N812FX
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)