# N68049: 1973 Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F, registration cancelled 2020-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2020
- 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: 47803
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 8, 2003
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1981
- Last registry action: September 13, 2017
- Mode S code: A9063D
- 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/N68049
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68049-2020-04-23

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 (89, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA201510143210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201510143210), Oct 14, 2015: STRUT. MALFUNCTIONED. GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE. IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS & AFTER WORDS HAD LEVEL 1, ANTI-SKID NO TEST. R & R NLG SHOCK STRUT IAW WC 32T2101. PERFORMED GEAR SWING I
- [SDR FDEA201510113164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201510113164), Oct 11, 2015: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE INITIALLY, REQUIRED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RAISE AFTER TAKEOFF. NO FAULT FOUND.
- [SDR FDEA201510113206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201510113206), Oct 11, 2015: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE. REQUIRED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RAISE AFTER TAKEOFF. ACCOMPLISHED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LG GND SENSING CONTROL MECHANISM & 
- [SDR FDEA201508112531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201508112531), Aug 11, 2015: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. ON LANDING ROLL, DEPRESSED BRAKES TO FLOOR WITH VERY LITTLE DECELERATION. DID NOT FEEL ANTI-SKID ENGAGE OR CYCLE. WET RUNWAY. MX NOTE, ACFT LANDED DURING VERY H
- [SDR FDEA201501020012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201501020012), Jan 2, 2015: INDICATOR. DEFECTIVE. R1 SLIDE PRESSURE PRESS TO TEST BUTTON INOPERATIVE. AMM 25-61-03-2-0 R & R PRESSURE INDICATOR MODULE. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR FDEA201411053522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201411053522), Nov 5, 2014: LIGHT. BROKEN. L1 DOOR SLIDE DISARM LIGHT BROKEN. REPLACED L1 DOOR SLIDE DISARM LIGHT & SOCKET ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 20-30-08-2. LIGHT OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL.
- [SDR FDEA201404270867](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201404270867), Apr 27, 2014: SKIN. CRACKED. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER RT FWD PLANK APPEARS TO BE CRACKED. TRIMMED OUT CRACK. FABRICATED DOUBLER, SPLICE, AND INSTALLED IAW DWG SR10550002, AND J060211.
- [SDR FDEA201303190615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201303190615), Mar 19, 2013: PANEL. MISSING. DURING WALK AROUND FOUND NR 1 ENGINE PYLON V-PANEL MISSING. REPLACED ALL PANEL NUT PLATES AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE PANEL. REF SRM51-00-01, SRM 51-35-01.
- [SDR FDEA201205171830](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201205171830), May 17, 2012: COALESCER BAG. DIRTY. DISTINCT ODOR OF MELTING PLASTIC COMING FROM PACKS. THIS IS WITH NR 2 PACK OFF. WHEN YOU CALL FOR 78 DEGREES & HIGHER, STRONG ODOR. RAN PACKS INDIVIDUALLY AND I
- [SDR FDEA201205011697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201205011697), May 1, 2012: VALVE. INOPERATIVE. HOT PLASTIC ODOR IN COCKPIT WHENEVER NR 1 SUPPLY DUCT TEMP APPROACHES 100 DEGREES. REPEAT WRITE-UP PERFORMED GVI OF RAM AIR DOOR INLET AND EXHAUST AREAS; NO DEF
- [SDR FDEA201205011696](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201205011696), May 1, 2012: COALESCER BAG. ODOR. ODOR OF BURNED OR HOT PLASTIC FROM PACKS. ISOLATED NR 1 AND ODOR CEASED. REPLACED NR 1 PACK COALESCER BAG IAW MM 21-54-03-2-0, FUNCTIONAL TEST NR 1 PACK IAW 21-
- [SDR FDEA201204141401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201204141401), Apr 14, 2012: FRAME. CRACKED. CENTER ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT LEFT FUSELAGE FRAME AEA0159 CRACKED AT STA 1158 Z= -28. REPAIRED CRACKED FRAME AEA0159-1 AT STA 1158 Z= -28 IN LT CENTER ACCY COMPA
- [SDR FDEA201204071288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201204071288), Apr 7, 2012: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. INTERCOSTAL CORRODED AT STA 1521, LONGERON 39R IN RT WHEEL WELL. R & R INTERCOSTAL REF DWG AEA0024, SRM 51-33-01 VOL II. NO CORROSION FOUND ON SKIN, TREATED AND
- [SDR FDEA201204071287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201204071287), Apr 7, 2012: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CORRODED INTERCOSTAL AT BS 1521 AND LONGERON 35R IN RT WHEEL WELL. R & R INTERCOSTAL IAW DWG AEA0026 AND SRM 51-33-01 VOL II. TREATED AND PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51
- [SDR FDEA201204031242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201204031242), Apr 3, 2012: HINGE. CRACKED. AFTER REVIEW IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE A CRACK IN THE FWD UPPER CARGO DOOR, FOUND FWD HINGE LOBE CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON THE FWD END. REMOVED .080 FROM UPPE
- [SDR FDEA201204031243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201204031243), Apr 3, 2012: ANGLE. CRACKED. HFEC INSPECTED HORIZONTAL LEG BASE, FOUND TO BE CRACKED, LOCATED .5" FROM LT OTBD TO 1ST FASTENER, ON VERTICAL STABILIZER. LENGTH OF CRACK IS ABOUT .6250 INCHES
- [SDR FDEA201108313593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201108313593), Aug 31, 2011: SENSOR. FAILED. FIVE MINUTES INTO CRUISE NR 3 ENGINE SHOWED N1 EXCEEDANCE UP TO 209.3 PERCENT BROUGHT NR 3 THROTTLE TO IDLE. INDICATIONS CAME BACK TO NORMAL, FIVE MINUTES LATER
- [SDR FDEA201105191878](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201105191878), May 19, 2011: FIRE WARNING. FALSE ACTIVATION. ON PREFLIGHT, RECEIVED LOWER AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING. RAMP PERSONNEL COMMUNICATED SMOKE FROM AFT BELLY COMPARTMENT. DISCHARGED FLASHING, DISCHARGE SWITCH AND EVA
- [SDR FDEA201010073972](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201010073972), Oct 7, 2010: WHEEL. MISSING. FOUND THE NR5 TIRE/ WHEEL ASSY MISSING. (NOT ON THE AXLE) REPLACED THE NR 5 WHEEL ASSY IN REF TO THE MM 32-41-01-2. R & R THE LT GEAR AFT BRAKE TORQUE LINK OTBD
- [SDR FDEA201006162022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201006162022), Jun 16, 2010: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. EXISTING REPAIR ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1159, BETWEEN LONGERON 39R AND 40R. EVALUATED AND FOUND STRAP PN SR10530073-27 AND SHIM PN SR10530073-29 NOT INSTALLED I
- [SDR FDEA201006162026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201006162026), Jun 16, 2010: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. LT INBD T/E FLAP LOWER SURFACE FOUND 1 EACH EXISTING REPAIR AT OTBD OF INBD FLAP OTBD HINGE AREA. FOUND PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED NOT IAW ANY SRM REPAIR SCHEME. R
- [SDR FDEA201006141988](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201006141988), Jun 14, 2010: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. EXISTING REPAIR - 1 EACH FOUND AT LT WING TIP UPPER SURFACE. 1 EACH EXISTING REPAIR ON LEFT HAND WING TIP UPPER SURFACE EVALUATED AND FOUND PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLIS
- [SDR FDEA201006131974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201006131974), Jun 13, 2010: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. EXISTING REPAIR 01 EACH FOUND AT LT OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP LOWER SURFACE, INBOARD AREA, LOCATION 15 INCHES FROM INBOARD EDGE. EXISTING REPAIR 01 EACH AT LT
- [SDR FDEA201006131973](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201006131973), Jun 13, 2010: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. RT WING FIXED L/E UPPER AREA FOUND 1 EACH EXISTING REPAIR AT NR 3 SLAT INBD VICINITY AREA. FOUND PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY SRM REPAIR. 
- [SDR FDEA201006011744](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201006011744), Jun 1, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. LT WING - OTBD FLAP INBD FLAP MOUNTED HINGE FITTING PIVOT INBD BORE EXCEEDED LIMIT. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-5750-140490 PART 1, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINO
- [SDR FDEA201006011745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201006011745), Jun 1, 2010: HINGE FITTING. DAMAGED. RT WING - OTBD FLAP INBD FLAP MOUNTED HINGE FITTING PIVOT INBD BORE FOUND EXCEEDED LIMIT AFTER BUSHING REMOVED. REPAIRED IAW EA NR8-5750-140488. REPAIR CLASSIFI
- [SDR FDEA201005291729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291729), May 29, 2010: SKIN. BULGED. RT WING - OTBD AILERON UPPER SURFACE AT APPROX XOA 870, FOUND BULGING. RT OTBD AILERON R & R IAW AMM 27-10-02-4 REV 10.
- [SDR FDEA201005291728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291728), May 29, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. RT WING - FIXED L/E AREA TELESCOPIC DUCT UPPER DOOR CUT OUT FOUND CRACKED. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA 8-5740-139238, REPAIR CLASSIFIED MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 REV 
- [SDR FDEA201005291727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291727), May 29, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. RT WING - INBD FLAP INBD SEGMENT LOWER SURFACE FOUND WITH MULTIPLE DENTS. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AT RT WING INBD FLAP INBD SEGMENT LOWER IAW SRM 57-10-00, FIG 4, VO
- [SDR FDEA201005291724](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291724), May 29, 2010: SKIN. BULGED. LT WING - INBD AILERON LOWER SURFACE FWD SIDE APPROX XIA 295 TO XIA 325 FOUND SKIN BULGING. REPAIRED IAW EA NR 8-5750-140484. REPAIR CLASSIFIED MINOR IAW GMM 6-
- [SDR FDEA201005291723](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291723), May 29, 2010: SKIN. BULGED. LT WING - OTBD AILERON LOWER SKIN FWD SIDE APPROX XOA 1006 TO XOA 1025 FOUND BULGING. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA8-5750-140483, REPAIR CLASSIFIED MINOR IAW GMM 6-
- [SDR FDEA201005291722](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291722), May 29, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. LT WING - OTBD FLAP OTBD FLAP MOUNTED HINGE FITTING PIVOT INBD BORE FOUND SURFACE CORROSION. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-5750-140486, REPAIR CLASSIFIED MINOR
- [SDR FDEA201005291721](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291721), May 29, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. LT WING - OTBD FLAP OTBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING AFT ATTACHMENT LOWER OTBD BORE FOUND SURFACE CORROSION. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-5750-140487, REPAIR C
- [SDR FDEA201005291720](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291720), May 29, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. LT WING - OTBD FLAP OTBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING AFT ATTACHMENT LOWER INBD BORE FOUND SURFACE CORROSION. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-5750-140487, REPAIR C
- [SDR FDEA201005291718](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291718), May 29, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. LT WING - OTBD FLAP OTBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING ATTACHMENT AREA FOUND SURFACE CORROSION. LT OTBD T/E FLAP OTBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING SIDE ATTACHMENT FA
- [SDR FDEA201005291716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291716), May 29, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. LT WING - OTBD FLAP INBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING BARREL NUT ATTACHMENT BORE FOUND RUSTY. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR8-5750-140490 PART 2, REPAIR CLASSIFIED 
- [SDR FDEA201005291713](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291713), May 29, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. LT WING - OTBD FLAP INBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING ATTACHMENT AREA FOUND SURFACE CORROSION. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-5750-140490 PART 2, REPAIR CLASSIFIE
- [SDR FDEA201005291712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291712), May 29, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. LT WING - OTBD FLAP INBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING PIVOT BORE FOUND SURFACE CORROSION. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-5750-140490 PART 2, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS 
- [SDR FDEA201005291710](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005291710), May 29, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. LT WING - OTBD FLAP INBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING AFT ATTACHMENT LOWER OTBD BORE FOUND SURFACE CORROSION. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-5750-140490 PART 2, R
- [SDR FDEA201005281706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005281706), May 28, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. LT WING - FIXED L/E AREA TELESCOPIC DUCT UPPER DOOR CUT OUT FOUND CRACKED. CUT OUT REPAIRED AS IAW EA 8-5740-139238, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-100 
- [SDR FDEA201005261679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005261679), May 26, 2010: SKIN. BULGED. RT OTBD AILERON UPPER SURFACE AT APPROX XOA870 FOUND BULGING. RT OTBD AILERON R & R IAW AMM 27-10-02-4, REV 10.
- [SDR FDEA201005261678](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005261678), May 26, 2010: SKIN. BULGED. LT OTBD AILERON LOWER SKIN AT FWD SIDE APPROX XOA 910 TO XOA 945 FOUND WITH BULGING. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-5750-140483, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW 
- [SDR FDEA201005261677](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005261677), May 26, 2010: SKIN. BULGED. LT OTBD AILERON LOWER SKIN AT FWD SIDE APPROX XOA 1000 FOUND WITH BULGING. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-5750-140483, REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR IAW GMM 6-2-10
- [SDR FDEA201005261676](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005261676), May 26, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. RT OTBD T/E FLAP OTBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING WITH BUSHING REMOVED. FOUND CORROSION AT AFT ATTACHMENT LOWER OTBD BORE. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-5750-14
- [SDR FDEA201005261675](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005261675), May 26, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. RT OTBD T/E FLAP OTBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING WITH BUSHING. REMOVED AND FOUND CORROSION AT AFT ATTACHMENT LOWER INBD BORE. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-575
- [SDR FDEA201005261674](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005261674), May 26, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. RT OTBD T/E FLAP INBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING WITH BUSHING. REMOVED AND FOUND CORROSION AT PIVOT BORE. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR 8-5750-140485 PART 2, REP
- [SDR FDEA201005261673](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005261673), May 26, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. NLG WHEEL WELL - LT FWD DOOR, WHEEL WELL CUTOUT SKIN FOUND CRACKED. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 53-50-00 FIG 25, VOLUME I, REVISION 96 AND EA 8-5350-139237, REPA
- [SDR FDEA201005261672](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005261672), May 26, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. RT OTBD T/E FLAP INBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING SIDE ATTACHMENT FACE AREA FOUND RUSTY. RT OTBD T/E FLAP INBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING SIDE ATTACHMENT FACE RE
- [SDR FDEA201005261671](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005261671), May 26, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. RT OTBD T/E FLAP OTBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING SIDE ATTACHMENT FACE FOUND RUSTY. RT OTBD T/E FLAP OTBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING SIDE ATTACHMENT FACE REWORKE
- [SDR FDEA201005261670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201005261670), May 26, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CORRODED. RT OTBD T/E FLAP OTBD WING MOUNTED HINGE FITTING AFT LOWER ATTACHMENT AFT OTBD BORE FACE FOUND RUSTY. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW EA NR8-5750-140485 PART 1, REPAIR C

All 89: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68049-2020-04-23/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20150716013019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150716013019I), Jul 16, 2015: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F (N68049), Newark, NJ, No damage. Fedex 1607 reported being illuminated by a broad green laser pulse while climbing out of 1500? Six miles southwest of the Newark airport. Pulse was reported to…
- [Incident 19790215007139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790215007139I), Feb 15, 1979: Doug DC1010F (N68049), Junction, TX, Minor damage. Note found in blue room stating explosive chemical onboard. Proceeded to cuba. Normal landing.

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