N711FX
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.
6 reports on file, 1998-06-12 – 2025-07-23.
Part: GAUGE — ERRATIC (ENG TORQUE) · airframe 13,432 hrs · 16,372 cycles
FLT 8735, ENROUTE ANC-ENA AIR TURNBACK. DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT NOTICED ERRATIC FLUCTUATIONS OF THE TORQUE GAUGE. RETURNED TO ANC. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED THE TORQUE GAUGE. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: INDICATOR — FAULTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 9,951 hrs · 11,807 cycles
AIR TURN BACK FLIGHT 8801. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, THE OIL PRESSURE INCREASED TO THE RED LINE ON THE INDICATOR. DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE RAMP & DID AN AIR TURN BACK. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. TROUBLE SHOT & REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE & TEMPERATURE INDICATOR. OPERATIONS CHECKED & ENGINE RUNS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CONTROL BOX — DEFECTIVE (FIRE DETECTION) · airframe 8,792 hrs · 10,113 cycles
AIR TURNBACK FLT 100 FORM PDX: ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM SOUNDED THROUGH HEADSET AND SPEAKER, BUT NOT ON ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO PDX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FIRE LOOP AND DETECTION SYSTEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED FIRE DETECTION CONTROL BOX.
Part: SPAR — CRACKED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 7,255 hrs · 8,369 cycles
DURING PREFLIGHT; FLIGHT 7678 AT PDX PILOT NOTICED CRACK IN RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AFT SPAR STA 55.00. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ELEVATOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: TORQUE TUBE — DAMAGED (ZONE 300) · airframe 7,184 hrs · 8,268 cycles
MX NOTED PLAY BETWEEN THE LT AND RT ELEVATORS. FOUND LT ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE RIVETS LOOSE. RIVETS REMOVED AND FLANGE AND TORQUE TUBE HOLES FOUND ELONGATED. TORQUE TUBE ASSY REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT.
Part: BLEED VALVE — FAILED (ENGINE)
PILOT REPORTS AS HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 7,000 FEET, 10 MILES NORTH OF THE MFR AIRPORT, HE NOTICED 200 POUND DROP IN TORQUE AND 40 DEGREE RISE IN ITT. AT THIS TIME, PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO MFR. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND A FAILED BLEED VALVE. PART WAS REPLACED. GROUND RUN CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)