# N715FE: 1971 Fokker F.27MK 500, registration cancelled 2006-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fokker F.27MK 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27mk-500) (registry code 4990629)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce DART532 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart532-series) (registry code 54509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-297](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-297) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10468
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1990
- Certificate issued: December 26, 1989
- Last registry action: January 3, 2005
- Mode S code: A98F22
- 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/N715FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=715FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N715FE-2006-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Fokker F.27MK 500: https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27mk-500.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR MTNA20043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MTNA20043), Apr 27, 2004: FIRE. DETECTED. DURING FLIGHT FDX7145 EZE-POA THE CARGO SMOKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE THIRD CREW MEMBER OCCUPYING THE JUMP SEAT CHECKED THE CARGO COMPARTMENT AND OBSERVE

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 DCA04WA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA04WA041), Apr 27, 2004: Fokker F27-500 (N715FE), Melo, Uruguay, substantial damage

## 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 19910122006549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910122006549I), Jan 22, 1991: Fokker F27MK500 (N715FE), Houston, TX. Low oil pressure on left engine. Returned. Found wheel casing scavenge oil filter securing nut bolts stripped.

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