N509FE
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.
23 reports on file, 1996-08-23 – 2001-02-10.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (COCKPIT)
NR 3 ENG REVERSER LIGHT ILLUM. REMOVED AND REPLACED REVERSER ACTUATOR COVERS. NEED SOCKET MPN 04-1011-003. ALL CKS GOOD. ALL PNLS REINSTALLED. AC OK FOR SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1996–2000 · 22 reports
2000
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 76,752 hrs · 59,776 cycles
FUSELAGE SKIN 65-18385-33 & DOUBLER 65-18385-53 CORRODED INTERIM REPAIRED PER EA 7-5330-51318. REMOVED CORRODED SKIN FROM FUSELAGE BS 1145 TO 1183 LONGERON L16 TO L20 LT FUSELAGE. FAB & INSTALL SKIN & DOUBLER REF EA 7-5330-51318 SRM 53-30-03 FIG 5.
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (COCKPIT)
00-29 SMOKE COMING FROM LWR RT SIDE OF COCKPIT NEAR 1ST OFFICER'S FEET. CK APU AREA. WHEEL WELL & AC PACKS ALL OK. SUSPECT DE-ICE FLUID FROM HEAVY SPRAY AT PREV. STA. RAN #2 ENG & SHUT OFF APU. CK OK.
1999
Part: SWITCH — FAILED (NLG)
ON 1ST APPROACH NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN WHEN SEL. GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. FLAPS WERE SEL AT 15. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK SWITCH AND POSITION SWITCH PER 727-100 MM 32-61-021-4. OPER CHECK GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (NLG)
ON APPROACH WITH GEAR AND FULL FLAPS, WARN HORN AND NOSEWHEEL DOWN LIGHT WENT OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR POSITION SWITCH PER 727-100 MM 32-61-21 PG 406. COMPLETED ADJUSTMENT/TEST PER PG 501. OPS CK GOOD.
1998
Part: LIGHT — FAILED (NLG)
NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED (GREEN) LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON UPON GEAR EXTENSION. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH. CHANGED 4 LIGHT BULBS IN 2 IND. CYCLED GEAR BACK DOWN WITH GOOD IND. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. *S/D* PER CREW REPORT SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
1996
Part: DOORWAY FRAME — CRACKED (BS 1057)
NR 0065 AND 019, FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR FWD CUTOUT FRAME CRACKED AT BS 1057 WL 162 RBL 40. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME AT BS 1057 WL 162, RBL 40 PER FED EX DWG 6520728 AND FED EX EA 7-5310-2979D.
Part: WEB — GOUGED (BS 234-245)
NR 0626 AND 018, WHILE ACCESSING FOR NR0623, FOUND WEB DAMAGED BS 234 TO 245 RBL 24 WL 156.
Part: ANGLE — CORRODED (BS 259.5)
NR0623 AND 017, CORROSION (C53-100-01-4) ON ANGLE BS 259.5 RBL 14 WL 150 TO 157. *S/D* REMOVED CORROSION ON ANGLE BS 259.5 RBL 14 WL 150 TO 157, CLEANED AND TREATED AFFECTED AREA. ALL WORK DONE IAW FEDEX EA 7-5310-31127.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (BS 481)
NR 0545 AND 016, CORROSION EMANATING FROM BONDED DOUBLER AND SKIN AT BS 481 STR 2 LT TO STR 3 RT. *S/D* CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN, DOUBLER AND STRINGER 2 RT AT BS 478 TO 494. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER FED EX EA 7-5330-311-5 AND 7-5310-31114.
Part: SHEAR WEB — CORROSION (BS 1171-1175)
NR 0395 AND 015, CORROSION (C53-224-01, -2) ON SHEAR WEB AT BS 1171 TO 1175 RBL 4 RBL 15 AT NUTPLATE HOLES. *S/D* CORROSION WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED SHEAR WEB AS PER FED EX SRM 57-20-1.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 251.6)
NR 0507 AND 014, CORROSION (C53-221-01) ON FRAME AFT SIDE BS 251.6 RBL 50 WL 210 TO 225. *S/D* REPAIRED FRAME WEB AT BS 251.6 RBL 50 WL 210 TO 225 IAW FEDEX SRM 51-40-2.
Part: CHORD — CORROSION (BS 1176.9)
NR 0394 AND 012, CORROSION (C53-224-01, -2) ON BS 1176.9 CHORD AT RBL 1 TO 6 AND LBL 10 TO 4 OUT OF LIMITS WL 208. *S/D* CORROSION FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED CHORD AS PER SERVICE BULLETIN NR 727-53-0184 METHOD 3 AND DROWING 65C33557.
Part: FRAME — CORRODED (BS 235)
NR 0514 AND 013, CORROSION (C53-221-01) ON FRAME BS 235 LBL 45 WL 217.
Part: CLIP — BROKEN (BS 640)
NR 0219 AND 010, STRINGER CLIP AT BS 640 STRINGER 19 RT IS BROKEN. REMOVED DAMAGED STR CLIP AND INSTALLED NEW STR CLIP BS 640 STR 19 RT.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATION (RT TE AFT FLAP)
NR 0520 AND 011, RT WING I/B AFT FLAP O/B AFT CORNER HAS APPROX 60 SQ INCHES OF DELAMINATION. *S/D* RT WING I/B AFT FLAP O/B AFT CORNER REPAIRED IAW FED EX SRM 51-40-6.
Part: CLIP — BROKEN (BS 640)
NR 0219 AND 010. STRINGER CLIP AT BS 640, STRINGER 19 RT IS BROKEN. REMOVED DAMAGED STR CLIP AND INSTALLED NEW STR CLIP, BS 640, STR 19 RT HAND.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGE (BS 580)
NR 0357 AND 003, DAMAGE FRAME AT BS 580 RBL 18 WL 156.
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (BS 640)
NR 0451 AND 004, WHILE WORKING NR 0219 FOUND STRINGER 19 RT AT BS 640 TO BE CRACKED.
Part: FLAP — CORRODED (NR 1 LE FLAP)
NR 0441 AND 006, CORROSION AT NR 1 K-FLAP.
Part: CHORD — CORRODED (BS 870)
NR 0544 AND 005, CORROSION BETWEEN UPPER 870 VERTICAL FLANGE OF CHORD AND 870 WEB LBL 12 TO 20. *S/D* REMOVED CORROSION ON VERTICAL FLANGE OF 870 CHORD FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS PER FED EX SRM 57-10-1. REPAIRED 870 WEB PER FED EX SRM 57-10-6 FIG 1.
Part: FLOOR BEAM — CORRODED (BS 560)
NR0456, CORROSION (C53-224-01) ON FLOOR BEAM STR 560 RBL 21 WL 208 GLAND NUTPLATE HOLE. *S/D* REMOVED CORROSION ON UPPER CORD, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES AND FILLER. INSTALLED REPAIR PER FEDEX SRM-53-10-8 FIG 8 AND 53-10-1 FIG 4.
Part: BONDING JUMPER — CORRODED (NR 2 LE FLAP)
NR0349, CORROSION AT NR 2 K-FLAP I/B LOWER BONDING JUMPER ATTACH POINTS. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 K-FLAP PER FEDEX MM 27-81-1.