N788FE
Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP, 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.
9 reports on file, 2007-10-24 – 2022-02-18.
Part: NOT REPORTED — NOT REPORTED · airframe 14,893 hrs · 17,452 cycles
FLIGHT 7804, PDX - PSC AIR TURNBACK/DISCREPANCY: POD A DOOR OPENED DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO PDX. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE POD A DOOR LATCHES AND POD DOOR. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: PIN — LOOSE (DOOR) · airframe 12,531 hrs · 14,475 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT DISCOVERED DOOR PIN ON LATCH HAD COME LOOSE. RECLOSED DOOR, LIGHT WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK ON.
Part: INDICATOR — FAULTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 11,860 hrs · 13,695 cycles
FLIGHT 7778, TURN BACK DISCREPANCY. AFTER DEPARTURE, THE PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE ENG OIL TEMP EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED, NO EMER WAS DECLARED. ONCE PARTS ARRIVED, REPLACED THE OIL PRESS & TEMP INDICATOR. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (CARGO BAY) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 10,138 hrs · 11,785 cycles
INPS PDX / LEVEL 2 CORROSION: DURING INSPECTION FOUND ALL 5 CARGO AREA SEAT TRACKS CORRODED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. DAMAGE RANGES BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 166 - 332. REMOVE AND REPLACE SEAT TRACKS WITH FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS. (PNS 2611040-1, 2611040-2, 2611040-3, 2611040-5 AND 2611040-12).
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 10,771 hrs
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND CARGO AREA SEAT TRACK CORRODED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. DAMAGE IS MOSTLY FOUND BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 282 AND 332, SOME DAMAGE DOES EXIST IN THE AREAS BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 166-332. REMOVED AND REPLACED CARGO SEAT TRACK.
Part: GOVERNOR — FAILED (OVERSPEED) · airframe 8,806 hrs · 10,257 cycles
TAXI BACK, OVERSPEED GOVERNOR TEST FAILED DURING GROUND RUN UP. PROP RPM WENT TO RED LINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERSPEED GOVERNOR. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SWITCH — INOPERATIVE (CONTROL WHEEL)
RETURN TO BLOCKS. FLT NR 8690 PDX TO MFR. ACFT TAXIED TO RUNWAY RUN UP AREA. WITH ENGINE RUNS COMPLETED, ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT CLEARANCE DELIVERY FOUND NO VOICE BEING TRANSMITTED FROM EITHER NR 1 OR NR 2 RADIOS. ACFT WAS TAXIED BACK SAFELY TO BLOCKS FOR MX. R&R THE PILOTS PUSH TO TALK SWITCH.
Part: TRANSDUCER — FLUCTUATES (FUEL FLOW)
UNSCHEDULED LANDING, WHILE ENROUTE, THE FUEL FLOW GAGE BEGAN TO FLUCTURATE BETWEEN 150 AND 300 PPH. THE PAR (POWER ANALYZING RECORDER) WAS ALSO SHOWING THE SAME FLUCTUATION. THE FUEL FLOW TRANSDUCER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. (K)
Part: ENGINE — LOW PRESSURE (ENGINE OIL SYS)
ENROUTE- PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE LOSS. PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND COMPLETED EMERGENCY CHECK LIST. EMERGENCY CREWS WERE CALLED. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN EUG WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)