# N465FE: 1976 Boeing 727-225, registration cancelled 2015-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-225](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (registry code 1384077)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21289
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 1, 1976
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1992
- Last registry action: January 6, 2015
- Mode S code: A5ACB0
- 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/N465FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=465FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N465FE-2015-08-10

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 (85, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201203221062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201203221062), Mar 22, 2012: SLIDE. DISLODGED. EMERGENCY SLIDE CAME OUT OF DOOR WHEN OPENING. DID NOT DEPLOY. INSTALLED EMERGENCY ESCAPE SLIDE IAW MM 25-60-015-2-0.
- [SDR FDEA201008313206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201008313206), Aug 31, 2010: LIGHT. LOOSE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN COCKPIT POPS OUT OF ITS HOUSING ON ROTATION AND LANDING. FOUND LIGHT NOT PROPERLY SET, RE-SET SAME, OPS CHECK NORMAL AND NOW IS SECURE. 
- [SDR FDEA201008313205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201008313205), Aug 31, 2010: LIGHT. DAMAGED. COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT DOES NOT TEST ON PRE-FLIGHT. R & R COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY IAW AMM 33-50-101-2-0, OPS CHECKS GOOD. R/I FROM FACT PREMATURE REM
- [SDR FDEA200910163595](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910163595), Oct 16, 2009: RIB. CRACKED. NR 3 SLAT HAS 2 CRACKED RIBS, INBD AND OTBD OF ACTUATOR FWD ATTACHMENT. REMOVED CRACKED RIBS, FABRICATED NEW RIBS, HEAT TREATED RIBS TO T4 CONDITION IAW FASI FO
- [SDR FDEA200910143576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910143576), Oct 14, 2009: ANGLE. CRACKED. NR 1 SLAT LWR AFT CHORD ANGLE IS CRACKED BELOW ACTUATOR. REMOVED ACCESS PANEL IAW SRM 51-30-2, CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 51-10-1 REV 101, FABRICATED NEW LOWE
- [SDR FDEA200910143588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910143588), Oct 14, 2009: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. R/WING INBD MIDFLAP T/E CHORD CRACKED AT NR 2 AFT FLAP HINGE CUTOUT. REMOVED LOWER CHORD SECTION IAW SRM 51-30-2 LOCATED AND DRILLED NEW LOWER CHORD, INSTALLED 
- [SDR FDEA200910133624](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910133624), Oct 13, 2009: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. AFT PIT CORROSION AT SHEAR TIE STA 950E STR 29R REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS, CUT OUT SHEAR TIE, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE USING 7075-0 .080 PO NR 90
- [SDR FDEA200910133553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910133553), Oct 13, 2009: SKIN. GOUGED. LT INBD MIDFLAP UPPER SURFACE IS GOUGED WBL 80. MIDFLAP REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE BEING OUT OF LIMITS AND BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.
- [SDR FDEA200910123625](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910123625), Oct 12, 2009: FRAME. CORRODED. E AND E COMPARTMENT BS 400 STR 19R CORROSION NEXT TO TOOLING HOLES. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS, CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIMS 1" DIAMETER, FABRICATED
- [SDR FDEA200910123546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910123546), Oct 12, 2009: SKIN. GOUGED. RT OTBD FOREFLAP, GOUGED AND CHAFED AT OTBD L/E. GOUGE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-30-2, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, IAW SRM 57-50-4, FIG 1 REV 101, TREATED AND PRI
- [SDR FDEA200910103545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910103545), Oct 10, 2009: LAP JOINT. DAMAGED. STA 620, STR 27L, LAP SEAM LWR ROW, NO DISTANCE BETWEEN RIVETS. REMOVED FASTENERS, CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED DOUBLERS AND INSTALLED REPAIR AND FASTENERS 
- [SDR FDEA200910093552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910093552), Oct 9, 2009: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. L-1 ENTRANCE WALK WAY BS 300-340, LBL 56- RBL 30, FLOOR SUPPORTS LWR SURFACES HAVE CORROSION AT N/P HOLES AS MARKED. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS, 
- [SDR FDEA200910093531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910093531), Oct 9, 2009: ANGLE. CRACKED. AFT AIRSTAIR RT LOWER TORQUE BOX, UPPER WEB SUPPORT ANGLE IS CRACKED AT STA 1273 ON FWD SIDE RADIUS. REMOVED ANGLE SUPPORT IAW SRM 51-30-2, LOCATED AND DRILLED 
- [SDR FDEA200910093533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910093533), Oct 9, 2009: VERTICAL BEAM. MISINSTALLED. FUSELAGE STA 1183 LWR CHORD LT INBD 17.8 VERT BEAM FASTENERS SPACING SHORT. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED ON NON-ROUTINE N00323 UNDER WORK ORDER 00045711 IAW EA 7-5310-12
- [SDR FDEA200910093532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910093532), Oct 9, 2009: FRAME. CRACKED. AFT AIRSTAIR RT LWR TORQUE BOX, UPPER WEB SUPPORT ANGLE IS CRACKED AT STA 1263 ON AFT SIDE RADIUS. REMOVED WEB DOUBLER, REMOVED CRACKED ANGLE, FABRICATED NEW AN
- [SDR FDEA200910083518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910083518), Oct 8, 2009: SKIN. CORRODED. SKIN BULGE STA 1050, STR 27L. FOUND EXFOLIATED CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON SKIN, CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, CUT OUT DAMAGED STRINGER SECTION, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLE
- [SDR FDEA200910083519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910083519), Oct 8, 2009: STRINGER. DAMAGED. MAIN CARGO AREA, STA 450, STR 3L NO EDGE DISTANCE BETWEEN RIVET AND HOLE. REMOVED FASTENERS AND CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED ONE FILLER, ONE PLATE, TWO PLAT
- [SDR FDEA200910083517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910083517), Oct 8, 2009: KEELBEAM. CRACKED. LT KEELBEAM CHORD IS CRACKED AT BS 870, LBL 4. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA DIM 2" IAW FEDEX 727 EA 7-5310-135501, FAB REPAIR DOUBLER MAT USED 15-5 PH .071" PO # 2903420
- [SDR FDEA200910083516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910083516), Oct 8, 2009: VERTICAL BEAM. DAMAGED. AFT CARGO COMPT, BS 1183 PRESSURE BULKHEAD LBL 17.8 VERTICAL BEAM WEB HAS SEVERAL DOUBLE DRILLED HOLES AT WL 190. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED ON NON-ROUTINE N00323 UNDE
- [SDR FDEA200910073499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910073499), Oct 7, 2009: STRINGER. CORRODED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT- CORROSION ON STRINGER 27R AT END SPLICE, BS 740. CUT OUT DAMAGE STRINGER IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. FABRICATED NEW SECTION STRINGER AND 1EA S
- [SDR FDEA200910063491](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910063491), Oct 6, 2009: STRINGER. DAMAGED. FORWARD CARGO AREA, STA 580, STR 21L, DRILL START ON STRINGER. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 17 5/8" LONG IAW SRM 51-10-3 FIG 1 REV 101, FABRICATED HAT SECTION, AND 
- [SDR FDEA200910063493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910063493), Oct 6, 2009: ANGLE. CRACKED. NR 7 SLAT AFT LWR CHORD ANGLE IS CRACKED 2 PLACES BELOW T-DUCT. REMOVED ACCESS PANEL IAW B 727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED LOWER CHORD ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATE
- [SDR FDEA200910063495](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910063495), Oct 6, 2009: SKIN. DAMAGED. DRILL START STA 261 STR 21L. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA AND FABRICATED REPAIR FILLER AND DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIGURE 3A. TREATED AND PRIMED PARTS IAW SRM 51-1
- [SDR FDEA200910063490](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910063490), Oct 6, 2009: WEB. CRACKED. STA. 1323, STR 20, LEFT AFT AIRSTAIR EQUIPMENT AREA, CRACK ON WEB. TRIMMED AREA IAW SRM 51-10-1 REV 101 FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 5 REV 101 
- [SDR FDEA200910063492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910063492), Oct 6, 2009: SKIN. CRACKED. NR 7 SLAT INBD HOOK AFT MOUNTING FASTENER IS LOOSE AND EDGE OF COUNTERSINK HAS CRACK INDICATION. HFEC INSPECTED AREA IAW NDTM 51-00-00 PART 6 FIG 23 VERIFIED CR
- [SDR FDEA200910063494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200910063494), Oct 6, 2009: VERTICAL BEAM. MISINSTALLED. AFT CARGO COMPT, BS 1183 PRESSURE BULKHEAD LBL 17.8 VERTICAL BEAM INBD FLANGE FASTENERS HAVE IMPROPER SPACING IN 4 AREAS. REPAIRED AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BS 1183
- [SDR 07FDEA04774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA04774), Nov 13, 2007: ACCESSORY UNIT. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, WITH GEAR RETRACTED, WHEN WE WENT FROM FLAPS 5 TO FLAPS 2 GOT THE TAKEOFF WARNING HORN, WOULD ONLY EXTINGUISH BY REDUCING POWER. ALSO GOT THE HOR
- [SDR 07FDEA04138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA04138), Sep 20, 2007: WIRE. DAMAGED. AFT AIRSTAIR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT ROTATION. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 52-06-B CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 30SEP07 "MEL 52-06-B: AMBER AFT AIRSTAIR DOOR WARN
- [SDR 07FDEA02223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02223), Jun 20, 2007: DISPLAY. BURNED. PDIS 465 26-12 0009505 20JUN07 PIT OPEN R LOGPAGES: 01339908 APPROX 1 00 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, ALL CREWMEMBERS SMELLED A BURING SMELL AND SAW LIGHT SMOKE, SOURCE U
- [SDR 07FDEA02041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA02041), Jun 1, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CABIN FLOOR SEAT TRACK HAS CORR, FS 460-620, RBL-24". REMOVED CORRODED SEAT TRACK AT RBL 24 , STA 480 TO 620 IAW B727 SRM 53-10-5. FAB NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK
- [SDR 07FDEA01985](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01985), May 26, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. FWD CARGO A/C DISTRIBUTION BAY LT FLOOR STR-26L BADLY CORRODED APPROXIMATELY FS- 720F-740. JUST O/B OF DUCT. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF STRINGER AT STA 720C TO
- [SDR 07FDEA01984](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01984), May 26, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. FWD CARGO A/C DISTRIBUTION BAY LT FLOOR STR-26L BADLY CORRODED APPROXIMATELY FS-720F-740. JUST O/B OF DUCT. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF STRINGER AT STA 720C TO 
- [SDR 07FDEA01980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01980), May 25, 2007: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. EXTERNAL REPAIR ON FUSELAGE SKIN STA 1111-1127 AND STR 21R-23R DOES NOT COMPLY PER SRM. REMOVED OLD REPAIR IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABBED NEW DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-30-3 F
- [SDR 07FDEA01979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01979), May 25, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CABIN FLOOR SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION FS 640 LBL 1". REMOVED CORROSION IAW 727 SRM 51--10-2 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL IAW SR 53-10-1. FAB
- [SDR 07FDEA01978](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01978), May 25, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. FWD CARGO COMPT FS 720D-720E STR-26L HAS CORROSION. CUT OUT DAMAGE IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 5. FABBED REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 5. INSTALLED DOU
- [SDR 07FDEA01841](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01841), May 17, 2007: WEB. CORRODED. AFT CARGO STA 970 S-28R WEB HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION ON WEB AT STA 970 STR 28R CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 51-10-6, FABED NEW WEB ON MAE TR T7
- [SDR 07FDEA01840](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01840), May 17, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK CORRODED UPPER SURFACE FROM FSTA 848 - 870, LBL 45 BLENDED SEAT TRACK AT 848 - FS870 LBL 45 FOUND SEAT TRACK TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 5
- [SDR 07FDEA01712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01712), May 7, 2007: BRACKET. CRACKED. NR 3 PYLON HOLE "P" BRACKET CRACKED FWD OUTBD SEEN INSIDE PYLON AS PER STEP4. 2 ON W/C 7-5410-7-3304. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE( 69-16917-2) IAW SRM 51-30-2 AN
- [SDR 07FDEA01711](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA01711), May 7, 2007: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. RT WING UPPER SURFACE AT SPOILER PANEL NR 11 AREA SPAR CAP HAS CRACK AROUND 3RD HINGE FITTING. NDT NOTED NO CRACKED PER NTM 51-00-00 PT6 (AFTER STOP DRILL). STO
- [SDR 06FDEA04136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA04136), Nov 29, 2006: STEERING SYS. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, A/C DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE WITH NO ABILITY TO CONTROL, TAKEOFF ABORTED. SUSPECTED ICY RUNWAY. DURING TAXI IN, NOTICED THAT THE RUDDER P
- [SDR 05FDEA04388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA04388), Dec 21, 2005: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. PASSING FL250 RECEIVED INTERMITTENT LE FLAPS AMBER INDICATOR ON FORWARD PANEL WITH INTERMITTENT NR1 SLAT INDICATOR ON S/O AUX PANEL. RAN RED TABS WITH NORMAL EX
- [SDR 05FDEA03246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03246), Oct 5, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK STA 600-620 AT LBL 45 IS CORRODED. REMOVED, FABRICATED, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED SEAT TRACK REPAIR AT STA 590-690 ON LBL45 ALL IAW FX B727-200 
- [SDR 05FDEA03245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03245), Oct 5, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK STA 480-620 LBL 24 FLANGE HAS CORROSION. REMOVED, FABRICATED, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK AT STA 480-690 ON LBL 24 ALL IAW FX B727 
- [SDR 05FDEA03244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03244), Oct 5, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK AT LBL 45 STA 690-740 IS CORRODED. REMOVED, FABRICATED, ALODINED, PRIMED AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK FROM STA 680-740 AT LBL45 ALL IAW FX B727-200 S
- [SDR 05FDEA03181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03181), Sep 30, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT STA. 344 FROM BL 12 L TO BL 12 R. REMOVED CORROSION FROM FLOOORBEAM UPPER CAP IAW FED-EX SRM 53-10- 1. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALL
- [SDR 05FDEA03178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03178), Sep 30, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK LBL 24 HAS 2 SPLICES AND CORROSION STA 380 - STA 480. REMOVED CORROSION, MATERIAL LOSS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS, ORIGINAL THICKNESS .085 MATERIAL REMOVED 
- [SDR 05FDEA03146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03146), Sep 27, 2005: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORRODED FLOORBEAM FS 620 FROM LBL 24 - LBL 45 THREE HEAVY AREAS. REMOVED, FABRICATED, ALODINED, PRIMED, HEAT TREATED, CAD PLATED AND INSTALLED FLOORBEAM REPAIR
- [SDR 05FDEA03063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA03063), Sep 22, 2005: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK INBOARD FLANGE HAS CORROSION BS 700 TO BS 740 LBL 24.
- [SDR 05FDEA01759](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA01759), Jul 1, 2005: TRANSMITTER. MALFUNCTIONED. ON TAKEOFF WITH STANDARD EPR SET NR3 N1,N2 AND FUEL FLOW WERE LOW. AC RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL/CDL: 77-01-01 01JUL05 14:55 ORF REMOVED PT2 SENSOR FROM ENG, 
- [SDR 05FDEA00230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/05FDEA00230), Feb 2, 2005: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. DURING MANUAL EXTENSION WHEN NOSE GEAR WAS UNLOCKED, BOTH MAINS SHOWED UNSAFE. JACKED ACFT, PERFORMED NOSE GEAR MANUAL EXTENSION, SYSTEM TEST SEVERAL TIMES WITH

All 85: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N465FE-2015-08-10/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA97IA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA97IA030), Mar 3, 1997: Boeing 727F (N465FE), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: A jammed elevator resulting from a backed-off elevator trim tab nut.

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