N812FX

AEROSPATIALE ATR 72-212 · 1994 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 76 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, 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.

12 reports on file, 2005-09-23 – 2025-05-28.

OTHER · 2025-05-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5210

Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (ZONE 800) · airframe 34,508 hrs · 33,061 cycles

DISCREPANCY: MCD INNER SKIN DAMAAGED AT PULL DOWN ROPE ATTACH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPAIRED MCD INNER SKIN PULL-DOWN ROPE ATTACH AREA IAW MAC EO# ATR72-52-0016. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER 2024-T3 .040", PO# 226272 AND TRIPLER 2024-T3 .125" PO# 226272.

Source: SDR MTNA20250605001
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2024-01-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2140

Part: SELECTOR — SMOKE (AUTO TEMP NR 2) · airframe 33,810 hrs · 32,299 cycles

ON TAXI OUT, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT. THE #2 AUTO TEMP SELECT FAULTED WITH ELECTRIC SMOKE ON CAP. CORRECTIVE ACTION IN WORK.

Source: SDR MTNA20240112001
OTHER · 2016-05-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5230

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 29,428 hrs · 28,530 cycles

MAIN CARGO DOOR FORWARD OUTER LATCH FITTING CRACKED. MAIN CARGO DOOR LOWER INNER SKIN CRACKED AT OUTER LATCH FITTING. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN, FABRICATED NEW SECTION OF SKIN FROM 2024-T3, PO 198454, .032" FABRICATED 2 EA REPAIR DOUBLERS FROM 2024-T3, .040" PO 171350. ALODINED, PRIMED, AND INSTALLED REPAIRED PARTS IAW DWG D16050701. PAINTED IAW SRM 51-21-28.

Source: SDR MTNA20160512001
OTHER · 2016-04-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2160

Part: CONTROL VALVE — FAULTY · airframe 29,389 hrs · 28,499 cycles

DURING CRUISE AT FL 190, HOT AIR STARTED COMING OUT OF DUCTS & TEMP CONTINUES TO GET HOTTER, TEMP ABOVE 100 DEGREES. TEMP SWITCHED TO MANUAL MODE & NOTHING CHANGED, RAN THE CHECKLIST, DECLARED AN EMER & RETURNED TO FIELD. R & R NR 1 TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE IAW MM JIC 21-61-51 RAI 10000. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW MM JIC 72-00-00.

Source: SDR MTNA20160422001
WARNING INDICATION · 2014-07-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: FILTER — LEAKING (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 28,700 hrs · 28,003 cycles

DURING FLIGHT, THE BLUE HYD SYSTEM LOW LEVEL INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. 30 MINUTES LATER THE GREEN SYS INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE ACOUSTIC FILTER IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE AN EXTREME LEAK AT THE PUMP AREA. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ACOUSTIC FILTER IAW JIC29-10-00 RAI 10080. THE SYS CHECKED GOOD IAW JIC 29-00-00 PAD 10010.

Source: SDR MTNA070720140001
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2014-01-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2497

Part: CIRCUIT BOARD — BURNED (FDAU) · airframe 28,186 hrs · 27,772 cycles

DURING APPROACH, HAD ELECTRICAL BURNED ODOR IN COCKPIT. SYSTEM LIGHT ON FOR FDR CAME ON. FOUND CIRCUT BRAKERS FDAU/DFDR FLIGHT SUPPLY, FDAU/DFDR GROUND SUPPLY TRIPPED. INTERNAL COMPONENT THAT CAUSED THE BURNED ODOR IS PCB OF THE FDAU.

Source: SDR MTNA201401140001
OTHER · 2013-11-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: CREASE BEAM — GOUGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 28,156 hrs · 27,754 cycles

FOUND GOUGES IN CREASE BEAM WEB, OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED WEB IAW SRM.

Source: SDR MTNA20131111046
OTHER · 2013-11-11 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5322

Part: CREASE BEAM — GOUGED (ZONE 100) · airframe 28,156 hrs · 27,754 cycles

FOUND GOUGES IN CREASE BEAM WEB OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED WEB IAW SRM.

Source: SDR MTNA20131111045
OTHER · 2011-09-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5730

Part: HOUSING — CORRODED (WING) · airframe 26,756 hrs · 26,630 cycles

CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 57-14-12 ON HOUSING SURFACE FOR PANEL 522CT AND 622CT. REPAIRED IAW ATR STRUCTURAL REPAIR APPROVAL SHEET NUMBER DO/TS-4852/11.

Source: SDR MTNA0902110001
VIBRATION/BUFFET; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS · 2009-02-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (NR 1) · airframe 24,507 hrs · 25,194 cycles

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM BQN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE DROP TO ZERO AFTER TWO STRONG SHUDDERS. THE PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEN DIVERTED TO SJU, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO METAL IN THE OIL FILTER.

Source: SDR MTNA0902001
FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2009-01-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2435

Part: SEAL — LEAKING (STARTER GEN) · airframe 24,393 hrs · 25,143 cycles

ENROUTE, LOW OIL PRESSURE FOR NR 1 ENG INDICATED. THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE NR 1 ENG AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER ARRIVING SAFELY, MX REPLACED THE STARTER GENERATOR SEAL AND COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE CHECKS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA0901001
OTHER · 2005-09-23 Unresolved
ATA 2497

Part: FEEDER CABLE — CHAFED (RT CABIN AREA)

DURING INDUCTION INSPECTION FOR PASSENGER TO FREIGHTER CONVERSION MODIFICATION, INSPECTION REVEALED 2 AREAS OF SEVERE CHAFING RESULTING IN EXPOSURE OF CONDUCTOR WIRES FOR AC WILD FEEDERS AT RT SIDE CABIN AREA BETWEEN FRAMES 15-17 APPROXIMATELY STINGER 5R. (SW17200603842) (K)

Source: SDR 2005FA0001486