N802FX
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.
10 reports on file, 2010-09-22 – 2023-07-14.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 38,234 hrs · 41,197 cycles
FO RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL SOFT. REPLACED, BLED, AND OPS CHECKED FIRST OFFICER SIDE MASTER CYLINDER. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 38,214 hrs · 41,164 cycles
DURING LOADING, THE LOAD TEAM AND FLIGHT CREW DISCOVERED A STRONG ODER COMING FROM ZONE 8 WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO BREATH. THE PIC MADE THE DECISION TO OFFLOAD ZONE 8 TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE IRRITANT. FEDEX EMPLOYEES TRAINDED TO USE RESPIRATORS OFFLOADED THE FREIGHT. AFTER INSPECTING THE FREIGHT FROM THAT ZONE, THE HAZMAT AGENT, RAMP AGENT, AND PIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE IRRITANT. THE PIC MADE THE DECISION TO NOT LOAD ANY OF THE FREIGHT IN ZONE 8 ONTO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED 15 MINUTES TO VENTILATE.
Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 37,838 hrs · 40,757 cycles
DURING INITIAL DESCENT, THE CREW NOTICED ENGINE #1'S TORQUE REMAINED AT 31% WITH THE POWER LEVERS AT FLIGHT IDLE. CONSIDERING RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL DURING APPROACH AND LANDING, ENGINE #1 WAS SHUTDOWN AND SINGLE ENGINE OPERATION PROCEDURE WAS APPLIED. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS IN WORK.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (FRM 5) · airframe 37,425 hrs · 40,344 cycles
LEFT SIDE FORWARD FUSELAGE INTERIOR STRUCTURE: FRAME 5 IS CRACKED FOR SEVERAL INCHES ALONG ITS ATTACHMENT AREA TO NODE-6 INNER STRAP. FRAME 5 REPAIRED WITH A SPLICE INSTALLED IN REFERENCE TO ATR72 SRM 53-11-40-300-802-A01-001-01.
Part: FIRE LOOP — UNSECURE (NR 2 NACELLE) · airframe 35,662 hrs · 38,882 cycles
ON FINAL APPROACH, THE NR 2 ENGINE FIRE AND MASTER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE POWER LEVER WAS RETARDED TO IDLE, THE INDICATIONS EXTINGUISHED. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE FIRE LOOP INSULATORS HAD BECOME UNSEATED ALLOWING THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SENSING LOOPS TO MAKE CONTACT CAUSING THE FALSE INDICATION. THE FIRE LOOPS WERE INSPECTED FOR THE PRESENCE OF ANY DAMAGE, THE INSULATOR WAS RESEATED AND THE SYSTEM HAD A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK PERFORMED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: PAN — DENTED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 34,416 hrs · 37,786 cycles
FOUND DENT IN AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER PAN PN S52176204202. REPAIRED DENT IAW DWG 72R7001-02 DATED 9/5/14.
Part: AUTOFEATHER SYS — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1) · airframe 34,287 hrs · 37,687 cycles
DURING CRUISE, NR 1 ENGINE NP DROPPED TO 30 PERCENT, TORQUE DROPPED TO ZERO, ALL OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & MADE A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REPLACED THE NR 1 AUTO FEATHER UNIT. THE SYS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM JIC 61-22-00 OPT 10010.
Part: FUEL CELL — CORRODED (RT WING)
(MTND) CORROSION IN RT FEEDER TANK BY ENGINE JET PUMP MOUNT AREA, FOUND ON INSP CARD ZL-621-01-1 FOR ZONE INSPECTION. THE CORROSION WAS LOCATED UNDER THE JET PUMP BETWEEN RIBS 4 RT AND 5 RT AND BETWEEN STIFFENERS 8 AND 9. POSSIBLE CAUSE WOULD BE WATER CONTAMINATED FUEL. RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE TO HAVE REGULAR FUEL TREATMENTS AND CHECKING TANK DRAINS FOR WATER.
Part: FUEL CELL — CORRODED (LT WING)
( MTVD) CORROSION IN LT FEEDER TANK BY ENGINE JET PUMP MOUNT AREA, FOUND ON INSP CARD ZL-521-02-1 FOR ZONE INSPECTION. THE CORROSION WAS LOCATED UNDER THE JET PUMP BETWEEN RIBS 4LT AND 5LT AND BETWEEN STIFFENERS 8 AND 9. POSSIBLE CAUSE WOULD BE WATER CONTAMINATED FUEL. RECOMMENDATIONS: WOULD BE TO HAVE REGULAR FUEL TREATMENTS AND CHECKING TANK DRAINS FOR WATER.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
(MTND) CORROSION FOUND UNDER ADF ANTENNA BETWEEN FRAMES 28C AND 28D, FOUND ON 2 YEAR INSPECTION FOR ANTENNA`S AND SKIN UNDERNEATH. ATR SOURCE DOCUMENT 535101-4. REPAIRED IAW ATR 72, SRM 53-51-27. PROBABLE CAUSE DETERIORATED SEALANT AND MOISTURE ENTRAPMENT. TO PREVENT DAMAGE, CREATE A GOOD WATER TIGHT SEAL BETWEEN ANTENNA AND FUSELAGE SKIN.