# N579FE: 1993 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, 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-11F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (registry code 3023600)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PW4462](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4462) (registry code 52171)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE), [TCDS E24NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E24NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 48470
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 2008
- Certificate issued: December 21, 2001
- Last registry action: July 18, 2023
- Mode S code: A7705A
- 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/N579FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=579FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N579FE-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-11F: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f.md

## Service difficulty reports (254, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201311192828](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201311192828), Nov 19, 2013: SENSOR. FAILED. UPON CONFIGURATION AT 15 DEG FLAPS, LEVEL 2 SLAT DISAGREE ILLUMINATED, GO AROUND. RAN CHECKLIST ON EXTENDED DOWNWIND. DURING GO AROUND THERE WAS SOME FEEL THAT 
- [SDR FDEA201308011738](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201308011738), Aug 1, 2013: WHEEL. FAILED. LEVEL 2 TIRE FAIL ON LANDING ROLL, R & R NR 10 MAIN WHEEL ASSY IAW 32-41-01-4 UP TO STEP 5F(6).
- [SDR FDEA201307201601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201307201601), Jul 20, 2013: SWITCH. FAILED. SLIDE PRESSURE LIGHT IN L1 DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE, REPLACED LIGHT SWITCH ASSY IAW MM 25-61-04-4. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
- [SDR FDEA201304080743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201304080743), Apr 8, 2013: TRANSMITTER. MALFUNCTIONED. PASSING THRU FL 260 RECEIVED A LEVEL 2 FUEL QTY/USED CHECK. FUEL USED ON ALL THREE ENGINES TOTALED WITH FUEL ONBOARD TOTALED 58.8 VICE FOB OF 56.4 AT TAKEOFF. R
- [SDR FDEA201212084268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201212084268), Dec 8, 2012: SKIN. LOOSE. LEFT WING INBD FLAP UPPER SURFACE AT XIFH= 171 RIVETS FOUND LOOSE. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-50-01 FIGURE 201 REPAIR 4 REVISION 51 AND EA 1-5750-163534 STEP 5 PART 1.
- [SDR FDEA201212074267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201212074267), Dec 7, 2012: BULKHEAD. MISREPAIRED. NLG HORIZONTAL PRESSURE PANEL, LT SIDE, BS 495 TO 515, "X"=30 TO "X"=39 MISREPAIRED. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5310-163550. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 R
- [SDR FDEA201212074266](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201212074266), Dec 7, 2012: BULKHEAD. MISREPAIRED. NLG HORIZONTAL PRESSURE PANEL, LT SIDE, AT BS 495 TO 515, "X"=42 TO "X"=47 MISREPAIRED. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5310-163550. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-10
- [SDR FDEA201212074265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201212074265), Dec 7, 2012: FLOORBEAM. MISREPAIRED. FLOORBEAM LOWER FLANGE AT BS 5-53 MISREPAIRED. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5310-163551. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 115.
- [SDR FDEA201212074264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201212074264), Dec 7, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RT WING, OTBD FLAP, INBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET, LOWER MOUNT INBD BORE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMIT AS PER CMM 57-44-08 REVISION 74. EXISTING 
- [SDR FDEA201211304215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211304215), Nov 30, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. LEFT WING OTBD FLAP, OTBD FWD HINGE BRACKET SIDE LOAD FITTING UPPER BORE SURFACE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AS PER CMM 20-10-6 REVISION 74. EXISTING THICKNESS: 0.
- [SDR FDEA201211304216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211304216), Nov 30, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. LT WING OTBD FLAP, OTBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET SIDE LOAD FITTING LOWER BORE SURFACE CORRODED. REWORKED AS PER CMM 20-10-6 REVISION 74. EXISTING THICKNESS: 0.452"
- [SDR FDEA201211294198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211294198), Nov 29, 2012: SKIN. LOOSE. RIGHT WING INBD FLAP UPPER SURFACE RIVETS XIFH 261 FOUND LOOSE. REMOVED AND REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER SRM 57-50-01, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 4, REVISION 51 AND EA 1-575
- [SDR FDEA201211294201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211294201), Nov 29, 2012: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. ON REMOVAL OF R1 MED DUST COVER NR 3 DOOR BEAM AFT STOP FITTING FOUND CRACKED. STOP FITTING REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 51 AND EA 1-5210-1
- [SDR FDEA201211294200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211294200), Nov 29, 2012: STOP FITTING. CRACKED. ON REMOVAL OF R1 MED DUST COVER NR 2 DOOR BEAM AFT STOP FITTING FOUND CRACKED. STOP FITTING REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-31-01 REVISION 51 AND EA 1-5210-1
- [SDR FDEA201211284192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211284192), Nov 28, 2012: FRAME. CRACKED. NR 1 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER AFT CASCADE SUPPORT FRAME AT POSITION 6 FOUND CRACKED AT NUTPLATE AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER SUPPORT FRA
- [SDR FDEA201211284189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211284189), Nov 28, 2012: SKIN. LOOSE. RIGHT WING INBD FLAP UPPER SURFACE AT "XIFH" = 269 FOUND LOOSE RIVETS. REMOVED AND REPAIRED ACCOMPLISHED PER SRM 57-50-01, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 4, REVISION 51 AND
- [SDR FDEA201211264180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211264180), Nov 26, 2012: SKIN. CORRODED. AFT ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, FUSELAGE RT SIDE, SKIN AT STATION 2163 TO 2140, BETWEEN LONGERON 33 RIGHT AND 35 RIGHT, FOUND SURFACE CORROSION ON INTERIOR AREA COMM
- [SDR FDEA201211264158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211264158), Nov 26, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. BS 1385, "X"= 8.5. SEAT TRACK FOUND CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-52 FIGURE 201 REPAIR 1 REVISION 51. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 115
- [SDR FDEA201211264157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211264157), Nov 26, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. BS 1451, "X"= 8.5, SEAT TRACK FOUND CORRODED. REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53- 00-52 FIGURE 201 REPAIR 1 REVISION 51. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 REVISION
- [SDR FDEA201211264160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211264160), Nov 26, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. BS 1641, "X"=-8.5, SEAT TRACK FOUND CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-52, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 1, REVISION 51. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR AS IAW GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 
- [SDR FDEA201211264159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211264159), Nov 26, 2012: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. BS 1884 TO 1887, "X"=-8.5 SEAT TRACK FOUND CORRODED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-52, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 1, REVISION 51. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 REVIS
- [SDR FDEA201211234132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211234132), Nov 23, 2012: WEB. CANNING. CENTER LANDING GEAR LT KEEL WEB AT BS 1431 OIL CANNING FOUND EXCEED SRM ALLOWABLE LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5310-163532. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW GMM 6-2-
- [SDR FDEA201211224122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211224122), Nov 22, 2012: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. SKIN MISREPAIRED AT BS 1846, LONGEON 42 TO 44 RIGHT. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5330-163536. REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 115.
- [SDR FDEA201211214115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211214115), Nov 21, 2012: WEB. CRACKED. RT OBSERVER SEAT, LOWER FLOOR WEB FOUND EDGE CRACKED. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 53-10-51, REPAIR 1, FIGURE 202, REVISION 51. REPAIR PARTS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-
- [SDR FDEA201211214107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211214107), Nov 21, 2012: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME END CAP AT BS 555, NEAR LONGERON 32R, IN AIR CONDITION PACK NR 3 COMPARTMENT, FOUND CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-35- 01, REVISION 51.. REPAIR 
- [SDR FDEA201211194084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194084), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. DAMAGED. RIGHT WING OTBD FLAP, INBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET ACTUATOR ATTACH INBD LUG BORE FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITS AFTER BUSHING REMOVED. REPAIRED PER EA 1-5750-75980 REVISIO
- [SDR FDEA201211194097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194097), Nov 19, 2012: SKIN. LOOSE. LEFT WING INBD FLAP UPPER SURFACE RIVETS FOUND LOOSE. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-50-01, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 4, REVISION 51 AND EA 1-5750-163534, STEP 4, PART 1. REPAIR 
- [SDR FDEA201211194096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194096), Nov 19, 2012: SKIN. LOOSE. RIGHT WING INBD FLAP UPPER SURFACE RIVETS FOUND LOOSE. REMOVED AND REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-01, FIGURE 201, REPAIR 4, REVISION 51 AND EA 1-5750-163535. REPAIR CLA
- [SDR FDEA201211194095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194095), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. SCRATCHED. LEFT WING INBD FLAP FORWARD HINGE BRACKET PIVOT BORE OTBD SPOT FACE FOUND SCRATCHED. REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITS AS PER CMM 57-44-07, REVISION 74. REPAIR
- [SDR FDEA201211194094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194094), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RIGHT WING INBD FLAP, FORWARD HINGE BRACKET PIVOT LUG BORE INBD AND OTBD SPOT FACE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITS AS PER CMM 57-44-07 REVISI
- [SDR FDEA201211194092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194092), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. DURING BUSHING REMOVAL, LEFT WING INBD FLAP, AFT OTBD HINGE BRACKET PIVOT OTBD LUG BORE FOUND CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED BUSHING REPAIR PER EA 1-5750-
- [SDR FDEA201211194091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194091), Nov 19, 2012: SKIN. CHAFED. SKIN CHAFED AT BS 889, LONGERON 40 - 41R. REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-00-15 FIGURE 202 REPAIR 8 REVISION 51. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR AS PER GMM 6-2-100 REVISION 115.
- [SDR FDEA201211194090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194090), Nov 19, 2012: SKIN. CHAFED. SKIN CHAFED BS 1009, LONGERON 40 - 41R. REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-00-15 FIGURE 202 REPAIR 8 REVISION 51. EO 1-5100-7-5001 B2 PART 1. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MAJOR AS PER
- [SDR FDEA201211194085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194085), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RIGHT WING OTBD FLAP, INBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET ACTUATOR ATTACH OTBD LUG BORE FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT AFTER BUSHING REMOVED. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-5750-75980 REVISION
- [SDR FDEA201211194082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194082), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RIGHT WING OTBD FLAP INBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET SIDE LOAD FITTING SURFACE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED IAW CMM 20-10-6 REVISION 74. FOUND ACCEPTABLE IAW EA 1-5750-1
- [SDR FDEA201211194089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194089), Nov 19, 2012: RIB. CRACKED. ON REMOVAL OF RT WING NR 8 SLAT, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON RIB AT STATION XOS =1141.2. R & R IAW DWG ARB1954 REV NC AND EA 1-5750-163529, STEP 5 THRU STEP 10. REPAIR
- [SDR FDEA201211194088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194088), Nov 19, 2012: RIB. CRACKED. ON REMOVAL OF RT WING NR 8 SLAT, CRACKS FOUND ON RIB AT STATION XOS =1146.8. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER DRAWING ARB1954 REVISION NC AND E.A. 1-5750-163529 STEP
- [SDR FDEA201211194087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194087), Nov 19, 2012: RIB. CRACKED. ON REMOVAL OF RT WING NR 8 SLAT, CRACKS FOUND ON RIB AT STATION XOS =1135.6. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW DRAWING ARB1954 REVISION NC AND EA 1-5750-163529 STEP 5 TH
- [SDR FDEA201211194086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194086), Nov 19, 2012: RIB. CRACKED. ON REMOVAL OF RT WING NR 8 SLAT, CRACKS FOUND ON RIB AT STATION XOS =1152.4. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW DRAWING ARB1955 REVISION D AND EA 1-5750-163529 STEP 5 THR
- [SDR FDEA201211194083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194083), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RIGHT WING OTBD FLAP, INBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET LOWER MOUNT OTBD BORE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW CMM 57-44-08 REVISION 74. REPAIRED
- [SDR FDEA201211194081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194081), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RIGHT WING OTBD FLAP, OTBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET ACTUATOR ATTACH OTBD LUG BORE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITS IAW CMM 57-44-09 REVISION 74. 
- [SDR FDEA201211194080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194080), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RIGHT WING OTBD FLAP, OTBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET ACTUATOR ATTACH INBD LUG BORE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITS AS PER CMM 57-44-09 REVISION 7
- [SDR FDEA201211194079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194079), Nov 19, 2012: FITTING. CORRODED. RIGHT WING OTBD FLAP, OTBD FWD HINGE BRACKET SIDE LOAD FITTING LOWER BORE SURFACE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AS PER CMM 20-10-6 REVISION 74. REPAIRED IAW EA 1-575
- [SDR FDEA201211194078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194078), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RIGHT WING OTBD FLAP, OTBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET SIDE LOAD FITTING UPPER BORE SURFACE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AS PER CMM 20-10-6 REVISION 74. REPAIRED PER EA 1
- [SDR FDEA201211194077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194077), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RIGHT WING OTBD FLAP, OTBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET SIDE LOAD FITTING LOWER BORE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITS AS PER CMM 57-44-09 REVISION 74
- [SDR FDEA201211194076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194076), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RIGHT WING OTBD FLAP, OTBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET SIDE LOAD FITTING UPPER BORE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITD AS PER CMM 57-44-09 REVISION 74
- [SDR FDEA201211194075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194075), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RT WING OTBD FLAP, OTBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET LOWER MOUNT INBD BORE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITS AS PER CMM 57-44- 09 REVISION 74. . REPAI
- [SDR FDEA201211194093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211194093), Nov 19, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. RIGHT WING INBD FLAP, OTBD AFT HINGE BRACKET PIVOT OTBD LUG BORE OTBD SPOT FACE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEED LIMIT IAW CMM 57-52-03, REV 74. EXISTI
- [SDR FDEA201211174062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211174062), Nov 17, 2012: BRACKET. CORRODED. LEFT WING OTBD FLAP, OTBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET ACTUATOR ATTACH INBD LUG BORE FOUND CORRODED. FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITS AS PER CMM 57-44-09 REVISION 74. EXISTING HO
- [SDR FDEA201211174065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201211174065), Nov 17, 2012: HINGE BRACKET. CORRODED. LEFT WING OTBD FLAP, INBD FORWARD HINGE BRACKET ACTUATOR ATTACH OTBD LUG BORE FOUND CORRODED. REWORKED AND FOUND EXCEEDED LIMITS AS PER CMM 57-44-08 REVISION 74

All 254: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N579FE-2024-03-02/reports.md

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