N779FX
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.
1 report on file, 2003-10-03.
Part: WIRE — BURNED (INSTRUMENT PANEL)
AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LMT, PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM AVIONICS VENT ON GLARE SHIELD. ELECTRICAL ODOR ACCOMPANIED SMOKE. OXYGEN MASK WAS NOT USED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE VISUALLY INSPECTED WIRING BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL, CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND RAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN PDX REVEALED SHORTED WIRE IN RADAR ALTIMETER WIRE BUNDLE. WIRE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.