# N509FE: 1965 Boeing 727-25, registration cancelled 2004-08-26 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 26, 2004 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 727-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25) (registry code 1384006) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053) - Serial number: 18280 - Year built: 1965 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 23, 1989 - Certificate issued: March 13, 1989 - Last registry action: August 17, 2004 - Mode S code: A65BE1 - 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/N509FE - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=509FE - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509FE-2004-08-26 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 727-25: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25.md ## Service difficulty reports (23) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 01FDEA00106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/01FDEA00106), Feb 10, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. NR 3 ENG REVERSER LIGHT ILLUM. REMOVED AND REPLACED REVERSER ACTUATOR COVERS. NEED SOCKET MPN 04-1011-003. ALL CKS GOOD. ALL PNLS REINSTALLED. AC OK FOR SERVICE - [SDR 00FDEA00456](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00456), Jul 14, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SKIN 65-18385-33 & DOUBLER 65-18385-53 CORRODED INTERIM REPAIRED PER EA 7-5330-51318. REMOVED CORRODED SKIN FROM FUSELAGE BS 1145 TO 1183 LONGERON L16 - [SDR 00FDEA00049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00FDEA00049), Feb 2, 2000: UNKNOWN. SMOKE. 00-29 SMOKE COMING FROM LWR RT SIDE OF COCKPIT NEAR 1ST OFFICER'S FEET. CK APU AREA. WHEEL WELL & AC PACKS ALL OK. SUSPECT DE-ICE FLUID FROM HEAVY SPRAY AT PREV - [SDR 99FDEA00422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00422), Oct 13, 1999: SWITCH. FAILED. ON 1ST APPROACH NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN WHEN SEL. GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. FLAPS WERE SEL AT 15. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK SWITC - [SDR 99FDEA00103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00103), Mar 16, 1999: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. ON APPROACH WITH GEAR AND FULL FLAPS, WARN HORN AND NOSEWHEEL DOWN LIGHT WENT OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR POSITION SWITCH PER 727-100 MM 32-61-21 PG 406 - [SDR 98FDEA00574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00574), Sep 15, 1998: LIGHT. FAILED. NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN) LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON UPON GEAR EXTENSION. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH. CHANGED 4 LIGHT BULBS IN 2 IND. CYCLED GE - [SDR 96FDEA01481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01481), Sep 16, 1996: DOORWAY FRAME. CRACKED. NR 0065 AND 019, FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR FWD CUTOUT FRAME CRACKED AT BS 1057 WL 162 RBL 40. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME AT BS 1057 WL 162, RBL 40 PER FED EX D - [SDR 96FDEA01475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01475), Sep 13, 1996: WEB. GOUGED. NR 0626 AND 018, WHILE ACCESSING FOR NR0623, FOUND WEB DAMAGED BS 234 TO 245 RBL 24 WL 156. - [SDR 96FDEA01464](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01464), Sep 12, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. NR0623 AND 017, CORROSION (C53-100-01-4) ON ANGLE BS 259.5 RBL 14 WL 150 TO 157. *S/D* REMOVED CORROSION ON ANGLE BS 259.5 RBL 14 WL 150 TO 157, CLEANED AND TRE - [SDR 96FDEA01457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01457), Sep 10, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. NR 0545 AND 016, CORROSION EMANATING FROM BONDED DOUBLER AND SKIN AT BS 481 STR 2 LT TO STR 3 RT. *S/D* CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED - [SDR 96FDEA01441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01441), Sep 8, 1996: SHEAR WEB. CORROSION. NR 0395 AND 015, CORROSION (C53-224-01, -2) ON SHEAR WEB AT BS 1171 TO 1175 RBL 4 RBL 15 AT NUTPLATE HOLES. *S/D* CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, REMOV - [SDR 96FDEA01440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01440), Sep 8, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. NR 0507 AND 014, CORROSION (C53-221-01) ON FRAME AFT SIDE BS 251.6 RBL 50 WL 210 TO 225. *S/D* REPAIRED FRAME WEB AT BS 251.6 RBL 50 WL 210 TO 225 IAW FEDEX SRM - [SDR 96FDEA01425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01425), Sep 3, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. NR 0514 AND 013, CORROSION (C53-221-01) ON FRAME BS 235 LBL 45 WL 217. - [SDR 96FDEA01424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01424), Sep 3, 1996: CHORD. CORROSION. NR 0394 AND 012, CORROSION (C53-224-01, -2) ON BS 1176.9 CHORD AT RBL 1 TO 6 AND LBL 10 TO 4 OUT OF LIMITS WL 208. *S/D* CORROSION FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS REM - [SDR 96FDEA01491](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01491), Aug 29, 1996: CLIP. BROKEN. NR 0219 AND 010, STRINGER CLIP AT BS 640 STRINGER 19 RT IS BROKEN. REMOVED DAMAGED STR CLIP AND INSTALLED NEW STR CLIP BS 640 STR 19 RT. - [SDR 96FDEA01417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01417), Aug 29, 1996: SKIN. DELAMINATION. NR 0520 AND 011, RT WING I/B AFT FLAP O/B AFT CORNER HAS APPROX 60 SQ INCHES OF DELAMINATION. *S/D* RT WING I/B AFT FLAP O/B AFT CORNER REPAIRED IAW FED EX SRM - [SDR 96FDEA01416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01416), Aug 29, 1996: CLIP. BROKEN. NR 0219 AND 010. STRINGER CLIP AT BS 640, STRINGER 19 RT IS BROKEN. REMOVED DAMAGED STR CLIP AND INSTALLED NEW STR CLIP, BS 640, STR 19 RT HAND. - [SDR 96FDEA01409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01409), Aug 27, 1996: FLAP. CORRODED. NR 0441 AND 006, CORROSION AT NR 1 K-FLAP. - [SDR 96FDEA01408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01408), Aug 27, 1996: CHORD. CORRODED. NR 0544 AND 005, CORROSION BETWEEN UPPER 870 VERTICAL FLANGE OF CHORD AND 870 WEB LBL 12 TO 20. *S/D* REMOVED CORROSION ON VERTICAL FLANGE OF 870 CHORD FOUND TO - [SDR 96FDEA01407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01407), Aug 27, 1996: STRINGER. CRACKED. NR 0451 AND 004, WHILE WORKING NR 0219 FOUND STRINGER 19 RT AT BS 640 TO BE CRACKED. - [SDR 96FDEA01406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01406), Aug 27, 1996: FRAME. DAMAGE. NR 0357 AND 003, DAMAGE FRAME AT BS 580 RBL 18 WL 156. - [SDR 96FDEA01399](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01399), Aug 23, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. NR0456, CORROSION (C53-224-01) ON FLOOR BEAM STR 560 RBL 21 WL 208 GLAND NUTPLATE HOLE. *S/D* REMOVED CORROSION ON UPPER CORD, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES AND FILL - [SDR 96FDEA01398](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01398), Aug 23, 1996: BONDING JUMPER. CORRODED. NR0349, CORROSION AT NR 2 K-FLAP I/B LOWER BONDING JUMPER ATTACH POINTS. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 K-FLAP PER FEDEX MM 27-81-1. ## 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 19910409015559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910409015559I), Apr 9, 1991: Boeing 72725 (N509FE), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Lost a system hydraulic fluid on climb. Dumped fuel. Returned. Found a leaking outboard trailing edge flap valve. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.