# N498FE: 1974 Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 2013-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (registry code 1384082)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20867
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: 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](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/N498FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=498FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N498FE-2013-03-19

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 727-232: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232.md

## Service difficulty reports (178, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201010013850](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201010013850), Oct 1, 2010: CONNECTOR. FAILED. 30 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
- [SDR FDEA201009243702](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201009243702), Sep 24, 2010: FIRE DETECTOR. FALSE ACTIVATION. ON 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 W
- [SDR FDEA200907252750](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200907252750), Jul 25, 2009: CONNECTOR. SHORTED. DURING 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,
- [SDR 08FDEA01789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01789), May 7, 2008: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. ORIGINAL LOST, A86-143 REF AD 92-12-03, AFT PIT BILGE BODY FRAME STR CLIP IS BUCKLED, CRACKED, CORRODED BS 950F, STR 27L (EO 7-5310-7-2354) N00252. REMOVED AND 
- [SDR 08FDEA01746](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01746), May 3, 2008: FAIRING. CRACKED. LEFT WING INBOARD MID FLAP OUTBOARD JACK SCREW FAIRING INTERIOR SKIN CRACKED AT ATTACH HOLE REPAIRED LEFT WING INBD MID FLAP O/B JACK SCREW FAIRING REF SRM 57-2
- [SDR 08FDEA01713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01713), May 1, 2008: STRINGER SPLICE. CORRODED. FWD PIT STRINGER SPLICE AT 27L GOING THROUGH STA 680 CORRODED ON OUTBD SIDE REMOVED CORROSION FROM ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF 0.064 INCH FROM BUTT SPLICE STRAP WITH 
- [SDR 08FDEA01705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01705), Apr 30, 2008: STOP FITTING. GOUGED. AFT LOWER NR 3 CARGO DOOR FORWARD FRAME LOWER STOP FITTING GOUGED. DOOR REMOVED REF AMM 52-35-071-4, LWR FORWARD FITTING REMOVED AND INSTALLED REF SRM 51-30-02.
- [SDR 08FDEA01704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01704), Apr 30, 2008: RIB. CRACKED. RT HORIZONTAL STAB, AFT SUPPORT RIB IS CRACKED NEAR ELEVATOR ATTACH POINT, ELEVATOR STA 99.79 REMOVED WIPER PLATES, REF SRM 51-30-2. FAB RADIUS FILLER FOR REPAI
- [SDR 08FDEA01700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01700), Apr 30, 2008: SKIN. CRACKED. MAIN DECK 1R DOOR EXT SKIN IS BUCKLED/CRACKED AT UPPER HINGE CUT OUT UPPER EDGE, 4 INCHES FROM FWD END. REMOVED DAMAGE AND CHECKED WITH HFEC, NO DEFECTS FOUND. 
- [SDR 08FDEA01697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01697), Apr 30, 2008: WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION ON WEB TO BODY SKIN ON ANGLE ON WEB BETWEEN BS 950A TO 950B, LBL 18, WL 141 REPLACED WEB AT STA 950 - 950B, LBL AND CLIP AT STA 950A LBL 18 REF BOEING
- [SDR 08FDEA01696](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01696), Apr 30, 2008: PANEL. DELAMINATED. RIGHT WING L/E LWR PANEL 6402 HAS 2 INCH BY 6 INCH AREA OF DISBOND CORE FROM INNER AND OUTER SURFACES. REPAIRED PANEL 6402 REF SRM 51-40-9 PARAGRAPHS 3D, 4B, 4E
- [SDR 08FDEA01695](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01695), Apr 30, 2008: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. LWR EXT FUSE WING BODY FILLET FAIRING SUPPORT FRAME LWR CHORD ANGLE IS BUCKLED/CRACKED AT I/B END 950A, LBL 14. REPAIRED SUPPORT FRAME LOWER CHORD ANGLE FOR WIN
- [SDR 08FDEA01496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01496), Apr 23, 2008: SKIN. DENTED. RT ELEVATOR LWR SKIN HAS A DENT 97 INCHES FROM I/B EDGE, 7 INCHES FWD OF REAR SPAR. MEASURED DENT FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS, MEASURED DENT Y = .040 A = 4 INCHES
- [SDR 08FDEA01495](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01495), Apr 23, 2008: SKIN. CRACKED. MLG WW KEEL BEAM LWR EXT SKIN PANEL AT BS 940 TO 950-12, LBL 5-RBL 5 2 EA CRACKED FASTENER HOLES BS 947, RBL 5 (MKD). REMOVED DAMAGE AND FABRICATED A REPAIR FIL
- [SDR 08FDEA01494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01494), Apr 23, 2008: SKIN. CORRODED. MLG W/W KEEL BEAM LWR EXT SKIN PANEL AT BS 940 TO 950 PLUS 12, LBL 5- RBL 5 HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION REMOVED AREAS OF CORROSION. REMOVED 0.005 INCH FROM O
- [SDR 08FDEA01493](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01493), Apr 23, 2008: STRINGER CLIP. CORRODED. STRINGER TIE ON STR 26R AT FS 941A HAS CORROSION ON OUTER SIDE OF TIE. REMOVED DAMAGED STRINGER TIE REPLACED NEW STRINGER TIE, REF SRM 51-30-2 PG1. THIS IS CLAS
- [SDR 08FDEA01489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01489), Apr 23, 2008: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FWD PIT SHEAR TIE STA 520 BETWEEN STR 28L-28R CORRODED. REMOVED FASTENER'S TO ACCESS CORROSION IN REF TO SRM 51-30-2 PG 2. REMOVED CORROSION ON FWD SIDE OF SHEA
- [SDR 08FDEA01488](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01488), Apr 23, 2008: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. NR 2 ENGINE LEFT FWD COWLING OUTER AFT CORNER MULTIPLE LAYERS OF SHEET METAL ARE CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA REF SRM 51-40-2. MATERIAL ID AT 2024 T3 .080 REF 
- [SDR 08FDEA01486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01486), Apr 23, 2008: FAIRING. CRACKED. RT WING NR 6 FLAP TRACK FWD FAIRING HAS SEVERAL CRACKS REMOVED FASTENERS AND FABRICATED NEW REPAIR DOUBLER. INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER REF SRM 57-20-4 FIG 1. TREATED
- [SDR 08FDEA01485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01485), Apr 23, 2008: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. BS 178 BULKHEAD EXT SURFACE WL 187 - 193 LBL 19" TO 24" HAS CORROSION PITS. CHEMICALLY REMOVED CORROSION FROM BS 178 BULKHEAD EXT SURFACE WL 185-193 LBL 19" TO 
- [SDR 08FDEA01484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01484), Apr 23, 2008: ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON WEB TO BODY SKIN ANGLE ON WEB BETWEEN BS 950A TO 950B, RBL 3, WL 139. REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL WEB AND AFT ATTACH CLIP REF 51-30-2 PG 8. TH
- [SDR 08FDEA01482](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01482), Apr 23, 2008: FITTING. CRACKED. MAIN DECK 1R DR BOTTOM CROSS BEAM AFT STOP FITTING IS CRACKED REMOVED AND REPLACED STOP FITTING REF SRM 51-30-2. DOOR ADJUSTEMENT ACCOMPLISED ON W/0 40304 N0006
- [SDR 08FDEA01481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01481), Apr 23, 2008: SKIN. GOUGED. EXT FUSELAGE SKIN IS GOUGED AT BS 670 O/B OF STR S-28L REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR REF SRM-30-3 FIG 1. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A
- [SDR 08FDEA01480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01480), Apr 23, 2008: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. MAIN DECK 1R DR CROSS BEAM, INTERCOSTAL I/B FLANGE IS CRACKED AT 4TH BEAM FROM BOTTOM, 13 INCHES FROM FWD END. REMOVED OLD INTERCOSTAL 4TH FROM BOTTOM 13 INCHES
- [SDR 08FDEA01458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01458), Apr 19, 2008: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED AT BS 344, LBL 30 REMOVED CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT STA 344, LBL 30, REF SRM 51-10- 6 PG 12. MATERIAL LOSS 50 PERCENT. FOUND TO BE OUT O
- [SDR 08FDEA01457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01457), Apr 19, 2008: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. AFT PIT BILGE BODY FRAME, STR CLIP IS BUCKLED/CRACKED, BS 970, STR 27L. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER CLIP AT BS 970, STRINGER 27L. IAW SRM 51-30-2, SRM 51-30-5
- [SDR 08FDEA01452](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01452), Apr 18, 2008: BRACKET. CRACKED. E/E COMPARTMENT LEFT SIDE E1-1 RACK, SHELF FOR POWER SUPPLY TRANSFER RECTIFIER UNIT CRACKED AT FOWARD INBOARD SIDE. REMOVED MOUNTING SHELF, REMOVED DAMAGED BRAC
- [SDR 08FDEA01449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01449), Apr 17, 2008: ATTACH BRACKET. CRACKED. MAIN ENTRY DOOR 1-L, S/N 261, UPPER AFT LINER ATTACH BRACKET IS CRACKED REMOVED BRACKET IN REF TO SRM 51-30-2 PG 2, VERIFIED MAT'L AS 2024 T3 .040" IN REF TO DW
- [SDR 08FDEA01448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01448), Apr 17, 2008: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FWD PIT SHEAR TIE CORRODED, STA 660 BETWEEN STR 27R - 26R REMOVED CORROSION ON FWD SHEAR TIE STA 660 STR 27R - 26R REF SRM 51-10-6 PG 12 ORIGINAL MATERIAL .050"
- [SDR 08FDEA01443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01443), Apr 17, 2008: STRINGER CLIP. DAMAGED. STRINGER CLIP CRACKED ON STR 27L FS 950A REMOVED DAMAGED CLIP, REPLACED CLIP, REF SRM 51-30-2. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR.
- [SDR 08FDEA01442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA01442), Apr 17, 2008: PANEL. CRACKED. LOWER PANEL 3456 RT IS CRACKED WITH ERODED AREA FLAME SPRAY. REPLACED CRACK AND FLAME SPRAY ON PANEL 3456 REF SRM 51-40-9 PARAGRAPHS 3D, 4E, 4F AND AMM 51-20-05
- [SDR 08FDEA00341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA00341), Feb 1, 2008: SUPPORT. CRACKED. FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LOWER AND UPPER AFT LATCH TORQUE TUBE SUPPORT CASTING HAS PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM DOOR FRAME AND FRAME IS CRACKED ON BOTH UPPER AND LOWER ATT
- [SDR 07FDEA00205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/07FDEA00205), Jan 26, 2007: DOOR. MALFUNCTIONED. CREW ENTRY DOOR SHOWED CLOSED AND LOCKED WITH HANDLE FULL DOWN AND DOOR LIGHT OUT. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. RTB, UPON INITAL INSP FOUND ROLLERS ON AFT SID
- [SDR 06FDEA0345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0345), Jan 23, 2006: REPAIR. MISINSTALLED. EXISTING REPAIR ON NR 3 CARGO DOORFWD TO AFT EDGE EXTERNAL SKIN DOES NOT COMPLY WITH EXISTING FAA DATA. REMOVED OLD DOUBLER AND DAMAGED SKIN IWA SRM 51-30-2 & 5
- [SDR 06FDEA0344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0344), Jan 23, 2006: SKIN. CHAFED. RT WING FIXED TRAILING EDGE HAS CHAFE MARK AND SPOTS OF GOUGES FROM WS 224.5 TO WS 625.0 (SKIN UNDER FWD END OF SPOILER.) FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW STRAPS IA
- [SDR 06FDEA0343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0343), Jan 23, 2006: FLANGE. WORN. AFT LWR. FUSELAGE FLANGE FOR NR 2 ENG LWR COWLING FWD EDGE CONTACT IS WORN. REMOVED AREA OF DAMAGE SRM51-10-01 &51-30-2.FABRICATED REPLACEMENT STRUCTURE P/N 65-
- [SDR 06FDEA0273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0273), Jan 19, 2006: STRINGER. CRACKED. LEFT WING STA 686.5 UPPER STRINGER 13 HAS A CRACK IN THE LOWER TAB SECTION THAT ATTACHES TO THE RIB PROTRUDING FROM UNDER RADIUS FILLER, REMOVE DAMAGE AND REPAI
- [SDR 06FDEA0184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0184), Jan 13, 2006: REPAIR. MISINSTALLED. EXISTING REPAIRS 2 AT AFT AIR STAIR CUT OUT FWD CORNERS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FAA DATA. REMOVED RT AND LT REPAIR DOUBLERS IAW SRM 51-30-2. PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTIO
- [SDR 06FDEA0146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0146), Jan 11, 2006: BEAM. CORRODED. FOUND HORIZONTAL WALKWAY BEAM CHORD IS CORRODED AT STA 304 LEFT HAND SIDE OF NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL. REMOVED WALKWAY BEAM IAW SRM 51-30-2, REMOVED FLOOR W
- [SDR 06FDEA0101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0101), Jan 9, 2006: STRINGER. MISDRILLED. FOUND MCD STRINGER 4L AT STA 450 HAS TOOLING MARKS AND 2 DRILLED MARKS ON OUTBD SIDE OF STRINGER, AFTER BLENDING AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 5310-01, FIG 1,
- [SDR 06FDEA0086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0086), Jan 8, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 445, STR 17R WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOCATION, SHAPE
- [SDR 06FDEA0085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0085), Jan 8, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 720, STR 23L WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3, FIG 1 BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOCATION, SHAPE
- [SDR 06FDEA0084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0084), Jan 8, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 720, STR 28R WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG1, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOCATION, SIZE, 
- [SDR 06FDEA0083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0083), Jan 8, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 950E, STR 29R WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1 BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOCATION, SHAPE
- [SDR 06FDEA0082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0082), Jan 8, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 1130, STR 22L WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1 BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOCATION, SHAPE
- [SDR 06FDEA0081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0081), Jan 8, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED ABOVE AIRSTAIRS CONTROL PANEL WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOCAT
- [SDR 06FDEA0080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0080), Jan 8, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY 2 REPAIRS INSTALLED ON LT WING TIP LOWER SURFACE WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 57-20-5 FIG 1, BASED ON EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOCATI
- [SDR 06FDEA0079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0079), Jan 8, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT UPPER SURFACE OF LT WING TIP WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 57-20-1 FIG 2, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOC
- [SDR 06FDEA0078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0078), Jan 8, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 370, STR 24L WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3, FIG 4, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL VISUAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOCATION, SHAP
- [SDR 06FDEA0077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/06FDEA0077), Jan 8, 2006: REPAIR. UNKNOWN. FOUND PREVIOUSLY REPAIR INSTALLED AT STA 680, STR 27R WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 24, BASED ON AN EXTERNAL EVALUATION CONSISTS OF LOCATION, SHAPE, SIZE

All 178: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N498FE-2013-03-19/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 20010516013959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010516013959I), May 16, 2001: Boeing 727232 (N498FE), 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…

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