N820FX

AEROSPATIALE ATR 72-212 · 1991 · 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.

21 reports on file, 2008-06-10 – 2024-08-16.

OTHER · 2024-08-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5730

Part: SKIN — CRACKED (ZONE 500) · airframe 40,485 hrs · 35,997 cycles

CRACK HAS BEEN FOUND ON LH WING LOWER SKIN P/N S54310211208 (REF SRM 571421-01-A01 ITEM 1A) AND F/S LOWER CHORD P/N S57112036200 (REF SRM 571210-02-A01 ITEM 1A) AT RIB 10 TENSION BOLT HOLE. HOLE HAS BEEN OVERSIZED BY CUSTOMER TO 11.049MM (0.435”) TO REMOVE ALL DAMAGE. NO OFFSET VALUE HAS BEEN REPORTED. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND PICTURES, REFER TO SDR_00244960_01_A.

Source: SDR MTNA20250711001
Earlier reports · 2008–2023 · 20 reports

2023

OTHER · 2023-04-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3100

Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 39,684 hrs · 35,506 cycles

AT TOUCH DOWN, MASTER CAUTION WITH FLT CTL ON CAP, AN OVERSPEED WARNING FOR 5 SECONDS, AND THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING AUDIO CAME OUT AND REMAINED ON WITHOUT ANY VISUAL FIRE MESSAGE. CLEANED CONNECTOR OF THE #1 MFC AND REINSTALLED. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR MTNA20230418001

2022

OTHER · 2022-10-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE ASSY — WEAK (RT MLG) · airframe 39,413 hrs · 35,311 cycles

RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WEAK ON BOTH SIDES. REMOVED AND REPLACED R/H INBOARD AND OUTBOARD BRAKE ASSEMBLIES.

Source: SDR MTNA20221026001

2021

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2021-10-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 38,900 hrs · 34,889 cycles

REPORTED EXHAUST SMELL IN COCKPIT. RAN ENGINES FOR 50 MINUTES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE EXHAUST SMELL IN COCKPIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 PROP HUB ASSEMBLY O-RING WITH SERVICEABLE O-RING. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

Source: SDR MTNA20211012001

2020

ELECT. POWER LOSS-50 PC; WARNING INDICATION · 2020-11-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2460

Part: MFC — FAULTED (COCKPIT) · airframe 38,316 hrs · 34,565 cycles

DURING CLIMB AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION THE MASTER CAUTION ON THE CAP ANNUNCIATED NR 2 DC GENERATOR FAULTED. AFTER CLIMB SEQUENCE COMPLETE PIC PERFORMED RESET. AFTER NR 2 DC GENERATOR CAME ONLINE BOTH MULTI-FUNCTION COMPUTERS (MFC) CYCLED POWER ON AND OFF ACROSS ALL CHANNELS LEADING TO INTERMITTENT POWER FLUCTUATIONS ON THE AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING ALL FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS, ENGINE INSTRUMENTS, AND COCKPIT AND PANEL LIGHTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE IS TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 MULTI-FUNCTION COMPUTER (MFC) AND NR 1 AND NR 2 STARTER/GENERATORS. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT SATISFACTORY.

Source: SDR MTNA20201118001

2019

FLT CONT AFFECTED; WARNING INDICATION · 2019-04-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2720

Part: SWITCH — STUCK (RELAY) · airframe 37,470 hrs · 33,917 cycles

RUDDER PEDALS LOCKED (IN NEUTRAL POSITION) ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. THE MASTER CAUTION FLIGHT CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CENTRALIZED CREW ALERTING SYSTEM (CCAS), AND FLIGHT CONTROL TRAVEL LIMIT UNIT (TLU) FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL. RUDDER TRAVEL LIMIT UNIT LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED ON THE CENTER CONSOLE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BAD SWITCH IN RELAY 13CY CAUSING TRAVEL LIMIT UNIT TO REMAIN ENGAGED AT LOW SPEED. RELAY 13CY WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD ON THE GROUND AND ON A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT.

Source: SDR MTNA20190426001

2016

OTHER · 2016-07-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (RT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 36,020 hrs · 32,899 cycles

RIGHT INBOARD FLAP CAM GUIDE MOUNT CRACKED BEYOND MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW AMM JIC 57-52-00RAI 10000.

Source: SDR MTNA20160715001
OTHER · 2016-07-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5340

Part: STRINGER CLIP — CORRODED (FRAME 28) · airframe 36,020 hrs · 32,899 cycles

FRAME 28C, STRINGER 17 HAS CORNER BRACKET WITH EXFOLIATION CORROSION. DAMAGE EXCEEDS MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. REPLACED THE STRINGER CLIP IAW SRM 51-21-42. FABRICATED NEW CLIP IAW SRM 53514012-A01.

Source: SDR MTNA20160715003
OTHER · 2016-07-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5340

Part: STRINGER CLIP — CORRODED (FRAME 23) · airframe 36,020 hrs · 32,899 cycles

INTERIOR CARGO BAY FRAME 23C, STRINGER 16R CORNER BRACKET HAS HEAVY CORROSION. DAMAGE EXCEEDS MANUFACTURER'S ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. REPLACED IAW SRM 51-25-01. FABRICATED IAW SRM 535140-03-A01.

Source: SDR MTNA20160715004
OTHER · 2016-07-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (FRAME 33) · airframe 36,020 hrs · 32,899 cycles

CORROSION DISCOVERED AT FRAME 33 STRINGER 16L. DAMAGE BEYOND THE ACCEPTABLE LIMITS OF THE MANUFACTURER. REMOVED STRINGER 16L IAW SRM 51-21-42. INSTALLED FABRICATED REPAIR STRINGER IAW SRM 530000-300-825-A01.

Source: SDR MTNA20160713001

2014

WARNING INDICATION · 2014-09-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2130

Part: SEAL — LEAKING (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 34,651 hrs · 32,073 cycles

AFTER ACFT DEPARTED AND PASSING 18,000 FEET, THE CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN INCREASING. BY 19000 FEET THE CREW RECEIVED A CONTINUOUS REPETITIVE CHIME MASTER WARNING ALERT. ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER THE PRESSURIZATION WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CREW COMPLETED THEIR QRH PROCEDURES. DECLARED AN EMER & DID AN AIR TURN BACK. THE ACFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. TROUBLESHOT THE SYS & FOUND THE MAIN CARGO DOOR SEAL LEAKING. REPLACED THE SEAL IAW MM 72 JIC 52-31-40 RAI-10000. THE SYS CHECKED GOOD IAW 72 MM JIC 05-53-00 TST-10000.

Source: SDR MTNA201409290001

2013

OTHER · 2013-10-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: METERING VALVE — LEAKING (MLG BRAKES) · airframe 33,984 hrs · 31,630 cycles

ON TAXIOUT, FLIGHT CREW FOUND THE F/O`S BRAKE PEDALS INEFFECTIVE. REPLACED BRAKE METERING VALVE IAW JIC 32-42-51. SYS CHECKRF GOOD IAW JIC 32-42-00.

Source: SDR MTNA10032013001
AFFECT SYSTEMS · 2013-07-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: BRAKE ASSY — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 33,787 hrs · 31,488 cycles

FLIGHT 8375, AFTER LANDING, F/O RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT PROPER BRAKING ACTION. TROUBLESHOT SYS, REPLACED RT INBD BRAKE ASSY, IAW JIC 32-42-55 RAI 10000. SYS CHECKED GOOD AND ACFT RETURN TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA07232013001
FLUID LOSS · 2013-04-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3243

Part: MASTER CYLINDER — LEAKING (BRAKES) · airframe 33,671 hrs · 31,393 cycles

ON LANDING, FIRST OFFICERS RIGHT SIDE BRAKE FELT MUSHY AND WILL NOT STOP ACFT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE NR 2 MASTER CYLINDER IAW JIC 32-42-13. BLED THE LOW PRESSURE BRAKE LINE IAW JIC 32-42-00. BLED THE SYSTEM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

Source: SDR MTNA201304030001
OTHER · 2013-02-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

Part: ACCUMULATOR — LOW (BRAKE SYSTEM) · airframe 33,556 hrs · 31,312 cycles

ON LANDING THE RIGHT BRAKE GOES TO THE FLOOR ON BOTH SIDES. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE GREEN HYD ACCUMULATOR WAS SERVICED IAW ATR72 JIC 12-14-29 SRV 10000 THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA020520130001

2012

OTHER · 2012-04-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 33,300 hrs · 31,057 cycles

CORROSION FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE AT FRAMES 14 AND FRAMES 17 OUT OF LIMITS IAW ATR 72 SRM 53-31-00.

Source: SDR MTNA201204270001
OTHER · 2012-04-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5730

Part: SKIN — CORRODED (WING) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 33,300 hrs · 31,057 cycles

LEFT AND RIGHT WING HAS CORROSION BETWEEN RIBS 4/5 AND STIFFENERS 8/9. REMOVED CORROSION IAW ATR STRUCTURAL REPAIR INSTRUCTION REF DT/S-2320/12-17325.

Source: SDR MTNA0417120001
OTHER · 2012-04-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5730

Part: STRUCTURE — CORRODED (WING) · airframe 33,300 hrs · 31,057 cycles

CORROSION FOUND IN AREA AZ ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS NEAR THE FUEL COLLECTOR TANK DRAINS. CORROSION REPAIRED IAW ATR SRI REF: DT/S-2320/12-17325

Source: SDR MTNA0417120002

2011

WARNING INDICATION · 2011-12-09 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: FLAP — DAMAGED (WING) · airframe 33,294 hrs · 31,056 cycles

DURING FLIGHT 8106 THE FLAP ASYMMETRY INDICATION APPEARED. AFTER LANDING THE CREW FOUND THE FLAP ON THE LEFT SIDE HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE FLAP TRANSMITTER WAS REPLACED AND CHECKED GOOD. THE FLAP WAS REPAIRED IAW RDO 201200079-1. AFTER THE REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR MTNA1209110001

2010

OTHER · 2010-02-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5711

Part: SPAR CAP — CORRODED (WING) · airframe 31,400 hrs · 30,033 cycles

LT AND RT FWD WING SPAR CAP AT RIB 10 AND RIB 12 HAS CORROSION. CORROSION REMOVED AND BLENDED IAW TEMPORARY REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS IAW ATR STRUCTURAL REPAIR APPROVAL SHEET DO/TS-802/10...5597 AND DO/TS-803-804/10...5596.

Source: SDR MTNA0210001

2008

NO WARNING INDICATION · 2008-06-10 Unresolved
ATA 3411

Part: PITOT TUBE — OBSTRUCTED

ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE F/O AIRSPEED INDICATOR REMAINED AT ZERO. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND FOD (SPIDER) IN THE PITOT TUBE. THE TUBE WAS CLEARED AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

Source: SDR 2008FA0000452