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N498FE

Cancelled 2013

Deregistered aircraft · 1974 Boeing 727-232 · Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15

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Cancelled: March 19, 2013
Status when cancelled: Valid registration
Serial number: 20867
Year built: 1974
Type: Fixed wing multi engine
Engine: Turbo-fan
Airworthiness: Standard, transport
Airworthiness date: November 7, 1990
Certificate issued: December 13, 1989
Last registry action: February 15, 2013
Mode S code: A62E52
Owner when cancelled: Federal Express Corporation
Location: Memphis, TN
Owner type: Corporation

Airframe modelBoeing 727-232TCDS A3WE · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-15TCDS E2EA · Turbo-fan

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.

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N498FE and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Incident 20010516013959IFinal Approach · Syracuse, NY(-23) On Wednesday, may 16, 2001, a Boeing B-727-232, N498FE, federal express flight 1958, was on approach to Syracuse Hancock International Airport enroute from ewr to syr. As the crew extended the landing gear and flaps, the #7 l/e slat actuator experienced…May 16, 2001

Service difficulty reports · 178

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

SDR FDEA201010013850Connector · failed30 SECONDS AFTER TAKE OFF CARGO SMOKE WARNING OCCURED. BELLS AND LIGHTS FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS THEN WENT OUT. 10 SECONDS LATER WARNING OCCURED AGAIN AND LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN STOPPED AGAIN. REINSTALLED CONNECTOR PLUGS ON NR 1 AND NR 2 LWR CARGOct 1, 2010 · N498FE · Boeing 727232 · Fire Protection System Wiring SDR FDEA201009243702Fire Detector · false activationON TAKEOFF APPROX 1000' AGL GOT AN INTERMITTENT FIREBELL AND S/O SAW CARGO SMOKE WARNING LOWER FWD CARGO ON, THEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT. AML REFLECTED A PREVIOUS WRITEUP ON THE SAME SYS. DEEMED TO RETURN AND LAND IMMEDIATELY. REMOVED SMOKE DETECTORS 1,2,3, &Sep 24, 2010 · N498FE · Boeing 727232 · Fire Detection SDR FDEA200907252750Connector · shortedDURING CLIMB, ACFT CABIN ACT WAS TOO HIGH. FOUND PACK VALVE C/B POPPED. CABIN ALT STABILIZED AT 8500' AT 20,000 WITH L AFT PACK OPERATING ONLY. TROUBLESHOT SYS, FOUND PACK VALVE BREAKER WOULD RESET MOMENTARILY. CHECKED BOTH FWD PACK SHUTOFF VALVES NO DEFEJul 25, 2009 · N498FE · Boeing 727232 · Air Conditioning System Wiring

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