# N559FE: 1973 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: 46930
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 12, 2005
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1999
- Last registry action: April 21, 2023
- Mode S code: A7215C
- 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/N559FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=559FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N559FE-2024-03-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (138, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201908181932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201908181932), Aug 18, 2019: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. PREFLT EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST RECEIVED A LEVEL 1 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY 1 LOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY POWER SUPPLY, IAW AMM 33-51-01-4. 
- [SDR FDEA2019082081933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2019082081933), Aug 18, 2019: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. PREFLT EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST RECEIVED A LEVEL 1 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY 1 LOW. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY POWER SUPPLY, REF AMM 33-51- 01-4.
- [SDR FDEA201908021793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201908021793), Aug 2, 2019: LINE. DISCONNECTED. HYD 3 FAILED ENROUTE DUE TO LOSS OF ALL HYD IN SYS 3. QUANTITY 0.0 LOST IN CRUISE AT 340. FOUND AUTO PRIME AND BLEED HYDRAULIC LINE CHAFED THROUGH ON SUPPORT BR
- [SDR FDEA201902140414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201902140414), Feb 14, 2019: TRIM SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. DURING T/OFF COULD NOT ENGAGE AUTOPILOT AT 500' AGL. ACCELERATING THROUGH 230KIAS ELEVATOR TRIM BECAME UNUSABLE. HAD TO DECELERATE TO 200 KIAS TO CONTROL PITCH 
- [SDR FDEA201802200444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201802200444), Feb 20, 2018: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. L1 DOOR LOWER CABLE BROKEN. INSTALLED THE L1 DOOR LOWER AFT DOOR CONTROL CABLE. CABLE RIG AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 52-10-02-2.
- [SDR FDEA201712113358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201712113358), Dec 11, 2017: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. L/W WING REAR SPAR AFT LOWER CAP HAS .400 IN. CRACK PROPAGATING AFT FROM FASTENER HOLE AT XORS 412. REPAIRED L/H REAR SPAR CAP REF EA 8-5710-T0336600 PARTS 1 - 
- [SDR FDEA201711273311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711273311), Nov 27, 2017: SKIN. CRACKED. RT HORIZ STAB DROOP ELEVATOR HAS A 1.5 CRACKED ON UPPER SKIN. CUT OUT DAMAGED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 55-00-01 FIG 3 SHT 2 VOL 1.
- [SDR FDEA201711223295](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711223295), Nov 22, 2017: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FWD CARGO COMP LT FLOORBEAM AT STA LBL 56 IS CORRODED. REPAIRED FLOOR BEAM IAW SRM 53-00-01 FIG 8 V1.
- [SDR FDEA201711193284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711193284), Nov 19, 2017: SKIN. CORRODED. RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CENTER LOWER FARING (AJC7412-2) HAS NUMEROUS AREAS OF CORROSION AT LOWER SECTION UNDER ATTACH AREA AND SEALANT (MARKED) REPAIRED AREA P
- [SDR FDEA201711193283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711193283), Nov 19, 2017: SKIN. CORRODED. LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER FAIRING CORROSION ON SKIN AT LOWER AFT STABILIZER FAIRING (AJC7470-1) LOWER ATTACH AREA UNDER SEALANT TREATED AREA PER SRM 51-21-
- [SDR FDEA201711173256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711173256), Nov 17, 2017: STANCHION. CORRODED. AFT FUSELAGE WASTE TANK BS 1970, CTR STANCHION AT THE BULKHEAD IS CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACE STANCHION SRM 51-31-01.
- [SDR FDEA201711173255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711173255), Nov 17, 2017: ATTACH ANGLE. CORRODED. AFT FUSELAGE WASTE TANK, BS 1970 UPPER PANEL ATTACH ANGLE CORRODED AT NUMEROUS FASTENERS AREA. REMOVED THE CORROSION IAW SRM 51-21-01, VOL 2. WITHIN LIMITS.
- [SDR FDEA201711173287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711173287), Nov 17, 2017: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPT, STA 1902, FLOOR SUPPORT CORROSION FROM APPROX LONGERON 45L TO 48R. CRACKED AND FLAKING METAL AROUND NUMEROUS NUTPLATES AT APPROX LONGERON 46R. 
- [SDR FDEA201711163312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711163312), Nov 16, 2017: FLAP. DENTED. RT I/B FLAP TOP SURFACE HAS A DENTED CREASE. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-10-00 FIG 85 VOL 1.
- [SDR FDEA201711163285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711163285), Nov 16, 2017: STANCHION. CORRODED. AFT FUSELAGE WASTE TANK STA 1970 CTR STANCHION AT BULKHEAD IS CORRODED. REPAIRED PER 51-21-01 VOL II.
- [SDR FDEA201711163248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711163248), Nov 16, 2017: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT LOWER WING SKIN AT THE FUEL ACCESS DOOR FWD INBOARD CORNER HAS A .400 INCH CRACK. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW SRM 57-10-00, FIG 106, SHT 2.
- [SDR FDEA201711143291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711143291), Nov 14, 2017: FRAME. CRACKED. BS 1721, LONGERON 13R, FUSELAGE FRAME CRACKED. REPLACED THE FRAME SECTION IAW SRM 53-30-00, VL 1, PAGES 15-16, FIG 5, SHEETS 1-2, AND DWG AFA0019.
- [SDR FDEA201711123333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711123333), Nov 12, 2017: DOUBLER. DENTED. VERTICAL STAB LT SIDE DENTED JUST AFT OF ACCESS PANEL NR 373GL. REPAIRED VERTICAL STAB LT SIDE REF SRM 55-00-01 FIG 3 SHT 2 VOL I.
- [SDR FDEA201711123332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711123332), Nov 12, 2017: DOUBLER. DENTED. UPPER AT RUDDER, LT CENTER AREA GOUGED APX 1 INCH. REPAIRED UPPER AFT RUDDER LT SIDE REF SRM 55-00-01 FIG 3 SHT 3 VOL I.
- [SDR FDEA201711113264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711113264), Nov 11, 2017: HINGE. CORRODED. FOUND THE CARGO DOOR HINGE AND BACK UP STRUCTURE CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-21-01, VOL II.
- [SDR FDEA201711103344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711103344), Nov 10, 2017: DOUBLER. CRACKED. L/H WING L/E LOWER SURFACE, CRACK NOTED AT FWD I/B CORNER OF FUEL ACCESS DOOR. MARKED DOT #1. CUT OUT CRACKED SKIN AND INSTALLED WING LEADING EDGE SKIN REPAIR R
- [SDR FDEA201711083263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711083263), Nov 8, 2017: HINGE. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR HINGE CORRODE. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-21-01, VOL II.
- [SDR FDEA201711083262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711083262), Nov 8, 2017: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT CARGO DOOR CORRODED ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE, BELOW THE DOOR HINGE. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-21-01, VOL II.
- [SDR FDEA201711083239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201711083239), Nov 8, 2017: CHANNEL. CORRODED. CENTER CARGO LT CHANNEL AT SIDEWALL BASE IS CORRODED AT BS 1521, LBL 72. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CHANNEL IAW SRM 53-31-01 VOL II
- [SDR FDEA201705101384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201705101384), May 10, 2017: LINK. FAILED. DURING APPROACH, NLG INDICATION WENT FROM GREEN TO RED ON PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DISPLAY. FROM THAT POINT NLG DOWN INDICATION WAS INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLA
- [SDR FDEA201705101383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201705101383), May 10, 2017: TARGET. DETACHED. AFTER INITIAL LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, NLG DID NOT RETRACT, RED LIGHT IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DISPLAY. CYCLED GEAR DOWN THEN UP AGAIN. LANDING GEAR RETRACTED N
- [SDR FDEA201607012207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201607012207), Jul 1, 2016: ACTUATOR. FAILED. NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT ON INTIAL TAKE OFF. RAN QRH HAD RED UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. ANOTHER AIRPLANE SAID NOSE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS PU
- [SDR FDEA201603020786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201603020786), Mar 2, 2016: BRACKET. LOOSE. AFTER TAKEOFF, MLG HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO UP POSITION. RAN QRH & RAISED MLG HANDLE USING MLG HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON. NLG INDICATED UP, LT & RT MLG INDICATED, U
- [SDR FDEA201602290722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201602290722), Feb 29, 2016: STRUCTURE. TWISTED. DURING EMER STOP SITUATION WITH SIDE LOADS ON ACFT NOSE ENOUGH TWIST WAS APPLIED TO ACFT TO CAUSE THE RT ACFT ENTRY DOOR TO INDICATE OPEN, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CL
- [SDR FDEA201602110503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201602110503), Feb 11, 2016: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. UNABLE TO RAISE LG AFTER TAKEOFF. SEVERAL TRIES UNSUCCESSFUL. RAN QRH USING HANDLE REL BUTTON, WAS ABLE TO RAISE GEAR HANDLE. ALL ACFT SYSTEMS SHIFTED TO FLIGHT
- [SDR FDEA201512154003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201512154003), Dec 15, 2015: FITTING. CORRODED. CAC STATION 1119, FRAME BETWEEN LONGERON 47 & 48, SHEAR CLIP IS EXFOLIATED. R & R SHEAR CLIP IAW DWG AAA7046.
- [SDR FDEA201512133982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201512133982), Dec 13, 2015: SEAT TRACK. WORN. MAIN DECK SEAT TRACK DAMAGED AT STATION 1381, LBL 45.5. R & R SECTION OF SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 53-70-00 FIG 1.
- [SDR FDEA201512123980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201512123980), Dec 12, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. EXTERIOR FUSELAGE, STATION 1119, BELOW LONGERON 47, SKIN HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION, APPROX 2" IN DIAMETER, COMPLIED WITH EA 8-5310-T0322104.
- [SDR FDEA201512093953](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201512093953), Dec 9, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. LOWER BILGE STATION 595 RT, AT LONGERON 39, ACA6044-65 T CAP FRAME CRACKED .300" LONG. REPAIRED CRACKED T CAP CUTTING OUT CRACK & REINFORCING T CAP WITH STRAPS 
- [SDR FDEA201512073943](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201512073943), Dec 7, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. CAC RT STATION 1156, UPPER CORNER FRAME INNER VIEW ONE SHEARED 1/4" FASTENER & CRACK RUNNING THROUGH ANOTHER 1/4" FASTENER. CRACK RUNS ENTIRE LENGTH OF FRAME & 
- [SDR FDEA201512073942](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201512073942), Dec 7, 2015: FRAME. CRACKED. INSIDE CAC COMPARTMENT, RT SIDE AT STATION 1156, PREVIOUS REPAIR FUSELAGE FRAME AEAO159 HAS AN ADDITIONAL CRACK AT THE TOP ROW FASTENERS. CRACK ALSO EXTENDS INT
- [SDR FDEA201512023852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201512023852), Dec 2, 2015: WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING, INTERNAL WEB CRACKED AT STATION XORS 402 & APPROX STRINGER 39. REMOVED DOUBLER FROM RT WING INTERNAL WEB AT STATION XORS 402 & APPROX STRINGER 39 & 
- [SDR FDEA201512013841](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201512013841), Dec 1, 2015: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. LEFT STATION 595, PRESS BULKHEAD WEB HAS A 1.4 INCH CRACK FROM THE EDGE OF THE WEB EXTENDING THROUGH ONE FASTENER AT STATION X=78 & Z=87. COMPLIED WITH EA 8-531
- [SDR FDEA201512013839](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201512013839), Dec 1, 2015: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. LEFT STATION 595, PRESS BULKHEAD T CAP AT LONGERON 39L, HAS A CRACK THROUGH THE VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL LEGS. CUT & REMOVED SECTION OF THE 595 T CAP FROM LONGERON
- [SDR FDEA201511203726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201511203726), Nov 20, 2015: SKIN. CORRODED. CENTER ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, CORROSION & EXFOLIATION ON & UNDER FINGER DOUBLER, BETWEEN LONGERONS 47L & 48L. COMPLIED WITH EA 8-5330-T0321798 PART 1.
- [SDR FDEA201511183704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201511183704), Nov 18, 2015: SKIN. DAMAGED. NUMBER 2 FAN COWL LAND, LT SIDE, SKIN HAS MINOR DAMAGE. R & R SKIN IAW DWG AJC7415.
- [SDR FDEA201511063508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201511063508), Nov 6, 2015: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. MAIN DECK, SEAT TRACK DAMAGED, STATION 1386, LBL 45.50. R & R SECTION OF SEAT TRACK AS REQUIRED.
- [SDR FDEA201511063506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201511063506), Nov 6, 2015: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. MAIN CABIN, STATION 765, LBL 47 SEAT TRACK DAMAGED & NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK IAW SRM 53-70-0-0 FIG 1 SHT 3.
- [SDR FDEA201509202903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201509202903), Sep 20, 2015: STRIP. DAMAGED. RAMP OFF LOAD CREW REPORTED, DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT CEILING STRUCTURE, AT THE AFT INBD SIDE OF THE DOOR MOTOR. R & R METAL TRIM STRIP ATTACHM
- [SDR FDEA201509012731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201509012731), Sep 1, 2015: SKIN. CRACKED. EVIDENCE OF A SKIN CRACK ON LT WING INBD FWD RADIUS OF SLAT DRIVE MECHANISM DOOR CUT OUT CONFIRMED BY NDT HFEC. VERIFIED CRACK TO BE 3/4 - 1". COMPLIED WITH NTM
- [SDR FDEA201508042463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201508042463), Aug 4, 2015: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT PREFLIGHT TEST LEVEL 1 ALERT, EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY LOW. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL 33-50-02, CATEGORY C EXPIRATION 13 AUG 15. EMERGENCY LIG
- [SDR FDEA201507222331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201507222331), Jul 22, 2015: WARNING MESSAGE. FALSE ACTIVATION. ON EMER LIGHTS TEST MSG DISPLAYED, EMER BAT 1 LOW. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF EMER LIGHT & POWER SYS. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR FDEA201502070470](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201502070470), Feb 7, 2015: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING EMER LIGHTS TEST, EMER LT BATT 1 LOW, MSG DISPLAYED. REPLACED EMER LIGHTING BATTERY POWER SUPPLY IAW MM 33-51-01-4. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR FDEA201502040441](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201502040441), Feb 4, 2015: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE ACTIVATION. EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT TEST. RECEIVED AN EMERGENCY LIGHT NR 1 BATTERY LOW INDICATION. PERFORMED SEVERAL EMERGENCY LIGHTING BATTERY POWER SUPPLY TESTS. NOFAU
- [SDR FDEA201412114108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201412114108), Dec 11, 2014: UNKNOWN. ODOR. COCKPIT SMELLED LIKE SOMEONE HAD BEEN SMOKING IN THE ACFT FROM PREFLIGHT THROUGH POST FLIGHT. RAN NR 1 ENGINE. OPERATED NR 1, 2 & 3 AIR CONDITIONING UNITS. NO A

All 138: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N559FE-2024-03-02/reports.md

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