# N902FX: Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320, registration cancelled 2009-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320) (registry code 8680930)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw121) (registry code 52124)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A53EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A53EU), [TCDS E20NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 175
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1990
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2003
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: AC772D
- 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/N902FX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=902FX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902FX-2009-04-01

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 Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-aeritalia-atr-42-320.md

## Service difficulty reports (9)

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

- [SDR COEA0801902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0801902), Jul 2, 2008: FAN. FAILED. SMOKE IN ACFT FLT 8783 GTF TO GPI. DURING TAXI TO PARKING AFTER THE FLIGHT, ELECT SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CREW SMELLED SMOKE. SHUT DOWN AND TURNED OFF A
- [SDR COEA0709902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0709902), Oct 31, 2007: CONNECTOR. CONTAMINATED. FLT 8788 -WHILE PERFORMING TAXI CHECKS AFTER A/C DEICING, CREW OBSERVED THAT THE FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE CREW RETURNED TO RAMP. CLEANED CONNECTORS, DEICE FL
- [SDR COEA0708902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0708902), Sep 15, 2007: INDICATOR. FLUCTUATES. FLT 7813 - ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NR 2 TORQUE GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING BY GREATER THAN 10 PERCENT. TAKEOFF ABORTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DURING MAINTENANCE RUNS. (M)
- [SDR COEA0707902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0707902), Aug 15, 2007: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. DURING CLIMB OUT AT CPR ON FLIGHT NR 8788 THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE CABIN WAS NOT PRESSURIZING AT 1000 FT. THE CREW RECEIVED THE MASTER WARNING. THE CREW ELECT
- [SDR COE2007F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COE2007F00000), Jun 6, 2007: WEB. CORRODED. CARGO COMPARTMENT, PRESSURIZED ZONE BETWEEN LT MLG WHEEL WELL FRAME 25 TO 27 LOWER SIDE BOX WEB ASSEMBLY HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF LEVEL 2 SURFACE CORROSION. CORROSI
- [SDR COEA0703902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0703902), May 10, 2007: SKIN. CORRODED. SURFACE CORROSION (LEVEL 2) FOUND ON FUSELAGE SKIN COMMON TO NR 2 LOWER VHF ANTENNA. REMOVED CORROSION FROM DOUBLER COMMON TO VHF ANTENNA. FOUND DOUBLER TO BE O
- [SDR COEA0702902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0702902), Apr 24, 2007: ANGLE. CORRODED. AFT LT CARGO DOOR LOWER CENTER ANGLE HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION. REMOVED LOWER CENTER ANGLE. INSTALLED NEWLY FABRICATED LOWER CENTER ANGLE. (K)
- [SDR COEA0701902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA0701902), Apr 23, 2007: ANGLE. CORRODED. AFT LT CARGO DOOR LOWER AFT INER ANGLE HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION. REMOVED LOWER AFT INNER ANGLE. INSTALLED NEWLY FABRICATED LOWER AFT INNER ANGLE. (K)
- [SDR COE2005F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COE2005F00003), Oct 10, 2005: SILL. LOOSE. CARTGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT IN

## 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 CEN09MA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09MA142), Jan 27, 2009: Aerospatiale Alenia ATR 42-320 (N902FX), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to monitor and maintain a minimum safe airspeed while executing an instrument approach in icing conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.…

## 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 20090127001639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090127001639A), Jan 27, 2009: Aerosp ATR42320 (N902FX), Lubbock, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On January 27, 2009, at 0437 CST, N902FX, an aerospatiale ATR42-320, operating as empire flight 8284 was destroyed when it collided with terrain short of…

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