# N491FE: 1979 Boeing 727-227, registration cancelled 2013-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2013
- 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: 21529
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 4, 1990
- Last registry action: May 3, 2012
- Mode S code: A61451
- 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/N491FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=491FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491FE-2013-08-27

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 (166, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201209273483](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201209273483), Sep 27, 2012: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE L1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. R & R BATTERIES IAW MM 33-50-101-2. OP'S CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR FDEA201204251588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201204251588), Apr 25, 2012: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MX PREFLIGHT REVEALED ENTRY DOOR O/H EMERGENCY LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED DURING TEST. R & R FWD ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY AND BATTERIES. OPS CHECKED NORMAL RE
- [SDR FDEA201203160985](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201203160985), Mar 16, 2012: COVER. BROKEN. AFTER BLOCK-IN AND OPENING MAIN ENTRY DOOR, FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSY ON FLOOR NEXT TO CREW MEAL BOX. INSPECTED PORTABLE EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY FROM ABOVE T
- [SDR FDEA201203160979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201203160979), Mar 16, 2012: BATTERY PACK. LOOSE. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE L1 ENTRY DOOR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. FOUND BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY EXIT L1 ENTRY DOOR LOOSE, REPOSITIONED EMERGENCY BATTERY PACK FOR
- [SDR FDEA201203120905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201203120905), Mar 12, 2012: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE WHEN ESS POWER SWITCHED TO STANDBY MODE AND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SWITCHING TO ARM. PLACED SWITCH TO ON AND STILL LIGHTS DID NOT TUR
- [SDR FDEA201103261183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103261183), Mar 26, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. RT OTBD AFT FLAP HAS 1 DENT 1.5" X 3" .093 42" FROM INBD EDGE. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 57-50-4, FIG 9 AND FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-50-4, FIG 9 
- [SDR FDEA201103231139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103231139), Mar 23, 2011: DEPRESSOR. CHAFED. C-2 DOOR MIDDLE LOWER SEAL DEPRESSOR IS CHAFED IN 5 PLACES. REMOVED SEAL DEPRESSOR IAW SRM 51-30-2 LOCATED, DRILLED & DEBURRED NEW SEAL DEPRESSOR IAW SRM 51-30-
- [SDR FDEA201103231138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103231138), Mar 23, 2011: DEPRESSOR. CHAFED. C-2 DOOR AFT LOWER CORNER SEAL DEPRESSOR IS CHAFED. REMOVED AFT CORNER SEAL DEPRESSOR IAW SRM 51-30-2 LOCATED , DRILLED & DEBURED NEW SEAL DEPRESSOR IAW SRM 51-
- [SDR FDEA201103231137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103231137), Mar 23, 2011: DEPRESSOR. DAMAGED. C-2 DOOR FWD LOWER CORNER SEAL DEPRESSOR IS CHAFED. BLENDED CHAFE ON C-2 DOOR LWR FWD SEAL DEPRESSOR IAW SRM REV 103 51-10-1 OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED SEAL DEPRESS
- [SDR FDEA201103221126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103221126), Mar 22, 2011: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION WINDOW PLUG EXTERIOR FUSELAGE EDGE BS 794 LT. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 56-20-1 FIG 1. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 56-20
- [SDR FDEA201103221115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103221115), Mar 22, 2011: FITTING. CRACKED. AFT AIRSTAIR RT TORQUE BOX FITTING CRACKED AFT SIDE OF BS 1263 FRAME AT RBL 20. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT AIRSTAIR , RT TORQUE BOX FITTING AN AFT AIDE OF BS 1263
- [SDR FDEA201103221113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103221113), Mar 22, 2011: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. AFT AIR STAIRS, RT LOWER TORQUE BOX UPPER, SUPPORT ANGLE IS CRACKED AT BS 1263 REMOVED AND REPLACED RT TORQUE BOX UPPER SUPPORT ANGLE IAW SRM REV 103, 51-30-2.
- [SDR FDEA201103221112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103221112), Mar 22, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN OVEERWING FLOORBEAM TEE CRACKED AT RADIUS BS 760.9 LBL 24. REMOVED DAMAGED TEE, FABRICATED NEW TEE AND INSTALLED IAW DWG 65-16279, SRM 51-10-1, 51-10
- [SDR FDEA201103221114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103221114), Mar 22, 2011: STRINGER. CRACKED. CRACK AT FASTENER, STR 15L, STA 720C MAIN CABIN. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED CHANNEL FROM 7075T6 .040, FABRICATED TAPERED FILLER & RADIUS FILLER FROM 7075T6
- [SDR FDEA201103201120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103201120), Mar 20, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK AT THE L/E INBD SIDE OF THE LT WING INBD FLAP FORE FLAP. REMOVED DAMAGED PANEL AT L/E LT WING FORE FLAP IAW SRM 51-30-2, FABRICATED NEW PANEL .040, 2024-O
- [SDR FDEA201103201119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103201119), Mar 20, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN OVERWING FLOORBEAM TEE CRACKED AT RADIUS BS 760.9 LBL45. REMOVED FLOORBEAM SECTION AT LBL45, BS 760.9 IAW SRM REV 103, 51-30-2. FABRICATED FLOORBEAM 
- [SDR FDEA201103201111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103201111), Mar 20, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. CRACKED SEAT TRACK FLANGE STA 870 - STA 950, LBL 25. REMOVED SEAT TRACK SECTION AND SPLICES, FABRICATED SEAT TRACK SECTION, FABRICATED SEAT TRACK SPLICES AND ST
- [SDR FDEA201103161019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103161019), Mar 16, 2011: SKIN. GOUGED. MCD INNER SURROUND SKIN GOUGED SEVERAL AREAS STA 620, STR 6L TO 9L. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW EA 7-5330-143950 FUSELAGE-AD 98-11-03 R1-MCD SURROUND STRUCTURE, INN
- [SDR FDEA201103161017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103161017), Mar 16, 2011: STRINGER. CRACKED. CRACK AT FASTENER STR 15R, STA 750B, MAIN CABIN. CABIN CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED CHANNEL FROM 7075T6 .040, FABRICATED TAPERED FILLER & RADIUS FILLER FROM 
- [SDR FDEA201103161020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103161020), Mar 16, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORRODED SEAT TRACK MAIN CABIN STA 690 - 740, LBL 24. REMOVED SEAT TRACK SECTION FROM BS 690-740, LBL 24 AND FABRICATED & INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION IAW S
- [SDR FDEA201103150978](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103150978), Mar 15, 2011: FRAME. DENTED. FWD CARGO STA. 660 STR. 23R FRAME DENTED. CUTOUT DAMAGE FROM BS 660 FRAME ABOVE STR 23R, 1" X 1" IAW SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM REV 10
- [SDR FDEA201103110938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103110938), Mar 11, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION TOP TEE CAP FLOORBEAM MAIN CABIN STA 420, RBL 45 TO RBL 61. REMOVED CORROSION FROM FLOORBEAM IAW SRM 51-10-6 ORIG MAT. .125, LOSS, MAT. .015, REM MAT.
- [SDR FDEA201103090918](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103090918), Mar 9, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN OVERWING FLOORBEAM TEE CRACKED AT RADIUS BS 760.9 RBL 45. REMOVED MAIN CABIN OVERWING FLOORBEAM TEE, FABRICATED NEW TEE, AND INSTALLED IAW DWG 65-162
- [SDR FDEA201103090926](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103090926), Mar 9, 2011: FRAME. GOUGED. AFT PIT FRAME AT BS 1070 UPPER FLANGE IS GOUGED ABOVE STR. 27L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF FRAME BS 1070 UPPER FLANGE ABOVE STR 27L IAW SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1. FABRICAT
- [SDR FDEA201103090921](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103090921), Mar 9, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION FLOATING SEAT TRACK MAIN CABIN FLANGE STA. 870 - STA. 848.95 LBL 45 REMOVED FLOATING SEAT TRACK SECTION. FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION. INSTALLED 
- [SDR FDEA201103090920](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103090920), Mar 9, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION FLOATING SEAT TRACK FLANGE MAIN CABIN STA. 848.95 TO STA. 870 RBL 45 REMOVED DAMAGED FLOATING SEAT TRACK SECTION FROM BS 848.95 - 870 RBL 45. FABRICAT
- [SDR FDEA201103090925](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103090925), Mar 9, 2011: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. AFT PIT HAS SURFACE CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE AT BS 950D STR. 29R. CUT OUT SHEAR TIE ON BS 950D FRAME AT STR 29R IAW SRM REV 103, 53-10-4 FIG 15. FABRICATED SHEAR 
- [SDR FDEA201103090919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103090919), Mar 9, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK FLANGE MAIN CABIN STA 690 - STA 740, RBL 45. REMOVED DAMAGED SEAT TRACK SECTION FROM BS 690- BS 740 RBL 45, FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTI
- [SDR FDEA201103090917](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103090917), Mar 9, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK FLANGE MAIN CABIN STA 870 - STA 950 PLUS 10" RBL 25. REMOVED SEAT TRACK SECTION, FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION AND INSTALLED NEW SEAT T
- [SDR FDEA201103080908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103080908), Mar 8, 2011: SEAT TRACK. GOUGED. GOUGED SEAT TRACK SCALLOPS BL 0 STA. 1130 - STA . 1177 MAIN CABIN. REMOVED SEAT TRACK SECTION STA. 1130 - 1177 BL 0 IAW SRM 51-30-2, FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK F
- [SDR FDEA201103070901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103070901), Mar 7, 2011: SKIN. CORRODED. SKIN BULGE EXTERIOR FUSELAGE STA 1015, STR. 29L. CUT OUT AREA OF SKIN IAW SRM REV 103, 51-10-1. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3 AND 53-30-2.
- [SDR FDEA201103070900](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103070900), Mar 7, 2011: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT PIT, HAS SURFACE CORROSION ON FRAME BS 950B BETWEEN STR 28L & 27L. CUTOUT DAMAGE AREA, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER & INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-3 FIG. 1 
- [SDR FDEA201103050856](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103050856), Mar 5, 2011: FRAME. GOUGED. AFT PIT FRAME AT BS 1070 UPPER FLANGE IS GOUGED ABOVE STR 27L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF FRAME BS 1070 UPPER FLANGE ABOVE STR 27L IAW SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1. FABRICATE
- [SDR FDEA201103050859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103050859), Mar 5, 2011: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKS STA. 294.5 TO 303.9 STR 15L. REMOVED CRACKED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 & DWG 65-17684.
- [SDR FDEA201103050857](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103050857), Mar 5, 2011: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL CRACKED STA. 294.5 TO 303.9 STR 16L. REMOVED CRACKED INTERCO IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 & DWG 65-17684.
- [SDR FDEA201103050855](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103050855), Mar 5, 2011: NOSE COWL. DAMAGED. NR 3 ENGINE NOSE COWL DENTED AT 4:00 POSITION ON EXTERIOR SKIN CUT OUT DAMAGE ON NR 3 ENGINE NOSE COWL EXTERIOR SKIN AT 4:00 POSITION IAW SRM, REV 103, 51-10-1.
- [SDR FDEA201103040846](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103040846), Mar 4, 2011: SKIN. DAMAGED. MISSING MATERIAL NR 3 ENGINE NOSE COWL OTBD AFT T/E 3 O'CLOCK POSITION. CUT OUT DAMAGE IAW SRM REV 103, 54-30-3 FIG 3A. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER FOR NR 3 E
- [SDR FDEA201103040853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103040853), Mar 4, 2011: SHEAR TIE. GOUGED. FWD CARGO STA 500, STR 27R BOTTOM OF FRAME GOUGED AFT SIDE. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SHEAR TIE AT BS 500 BETWEEN STR. 27R AND 28R IAW FED EX B727 SRM REV. 103
- [SDR FDEA201103030841](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103030841), Mar 3, 2011: ANGLE. CORRODED. LEFT WING REAR SPAR ATTACHMENT, VERTICAL ZEE ANGLE IS CORRODED AT BOTTOM WBL 85, REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF ZEE ANGLE IAW SRM REV 103 51-10-1. FABRICATED FILLE
- [SDR FDEA201103030830](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103030830), Mar 3, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION TOP TEE CAP FLOORBEAM MAIN CABIN STA 620 BL 0 - LBL 25. WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON NR N00384 AND SDR 11-0817.
- [SDR FDEA201103030837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103030837), Mar 3, 2011: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. BULGE SKIN EXTERIOR FUSELAGE STA 1070, STR 27L-28L. REMOVED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM REV 103, 51-30-2. FABRICATED SHEAR TIE IAW DWG 65-16344. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE IAW S
- [SDR FDEA201103030839](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103030839), Mar 3, 2011: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. BULGE TO THE EXTERIOR FUSELAGE STA 1090 STR 29L. REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE AT BS 1090 AND STR 29L IAW SRM REV 103, 51-10- 1. FABRICATED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 53-10-
- [SDR FDEA201103030831](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103030831), Mar 3, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CORROSION TOP TEE CAP FLOORBEAM MAIN CABIN STA 560 LBL 25 - LBL 45. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED 2 ANGLES AND FILLER, TREATED AND PRIME PARTS AND AREA, INSTA
- [SDR FDEA201103030840](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103030840), Mar 3, 2011: SKIN. CORRODED. UPON REMOVAL OF SHEAR TIE AT BS 1090 BETWEEN STR 29L AND 28L, FOUND SKIN TO BE CORRODED. CUT OUT AREA OF SKIN AT BS 1090 BETWEEN STR 29L AND 28L IAW SRM REV 103
- [SDR FDEA201103030838](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103030838), Mar 3, 2011: GUSSET. CRACKED. OVERWING LT FRAME AT BS 825, BELOW FLOOR LEVEL, GUSSET IS CRACKED AT INBD LOWER FASTENER. REMOVED GUSSET AT BS 825 LT BELOW FLOOR LEVEL IAW SRM 51-30-2, REV 103
- [SDR FDEA201103030835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103030835), Mar 3, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. TWO CRACKED SKIN RIVETS, 1 UPPER SURFACE & 1 LOWER SURFACE, RT HORIZ STAB INTERIOR BOX APPX L/E STA 147, 8TH LTG HOLE INBD OF OTBD CLOSURE PANEL NEAR L/E. R & R
- [SDR FDEA201103020822](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103020822), Mar 2, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK FLANGE MAIN CABIN STA 360 - 480 LBL 25. REMOVED SEAT TRACK SECTION FROM BS 360 TO BS 480 LBL 25, FABRICATED SEAT TRACK SECTION, LOCATED AND
- [SDR FDEA201103020821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103020821), Mar 2, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK FLANGE MAIN CABIN STA. 480 - 740 RBL 45. REMOVED SEAT TRACK SECTION, FABRICATED & INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION IAW SRM 51-30-2, SRM 53-
- [SDR FDEA201103020820](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103020820), Mar 2, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK FLANGE MAIN CABIN STA. 380 - 480 RBL 45. REMOVED SEAT TRACK SECTION. FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK, INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION IAW SRM 53
- [SDR FDEA201103020823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201103020823), Mar 2, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION SEAT TRACK FLANGE MAIN CABIN STA 360 - 480 BL 0. REMOVED SEAT TRACK FROM BS 360 - 480 BL 0, FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK SECTION, TREATED AND PRIMED. INS

All 166: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N491FE-2013-08-27/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 19990708023189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990708023189I), Jul 8, 1999: Boeing 727227 (N491FE), Rochester, NY. (-23) On Thursday, July 8, 1999 at 0457 local, a federal express B727-227, N491FE, shut down the #3 engine due to a low pressure filter light. A landing at the…

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