N700FX
Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, TN (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Airlines, Inc. (COEA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
7 reports on file, 2008-08-18 – 2024-07-16.
Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 12,334 hrs · 16,471 cycles
FLIGHT 4801 ENROUTE PHX - HII AIR TURNBACK ON CLIMB OUT, THE AUTOPILOT FAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO PHX. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL A/P SERVOS, CABLES AND CIRCUIT BREAKER. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RERACKED A/P AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: NOT REPORTED — NOT REPORTED · airframe 11,464 hrs · 15,220 cycles
FLIGHT 4701, ENROUTE GEG - PSC AIR TURNBACK / DISCREPANCY: VIBRATION IN FLIGHT DUE TO POD DOOR BEING OPEN. RETURNED TO GEG. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GVI OF AFFECTED AREA. NO FAULTS FOUND. OPS CHECK OF DOOR SATISFACTORY.
Part: SKIN — CHAFED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 9,647 hrs · 12,793 cycles
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, DISCOVERED LOWER RT WING STRUT CUFF, CHAFED AT THE FUSELAGE SKIN FROM CONTACT WITH LIFT STRUT FAIRING. PERFORMED REPAIRS IAW SRM 51-75-00.
Part: TRANSMISSION — DEFECTIVE (TE FLAP) · airframe 9,404 hrs · 12,396 cycles
FLIGHT 8511 ROUTE SEA-MVW. FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED ON TAKEOFF, RESET AND POPPED AGAIN ON LANDING WHEN FLAPS WERE EXTENDED 20 DEGREES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLAP TRANSMISSION.
Part: ENGINE — POWER LOSS · airframe 7,441 hrs · 9,786 cycles
AIR TURNBACK GEG FLIGHT 8903: SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND BELOW 900FT AGL TAKEOFF POWER SLOWLY DECREASED. EMERGENCY POWER LEVER WAS USED TO RETURN SAFELY TO GEG. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON THE GROUND. AS A PRECAUTION ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT (P/N 3244897-3, S/N B10190 TSO 6919) AND PROPELLER GOVERNOR (P/N 8210-002AG, S/N 1480103 TSO 151) WAS REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED COMPONENTS.
Part: INDICATOR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 6,095 hrs · 7,554 cycles
ABORTED TAKEOFF. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PROPELLER SPEED CAME UP TO ONLY 1300 RPM. NORMAL RPM IS 1900. THE PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND THE ACFT SAFELY RETURNED TO THE RAMP. REPLACED NP (PROPELLER RPM) INDICATOR.
Part: O-RING — WORN (FUEL NOZZLE)
ABORTED TAKEOFF. FLT 7665 BLI TO ORS: THE ENG LOST POWER AND WENT TO LOW IDLE. AFTER STOPPING THE ODOR OF FUEL COULD BE DETECTED. AS A PRECAUTION, THE ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND ONE OF THE FUEL TRANSFER TUBES BETWEEN FUEL NOZZLES 9 & 10 BACKED OUT OF NOZZLE 9. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUEL NOZZLE TRANSFER TUBE RETAINER AND REINSTALLED THE TRANSFER TUBES WITH NEW O-RINGS. (S)