINE - [SDR 96FDEA01684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01684), Nov 20, 1996: TR COWL. DAMAGED. UPON ARRIVAL, DURING WALKAROUND FOUND APPROX 18 DIA HOLE ON AFT INBD EDGE OF NR 2 ENGINE FAN COWL. ALSO, NOTED SEVERE DISCOLORATION ON INBD REVERSER HALF WITH B ## 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 20011228033649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011228033649I), Dec 28, 2001: Airbus A310222 (N448FE), Pittsburgh, PA. (-23) On December 28, 2001, federal express flight #1446 an A-310-222 declared an emergency due to a cargo smoke indication. The aircraft landed at runway 10L… --- 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.