# N581FE: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11, registration cancelled 2000-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11) (registry code 3023602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 48419
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: May 17, 2000
- Mode S code: A77A21
- 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: 35.0706° N, 90.0004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38132, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N581FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=581FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N581FE-2000-05-17

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-11: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 98FDEA00666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00666), Oct 21, 1998: MIXER CABLE. FOD. ON T/O LEG A/C REQ ALMOST FULL LT AILERON AND RUDDER TO HOLD HEAD. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FOUND LATERAL CONT MIXER CABLE JAM WITH FOD CAUSING RT WING SPOILERS TO 
- [SDR 97FDEA00373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97FDEA00373), Jun 28, 1997: STARTER. FAILED. FOUR HOURS INTO FLIGHT, NR 3 OIL QTY WENT TO ZERO, OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO CAUTION RANGE. SHUTDOWN ENGINE WITH ZERO QUANTITY AND OIL PRESS 20 PSI, AFTER SHUTD

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA00RA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00RA002), Oct 17, 1999: McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (N581FE), Subic Bay, Philippines
- [NTSB LAX99IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99IA013), Oct 21, 1998: Boeing MD-11 (N581FE), Honolulu, HI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A jammed spoiler control pulley system caused by a shop rag left in an area of recent maintenance. Neither the maintenance organization nor the mechanic responsible could be determined.

## 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 19981021040669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981021040669I), Oct 21, 1998: Doug MD11 (N581FE), Honolulu, HI. (.4)On October 21, 1998, at approximately 10:45 am Hawaii standard time, fedex MD-11, N581FE, departed Honolulu, Hawaii, on a scheduled cargo flight to sydney,…

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