N117FE
Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP, TN (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
33 reports on file, 1996-10-21 – 2023-02-11.
Part: BEAM — WORN (N/A) · airframe 15,341 hrs · 6,122 cycles
#1 ENGINE PYLON O/B AFT FAIRING ACCESS PANEL, AFT HINGE MOUNTING POINT HAS DAMAGE AT BOTH FWD AND AFT BOLT HOLES. 0000231760 : ROWLAND, GLEN J - 12-FEB-2023 05:37 REPAIRED #1 ENGINE PYLON O/B AFT FAIRING ACCESS PANEL, AFT AND SECOND FROM AFT HINGE MOUNTING POINT WORN LUGS PER SRM 54-52-70- 2R REPAIR 6.
Part: BEAM — WORN (N/A) · airframe 15,341 hrs · 6,122 cycles
#2 ENGINE PYLON O/B AFT FAIRING ACCESS PANEL, AFT HINGE MOUNTING POINT HAS DAMAGE AT BOTH FWD AND AFT BOLT HOLES. REPAIRED #2 ENGINE PYLON O/B AFT FAIRING ACCESS PANEL, AFT HINGE MOUNTING POINT WORN LUGS PER SRM 54-52-70- 2R REPAIR 6.
Earlier reports · 1996–2022 · 31 reports
2022
Part: BEAM — DAMAGED (NR 1 NACELLE) · airframe 15,084 hrs · 6,004 cycles
AFTER OPENING PYLON PANEL 437BL (#1 ENGINE OTBD) FOUND BOTH AFT DOOR HINGE FITTINGS WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY AND HINGE BOLTS WEARING INTO PYLON FITTINGS. ITEM REPAIRED PER E.A. H-5451-T0372182 P1.
2018
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL · airframe 7,123 hrs · 2,712 cycles
APPROX 3 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE OIL QTY WENT TO ZERO (0) SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE OIL TEMP WENT TO INTO THE AMBER BAND (ABOVE 160?) AND THE OIL PRESS WENT TO 20 PSI, THE CHECKLIST FOR THE HIGH OIL TEMP WAS FOLLOWED AND ENGINE BROUGHT TO IDLE. IT WAS KEPT AT IDLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING THE OIL QTY CAME TO 8 QTS AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION WENT BLANK AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN, THE OIL QTY WENT TO 8 QTS. OIL SCAVENGE INLET SCREEN ACCESSORY GEARBOX SCAVENGE INLET SCREEN HAS BEARING CAGE AND ROLLER BEARING DEBRIE IN INLET SCREEN. PHOTO OF DEBRIE SENT TO MOCC.R&R ENGINE. REF WIC 7100000-01-04.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR · airframe 5,728 hrs · 2,226 cycles
WHILE TAXIING "INTO POSITION AND HOLD" GOT AN UNRECOGNIZABLE SMELL. TAXIED CLEAR. SMELL WENT AWAY AFTER A MINUTE OR SO. CHECKED CIRCUIT BREAKERS, NONE POPPED. HAD TURNED FLT DECK TEMP CONTROLLER TO WARMER SETTING JUST PRIOR TO SMELL. OPERATED PACKS WITH TEMP CTRL PER AMM 21-61-00-0-4. OPERATED NORMAL WITH NO ODOR. INSPECTED CIRCUIT BREAKERS, NO FAULTS. NO STATUS FAULTS. A/C OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.
2017
Part: HARNESS — DEFECTIVE (CABIN) · airframe 3,459 hrs · 1,288 cycles
POST FLIGHT CHECK, FOUND EMERGENCY ESCAPE HARNESSES MISSING "D" LINK, 2 EA. ESCAPE HARNESSES INOP, REMOVED. INSTALLED 3EA EMERGENCY ESCAPE HARNESS.
2000
Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG DOOR)
00-373 ON CLB OUT AFT LAND RETRACT THE RED DOORS LIGHT ON THE GEAR FLAP CONTROL LIGHT PANEL & FWD RT MLG LIGHT (YELLOW) CAME ON. R&R RMLG DOOR WARN SWITCH MM REF 32-62-11. OPS CK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (NOSE GEAR)
00-374 ON LAND WHEN GEAR DOWN THE NOSE FAILED TO GIVE GREEN LIGHT. R&R NOSE GEAR LOCK SWITCH PER MM 32-61-21 401-405. OPS CK PER 32-61-21-502. OPS NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: DUCT — DAMAGED (NR 1 ENGINE)
NR 1 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT CAME ON IN FLT (WITH ENG ANTI-ICE SELECTED). EXTINGUISH WHEN THROTTLES PULL BACK TO IDLE. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED DUCT AS PER MM 36-11-051-4. NO LEAKS AND NO OVHT LIGHT. OK FOR SERVICE.
1997
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (NLG DOWNLOCK)
WHEN LDG WAS EXTENDED THE GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. LIGHT TESTED GOOD, RAN RED TAB CHECKLIST AND RECYCLED GEAR. VERIFIED DOWN AND LOCKED MANUALLY. AT 200 FT BGL WHEN FLAPS WERE PLACED 25 FT NLG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH PER M/M 32-61-71. NOSE GEAR LOCK AND POSITION SWITCHES OPS CHECKS NML PER M/M 32-61-71 PG 501.
Part: CONNECTOR — LOOSE (NLG)
UNSATISFACTORY NOSE GEAR LIGHT ON FINAL. RECYCLED HANDLE AND LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND POSITION SWITCH CANNON PLUG LOOSE REMOVED AND CLEANED. RESEATED CANNON PLUG. ALSO, REMOVED AND CLEANED LOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG, ALL INDICATION NORMAL.
Part: GEAR LIGHT — MALFUNCTIONED (RT MLG)
AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR SELECTED UP, ALL THREE RED GEAR LIGHTS AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. SECOND OFFICER'S PANEL DOOR LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED AND SAME INDICATION PERSISTED AFTER GEAR WERE CYCLED.
1996
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (FS 740)
FUSE STA 740 LT WING ATTACH FWD FITTING CORRODED, FOR LT FWD BOTTLE BOLT. REMOVED CORROSION BY REAMING BORE PER BOEING SRM 57-10-7 FIG 2, SHEET 1. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SLEEVE PER SRM 57-10-7, FIG 2 SHEET 5.
Part: PIN CASTING — CRACKED (WS 740)
RT WING, THE FWD TERMINAL PIN CASTING AT STA 740 IS CRACKED IN INSIDE BORE ON I/B LWR SIDE OF BORE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT WING FWD WING TO FUSE TERMINAL PIN CASTING AT STA 740 IAW EA 7-5710-28934, EA 7-5710-28952, BOEING DWG NR 62C29064, BOEING DEG 65-16200, AND SRM 51-30-2.
Part: DRAGE BRACE — CRACKED (NLG)
NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE SHELF CRACKED LT AFT LOWER CORNER. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG DRAG BRACE SHELF PER S/B 727-53-108 AND SRM 51-10-1.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 863-875)
CORROSION ON INNER FUSE SKIN STR 10 L STA 863 TO 875, FOUND DURING REPLACEMENT OF 870 CASTING. REMOVED CORROSION AND INST DOUBLER AND FILLER ON OUTSIDE OF FUSE PER EA 7-5330-28946 DOUBLER 2024 T 3.071.
Part: BULKHEAD FORGING — CRACKED (BS 870)
LT FUSE 870 BULKHEAD FORGING. CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS OF SB 727-53-116, REF NR S001. INSTALLED NEW LT 870 FORGING PER FED EX EA 7-5310-28935, SB 727-53-116, SRM 51-30-2.
Part: SPAR WEB — MIS-MANUFACTURED (RT WING)
NR 1663 RT WING, FRONT SPAR WEB MILLED BEYOND DRAWING 65C29064 SPECIFICATIONS. FABRICATED NEW SPLICES AND INSTALLED SPICES PER EA 7-5710-28952DATED 12/10/96 AND ACCOMPLISHED REMAINING EA 7-5710-28952 DTD 12/10/96 INSTRUCTIONS.
Part: SKIN — OVERSIZED HOLE (BS 870)
NR 1653 STRINGER 9L FASTENER HOLE IN FUSELAGE SKIN IS OVERSIZED AT STA 870 WING TO FUSE TERMINAL PIN CASTING. INSTALLED FREEZE PLUG AND DOUBLER PER EA 7-5330-28947A.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 312)
CORROSION ON UPPER FLANG OF FLOORBEAM STA 312 LBL 4. CUT OUT CORROSION ALONG WITH CORROSION AND DAMAGE FROM NR 0708 AND NR 1434 OF INST DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG 7 FROM LBL 29 TO RBL 9.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 640)
CORROSION ON VERTICAL WEB OF BS 640 FLOORBEAM RBL 52 THROUGH RBL 61 AFT SIDE UNDER TOP CHORD. REMOVED CORROSION FROM VERTICAL WEB OF BS 640 FLOORBEAM RBL 52 THROUGH RBL 61. AFT SIDE FABRICATED, REPAIR DOUBLER FOR BS 640 FLOORBEAM VERTICAL WEB 17 RBL 52 TO RBL 61 AFT SIDE, PER SRM 51-40-2, M/M 51-20-0.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 870)
UPPER LOBE; END FITTING CRACK FWD OF STA 870 STR 2R. REMOVED AND REPLACED STR 2R END FITTING FWD OF STA 870 PER 51-10-1 SRM.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 640)
MAIN CARGO FLOORBEAM STA 640 RBL 45 TO 60 HAS CORROSION AND PREVIOUS REPAIR DOES NOT COVER DAMAGE AREA. REMOVED TOP CHORD OF BS 640 FLOORBEAM FROM RBL 19 TO RT OUTBOARD SKIN, FABRICATED NEW TOP CHORD AND REPAIR ANGLES AND STRAPS PER SRM 53-10-8 FIG 5.
Part: RIB — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB)
HORZ STAB RT SIDE RIB CRACKED, FWD UPPER CHORD, I/B SIDE STA 17.20. REMOVED AND REPLACED CHORD RIB PER EA 7-5510-20214.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORROSION (BS 580)
MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT STA 580 FLOORBEAM RBL 45 FROM C/L, UPPER CHORD OF BEAM CORRODED AFT SIDE AT FASTENERS ON FLOORBEAM. CORROSION REMOVED, THICKNESS LESS THAN ALLOWABLE LIMITS AFTER REPAIR. INSTALLED STRAP PER AARD 53-10-07-2 FIGURE 1. REPAIR INSTALLED AFTER ALODING AND PAINT, WET WITH SEALER AT ASSEMBLY.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 400)
UPPER LOBE FLOORBEAM HAS CORROSION STA 400 RBL 27 TO RBL 35. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP TO FLOORBEAM PER SRM 53-10-8.
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (BS 870)
STR 4R END FITTING CRACKED AT STATION 870 FWD SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED STR END FITTING PER 51-10-01.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (BS 440)
STA 440 FRAME IS CRACKED AT STR 9 LT. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 2 PAGE 7 TO 11.
Part: CHORD — CORROSION (BS 870)
CENTER WING AFT WEB UPPER CHORD BULGED AND CORROSION EMANTING FROM BETWEEN WEB AND CHORD AT STA 870 W/L 190 LBL 30. REMOVED CORRODED WEB AND UPPER CHORD STA 870 LBL 70 RBL 70. INSTALLED REPAIR PER ESO 11697 DATED 9-10-96, PER SRM 57-10-00.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (BS 560)
FUSELAGE UPPER LOBE; CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM BETWEEN LBL 0 TO LBL 26 SEAT TRACKS STA 560. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6, ALODINED AND PRIMED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED STRAP REPAIR LBL 0 TO LBL 26 STA 560 AS PER EA 7-5310-78928. INSTALLED ADDITIONAL FASTENERS AS REQUIRED.
Part: CASTING — CORROSION (LT AILERON)
LT AILERON NR 3 HINGE CASTING HAS CORROSION AT HINGE PIN AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED CASTING PER 51-10-1 SRM.
Part: CASTING — CORROSION (LT AILERON)
NR 0932, LT OUTBOARD AILERON NR 2 HINGE CASTING HAS CORROSION AT LOWER HINGE HOLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED CASTING PER SRM 51-10-01, (P/N 5700200) HINGE ASSY.
Part: VERT STIFFENER — CRACKED (BS 868)
VERTICAL STIFFINER ON CENTER WING AFT WEB AFT SIDED CRACKED APPROX 4 INCHES AT UPPER END STA 868 RBL 40 WL 190. REMOVED STIFFENER AND INSTALLED NEW STIFFENER PER SRM 51-10-1.