# N462FE: 1981 Boeing 727-225, registration cancelled 2013-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-225](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (registry code 1384077)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22550
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1981
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1992
- Last registry action: November 3, 2011
- Mode S code: A5A18B
- 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/N462FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=462FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N462FE-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 Boeing 727-225: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225.md

## Service difficulty reports (79, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201109033647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201109033647), Sep 3, 2011: CABIN PRESSURE. FAILED. THE CABIN DEPRESSURIZED RAPIDLY ACCOMPANIED BY A "LEFT SERVICE DOOR LIGHT" ON THE DOORS PANEL. TURNED OFF PACKS AND CONTINUED UNPRESSURIZED. LT SERVICE DOOR LT 
- [SDR FDEA201012294773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201012294773), Dec 29, 2010: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. "EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS BATTERIES ARE DEAD. LIGHTS WON'T TEST." REPLACED BATTERIES IN BOTH PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY IAW AMM 33-50-101-2-0. (CLOSED)
- [SDR FDEA200907272792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200907272792), Jul 27, 2009: ACTUATOR. FAILED. FLIGHT TEST-THE NR 2 LED FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. NR 2 SLAT ASSY FOUND TO BE RETRACTED WITH ACFT INBOUND AND NR 2 SLAT INTRANSIT AMBER LIGHT ILLUM IN CO
- [SDR FDEA200907182664](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200907182664), Jul 18, 2009: SKIN. GOUGED. PREVIOUS REPAIR AT BS 620 BETWEEN STR 5L AND STR 8L GOUGED. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED FILLER REPAIR, AND DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-10-2 FIG 3A AND 51-40-2 FIG 1
- [SDR FDEA200907182663](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200907182663), Jul 18, 2009: SKIN. DAMAGED. PREVIOUS REPAIR AT BS 620 BETWEEN STR 11L AND STR 12L IS GOUGED TRIMMED AREA, FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER REPAIR IAW SRM 53-10-2 FIG 3A AND 51-40-2 FIG 1. TRE
- [SDR FDEA200907162647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200907162647), Jul 16, 2009: RIB. CRACKED. NR 6 SLAT RIB IS CRACKED, OTBD SIDE OF ACTUATOR FWD ATTACHMENT. REMOVED CRACKED RIB AT NR 6 SLAT OUTBD SIDE OF ACTUATOR IAW SRM 51-30-2 FABRICATED NEW SLAT RIB,
- [SDR FDEA200907132608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200907132608), Jul 13, 2009: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. AFT AIRSTAIR AREA, RT LWR TORQUE BOX UPPER SUPPORT ANGLE IS CRACKED AT BS 1263. FABRICATED NEW SUPPORT ANGLE IAW SRM 53-10-2, 51-30-5 AND 51-30-6 INSTALLED NEW 
- [SDR FDEA200907112587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200907112587), Jul 11, 2009: DOUBLER. CRACKED. AFT AIRSTAIR AREA, LT LWR TORQUE BOX LIGHTNING HOLE HAS CRACK BS 1243 ROUTED OUT CRACKED AREA AT AFT AIRSTAIR AREA LT LWR TORQUE BOX LIGHTNING HOLE BS 1243 IAW 
- [SDR FDEA200907022678](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200907022678), Jul 2, 2009: FRAME. CRACKED. FORWARD CARGO, STA 560, STR 21L - 22L, STUB FRAME EXTENSION CRACKED IN RADIUS. REMOVED CRACKED STUB FRAME EXTENSION AT FWD CARGO STA 560 S21-22L IAW SRM 51-30-2
- [SDR FDEA200906272335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906272335), Jun 27, 2009: SPAR. DAMAGED. RT WING T/E FALSE SPAR INBD REPAIR HAS LOOSE FASTENER IN THE UPPER SECTION WBL 118. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS , NEW LOWER CHORD, ANGLE REPAIR , HEAT TREATED 7075 
- [SDR FDEA200906262320](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200906262320), Jun 26, 2009: SPAR. CRACKED. CRACK ANGLE LT WING FALSE SPAR AT NR 7 SPOILER ATTACH FITTING. CUT ANGLE AT LT WING FALSE SPAR IAW FX DWG SR 27-57-038 REV C. FABRICATED 2 ANGLES. HEAT TREATED 
- [SDR 08FDEA01799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01799), May 8, 2008: TRANSCEIVER. FAILED. (AIR-TURN-BACK), WX RADAR PAINTS INTERMITTENT FALSE RETURNS ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER, STABILIZED OR UNSTABILIZED. WHEN UNSTABILIZED, RADAR PAINTS A SINGLE SPOKE 
- [SDR 07FDEA04524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA04524), Oct 6, 2007: CARRIAGE. DAMAGED. SPLIT FLAPS OUTBOARD ON DEPARTURE. COMPLIED WITH QRH FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT VIA ALTERNATE METHOD. CREW DEBRIEFED OUTBD FLAPS STAYED AT 5 DEG WHILE INBD FLAPS C
- [SDR 07FDEA01986](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01986), May 26, 2007: ROD. UNKNOWN. AFTER TAKE OFF FROM MEM, GEAR WAS RET AND THE FWD RED GEAR DOORS LT REMAINED ILLUM WITH ASSOC NOSE GEAR DOOR LT ILLUM ON S/O'S PANEL. C/W QRH, RECYCLED GEAR AND
- [SDR 07FDEA01178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01178), Mar 29, 2007: FITTING. CORRODED. LOWER AFT SUPPORT TEE HAS CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE AT FWD END OF LOWER BODY PANEL NR 3218 (INST AFT OF BEACON LIGHT). REMOVED STROBE LIGHT ASSY MOUNT IAW SRM 
- [SDR 07FDEA01149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01149), Mar 27, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. MCD DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN AT AFT LOWER EDGE HAS DISTORTED AND CRACKED SKIN. BLENDED AREA IAW SRM 51-10-1 AND 52-00-2, ORIG MAT'L .063IN AFTER REWORK .061IN. WITHIN
- [SDR 07FDEA01148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01148), Mar 27, 2007: SHROUD. CRACKED. LT AFT SERVICE DOOR FWD UPPER END SHROUD HAS CRACKS 2 PLACES APPROX 8 IN AND 6 IN FROM FWD UPPER CORNER. CONTAINED CRACK IN SHROUD BY STOP DRILLING IAW SRM 51-1
- [SDR 07FDEA01038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01038), Mar 21, 2007: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT (BEAM ) HAS CORROSION FS 620, LBL 35. FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES PER DWG SR27-53-033 AND MAE TRAVELER T7/669736 CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW DWG S
- [SDR 07FDEA00912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00912), Mar 15, 2007: BRACKET. CRACKED. NLG W/W CEILING THRU LT ACCESS PNL LT SUPPORT HAS CRACKS ON BOTH ENDS FS 259.50. REMOVED SEAT TRACK FOR ACCESS IAW SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUPPORT BRA
- [SDR 07FDEA00833](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00833), Mar 14, 2007: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. FOUND FWD CARGO STA 720D LWR BULKHEAD BEAM HAS CORROSION AT LBL25. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 07FDEA00832](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00832), Mar 14, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. CABIN FWD RT GALLEY DOOR EXT UPPER HINGE CUT OUT DOOR SKIN HAS A CRACK. STOPPED DRILLED CRACK IAW SRM IAW SRM 52-00-3 FIG 3. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024
- [SDR 07FDEA00831](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00831), Mar 14, 2007: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. NR 2 FLAP TRACK AFT SUPPORT BRACKET IS CRACKED OTBD AFT END. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRACKET IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 07FDEA00777](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00777), Mar 12, 2007: SKIN. UNKNOWN. THE MAIN CARGO DOOR HAS 4 EXTERNAL DOUBLERS ON ITS INTERNAL SKIN ALONG THE TOP EDGE AT STATIONS 520, 540, 560, AND 580. COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO 7-510
- [SDR 07FDEA00776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00776), Mar 12, 2007: FRAME. UNKNOWN. FOUND AFT PIT FRAME REPAIR, STA 970, ABOVE S23L TO S24L. COMPLY WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO 7- 5100-7-5005 PT2. COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO 7-5100-7-5005 P
- [SDR 07FDEA00775](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00775), Mar 12, 2007: FRAME. UNKNOWN. FOUND AFT PIT FRAME REPAIR STA 950, ABOVE S24L TO S25L. COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO 7-5100-7-5005 PT2, MAJOR REPAIR.
- [SDR 07FDEA00774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00774), Mar 12, 2007: STRINGER. UNKNOWN. AFT PIT, FUSE STRINGER REPAIR STA 1130- 1166,S29. COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO 7-5100-7-5005 PT2, MAJOR REPAIR.
- [SDR 07FDEA00773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00773), Mar 12, 2007: STRINGER. UNKNOWN. AFT PIT, FUSE STRINGER REPAIR, STA 1070- 1090,S20R. COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO 7-5100-7-5005 PT2, MAJOR REPAIR.
- [SDR 07FDEA00772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00772), Mar 12, 2007: STRINGER. UNKNOWN. AFT PIT FUSE STRINGER REPAIR, STA 1050- 1070,S20R. COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO 7-5100-7-5005 PT2, MAJOR REPAIR.
- [SDR 07FDEA00771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00771), Mar 12, 2007: TORQUE BOX. UNKNOWN. EXTERNAL DOUBLER SECTION 48, RT LOWER TORQUE BOX, ATA 1227.5,RBL 20, WL 190. COMPLY WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO 7-5100-7-5005 PT2. COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF
- [SDR 07FDEA00766](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00766), Mar 12, 2007: TORQUE BOX. UNKNOWN. FOUND EXTERNAL DOUBLER, SECTION 48, RT LOWER TORQUE BOX STA 1237, RBL 20, WL 189. COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO 7-5100-7-5005 PT2, MAJOR REPAIR.
- [SDR 07FDEA00760](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00760), Mar 12, 2007: TORQUE BOX. UNKNOWN. FOUND EXTERNAL DOUBLER, SECTION 48, RT LOWER TORQUE BOX STA 1238, RBL20, WL 183. COMPLIED WITH ATTACHMENT "B" OF EO 7-5100-7-5005 PT2.
- [SDR 07FDEA00687](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00687), Mar 7, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CABIN SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION SPOTS FS 620-720F LBL 45, REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 07FDEA00686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00686), Mar 7, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CABIN SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION SPOTS FS 620 - 700 RBL 24. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK FS 620 - 700 RBL 24 IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 07FDEA00685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00685), Mar 7, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. FOUND MAIN DECK SEAT TRACK STA 740-850 RBL-45 HAS AREA OF BARE METAL AND CORROSION. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR 07FDEA00684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00684), Mar 7, 2007: FLOOR SKIN. CORRODED. E/E COMPT RT O/B FLOOR PNL WEB HAS CORROSION FS - 435, REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED WEB AT STA 435 IAW SRM 51-30-2. NEW WEB MADE ON TRAVELER T7/665341.
- [SDR 06FDEA1966](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA1966), May 18, 2006: APU. FIRE. DURING MTC WALKAROUND, FOUND FLAMES COMING FROM FLOW MULT FRESH AIR INLET. IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN APU, AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE, FIRED APU FIRED PERFORMED APU START 
- [SDR 05FDEA03185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03185), Oct 1, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK FLANGE BETWEEN STA 560 AND 600 AT LBL 24. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK FROM STA 480 TO 630 AT LBL, 24 IAW FX B727 SRM 53-10-5 FIG 1, 
- [SDR 05FDEA03183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03183), Oct 1, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM UPPER SURFACE STA 560 LBL 24-62. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND REPLACED T-CAP, WEB AND STIFFENER IAW B727 SRM 53-10-8 FIG 3, 51-10-2 AND 51-30
- [SDR 05FDEA03182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03182), Oct 1, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. UPPER CHORD FLOORBEAM AT FS 344 LBL 22.5 TO RBL 22.5 CORRODED. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED CHORD AND HAT-CHANNEL IAW FED-EX DRAWING SR-27-53-007 AND B727 
- [SDR 04FDEA02799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02799), Sep 22, 2004: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION EXT SKIN, BS 470 WL 148 CORROSION WHERE MOD S ANT MOUNTS. *S/D* REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-1 AND 53-30-3.
- [SDR 04FDEA02770](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02770), Sep 20, 2004: ANGLE. CRACKED. RT MLG WHEEL WELL VERTICAL L-ANGLE CRACKED BS 870 RBL 6 FWD OF APU LWR CORNER . REMOVED AND REPLACED RT WHEEL WELL VERTICAL L-ANGLE BS 870 RBL 6 IAW SRM 51-30-5
- [SDR 04FDEA02723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02723), Sep 17, 2004: DOOR. CORRODED. CORROSION LT FWD OVERWING ESCAPE HATCH, ALONG LWR EDGE UNDER PRESSURE SEAL. BLENDED CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-1 & REPAIRED PER SRM 51-30-5 & 5
- [SDR 04FDEA02721](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02721), Sep 17, 2004: FRAME. CORRODED. WHILE REMOVING CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE AT BS 1148 BETWEEN STRINGERS 28L AND 28R CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE .100 PERCENT THROUGH THE FRAME. ALL WORK DONE PER E.A. 
- [SDR 04FDEA02719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02719), Sep 17, 2004: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON STR 28R, AROUND FASTENER HOLES ATTACHING KEELBEAM, STA 722, FWD CARGO BAY. CORROSION ON STR NR 28 RT AROUND FASTENERS HOLES ATTACHING KEELBEAM STA 
- [SDR 02FDEA00587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00587), Aug 11, 2002: BRAKE ASSY. FIRE. FIRE IN RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE AFTER SHUTDOWN CLEARED TO LAND ON 19R AT ICT. WINDS 020/8. TOOK LONGER THEN NORMAL TO SLOW DOWN TO TAXI SPEED. EVERYTHING 
- [SDR 02FDEA00381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00381), Jun 1, 2002: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM BS 900, LBL 43. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM PER EA 7- 5310-64924.
- [SDR 02FDEA00379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00379), May 31, 2002: FRAME. DAMAGED. MECHANICAL DAMAGE TO FRAME AT BS 720, STR 4L AND CEILING SUPPORT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME PER SRM 53-10-4.
- [SDR 02FDEA00367](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00367), May 29, 2002: WEB. CORRODED. SHEAR WEB BULGING AROUND FASTENERS BS 1147, LBL 53-61, WL 208. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEB & FLOORBEAM PER SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1 & 53-10-8 FIG 3.
- [SDR 02FDEA00362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00362), May 24, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. WHILE WORKING FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT BS 720, LBL 2, WL 154. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME PER SRM 51-40-3 & EA 7-5310-64910.
- [SDR 02FDEA00356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00356), May 21, 2002: FRAME. DENTED. FRAME 600 DENTED AT OPEN HOLES 5R. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 1.

All 79: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N462FE-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 19960515015009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960515015009I), May 15, 1996: Boeing 727225 (N462FE), Flint, MI. Narrative: on takeoff roll at 60 KTS #3 engine failed. Takeoff aborted without incident. Found 2nd stage fan and aft destroyed. Failure was not fully contained…

---
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.