N705FX
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.
4 reports on file, 2004-10-23 – 2025-05-13.
Part: ELECTRICAL SYS — WARNING LIGHT (ZONE 200) · airframe 11,264 hrs · 14,671 cycles
FLT. 8676 ENROUTE ANC-HOM AIR TURNBACK DURING CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT RECEIVED A STANDBY POWER ELECTRIC INOP ALERT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO ANC. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE ISSUE WAS DEFERRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED FOLLOWING AN OPS CHECK OF THE STANDBY POWER. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: LINE — CRACKED (BRAKE) · airframe 9,461 hrs · 11,486 cycles
AFTER ARRIVA, THE PILOT NOTED DURING TAXI THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND DURING THE OPS CHECK OF THE BRAKES, FOUND A CRACK IN THE RT PARKING BRAKE LINE. REPLACED THE RT PARKING BRAKE LINE. LEAK CHECKS AND TAXI CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: B-NUT — LOOSE (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 8,833 hrs · 10,782 cycles
FLIGHT 7805 AIR TURN BACK. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED A FUEL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN WHERE THE ACFT WAS GNDED. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. TROUBLE SHOT & FOUND TWO LOOSE B NUTS ON THE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER. TIGHTENED B NUTS TO SPEC, TEST RAN & LEAK CHECKED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: RELAY — BURNED (LT TOP FIREWALL)
ENROUTE, PILOT REPORTED THE STANDBY ELECTRIC POWER (ON) AND (INOP) ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. STANDBY POWER SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. PILOT REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, HOWEVER, THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT RESPONDED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE STANDBY POWER RELAY AND ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT. REPAIRED SHORTED GENERATOR CONTACTOR SENSE WIRE AT GCU. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED.