# N479FE: 1978 Boeing 727-227, registration cancelled 2015-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-227](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (registry code 1384078)
- 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: 21461
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1990
- Last registry action: March 25, 2014
- Mode S code: A5E30B
- 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/N479FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=479FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479FE-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 727-227: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227.md

## Service difficulty reports (145, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201205231945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201205231945), May 23, 2012: SHAFT. WORN. MAIN ENTRY DOOR HARD TO SHUT FROM INSIDE AND NOT POSSIBLE TO CLOSE AND STORE HANDLE FROM OUTSIDE. FOUND ENTRY DOOR HANDLE SPLINE SHAFT WORN. R & R SHAFT IAW MM 
- [SDR FDEA201201170208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201201170208), Jan 17, 2012: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. UPON LEVELING AT FL360, "CAB ALT" WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CAB ALT WAS 10,000' & CLIMBING. ACCOMPLISHED PHASE 1'S, RAN QRH, & WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY LACK OF PRESSURI
- [SDR FDEA201201130142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201201130142), Jan 13, 2012: SENSOR. FAILED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WITH AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR SERVO "A" ENGAGED, ACFT HAD PITCH OSCILLATIONS GREATER THAN PLUS/MINUS 2 DEGREES INTERMITTENTLY. OSCILLATIONS SEEME
- [SDR FDEA201112075212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201112075212), Dec 7, 2011: MECHANISM. DAMAGED. FWD DOOR ENTRY SEAL DID NOT APPEAR TO SEAL UNTIL PASSING 6000 ALT. FWD ENTRY DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN ON LDL. CREW REPORTED THAT DOOR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE LEA
- [SDR FDEA201004081100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004081100), Apr 8, 2010: SEAT TRACK. GOUGED. GOUGED LOBE SEAT TRACK MAIN CABIN BS 681 RBL 62 REMOVED DAMAGED SEAT TRACK FROM ST 660 T0 STA 740 RBL 62 AT EXISTING SPLICES IAW SRM 51-30-2. DRILLED AND DEBURE
- [SDR FDEA201004051058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004051058), Apr 5, 2010: STRINGER. DAMAGED. UPON REMOVAL OF BS 600 FRAME SUPPORT CLIP, FOUND STR 24 L GOUGED AND PUNCTURED. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER 24L AT BS 600, 17.7500" IN LENGTH IAW SRM, R
- [SDR FDEA201004011047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201004011047), Apr 1, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. FWD PIT - UPPER SURFACE OF FRAME IS DENTED AT BS 600, ABOVE STRINGER 24 L. REMOVED CRACKED SECTION OF BS 600 FRAME 1" X 2 1/8" ABOVE STR 24L IAW FED EX B727 SRM
- [SDR FDEA201003291044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003291044), Mar 29, 2010: RIB. CRACKED. LEFT WING INBD AND OTBD RIBS ARE CRACKED WHERE NR 3 LE SLAT ACTUATOR MOUNTS TO SLAT. REMOVED ACCESS PANEL FOR ACCESS IAW 727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED INBD AND OTBD 
- [SDR FDEA201003251012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003251012), Mar 25, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. DENT EXTERIOR FUSELAGE BS 1080 STR. 20L. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM: 6.5" X 1.75" AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER SROM 2024T3 .063 PO NR 9009362 DIM: 13.5" X 6.4" &
- [SDR FDEA201003251011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003251011), Mar 25, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. DENTS 3EA EXTERIOR FUSELAGE BS 1042 STR 24R - 25R. DENTS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW B727 SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM: 1" X 1" AND FABRICATED REPAIR
- [SDR FDEA201003241020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003241020), Mar 24, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION LOWER SURFACE OF UPPER TEE ON FLOORBEAM STA 1110, BETWEEN RBL 45 AND RBL 65. AREA FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-10-1 FIG 4. CUT-OUT DAMAGED ARE
- [SDR FDEA201003241014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003241014), Mar 24, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. DENT EXTERIOR FUSELAGE BS 297 STR 23L - 24L DENT FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW B727 SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA 3.05 INCH BY 1.2 INCH AND FABRICATED
- [SDR FDEA201003231005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003231005), Mar 23, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. DENTS (2 EA) EXTERIOR FUSELAGE BS 1059 STR 25R.
- [SDR FDEA201003221002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003221002), Mar 22, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK MAIN CABIN BS 1130 - BS 1180 RBL 45. R & R SEAT TRACK SECTION FROM BS1130 - BS 1180 IAW SRM 51-30- 2. FABRICATED SEAT TRACK IAW DWG NO 53FX
- [SDR FDEA201003180924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180924), Mar 18, 2010: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT PIT HAS SURFACE CORROSION ON FRAME BS 1030 AT STR 27L AND STR 27R. REMOVED CORROSION AT BS 1030 STRINGER 27L IAW SRM 51-10-6. AREA FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS
- [SDR FDEA201003180923](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180923), Mar 18, 2010: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT PIT HAS SURFACE CORROSION ON FRAME BS 950D OTBD OF STR 28L. REMOVED CORROSION ON FRAME AT BS 950D AND STR 28L IAW SRM, REV 102, 51-10-6. C/W U.T. THICKNESS 
- [SDR FDEA201003180922](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180922), Mar 18, 2010: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT PIT HAS SURFACE CORROSION ON FRAME AT BS 950B OTBD OF STR 28L. REMOVED CORROSION AT BS 950B STR 28L IAW SRM 51-10-6. AREA FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 
- [SDR FDEA201003180910](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180910), Mar 18, 2010: SILL. GOUGED. UPPER SILL WEB GOUGED AT BS 560, STR 4L. REMOVED INNER SKIN AT UPPER SILL IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED INNER SKIN USING 2024-T3, .090", PO NR 9009093 APROX DIM 8
- [SDR FDEA201003180907](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180907), Mar 18, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION - RBL 45 SEAT TRACK AT STA 1130, LOWER SURFACE. REMOVED SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 53-10-5, FIG 1. FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTIONS FROM BAC 15207927178T651
- [SDR FDEA201003180905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180905), Mar 18, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION - STA 1030 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD, UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE, APPROX RBL 9. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA 1.8 INCH STA 1030 RBL 8 IAW SRM 53-10-8 FIG 8. FABRICATE
- [SDR FDEA201003180903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180903), Mar 18, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM ABOVE RT MLG WHEEL WELL FWD SURFACE HAS CORROSION AT BS 880, RBL 44. REMOVED CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM BY MECHANICAL MEANS IAW SRM 51-10-6. AREA UT INSPE
- [SDR FDEA201003180901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180901), Mar 18, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ALONG SEAT TRACK MAIN CABIN BS 510 - BS 690 RBL 24. REMOVED CORROSION AT IB FLANGE IAW SRM 51-10-6 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-10-1 FIG 3 & 5
- [SDR FDEA201003180898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180898), Mar 18, 2010: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. MISSING SCREW WITH HOLE ELONGATED AND EVIDENCE OF MISSING MATERIAL SEAT TRACK SPLICE MAIN CABIN BS 720E 10", BL 0. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF SEAT TRACK AT BL 0 FR
- [SDR FDEA201003180896](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180896), Mar 18, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK LOBE SIDE WALL MAIN CABIN BS 610 - BS 620 RBL 45. REMOVED CORROSION IB FLANGE IAW SRM 51-10-6. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-10-1, F
- [SDR FDEA201003180894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180894), Mar 18, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ALONG WHOLE SEAT TRACK SECTION BS 480 - BS 690 LBL 45. REMOVED SEAT TRACK STA 480 - STA 690 LBL 45 IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED SEAT TRACK PN BAC 1520-
- [SDR FDEA201003180891](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180891), Mar 18, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ALONG WHOLE SEAT TRACK SECTION MAIN CABIN BS 480- BS 690, LBL 24. EVALUATED AREA FOUND CORROSION AT SEAT TRACK SECTION BS 480 TO BS 700 OUT OF LIMITS 
- [SDR FDEA201003180889](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180889), Mar 18, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK SECTION MAIN CABIN BS 360-480 BL 0. CLEANED AREA IAW BSOPM 20-30-03, EVALUATED AREA NO CORROSION NOTED IAW SRM 51-10-1 AT BS 360-440, REMOV
- [SDR FDEA201003180886](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180886), Mar 18, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK MAIN CABIN BS 370 -BS 390 LBL 45. CLEANED AREA IAW BSOPM 20-30-03 AND EVALUATED AREA NO CORROSION NOTED IAW SRM 51-10-1 AT BS 360- BS 399. 
- [SDR FDEA201003180884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180884), Mar 18, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK SECTION MAIN CABIN BS 360 -BS 480 LBL 24. CLEANED AREA FROM BS 360- BS 480 LBL 24 IAW BSOPM 20-30-03. EVALUATED AREA FOUND CORROSION AT BS 
- [SDR FDEA201003180880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180880), Mar 18, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION WITH CRACKING/ LIFTED METAL -STA 1130 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD FWD FLANGE, LBL 25 - LBL 45. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA FROM 1130 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD FWD FLAN
- [SDR FDEA201003180872](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180872), Mar 18, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM ABOVE RT MLG WHEEL WELL FWD SURFACE HAS CORROSION AT BS 880 RBL 44. REMOVED CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM BY MECHANICAL MEANS IAW SRM 51-10-6. AREA UT INSPEC
- [SDR FDEA201003180871](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003180871), Mar 18, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN OVERWING FLOORBEAM T CHORD CRACKED AT LOWER RADIUS RBL 24 BS 760.9. REMOVED DAMAGED CHORD IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW CHORD FROM BAC1506-1108 MAT
- [SDR FDEA201003160962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003160962), Mar 16, 2010: SUPPORT. CRACKED. CRACK RT FWD STIFFNER NLG TRUNNION SUPPORT. REPLACEMENT OF STIFFENER ACCOMPLISHED ON SNRM NR N00463, WORK ORDER NR 00047694.
- [SDR FDEA201003160961](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003160961), Mar 16, 2010: SUPPORT. CRACKED. CRACK RT AFT STIFFNER NOSE TRUNNION SUPPORT. NO WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS WORK CARD. REPLACEMENT OF STIFFENER ACCOMPLISHED ON SNRM NR N00463, WORK ORDER NR 0004
- [SDR FDEA201003160843](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003160843), Mar 16, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM ABOVE RT MLG WHEEL WELL CORRODED ON FWD SURFACE BS 890, RBL 22 TO RBL 28. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA AT BS 890 RBL 22 TO 28 DIM: 4.125" X 2.750" AND 2" X 2.
- [SDR FDEA201003160842](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003160842), Mar 16, 2010: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. NR 1 CARGO DOORWAY FRAME, BS 620, STR 25R, WEB CRACKED, ORIGINATING FROM SEAL RETAINER FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED WEB AT BS 620 FRAME FROM STRINGER 16R TO 28R IAW S
- [SDR FDEA201003160841](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003160841), Mar 16, 2010: WEB. CRACKED. NR 1 CARGO DOORWAY FRAME, BS 560, STR 19R, WEB CRACKED NEXT TO DOOR STOP FITTING. REMOVED WEB FROM C-1 DOOR CUT OUT FRAME AT BS 560 IAW SRM, REV 102, 51-30-2. F
- [SDR FDEA201003130812](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003130812), Mar 13, 2010: SKIN. GOUGED. FUSELAGE SKIN GOUGED AT LAP SEAM, STR 19L, STA 720E. REMOVED FASTENERS AS REQUIRED AND CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA ON UPPER AND LOWER LAP SEAM DIM: 3" X 4.3750" 2 EA I
- [SDR FDEA201003130811](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003130811), Mar 13, 2010: SKIN. CHAFED. FUSELAGE SKIN CHAFED AT LAP SEAM, STR 19R, STA 720E. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM: 5.5" X 2.7500" IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 6. HFEC INSPECTED AREA IAW NDTM 51-00-00 FIG 2
- [SDR FDEA201003130814](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003130814), Mar 13, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. RT INBD FOREFLAP CARRIAGE ATTACH FITTING AREA AT STA 224, SKIN CRACKED FWD OF ATTACH FITTING. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, DIMENSIONS .750" X .218" IAW SRM, REV 102, 5
- [SDR FDEA201003130810](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003130810), Mar 13, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. DENT BS 400 STR 17L - 19L EXTERIOR FUSELAGE. EVALUATED DENT AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-1 FIG 1. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM: 2.6250" X 2.8750" IAW
- [SDR FDEA201003130816](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003130816), Mar 13, 2010: FRAME. DAMAGED. FRAME DAMAGED BY TOO LONG HARDWARE INSTALLED IN WIRE BUNDLE STAND OFF CLAMP, STA 500, STR 8R. REMOVED STAND OFF IAW SRM 51-30-2. DRILLED OUT DAMAGED AREA .125 D
- [SDR FDEA201003130815](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003130815), Mar 13, 2010: FRAME. DAMAGED. WIRE BUNDLE STAND OFF BROKEN AND FRAME DAMAGED, STA 460, STR 8R. REMOVED DAMAGED STAND OFF IAW SRM 51-30-2. DRILLED OUT DAMAGE AT FRAME UP TO .125 DIA IAW SRM 5
- [SDR FDEA201003130813](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003130813), Mar 13, 2010: FRAME. MISMANUFACTURED. FASTENERS WITH NO SPACING IN FRAME, STA 344, STR 4L. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES FROM 7075-0 .050 PO NR 9009327 DIM: 7.4" X 3.3" & 7.4" X 3" 
- [SDR FDEA201003130807](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003130807), Mar 13, 2010: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. E/E COMPARTMENT, RT MID CHORD CORRODED AT STA 294.5. REMOVED CORROSION FROM RT MID CHORD AT STA 294.5 IAW SRM, REV 102, 51-10-6. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW S
- [SDR FDEA201003110971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003110971), Mar 11, 2010: RIB. CRACKED. LT WING NR 4 L/E SLAT INBD RIB IS CRACKED WHERE ACTUATOR MOUNTS TO RIB. REMOVED CRACKED RIB IN NO. 4 L/E SLAT WHERE ACTUATOR MOUNTS IAW FED EX B727 SRM, REV102,
- [SDR FDEA201003110781](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003110781), Mar 11, 2010: RIB. CRACKED. NR 5 SLAT RIB OTBD OF ACTUATOR FWD MOUNT, PREVIOUS REPAIR DOUBLER IS MISSSING 1 FASTENER AND DOUBLER IS INSTALLED ON TOP OF BUTTON HEAD RIVET. ACCOMPLISHED NR 5
- [SDR FDEA201003110780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003110780), Mar 11, 2010: RIB. CRACKED. NR 5 SLAT HAS ONE RIB CRACKED INBD SIDE OF ACTUATOR FWD MOUNT. REMOVED WEB PNL FOR ACCESS AND REINSTALLED IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED 2 EA. RIBS FOR CRACKS AN
- [SDR FDEA201003110784](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003110784), Mar 11, 2010: RIB. CRACKED. NR 7 SLAT HAS 1 RIB CRACKED ON OTBD SIDE OF ACTUATOR FWD MOUNT.
- [SDR FDEA201003110783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201003110783), Mar 11, 2010: ANGLE. CRACKED. NR 7 SLAT LOWER AFT CHORD ANGLE IS CRACKED BELOW T-DUCT.

All 145: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479FE-2015-08-10/reports.md

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