# N728FE: 1985 Fokker F.27MK 500, registration cancelled 2008-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Fokker F.27MK 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27mk-500) (registry code 4990629)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce VIPER MK522](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-viper-mk522) (registry code 54552)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E3EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10657
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1992
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1992
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A9C1C6
- 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/N728FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=728FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728FE-2008-04-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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

- [SDR MAC5401](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MAC5401), Apr 3, 2005: GEARBOX. LEAKING. EN ROUTE TO GSO FROM ILM THE CREW OBSERVED A MASTER WARNING, THEN THE RIGHT GEAR BOX LIGHT. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. TH
- [SDR MTNA20032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MTNA20032), Apr 2, 2003: PROPELLER. MALFUNCTIONED. IN FLIGHT FROM CRW TO LCK THE LEFT ENGINE AUTO-FEATHERED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT LCK. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

## 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 19921111052149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921111052149I), Nov 11, 1992: Fokker F27MK500 (N728FE), Cleveland, OH. Right engine quit in flight. Attempted to restart. Found both boost pump switches were off.

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