N705FE
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.
3 reports on file, 2005-09-19 – 2026-04-03.
Part: SEAL — DAMAGED (ZONE 800) · airframe 1,506 hrs · 1,488 cycles
FLIGHT 8663, ENROUTE ANC - FAI AIR TURNBACK/DISCREPANCY: AIR TURNBACK PERFORMED DUE TO SOUNDS OF RATTLING AND SQUEALING FROM FLOOR AREA FORWARD OF CENTER CONSOLE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE FOUND AVIONICS ACCESS DOOR SEAL ROLLED OVER ON ITSELF. OPENED, CLEANED AND RESECURED DOOR. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: CONTROLLER — FAULTED (WINDSHIELD HEAT) · airframe 1,504 hrs · 1,485 cycles
FLIGHT 8663, ANC - FAI, AIR TURNBACK/DISCREPANCY: L/H WINDSHIELD HEAT FAULT DURING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO ANC. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD TEMP CONTROLLER. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: AMPLIFIER — SHORTED (COCKPIT) · airframe 44,182 hrs · 39,496 cycles
APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR INTO FLT, THE PIC EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MIA. THE LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE CAUSE FOR THE SMOKE WAS AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE INSTRUMENT AMP RACK. THE INSTRUMENT AMP RACK WAS REPLACED AND THE A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.