N800FX

AEROSPATIALE/ALENIA ATR-72-212 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 76 seats · Valid Registration

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.

25 reports on file, 2012-11-15 – 2025-01-21.

WARNING INDICATION · 2025-01-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: SELECTOR VALVE — FAILED (ZONE 700) · airframe 41,790 hrs · 42,396 cycles

DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND, LDG GEAR HANDEL FAILED FOLLOWED BY 3 UNLOCK LIGHTS ON BOTH SYSTEMS; LDG GEAR GRAVITY EXTENSION HAS BEEN USED FOR LANDING. PROBLEM WAS FOUND TO BE A FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. A SERVICABLE VALVE WAS INSTALLED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA20250121002
Earlier reports · 2012–2024 · 24 reports

2024

FALSE WARNING · 2024-08-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3150

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (ZONE 300) · airframe 41,339 hrs · 42,205 cycles

DURING CLIMB OF FLIGHT 7129 POS-BQN, AIRCRAFT 800FX INCURRED A PITCH DISCONNECT MASTER WARNING ALERT. THE CREW PERFORMED THE QRH PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RETURNED TO POS UNEVENTFULLY. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND TROUBLESHOT THE ISSUE. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND, AND AIRCRAFT WAS OPS CHECKED GOOD. FLIGHT 7129 DEPARTED A SECOND TIME BUT THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. THE CREW RETURNED TO POS WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.

Source: SDR MTNA202408302001

2023

OTHER · 2023-03-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2100

Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 40,511 hrs · 41,700 cycles

DURING CLIMB, CREW RECEIVED AN AUTO PRESSURIZATION FAULT AND AN EXCESS CABIN ALTITUDE ALERT. CORRECTIVE ACTION IN WORK.

Source: SDR MTNA20230308001

2022

WARNING INDICATION · 2022-07-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2130

Part: CABIN PRESSURE — FALSE INDICATION · airframe 39,910 hrs · 41,383 cycles

DURING CRUISE ON FLIGHT, WITH THE AUTOMATIC PRESSURIZATION ALREADY DEFERRED, THE CREW RECEIVED AN EXCESSIVE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING AND CONTINUOUS CHIME. AFTER CONSULTING THE QRH, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO INDIANAPOLIS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAC MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE MANUAL PRESSURIZATION CONTROL.

Source: SDR MTNA20220728001

2021

OTHER · 2021-09-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2560

Part: D-RING — MISSING (ESCAPE ROPE) · airframe 39,219 hrs · 40,839 cycles

DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT N800FX, FLIGHT 8327, IND-LCK, THE FLIGHT DECK EMERGENCY ESCAPE ROPE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. ALTHOUGH THE ESCAPE ROPE WAS PRESENT, THE ATTACH RING WHICH SECURES THE ROPE TO THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE WAS MISSING. A REPLACEMENT ATTACH RING WAS LOCATED, INSTALLED IAW WITH AMM PROCEDURES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA202109098001
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; MULTIPLE FAILURE · 2021-08-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2430

Part: AHRS — FAULTED (NR 1) · airframe 39,194 hrs · 40,824 cycles

#2 DC GENERATOR FAULTED, WOULD NOT RESET. FOLLOWED BY AHRS 1 NORM SUPPLY CB POPPED, AHRS 1 AUX SUPPLY CB POPPED. THE CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT AND DONNED O2 MASKS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED #1 AHRS COMPUTER AND #2 STARTER GENERATOR WITH A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK.

Source: SDR MTNA20210830001
OTHER · 2021-03-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3230

Part: CONTROL LEVER — STUCK (MLG) · airframe 38,744 hrs · 40,496 cycles

LANDING GEAR HANDLE IS STUCK IN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION, COULD NOT RETRACT LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE.

Source: SDR MTNA202103001

2020

PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2020-11-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FAILED (NR 1) · airframe 38,718 hrs · 40,482 cycles

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 16,000 FEET NR 1 ENGINE FAILED WITH A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE INDICATED ON THE INDICATOR AND LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING AND UNABLE TO FEATHER ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS MANUALLY SHUT DOWN AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE TURBO MACHINERY AND REDUCTION GEAR BOX. TEARDOWN CONDITION REPORT ON REMOVED ENGINE PENDING.

Source: SDR MTNA20201120001
OTHER · 2020-08-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: PAN — DENTED (AFT CARGO) · airframe 38,345 hrs · 40,316 cycles

AFT CARGO DOOR BOTTOM CORNER HAS A DENT. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH AFT CARGO DOOR REPAIR IAW M7 ICAW EO 72R47001-07 REV (IR) DTD JULY 31 COCO AND M7 DWG#72R47001-07 REV (IR) DTD JULY 31 2020.

Source: SDR MTNA2020081401
FALSE WARNING · 2020-01-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2750

Part: COMPUTER — FALSE INDICATION (FLAP SYSTEM) · airframe 38,026 hrs · 40,076 cycles

AFTER TAKEOFF FLAPS ASSYMETRY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH MASTER CAUTION FLIGHT CONTROL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED #1 MULTI-FUNCTION COMPUTER (MFC)AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR MTNA202002110001

2018

WARNING INDICATION · 2018-06-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE WARNING — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 37,333 hrs · 39,516 cycles

DURING LANDING FLARE NR 2 FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED. WARNING STOPPED UPON LANDING BEFORE ANY ACTION COULD BE TAKEN.

Source: SDR MTNA20180619001
WARNING INDICATION · 2018-05-31 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3000

Part: DUCT — LEAKING (DE-ICE SYSTE) · airframe 37,312 hrs · 39,498 cycles

ON SHORT APPROACH, THE CREW WAS ALERTED WITH A MASTER WARNING, CONTINUOUS REPEATING CHIME AND A NR 2 FIRE INDICATION. THE ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 SECONDS AND THEN CEASED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LEAK CHECKED BOTH BLEED AIR DUCTING AND DE-ICING DUCTING IAW AMM JIC 36-22-00-CHK-10010,FOUND COMPENSATED FLEX SLIDE DUCT TO BE LEAKING AT SLIDE AND CLAMPS. DE-ICE DUCTING CHECK GOOD. REPLACED BOTH CLAMPS, SEALS, AND COMPENSATED FLEX SLIDE DUCT IAW AMM JIC 36-11-00-RAI-10005. RETESTED FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS FOUND.

Source: SDR MTNA2018060100001
FALSE WARNING · 2018-05-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2697

Part: CONNECTOR — CONTAMINATED (FIRE LOOP) · airframe 37,298 hrs · 39,487 cycles

WHILE ON A VISUAL APPROACH, AT ABOUT 800FT AGL, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED. DUE TO BEING ON SHORT FINAL, THE CREW DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WHEN ON THE GROUND INITIATE THE ON GROUND ENGINE FIRE CHECK LIST. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS INSPECTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING WAS COMPLIED WITH AND A CONTAMINATED CONNECTOR WAS FOUND AT FIN 426VC. THE CONNECTOR WAS CLEANED IAW SPM 20-55-00. AN OPERATIONAL TEST WAS SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED IAW JIC 26-12-00 OPT 10000.

Source: SDR MTNA201805187001
FALSE WARNING · 2018-04-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 37,204 hrs · 39,446 cycles

NR 2 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION ON LANDING. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL 26-12 FIGURE 104. INSPECTED FIRE LOOPS FOR CHAFFING, MISSING BUSHINGS AND QUICK RELEASE CLIPS. INSPECTED FOR BLEED LEAKS. NO LEAKS OR EVIDENCE OF LEAKS THROUGH ITT OR MARKS AROUND BLEED LINES. RAN LT AND RT ENGINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH JIC 72-00-00-ERU-10030-008 AND 72-00-00-ERU-10040-004. FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS, REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 26-12-81 RAI 1000-001. OPS CHECKS GOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATR72 JIC 26-12-00 OPT 1000-001.

Source: SDR MTNA20170413001
OTHER · 2018-01-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: ANCHOR — FAILED (DOOR FRAME) · airframe 37,012 hrs · 36,353 cycles

MAIN CARGO DOOR PULL ROPE ANCHOR PLATE PULLED THROUGH ITS ATTACHMENT TO CARGO DOOR FRAME.

Source: SDR MTNA201801100001

2017

FALSE WARNING · 2017-10-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE HANDLE — FAULTY (NR 2) · airframe 36,934 hrs · 39,266 cycles

ON FINAL APPROACH, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS AND THEN EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 2 FIRE HANDLE WAS REPLACED, OPS CHECKED GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA20171009001
FALSE WARNING · 2017-09-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: CONTROL UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 FIRE LOOP) · airframe 36,919 hrs · 39,250 cycles

WHILE ON APPROACH, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A DVI OF THE FIRE-DETECTION SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED, AND THE SENDING ELEMENTS WERE CHECKED FOR RESISTANCE AND CLEANED. THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE-DETECTION CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED, OPS CHECKED GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA20170922001
FALSE WARNING · 2017-07-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE LOOP — FAULTY (NR 2 NACELLE) · airframe 36,732 hrs · 36,156 cycles

WHILE ON APPROACH, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, BUT TOOK NO FURTHER ACTIONS UNTIL LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LADED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, THE FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. AS A PRECAUTION, THE CREW RAN THE QRH ON GROUND ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST AND SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS INSPECTED WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE GATE VIA THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE FIRE LOOP WAS REPLACED, THE SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA20170710001
FALSE WARNING · 2017-06-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2697

Part: CONNECTOR — DIRTY (FIRE LOOP) · airframe 36,670 hrs · 39,125 cycles

ON FINAL APPROACH, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ANNUNCIATED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 5 ENGINE FIRE LOOP CONNECTOR ON THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND CLEANED. THE SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA20170614001

2014

OTHER · 2014-04-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3243

Part: MASTER CYLINDER — FAILED (BRAKES) · airframe 34,473 hrs · 37,859 cycles

DURING TAXI, THE COPILOT'S LT BRAKE PEDAL BOTTOMS OUT WITH MINIMAL BRAKE PRESSURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER IAW JIC 32-42-13, RAI 1000. THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AND THE ACFT WAS RETURN TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA201404120001
OTHER · 2014-01-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5740

Part: SUPPORT FITTING — WORN (ZONE 500) · airframe 34,339 hrs · 37,773 cycles

LEFT WING FLAP BEAM LATERAL LINK FITTING LUG, OVERSIZED AT RIB 13. LUG OVERSIZED AND BUSH INSTALLED IAW SRI DT/S-223/14-21209.

Source: SDR MTNA20140127004

2013

FALSE WARNING · 2013-08-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE DETECTOR — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 NACELLE) · airframe 34,162 hrs · 37,626 cycles

AT 50 FEET BEFORE LANDING, NR 2 FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED THEN OFF, LASTED 5 SECONDS. TROUBLESHOT AND REPLACED THE FIRE DETECTION CONTROL UNIT FOR NR 2 ENGINE IAW JIC 26-12 81 RAI 10000. THE SYS CHECK GOOD AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA08092013001
OTHER · 2013-01-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5347

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 33,886 hrs · 37,391 cycles

RIGHT INBOARD SEAT TRACK HAS PITTING CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED SEAT TRACK P/N S53678001228.

Source: SDR MTNA20130124002

2012

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2012-12-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2730

Part: ELEVATOR — OBSTRUCTED (RIGHT) · airframe 33,866 hrs · 37,377 cycles

DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT OF REPOSITION FLIGHT 7559 MSN-CID, MADE A PRECAUTIONARY AIR TURNBACK INTO MSN DUE TO ABNORMAL PITCH FORCES. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FOUND ICE ON THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. REMOVED ICE AND PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF ELEVATOR TRIM IAW ATR72 JIC-30-00 DUE 10000 AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA121120120001
WARNING INDICATION · 2012-11-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3417

Part: ADC — FAULTY (COCKPIT) · airframe 33,851 hrs · 37,358 cycles

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL OF FLIGHT 7499 CRW-MEM, THE PILOTS AIRSPEED AND ALTIMETER FLAGS APPEARED. THE FLIGHT CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE DADC IAW ATR72 JIC 34-11-81 THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURN TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA1115120001