# N488FE: 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: 21491
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1990
- Last registry action: September 18, 2014
- Mode S code: A606D3
- 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/N488FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=488FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488FE-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 (214, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201207072510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201207072510), Jul 7, 2012: SLIDE. DISLODGED. SLIDE FELL OFF OF L1 DOOR, DID NOT DEPLOY. INSPECTED THEN REINSTALLED L1 DOOR SLIDE IAW AMM 25-60-015-2.
- [SDR FDEA201205081765](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201205081765), May 8, 2012: GAUGE. OUT OF POSITION. ESCAPE SLIDE AIR BOTTLE PRESSURE GAUGE CAN NOT BE SEEN THROUGH COVER DOOR WINDOW. ADJUSTED ESCAPE SLIDE IN DOOR.
- [SDR FDEA201111034819](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201111034819), Nov 3, 2011: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. DURING SERVICE CHECK FOUND FLIGHT COMPARTMENT EMERGENCY LIGHT DIM. R & R BATTERIES IAW SMP AND MM 33-50-001-2-0. OP'S CHECKED GOOD. FINAL CLOSED.
- [SDR FDEA201012094626](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201012094626), Dec 9, 2010: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN AFT OF FRAME AT BS 950F, OTBD ON STR 28R, FOUND DURING PREP TO REINSTALL AFT PIT FRAMES. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUB
- [SDR FDEA201011234481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011234481), Nov 23, 2010: FRAME. DAMAGED. 2 EACH OPEN HOLES IN FRAME AND REPAIR DOUBLER - STA 950C AT STR 24L. REMOVED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-2 REV 103 FORMED NEW REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 7075 O .080" 
- [SDR FDEA201011224465](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011224465), Nov 22, 2010: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. UPON REMOVAL OF SHEAR TIE FOR FRAME REMOVAL, FOUND SHEAR TIE CRACKED ON OTBD UPPER CORNER, BS 990, BETWEEN STRINGER 28R AND 29R. REMOVED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-30
- [SDR FDEA201011164482](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011164482), Nov 16, 2010: STRINGER. DAMAGED. STRINGER 4L AT BS 1180 TENSION TIE DAMAGED. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA ON STRINGER 4L FROM 1160 TO 1181.1250, DIM 21.1250", FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR AND STRING
- [SDR FDEA201011134351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134351), Nov 13, 2010: FRAME. GOUGED. FRAME GOUGED STA 1070 STR 27L, AT RADIUS OF UPPER CHORD FLANGE CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF UPPER FRAME DIM 3/4" X 2 1/2 " IAW SRM 51-40-3, FIG 1. FABRICATED REPA
- [SDR FDEA201011134348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134348), Nov 13, 2010: SKIN. GOUGED. INNER SKIN GOUGED STA 1177, STR 4L. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA AT BS 1177 ON STR 4L DIM. 1.125" DIA., FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER AND LAP FILLER FROM 2024T3 0.063" DIM.
- [SDR FDEA201011134350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134350), Nov 13, 2010: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. LEFT INBD MID FLAP AFT LOWER CHORD IS CRACKED AT 3 CUTOUTS. REMOVED CRACKED CHORD SECTION. FABRICATED NEW SECTION USING BAC1503-100046 7075 T6 DIMS 77" AND INST
- [SDR FDEA201011134349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134349), Nov 13, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. DENT EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN STA 1100 TO 1148 STR 22R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIMS 40 1/2" X 3 7/8". FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER USING 2024T-3 .071 DIMS 49 7/8" X 11
- [SDR FDEA201011134346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134346), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 500 TO 690 RBL 45. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION AT BS 480 TO 690 RBL 45 FROM BAC 1520-792-7178T6 DIM. 18 FEE
- [SDR FDEA201011134344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134344), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 480 TO 600 BL0. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED NEW SAET TRACK SECTION AT BS 480 TO 600 BL0 FROM BAC 1520-792-7178T6511 DIM. 120" LON
- [SDR FDEA201011134340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134340), Nov 13, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM CORRODED STA 620 LBL 45 TO LBL 25. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR AND CUT-OUT FLOORBEAM DIM. 28.75". FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR UPPER CHORD AND SPLICES 
- [SDR FDEA201011134337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134337), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 480 TO 690 LBL 45. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION AT BS 480 TO 690 LBL 45 FROM BAC 1520-792-7178T6 DIM 209.37
- [SDR FDEA201011134343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134343), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 480 TO 610 RBL 25. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION AT BS 480 TO 690 RBL 24.75 AND SPLICE AT BS 690, SEAT TRACK
- [SDR FDEA201011134334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134334), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 360 TO 480, RBL 25. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION IAW SRM 53-10-2 FIG 7, 51-30-5, 51-10-1, 51-10-2, AND 51-3
- [SDR FDEA201011134341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134341), Nov 13, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM CORRODED STA 560, LBL 25 TO LBL 45. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA TOP TEE CAP FLOORBEAM BS 560 LBL 36.40 TO 39 APPROX DIM. 2.6" X .90", FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS
- [SDR FDEA201011134336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134336), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 480 TO 680 LBL 25. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION AT BS 480TO 690 LBL 25 FROM BAC 1520-792-7178T6 DIM. 209.5"
- [SDR FDEA201011134345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134345), Nov 13, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM CORRODED STA 380, RBL 25 TO RBL 45. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIMS 2.3" X .90". FABRICATED 2 REPAIR ANGLES USING BAC1490- 2888-7075T6 DIMS 13.4" X 2.7" AND
- [SDR FDEA201011134342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134342), Nov 13, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM CORRODED STA 440, LBL 25 TO BL 0. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIMS 2.5" X 2". FABRICATED UPPER CHORD USING BAC1505-100617-7075T3 DIMS 15.10", SUPPORT ANGLE U
- [SDR FDEA201011134338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134338), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 690 TO 740, LBL 45. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION FROM BAC 1520-792-7178- T6 DIM. 172" LONG, 2EA ANGLES FROM
- [SDR FDEA201011134335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134335), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 360 TO 480 RBL 45. REMOVED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION AT BS 344 TO 480 RBL 45 FROM BAC 1520-792-7178T6 DIM. 136" L
- [SDR FDEA201011134333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134333), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 360 TO 480 BL 0. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION FROM BAC 1520-792-7178T6 DIM. 136" LONG IAW SRM 53-10-2 FIG 7
- [SDR FDEA201011134332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134332), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 360 TO 480 LBL 25. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION IAW SRM 53-10-2 FIG 7, 51-30-5, 51-10-1, 51- 10-2, AND 51-3
- [SDR FDEA201011134331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134331), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 360 TO 480 LBL 45. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION AT BS 344 TO 480 LBL 45 FROM BAC 1520-792-7178T6 DIM 136.5"
- [SDR FDEA201011134330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134330), Nov 13, 2010: SKIN. BULGED. C2 DOOR EXTERIOR SKIN HAS A BULGE AFT CORNER. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIMS 1 1/4" X 2". FABRICATED DOUBLER USING 2024T-3 .080 DIMS 10" X 5" AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 5
- [SDR FDEA201011134329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134329), Nov 13, 2010: SKIN. CHAFED. LEFT FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH PREVIOUS REPAIR AT TOP AFT EDGE HAS CHAFFING DAMAGE. REMOVED PREVIOUS REPAIR AND FILLER. FABRICATED NEW DOUBLER REPAI
- [SDR FDEA201011134328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134328), Nov 13, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 1010 TO 1130 BL 0. REMOVED DAMAGED SEAT TRACK. FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK USING BAC1520-792-7178T6 DIMS 10' AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-2
- [SDR FDEA201011134347](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134347), Nov 13, 2010: SKIN. GOUGED. MCD INNER SURROUND SKIN GOUGED STA 620, STR'S 6L AND 10L. REMOVED MCD INNER SKIN AND SPLICES AT BS 594 TO 640 STR 2R TO 6L, FABRICATED INNER SKIN AND SPLICES FR
- [SDR FDEA201011134339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011134339), Nov 13, 2010: STRINGER. CORRODED. STRINGER CORRODED STA 950C TO 950D, STR 29L. R & R STRINGER 29L FROM BS 950 TO 1010 IAW SRM 51-30-5 AND 51-30-2 REV 103 AND DWG NR65-56441.
- [SDR FDEA201011094616](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011094616), Nov 9, 2010: SKIN. GOUGED. GOUGE EXTERIOR FUSELAGE BOTTOM FWD CORNER OF C2 CUT OUT STA 950E, STR 26R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER USING 2024T3 .090 DIMS 50" X 31", FAB
- [SDR FDEA201011084443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011084443), Nov 8, 2010: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE AT STA 720D BETWEEN STR'S 25L AND 26L. REMOVED PREVIOUS SHEAR TIE REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-2 FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE REPAIR DOUBLER 
- [SDR FDEA201011074441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011074441), Nov 7, 2010: STRUCTURE. MISINSTALLED. L1 DOOR RAIN GUTTER FWD ATTACMENT HAS 2 FASTENERS WITH IMPROPER SPACING STA 300 TO STA 312. CUT-OUT AFFECTED AREAS IAW EA 7-5330-143916. FABRICATED FREEZE PLUGS
- [SDR FDEA201011074442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201011074442), Nov 7, 2010: WEB. CRACKED. AFT AIRSTAIRS AREA RIGHT HAND LOWER TORQUE BOX LIGHTNING HOLE IS CRACKED STA 1223 RBL 25 CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 1" X 0.6" IAW SRM 51-10-1 FABRICATED WEB REPAI
- [SDR 08FDEA04076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA04076), Sep 28, 2008: STRINGER CLIP. DAMAGED. STRINGER CLIP DAMAGED AT STR 26L, FS 540, LBL 23, WL 152. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP AT STA 540 STRINGER 26L LBL 23 REF SRM 51-30-2 PG 5. THIS IS CLASSI
- [SDR 08FDEA04075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA04075), Sep 28, 2008: STRINGER. DAMAGED. STRINGER DAMAGED AT BS 540 WL 152 LBL 23. FABRICATED NEW STRINGER SECTION AND TWO SPLICE REPAIRS ON STRINGER 26L BS 540 LBL 23 REF SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. TREATED, P
- [SDR 08FDEA04072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA04072), Sep 27, 2008: FRAME. DAMAGED. RT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH CUTOUT, AFT FRAME DAMAGED AT RIVET LOCATION BLENDED AREA OF FRAME, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS, CAD PLATED, TREATED, PRIMED AS NEEDED. I
- [SDR 08FDEA04068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA04068), Sep 26, 2008: RETAINER. CORRODED. LT WING SPAR UNDERWING PANEL SEAL RETAINER HAS CORROSION O/B OF APU FIRE BOTTLE AT WS 182 TO 200. FABRICATED SEAL RETAINER REF DWR 65-21656. TREATED AND PRIMED 
- [SDR 08FDEA04066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA04066), Sep 26, 2008: RETAINER. CORRODED. LT WING REAR SPAR LWR CHORD APPROX STA 182, SEAL RETAINER CORRODED REMOVED SEAL RETAINER REF SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW RETAINER REF DWG 65-21656. TREATED AND 
- [SDR 08FDEA04038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA04038), Sep 25, 2008: FRAME. CRACKED. RT WING, I/B AILERON LOWER T/E PANEL FRAME CRACKED WITH MISSING ATTACH FASTENER AT AFT END OF FRAME 10 INCH O/B FROM I/B END OF AILERON REMOVED DAMAGED PANEL FR
- [SDR 08FDEA03933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03933), Sep 18, 2008: CHANNEL. CRACKED. RT WING, I/B AILERON O/B L/E SEAL MOUNT BRACKET/UNDERWING PANEL MOUNT BRACKET CRACKED 10 INCH I/B FROM O/B END OF AILERON REMOVED SEAL MOUNT BRACKET AND ATTACH 
- [SDR 08FDEA03928](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03928), Sep 17, 2008: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK I/B FLANGE FROM FS 1171 - FS 1146, LBL 24, WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK, NDT VERIFIED MATERIAL LOSS AND CHECKED FOR DEFECTS, 
- [SDR 08FDEA03927](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03927), Sep 17, 2008: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK ATTACH FLANGE, FS 1171 TO 1162, LBL 1, WL 208 REMOVED CORROSION, NDT VERIFIED MATERIAL LOSS AND CHECK FOR DEFECTS. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND
- [SDR 08FDEA03926](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03926), Sep 17, 2008: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON TOP OF SEAT TRACK ATTACH FLANGE, FS 1140-1173, RBL1, WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION, NDT VERIFIED MATERIAL LOSS AND DEFECTS, NO DEFECTS FOUND. ORIGINAL 
- [SDR 08FDEA03925](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03925), Sep 17, 2008: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK DAMAGED AT FS 1164 TO FS 1160, BL 0, WL 208 REMOVED DAMAGED, NDT VERIFIED MATERIAL LOSS AND CHECKED FOR DEFECTS, NO DEFECTS FOUND. ORIGINAL THICKNESS
- [SDR 08FDEA03923](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03923), Sep 17, 2008: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION AT ATTACH FASTENER ON SEAT TRACK, FS 1174, LBL25, WL 208 REMOVED CORROSION, NDT VERIFIED MATERIAL LOSS AND CHECK FOR DEFECTS, NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. O
- [SDR 08FDEA03922](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03922), Sep 17, 2008: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. LWR EXT FUSE WING BODY FRG SUPPORT FRAME INTERCOSTAL ASSY INT SURF IS CORRODED BS 773, LBL9- RBL 9, WL 140. FABRICATED NEW SPLICE PLATE AND INSTALLED, REF BOEIN
- [SDR 08FDEA03889](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03889), Sep 16, 2008: SKIN. CRACKED. DOOR L-1, INTERIOR AFT SKIN CRACKED AT 2 STOP PIN LOCATIONS (MKD). REPAIRED 2 DAMAGE AREA'S AT DOOR L-1 INTERIOR AFT SKIN STOP PIN LOCATIONS. HFEC IAW NDT MANUA
- [SDR 08FDEA03888](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA03888), Sep 16, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING STRINGER REPAIR AT FS 550 AND STR 26L EXISTING HOLE LOCATED IN STRINGER ONLY WAS DRILLED THRU FUSELAGE SKIN. THE HOLE THRU THE SKIN IS BETWEEN 2 MANUFACT

All 214: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488FE-2015-08-10/reports.md

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