N709FX
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.
3 reports on file, 1998-03-31 – 2017-01-20.
Part: INDICATOR — FAILED · airframe 8,985 hrs · 10,769 cycles
DURING CLIMB, THE PROPELLER GAUGE INDICATION STARTED DECREASING. THE PILOT CYCLED THE PROPELLER CONTROL LEVEL, BUT GAUGE CONTINUED TO DECREASE TO ZERO. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NP INDICATOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: INTAKE — DIRTY (AC SYSTEM) · airframe 8,181 hrs · 9,798 cycles
WO 208-146219 FLIGHT 7775 DISCREPANCY. PILOT TURNED ON BLEED AIR IN FLIGHT & BEGAN TO SMELL TKS. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE CABIN FILLED WITH A CLOUD OF TKS VAPOR COMING FROM THE BLEED AIR VENTS. LANDED NORMALLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. CLEANED AIR INTAKE & COWLING. TEST RAN WITH HEATER BLEED AIR ON HIGH, TEMP ON HIGH & COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GND. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: PITOT HEAT — FAILED (RT WING)
DURING CLIMB-OUT IN IMC CONDITIONS, THE PAR WARNING ILLUMINATED INDICATING EXCESS AIRSPEED. COPILOT AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS ABOVE REDLINE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BASE WITHOUT EVENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 PITOT HEAT INOPERATIVE AND HAD ICED OVER IN-FLIGHT CAUSING COPILOT AIRSPEED TO INDICATE ABOVE ACTUAL. NR 2 PITOT TUBE WAS REPLACED. STATIC SYSTEM LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY. PITOT HEAT SYSTEM FUNCTION CHECK SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)