N701FE
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.
6 reports on file, 1996-01-30 – 2022-10-24.
Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED (ROLLER GUIDE) · airframe 427 hrs · 388 cycles
CRACKED ALUMINUM ROLLER GUIDE SUPPORT REPLACED BY NEW STEEL SUPPORT. REPAIRED IAW SRAS ES_0157948_01.
Part: INVERTER — FAILED (NR 1)
DEPARTED LAS VEGAS EN ROUTE TO OAK - FLT 7709 - SHORTLY, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 INVERTER FAILED. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN INFLIGHT EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAS. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 INVERTER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND DEPARTED LAS AT APPROX 0525Z. (M)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 1)
EN ROUTE TO OAK FOM YVR FLT 7525, PILOTS REPORTED HAVING A LOW TORQUE INDICATION ON NR 1 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE WAS ADVISED UPON ARRIVAL IN OAK. WHEN THE MECHANIC OPENED THE LOWER COWLING ON THE ENGINE A PIECE OF METAL THAT LOOKED LIKE A PIECE OF HOUSING FELL OUT. THE MECHANICS SENT DETAILED DRAWINGS BACK TO MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE LOWER SECTION OF THE ENGINE THROUGH THE HOLE HE COULD SEE COMPRESSOR BLADES. ENGINE S/N 14100 HAS BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ENGINE S/N 16014. ENGINE RUN, LEAKS CHECKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, OPS CHECK OK. TEST FLIGHT PERFORMED 1/18/99. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 2)
UPON START OF THE NR 2 ENGINE (S/N 14211), FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED MODERATE VIBRATION EMANATING FROM THE ENGINE. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE AFTER LOW IDLE WAS ATTAINED. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED NR 2 ENGINE AND DISCOVERED THE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE DISK (NR 3) HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS TO SEVERAL OF THE BLADES. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LOW PRESSURE GUIDE VANE ASSEMBLY HAD SEVERAL STATORS DAMAGED BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITS. ENGINE WAS DEEMED UNSERVICEABLE AND REPLACEMENT IS UNDERWAY. (M)
Part: BATTERY — OVERHEATED (RIGHT)
OAK-YVR - NR 2 BATTERY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW SWITCHED BATTERIES OFFLINE, NR 1 GENERATOR VOLTAGE BECAME ERRATIC. CREW THEN SELECTED NR 1 GENERATOR OFF AND PROBLEM PERSISTED WITH THE NR 2 GENERATOR. DUE TO IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT TO MFR WHICH WAS VFR. NR 2 BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED. OPERATIONAL TEST PERFORMED WITH NO PROBLEMS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. DC VOLTAGE ERRATIC WITH BATTERY SWITCH OFF AFTER SWITCHING DC GENERATOR OFF MOMENTARILY. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT DC CONTROL UNIT. GENERATORS PARALLELED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
Part: SEALS — LEAKING (NLG STEERING)
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL OF FLGHT 7826 FROM RAPID CITY, NORTH DAKOTA, THE NOSE WHEEL CENTERING FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CREW ELECTED TO ABORT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE SEALS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING MOTOR WERE LEAKING FLUID. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING MOTOR AND SEALS. SYSTEM OPERATION AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. (M)