# N977FD: 1988 Boeing 757-236, registration cancelled 2024-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 757-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-236) (registry code 1384971)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce RB211-535E437](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-rb211-535e437) (registry code 54053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2NM), [TCDS E12EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E12EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24118
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 11, 2013
- Certificate issued: December 20, 2013
- Last registry action: September 22, 2023
- Mode S code: AD9E27
- 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/N977FD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=977FD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977FD-2024-01-29

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 Boeing 757-236: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-236.md

## Service difficulty reports (149, newest 50)

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

- [SDR FDEA202310081731](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202310081731), Oct 8, 2023: LINE. DAMAGED. AFTER INITIAL DEPARTURE RECEIVED MASTER CAUTION TE FLAP DISAGREE. RAN QRH FOR TE FLAP DISAGREE & WERE ABLE TO GET FLAPS TO MATCH HANDLE. RECEIVED MASTER CAUTION
- [SDR FDEA202310081730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202310081730), Oct 8, 2023: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. L1 AND R1 DOOR ASSIST BOTTLES BLOWN ON LANDING INTO CHA. A/C HAS BEEN SCRAPPED AND WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. CLOSING SDR
- [SDR FDEA202310081729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202310081729), Oct 8, 2023: DOOR. FAILED. L1 DOOR FAILED TO DEPLOY ON EMERGENCY LANDING. A/C HAS BEEN SCRAPPED AND WILL NOT BE REPAIRED CLOSING SDR.
- [SDR FDEA202301300175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202301300175), Jan 30, 2023: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DOT(137-33) MAIN CABIN FLOOR SEAT TRACK FLANGE AT BS 1640 LBL 48 HAS CORROSION. SEAT TRACK ON MAIN CABIN STA 1540 TO 1640 WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-00-52-2R, REPA
- [SDR FDEA202207271805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202207271805), Jul 27, 2022: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. TE FLAP ASYM ON CLIMB OUT AFTER SELECTING FLAPS 1. COMPLETED QRH. L AND R FLAP INDICATORS ARE INDICATING BETWEEN 1 AND 5. CONTINUED TO KIND. DECLARED AN EMERGEN
- [SDR FDEA202204060885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202204060885), Apr 6, 2022: WARNING MESSAGE. ILLUMINATED. TE FLAP DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE ON APPROACH. FLAP HANDLE IN 20 DETENT, FLAP STUCK APPROX 17 DEGREES. NO ABNORMAL ROLL NOTICED. DISCONTINUED APPROACH. RAN QRH AND
- [SDR FDEA202203310792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202203310792), Mar 31, 2022: TRANSMISSION. FAILED. ON APPROACH, LOWERING FLAPS TO 20, WE GOT TE FLAP DISAGREE LIGHT AND EICAS MESSAGE. RAN QRH, USED ALT FLAP SWITCH & LANDED. FLAP LEVER WAS CONFIRMED TO BE IN TH
- [SDR FDEA202111122831](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202111122831), Nov 12, 2021: FMC. FAILED. WITH LEFT FMC DEFERRED (REF 34-63/6185) RIGHT AUTOPILOT FAILED IN CRUISE AT FL390 AND WOULD NOT RE- ENGAGE. ALSO VNAV INOP AT THAT POINT. ENROUTE TO MIA CREW AD
- [SDR FDEA202106151542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202106151542), Jun 15, 2021: PROBE. OBSTRUCTED. ON CLIMB OUT FROM LCK RIGHT MOTOR SHOWED IN THE YELLOW FOR EGT AND ABNORMALLY LOW EPR, ALSO HIGHER THAN NORMAL N1 AND FUEL FLOW; BUT THE THROTTLES WERE STAGGERE
- [SDR FDEA202104090860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202104090860), Apr 9, 2021: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK SPLICE AT BL0 IS BOWING UP BETWEEN STA 880 AND 900 ACCOMPLISHED FEDEX EA F-5310-T0360761 TITLE: FUSELAGE - MAIN CABIN FLOOR SEAT TRACK AT 
- [SDR FDEA202104070834](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202104070834), Apr 7, 2021: DOOR FRAME. GOUGED. L1 DOOR CUTOUT, FWD WEB @ SPRING BALANCER IS GOUGED REMOVED FABRICATED AND INSTALLED WEB IAW BOEING DWG
- [SDR FDEA202104070836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202104070836), Apr 7, 2021: RUB STRIP. CRACKED. L/W O/B FLAP O/B TRACK CARRIAGE ASSY 2[EA] INNER PHENOLIC PLATES CRACKED REPAIRED PLATES PER FEDEX EA# F-5750-T0360814-P1
- [SDR FDEA202104070835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202104070835), Apr 7, 2021: PAN. CRACKED. #1 I/B REV INNER AFT PAN CRACKED REPAIRED PER EA #F-7833-T0360755P11RH
- [SDR FDEA202104070833](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202104070833), Apr 7, 2021: LIGHT. CORRODED. EXTERNAL FUSELAGE UPPER ANTI COLLISION LIGHT ASSY HAS CORROSION REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER ANTI COLLISION LIGHT IAW AMM 33-44-02-2 OPS CHECK GOOD REF AMM 33-44-
- [SDR FDEA202104030818](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202104030818), Apr 3, 2021: CASCADE. CORRODED. #2 ENGINE INBD T/R CASCADE ASSY #16 HAS CORROSION ON MOUNTING FLANGE AT NUTPLATE LOCATIONS REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENGINE I/B T/R CASCADE #16 IAW B757 AMM 78-31
- [SDR FDEA202104020814](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202104020814), Apr 2, 2021: FLOOR PANEL. DENTED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR PANEL 161AF HAS MULTIPLE DENTS/GOUGES. MATERIAL FOR NEW AFT CARGO FLOOR PANEL 161AF I.D 2024-T3 .050 CLAD IAW BOEING DRAWING 453N180
- [SDR FDEA202103310803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202103310803), Mar 31, 2021: STIFFENER. CRACKED. #2 ENGINE ,INBOARD THRUST REVERSER, LEADING EDGE, STIFFENER IS CRACKED REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED STIFFENER IAW B757 SRM 51-40-02 PAGE 11 AND 12 PARAGRAPH 5 A
- [SDR FDEA202103300800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202103300800), Mar 30, 2021: CASCADE. CORRODED. #2 ENGINE INBD TR CASCADE ASSY #9 HAS CORROSION ON MOUNTING FLANGE AT NUTPLATE LOCATIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED #9 CASCADE ASSY ON #2 ENGINE IB TR IAW B757 AMM 7
- [SDR FDEA202103290795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202103290795), Mar 29, 2021: SLAT. CRACKED. LW FIX LE UPPER SURFACE HAS CRACK AT FSS 436- FSS 436 REPAIRED CRACK ON UPPER SURFACE OF L/W FIX L/E PNL WITH 250 DEGREE FIBERGLASS DOUBLER. REPAIR IAW B757 SRM
- [SDR FDEA202103260775](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202103260775), Mar 26, 2021: FLOOR PANEL. DENTED. AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR PANEL 153CF HAS MULTIPLE GOUGES/DENTS FABRICATED NEW 153CF PANEL AFT CARGO USING DWG 453N1805, 2024-T3 .050, P0# 991571.2, LOT # 337
- [SDR FDEA202103260777](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202103260777), Mar 26, 2021: FLOOR PANEL. DENTED. FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR PANEL 121BF HAS MULTIPLE GOUGES/DENTS MATERIAL I.D. FOR NEW FLOOR PANEL, FWD CARGO 121BF IS 2024-T3 .050 CLAD P.O. # 994591.1 IAW BO
- [SDR FDEA202103260780](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202103260780), Mar 26, 2021: FLOOR PANEL. DAMAGED. (IN COMING WRITE UP) RAMP REPORTED HOLE 1.25 IN FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOOR PANEL 121AF MATERIAL FOR NEW FWD CARGO FLOOR PANEL 121AF I.D. AS 2024-T3 .050 CLAD P
- [SDR FDEA202103250773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202103250773), Mar 25, 2021: FLOOR PANEL. DENTED. AFT CARGO FLOOR PANELS HAVE IMPACT DAMAGE BETWEEN BS 1340 - BS 1500 WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON N//R# 36261/N00261 & N/R# 36262/N00262
- [SDR FDEA202010072427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010072427), Oct 7, 2020: COVER. DAMAGED. WHILE OPENING R1 DOOR , RAFT/ SLIDE COVER CAME OFF AND GOT WEDGED BETWEEN THE AFT DOOR JAMB AND DOOR SLIDE. SLIDE STRAP WAS NOT COMPLETELY TIGHT ALLOWING SLIDE 
- [SDR FDEA202010072426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202010072426), Oct 7, 2020: RESERVOIR. INOPERATIVE. IN PROCESS OF GETTING R1 DOOR UNSTUCK AND SLIDE IN PROPER POSITION. MANAGED TO BLOW THE R1 DOOR EMERGENCY POWER RESERVOIR. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY POWER 
- [SDR FDEA2020040870715](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2020040870715), Apr 7, 2020: WARNING SYSTEM. FALSE ACTIVATION. FL360 AFT CARGO FIRE EICAS AND MASTER WARNING EICAS RESOLVED ITSELF BEFORE QRH AND AGENT DISCHARGE COULD BE COMPLETED. REFERENCE WRI 26-12/4866 FOR CORRECTIVE M
- [SDR FDEA2020040870714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2020040870714), Apr 7, 2020: CIRCUIT CARD. MALFUNCTIONED. EICAS AND MASTER WARNING EICAS RESOLVED ITSELF BEFORE QRH AND AGENT DISCHARGE COULD BE COMPLETED. UPON ARRIVAL AT SGF, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FWD AND AFT CARGO C
- [SDR FDEA2019120653183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2019120653183), Dec 5, 2019: TRU. MALFUNCTIONED. REPEAT WRITE UP. REJECTED TO AT 60KTS FMC MESSAGE "TAKEOFF SPEEDS DELETED" TAKEOFF SPEEDS DISAPPEARED. MULTIPLE EICAS CAUTIONS INCLUDING AUTOTHROTTLE, FUEL CONF
- [SDR FDEA201912043169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201912043169), Dec 4, 2019: TRU. MALFUNCTIONED. REJECTED TAKEOFF INITIATED AT 40 KTS. MUTIPLE CAUTION EICAS ALERTS INCLUDING PROBE HEAT, R FWD FUEL PUMP, AUTOTHROT DISC AND L YAW DAMP. TAKEOFF SPEEDS ALSO DEL
- [SDR FDEA2019110762894](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2019110762894), Nov 6, 2019: WIRE. CHAFED. ON CLIMB OUT CABIN AUTO MESSAGE APPEARED. TRIED TO FOLLOW QRH AND MANUALLY SET PRESSURE BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. FOUND AND REPAIRED DAMAGED WIRING NEAR OUTFLOW VA
- [SDR FDEA201909112244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201909112244), Sep 11, 2019: UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTIONED. ON DESCENT THROUGH FL210 AIRCRAFT BELOW VNAV PATH A/C AGGRESIVELY PITCHED OVER. CREW WENT TO V/S 1100 FPM AND A/C PITCHED OVER TO ROUGHLY 5900 FPM. CREW DISCONN
- [SDR FDEA2019081541879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2019081541879), Aug 14, 2019: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. IN DECENT FROM FL340 TO 14000, CLEAN CONFIG, PASSING APPROX FL 190 A/C PITCHED NOSE DOWN TO APPROX 9, AIRSPEED STARTED TO INCREASE INTO ZIPPER APPROX 5 KTS FOR 
- [SDR FDEA201903100566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201903100566), Mar 10, 2019: SKIN. DENTED. RT FUSELAGE HAS GOUGE AT STA. 218, JUST BELOW STR. 23R EVALUATED DAMAGE AT STA 218 JUST BELOW STR 23R FOUND TO BE DENT WITH GOUGE FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW 
- [SDR FDEA2019022870510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA2019022870510), Feb 27, 2019: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. EXTERIOR BATTERY POWERED EMERGENCY LIGHT LOCATED AFT OF R-1 MAIN ENTRY DOOR INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP ON R1 DOOR EXTERNAL SLIDE LAMP IAW B757 AMM 33-51-06
- [SDR FDEA201901160152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201901160152), Jan 16, 2019: FITTING. LACK OF LUBE. PDIS 977 25-60 3952 16JAN19 GSO OPEN U LOGPAGES:2922410 RED SLIDE ARMED INDICATOR DOES NOT EXTEND FULLY WHEN THE DOOR IS ARMED (L1 DOOR) FACT 16JAN19 14:48 ORD 
- [SDR FDEA201810132875](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201810132875), Oct 13, 2018: PRESSURE SWITCH. FAULTY. AT LEVEL OFF CTR L FUEL PUMP PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN QRH NO HELP DUE TO R CTR FUEL PUMP MEL'D. FUEL TRAPPED WAS 6500LBS UNABLE TO BALANCE FUEL0 RTB TO KMEM
- [SDR FDEA201803060603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201803060603), Mar 6, 2018: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER DEPARTING, WHEN MOVING FLAPS FROM FLAPS 1 TO FLAPS UP, RECEIVED AN LE SLAT ASSYMETERY. EMERGENCY DECLAIRED, RAN QRH, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. REMOVED AND RE
- [SDR FDEA201803050598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201803050598), Mar 5, 2018: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. LE FLAP ASYMMETRY ON APPROCH. COMPLIED WIHT QRH. CONTINUED TO UNEVENTFUL LANDING. PERFORMED BITE CHECK OF FSEU NR 1, 2, & 3. FOUND SLAT LOSS ON LEG 0 AND SLAT D
- [SDR FDEA201802280521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201802280521), Feb 28, 2018: TRACK. WORN. ON FINAL APPROACH, LE FLAP ASYMETRY EICAS MESSAGE WITH LEADING EDGE LIGHT. ACCOMPLISHED LE FLAP ASYMETRY CHECKLIST AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. INSTALLED A LT INBD 
- [SDR FDEA201802030298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201802030298), Feb 3, 2018: WARNING SYSTEM. ACTIVATED. TRAILING EDGE FLAP DISAGREE MASTER CAUTION ON SHORT FINAL. EXECUTED A GO AROUND. COMPLIED WITH QRH LANDED FLAPS 20 KPWM. ONCE DOWN POWERED RETRACTED FLAPS, PER 
- [SDR FDEA201802020292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201802020292), Feb 2, 2018: CONTROL UNIT. INOPERATIVE. EICAS FOR ANTI SKID, NUMEROUS TIMES DURING FLIGHT REMOVED & REPLACED THE ANTI-SKID, AUTOBRAKE CONTROL UNIT ASSY, OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAWAMM 32-42-01-4.
- [SDR FDEA201706141652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201706141652), Jun 14, 2017: GIRT BAR. OBSTRUCTED. LEFT ENTRY DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. FOUND LOOSE LANYARD INTERFERRING WITH GIRT BAR. RESTOWED LANYARD IAW AMM 25-66-01-4. OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY.
- [SDR FDEA201706141644](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201706141644), Jun 14, 2017: LINE. TANGLED. LEFT ENTRY DOOR SLIDE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOT TO STATIC LINE CAUGHT IN GIRT BAR. UNTANGLED THE STATIC LINE & TUCKED INTO FOLDED GIRT BAR SLIDE POUCH IAW 
- [SDR FDEA201702230640](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201702230640), Feb 23, 2017: PAN. CRACKED. E & E BAY. EXTERNAL GROUND POWER RECEPTACLE PAN HAD TWO UPPER RECEPTACLE FITTING MOUNT HOLES CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EXTERNAL GROUND POWER RECEPTACLE 
- [SDR FDEA201702230627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201702230627), Feb 23, 2017: STIFFENER. CHAFED. GROUND POWER RECEPTACLE PAN, HAS ONE GOUGE ON STIFFENER. REMOVED, FABRICATED, AND INSTALLED THE NEW STIFFENER IAW SRM 51-40-02-0G, DWG 141N8271 REV. R AND REV. 
- [SDR FDEA201610243679](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201610243679), Oct 24, 2016: SLIDE. MALFUNCTIONED. COULD NOT GET SLIDE TO ARM AFTER CLOSING L1 DOOR. PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK OF DOOR AND SLIDE ARMING. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 52-11-00-5.
- [SDR FDEA201609023106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201609023106), Sep 2, 2016: DOOR. FAULTY. L1 DOOR WILL NOT ARM PROPERLY.
- [SDR FDEA201608313091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201608313091), Aug 31, 2016: RESERVOIR. LOW PRESSURE. L1 DOOR EMERGENCY POWER RESERVOIR GAUGE IS SHOWING EMPTY. R & R L1 DOOR OPEN RESERVOIR; NO LEAKS NOTED, RII PROCEDURES C/W REF AMM.
- [SDR FDEA201608252971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201608252971), Aug 25, 2016: SLIDE. UNSECURE. L1 SLIDE FELL OUT OF DOOR. DOOR WAS NOT ARMED. SLIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. R & R L1 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE AND GIRT BAR IAW AMM 25-66-01-4. OK FOR SERVICE, GIRT BAR REMOVE
- [SDR FDEA201604141224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201604141224), Apr 14, 2016: RESERVOIR. DISCHARGED. UPON ARRIVAL, L1 DOOR EMER SLIDE FELL OF THE DOOR & UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND LT NR 1 DOOR ASSIST DISCHARGED. REINSTALLED NR 1 LT PAX DOOR SLIDE IAW MM CHAP

All 149: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977FD-2024-01-29/reports.md

## 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 DCA24FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24FA002), Oct 5, 2023: Boeing 757-236 (N977FD), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the alternate gear extension system, which prevented the landing gear from being lowered. The cause of the system failure was a broken wire, due to tensile overload, between the…

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