# N730FE: 1966 Fokker F.27MK 600, registration cancelled 2008-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2008
- Exported to: Panama
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Fokker F.27MK 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27mk-600) (registry code 4990706)
- 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: 10386
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 8, 1994
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1993
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A9CB8D
- 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/N730FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=730FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N730FE-2008-04-30

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 600: https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-27mk-600.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR 2004F00188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004F00188), Jun 19, 2004: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM RAP AT 11,000 FEET, THE RT ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATD. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AS A PRECAUTION. AN EMERGENCY WAS
- [SDR 2003F00356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00356), May 12, 2003: CONTROL PANEL. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SEA FOR JNU, RIGHT GENERATOR FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND UNABLE TO RESET. PILOT ADVISED TO RETURN TO SEA. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDE
- [SDR COEA0301730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0301730), Apr 17, 2003: DRIVE SHAFT. FAILED. NR 1 ENGINE ACCESSORY GEARBOX DRIVESHAFT FAILED DURING AIRCRAFT APPROACH TO SEA. FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN AND LANDED AT SE
- [SDR 20000417AP004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000417AP004), Feb 1, 2000: ENGINE. FAILED. PILOT REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT WHILE APPROACH LAS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT LAS. INITIAL ASSESSMENT BY MAINTENAN

## 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 SEA03LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA076), Apr 17, 2003: Fokker F27MK 600 (N730FE), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the accessory drive shaft due to deterioration of bearing number 1 in the aft fork of the universal joint for undetermined reasons during cruise flight.

## 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.

- [Accident 20030417008279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030417008279A), Apr 17, 2003: Fokker F27MK600 (N730FE), Port Townsend, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 17, 2003 about 1530PDT, a Fokker F-27MK 600, N730FE, registered to federal express corporation, and operated by empire airlines as a 14 CFR part…

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