# N550FE: 1972 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F, registration cancelled 2024-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (registry code 3022112)
- Engine: [GE CF6-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (registry code 30020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE), [TCDS E23EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E23EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46521
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 2, 2001
- Certificate issued: September 22, 1997
- Last registry action: May 12, 2023
- Mode S code: A6FFED
- Owner when cancelled: [Federal Express Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORP)
- 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/N550FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=550FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550FE-2024-03-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f.md

## Service difficulty reports (205, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA202105271414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202105271414), May 27, 2021: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. AT FL380 ALL ENGINES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. AS WE BEGAN OUR DESCENT AND THROTTLES CAME BACK TOWARDS IDLE ECS SURGED FOLLOWED BY A LEVEL 2 AIRSYS 2 PRES LO AND
- [SDR FDEA202012103114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202012103114), Dec 10, 2020: SUPPORT. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE, CORROSION ON VERTICAL FRAME SUPPORT BELOW FLOOR AT FWD BULKHEAD STA 1781 L-52, MARKED NR 2, 2020-12-10. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ST
- [SDR FDEA202012060010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202012060010), Dec 6, 2020: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. AT CAC BAY LT SIDE, A CRACK FOUND ON 'ATTACHMENT ANGLE' FOR SUGAR SCOOP FITTING (P/N-NYB6042-7) AT FUS STA-1156. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUGAR SCOOP ATTACHMENT ANG
- [SDR FDEA202012030015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202012030015), Dec 3, 2020: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. L-1 DOOR UPPER FWD CORNER STOP APPEARS TO BE CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED ABA7191-506 STOP ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLED NEW PART REFERENCE DRAWING ABA7191 AND EA NR 8-521
- [SDR FDEA202011183198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202011183198), Nov 18, 2020: SKIN. CRACKED. LT HORIZ LEADING EDGE CENTER SECTION (INTERAL) MULTIPLE CRACKS AT BEADED DOUBLE, APPROXIMATELY 27" OUTBOARD OF INBOARD EDGE (BETWEEN FRAMES 5-6). CRACKS WERE CO
- [SDR FDEA202011032903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202011032903), Nov 3, 2020: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT FUSELAGE, RT SIDE STA 2163 LONG 33 NUTPLATE HOLE CORRODED OUT OF LIMITS. CONFIRMED WITH NDT. COMPLIED WITH FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR, PER MD-10 SRM 53-20-00 PG 1
- [SDR FDEA202011012876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202011012876), Nov 1, 2020: STIFFENER. CRACKED. REWORK NR 343 FABRICATED PART NOT ACCEPTED: NR 3 ENGINE PYLON INTERNAL STRUCTURE/BOX AFT ANGLE SUPPORT FOR ACCESS DOOR 488BL COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF AND CRACKED V
- [SDR FDEA202010292835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010292835), Oct 29, 2020: ACCESS PANEL. CORRODED. RIGHT HAND LEADING EDGE INBOARD SIDE P/N ACL7051-2-401 HAS CORROSION UNDER STRINGERS AROUND ACCESS PANEL 341, AT MARKED NR 14 (REQ RDR SDR). REPLACED DOUBLER P/
- [SDR FDEA202010283006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010283006), Oct 28, 2020: SKIN. CRACKED. RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AFT BODY FAIRING, HAS THREE DAMAGED NUTPLATES, AREA MARKED. COMPLIED WITH DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLATION AT FUSELAGE SKIN STA 2163 BETWEE
- [SDR FDEA202010262657](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010262657), Oct 26, 2020: SUPPORT. CRACKED. RT WING NR 3 FUEL TANK REFUELING/DEFUELING T-LINE SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED P/N ARL0501-44. FABRICATED NEW SUPPORT BRACKET, REF DAC DWG ARL0501.
- [SDR FDEA202010242768](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010242768), Oct 24, 2020: DOUBLER. CORRODED. LEFT HORIZONTAL LEADING EDGE INBOARD SECTION ALC7051-1-401 HAS EXTENSIVE CORROSION. INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SKIN IS SWOLLEN AROUND FASTENERS, MARKED NR 15 AND NR 16.
- [SDR FDEA202010242631](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010242631), Oct 24, 2020: DRIVE CHAIN. BROKEN. L1 DOOR EMERGENCY OPERATION CHECK FAILED FOUND DRIVE CHAIN BROKEN. REPLACED CHAIN, PER CMM 52-11-09 AND GMM 52-10-01-2. OPERATIONS CHECKED EMERGENCY DOOR, PER W
- [SDR FDEA202010223228](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010223228), Oct 22, 2020: FITTING. CRACKED. LT FUSELAGE STRUCTURE, STA 1156 L39, SUGER SCOOP FITTING (AYB 7000) CRACKED APPROX 1 INCH BEYOND PREVIOUS STOP DRILL, MARKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SUGAR SCOOP F
- [SDR FDEA202010183191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010183191), Oct 18, 2020: FRAME. CORRODED. CENTER CARGO BILGE-STR 52 STA 1641-CORROSION AT FRAME, LOWER ANGLE AFT. REPAIRED CENTER CARGO BILGE STR 52 STA 1641 FRAME, REF SRM 53-30-00 FIG 5 (SHEET 1) VOL 
- [SDR FDEA202010172610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010172610), Oct 17, 2020: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPT BILGE, CORROSION ON FRAME, LOWER HAT SECTION, AT STA 1921 L-52 (MARKED #10) STA 1921, FRAME AGA7130-11, LOWER HAT, BETWEEN LONG L51 TO R51 REMOV
- [SDR FDEA202010172608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010172608), Oct 17, 2020: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPT BILGE, CORROSION ON FRAME, LOWER HAT SECTION, AT STA 1853 L-52 (MARKED #7) REMOVED CORROSION ON FRAME AGA0016-3, LOWER HAT SECTION, AT STA 1853 
- [SDR FDEA202010172607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010172607), Oct 17, 2020: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPT BILGE, CORROSION ON FRAME, LOWER HAT SECTION, AT STA 1841 L-52 (MARKED #11) CORROSION ON FORMER/FRAME (2 PIECE) LWR CHANNEL AT STA 1841, LONG 50
- [SDR FDEA202010160017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010160017), Oct 16, 2020: CAP. CRACKED. LT WING, FUSELAGE STRUCTURE SEEN THROUGH WING BODY FAIRING 154AB, STA 1156 STRINGER 39, FITTING CRACKED, MARKED. REPAIRED AREA REFERENCE EA 8-5310-T0357883.
- [SDR FDEA202010162691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010162691), Oct 16, 2020: FITTING. CRACKED. RT FUSELAGE AT STA 1156, FRAME FITTING (SUGAR SCOOP) CRACKED (CRACK CONTINUE PROPOGATE FROM PREVIOUS STOP DRILL INBOARD, VIEW FROM OUTSIDE. INSTALLED NEW EXTERN
- [SDR FDEA202010162689](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010162689), Oct 16, 2020: SKIN. CRACKED. RT FUSELAGE APPROXIMATELY AT STA 1156 SKIN HAS A 3" CRACK, PROPAGATING FROM EXTERNAL DOUBLER FORWARD BETWEEN STRINGER 38 AND 37, INSTALLED NEW EXTERNAL REPAIR D
- [SDR FDEA202010152582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010152582), Oct 15, 2020: STIFFENER. CRACKED. NR 3 ENGINE PYLON INTERNAL STRUCTURE/BOX AFT ANGLE SUPPORT FOR ACCESS DOOR 488BL COMPLETLY BROKEN OFF AND CRACKED WING THRU ACCESS DOOR 488BR. (DOT 9) REMOVED A
- [SDR FDEA202010142885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010142885), Oct 14, 2020: SKIN. DENTED. RT FUSELAGE EXTERIOR APPROXIMATELY STA 1853 BETWEEN LONGERON 37R-38R DENT. ENTERED IN ERROR.
- [SDR FDEA202010142789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010142789), Oct 14, 2020: DOUBLER. CRACKED. CENTER WHEEL WELL FWD BULKHEAD RT OUTBOARD SPOILER PUSH/PULL M.J RODS FEED THROUGH DOUBLER LOWER AFT CORNER CRACKED. P/N AEA0526. R & R THE DOUBLER (P/N-AEA0526
- [SDR FDEA202010142662](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010142662), Oct 14, 2020: STIFFENER. CRACKED. RT WING FIXED LEADING, INNER SURFACE, SKIN STIFFENER IS CRACKED AT STA XOS 697. REPAIRED STIFFENER, PER EA 8-5710-T0357549 "WINGS-BASIC WING STRUCTURE-RT WING L
- [SDR FDEA202010142661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010142661), Oct 14, 2020: DOUBLER. CRACKED. RT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE, INNER UPPER SURFACE, PILLOW DOUBLER IS CRACKED AT STA XOS 697. REPAIRED CRACKED DOUBLER, PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG 71 VOL 1.
- [SDR FDEA202010142601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010142601), Oct 14, 2020: SKIN. CRACKED. RT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE, INNER SURFACE, PILLOW DOUBLER IS CRACKED AT STA XOS 669. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AS REQUIRED, REF SRM 57-10-00 VOL 1 FIG 71 AND SRM
- [SDR FDEA202010132690](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010132690), Oct 13, 2020: SKIN. CRACKED. CENTER CARGO DOOR AFT SKIN CUT-OUT AT APPROXIMATELY STA 1787 BETWEEN LONGERON 39L-41L. REPAIR DOUBLERS DAMAGED AT CENTER CARGO DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER STA 1787 BE
- [SDR FDEA202010132731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010132731), Oct 13, 2020: SKIN. DAMAGED. FWD CARGO DOOR CUT-OUT SKIN AT APPROXIMATELY STA 959 BETWEEN LONGERONS 40-41-REPAIR DOUBLERS ARE DAMAGED. R & R REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLER, REF SRM 53-50-00 VOL
- [SDR FDEA202010122533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010122533), Oct 12, 2020: DOUBLER. CRACKED. RT WING, FWD LOWER LEADING EDGE: CRACK ON INTERCOSTAL. OUTBOARD OF NR 12 SLAT TRACK, STA XOS 790. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED ARB1249-28, REF SRM 51-33-01 VOL 
- [SDR FDEA2020041380734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2020041380734), Apr 8, 2020: WEB. DENTED. #2 ENGINE AFT PYLON CENTER SECTION VERTICAL WEB R/H SIDE IS DENTED. FABRICATED/INSTALLED #2 ENG PYLON WEB USING DOUGLAS DRW AVB7318, AVB7023 & AVB7050 AS A REFE
- [SDR FDEA2020042750698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2020042750698), Apr 5, 2020: FIRE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING QRH FOR COMPRESSOR STALL WE RECEIVED LEVEL 2 ENG 2 LOOP A ALERT/ POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. THE QRH PROCEDURES SHOWED NO FIRE SO WE LEFT ENG 2 AT IDLE WITH EN
- [SDR FDEA2020040650698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2020040650698), Apr 5, 2020: FIRE WARNING. FALSE ACTIVATION. DURING QRH FOR COMPRESSOR STALL WE RECEIVED LEVEL 2 ENG 2 LOOP A ALERT/ POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. THE QRH PROCEDURES SHOWED NO FIRE SO WE LEFT ENG 2 AT IDLE WITH EN
- [SDR FDEA2020042730686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2020042730686), Apr 3, 2020: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. CLIMBING THRU FL340 WITH ENGINES ALL AT CLIMB POWER WE FELT A BUMP LIKE MINOR TURBULENCE. THEN ANOTHER AND ANOTHER. WE SAW ENG 2 N1 FLUCTUATING SO WE SUSPECTED 
- [SDR FDEA2020040630686](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2020040630686), Apr 3, 2020: ENGINE. UNKNOWN. CLIMBING THRU FL340 WITH ENGINES ALL AT CLIMB POWER WE FELT A BUMP LIKE MINOR TURBULENCE. THEN ANOTHER AND ANOTHER. WE SAW ENG 2 N1 FLUCTUATING SO WE SUSPECTED 
- [SDR FDEA201904270941](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201904270941), Apr 27, 2019: BRACKET. DAMAGED. MDIS 550 25-60 7274 27APR19 OAK OPEN U UPON ENTERING THROUGH L1 DOOR, FOUND GIRT BAR HANGING AND DISCOVERED FWD ATTACHED BRACKET INDEX PIN SHEARED. REPLACED GIR
- [SDR FDEA201901180172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201901180172), Jan 18, 2019: SKIN. CRACKED. R1 DOOR FWD LOWER CORNER DENTED. REPLACED LOWER SKIN OF R1 DOOR REF. SRM 52-10-00 FIG. 4A PAGE 14A VOL. 1, AND RSC TRACKING EA # 8-5210-T0344731.
- [SDR FDEA201811163266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201811163266), Nov 16, 2018: LEAD. DEFECTIVE. AS AUTO THROTTLES WENT TO CLIMB TRUST, NR 1 EGT WENT TO 1018' WITH "ENG 1 EXCEEDANCE" ALERT. C/W MTSI, R&R ALL NR 1 EGT THERMOCOUPLE PROBES AND FWD AND AFT LEAD
- [SDR FDEA201811033103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201811033103), Nov 3, 2018: SKIN. DENTED. R1 FORWARD PASSENGER / CREW DOOR HAS DENTS IN SKIN ACROSS 4 FRAME BAYS, COMPLIED WITH EA 8-5210-T0340776 AND IAW SRM 52-10-00 FIG 12B. SECTIONAL SKIN REPLACEMEN
- [SDR FDEA201810313066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201810313066), Oct 31, 2018: SKIN. CORRODED. BULGING SKIN AT LT INBD FLAP LOWER SURFACE MID AREA 22" INBD OF FLAP HINGE ARM. CORROSION FOUND TO BE BEYOND LIMITS AT BULGING SKIN AT LT INBD FLAP LOWER SURFAC
- [SDR FDEA201810293045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201810293045), Oct 29, 2018: ANGLE. CORRODED. CENTER CARGO COMPT, FWD WALL LOWER SECTION, FWD OF LT END ATTACHMENT OF LT ROLLER TRAY ALONG STA 1521 HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-01 AND SRM 
- [SDR FDEA201810263015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201810263015), Oct 26, 2018: DOOR SILL. CORRODED. CORROSION ON WEB IN CENTER CARGO COMPT DOOR SILL AREA BS 1701 TO BS 1705 UNDER FLOOR LEVEL. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-01. MATERIAL LOSS .098 FOUND OUT OF 
- [SDR FDEA201810263016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201810263016), Oct 26, 2018: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CRACKED CABIN FLOORBEAM BELOW LT OVERWING DOOR STA 1301. REPAIRED CABIN FLOORBEAM AT LT STA 1301 IAW REPAIR DWG SR10530081-7003. PERFORM REPETITIVE NDI INSPECTI
- [SDR FDEA201810222969](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201810222969), Oct 22, 2018: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN DECK BS 1481, X75.50 SEAT TRACK FLANGE HAD CORROSION. REMOVED THE CORROSION AND FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-70-00. FABRICATED A NEW SEAT TRACK REPAIR SP
- [SDR FDEA201807181772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201807181772), Jul 18, 2018: O-RING. DAMAGED. LEVEL ONE HYD 3 ELEV OFF W/ SLOW LEAK TO HYD 3 QTY LO LEVEL ONE ON DESCENT AND GEAR EXTENDED. ON TAXI IN LEVEL 2 HYD 3 FAIL. BLOCK IN QTY 1.2. QTY DECREASED THR
- [SDR FDEA201802070332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201802070332), Feb 7, 2018: TORQUE TUBE. FAILED. MAIN CARGO DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH, WHEN CLOSED. FOUND TORQUE TUBE CRACKED AND BROKEN. REMOVED THE MAIN CARGO DOOR TORQUE TUBE ON FWD SIDE OF DOOR IAW CMM 52-34-04
- [SDR FDEA201705101381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201705101381), May 10, 2017: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE ACTIVATION. AFTER TAKEOFF, NOTICED THREE RED GEAR LIGHTS. LEVELED AT 5000 FT, SLOWED TO 200KTS, COMPLIED WITH QRH, CYCLED GEAR. LIGHTS WENT OUT WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. TR
- [SDR FDEA201612104372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201612104372), Dec 10, 2016: TRIM SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. RUDDER TRIM WHEEL WILL NOT TURN PAST 1R OR 1L. INSPECTED CABLES AND PULLEYS NO DEFECTS NOTED. APPLIED ICE PREVENTION COMPOUND TO AFT PRESSURE SEALS. RAN RUDDER 
- [SDR FDEA201612034313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201612034313), Dec 3, 2016: ACCESS PANEL. PUNCTURED. LEFT WING, BOTTOM ACCESS PANEL 541EB HAS A DAMAGED CORNER AND A PUNCTURE. PREPPED AND BONDED THE ACCESS PANEL IAW SRM 57-71-00 VOL 2 PAGE 64 PARA .16 A2.
- [SDR FDEA201612014303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201612014303), Dec 1, 2016: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING UPPER SKIN HAS CRACKS. INSTALLED A REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 57-10-00 FIG 55
- [SDR FDEA201611234234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201611234234), Nov 23, 2016: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. RIGHT WING, LOWER REAR SPAR CAP AFT EDGE AT STA. XORS 404 HAS A .150 IN. CRACK PROPAGATING UP FROM THE LOWER EDGE. REPAIR IAW EA. 8-5710-T0329826

All 205: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550FE-2024-03-02/reports.md

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