N863FE
Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP, TN (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Airlines, Inc. (COEA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
7 reports on file, 2010-01-11 – 2025-08-06.
Part: STRUCTURE — GALLED (ZONE 200) · airframe 17,418 hrs · 20,242 cycles
DAMAGE BOLT HOLE FOUND DURING INSPECTION DOC 16, DAMAGED HOLE ON AFT CARRY THOUGH RH # 2 HOLE NEEDS OVERSIZED TO REPAIR DAMAGE INTERNAL SURFACE OF HOLE.
Part: FUEL CONTROL — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 13,688 hrs · 15,499 cycles
WHILE ENROUTE , THE POWER LEVER WOULD NOT REMAIN IN FORWARD POSITION. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT, AND FOUND LOW & HIGH IDLES EXCESSIVELY HIGH, POWER LEVER JERKS. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL. RIGGED, PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT, TEST AND GROUND RUNS. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: VALVE — FAULTY (ZONE 300) · airframe 11,963 hrs · 13,438 cycles
DURING FLOW CHECK, FOUND PROPORTIONING VALVE MALFUNTIOINING. INTERNAL CHECK VALVE INOP LETTING FLUID IN LIINES TO PANELS BLEED BACK INTO TANK. PER OPERATIONAL CHECK, THE CHECK CAN BE DONE 3 TIMES. THE VALVE FAILED EACH TIME. REPLACED VALVE WITH ANOTHER NEW VALVE WHICH THEN PASSED THE FLOW CHECK. THIS IS THE PROPORTIONING VALVE IN THE AFT FUSELAGE THAT FEEDS THE STABILIZER PANELS.
Part: VALVE — FAULTY (ZONE 600) · airframe 11,963 hrs · 13,438 cycles
DURING FLOW CHECK, FOUND PROPORTIONING VALVE MALFUNTIONING. INTERNAL CHECK VALVE INOP LETTING FLUID IN LINES TO PANELS BLEED BACK INTO TANK. IAW OPS CHECK, THE CHECK CAN BE DONE THREE TIMES. THE VALVE FAILED EACH TIME. REPLACED VALVE WITH ANOTHER NEW VALVE WHICH THEN PASSED THE FLOW CHECK.
Part: FLOW VALVE — FAULTY (ZONE 500) · airframe 11,963 hrs · 13,438 cycles
DURING FLOW CHECK, FOUND PROPORTIONING VALVE MALFUNCTIONING. INTERNAL CHECK VALVE INOPERATIVE LETTING FLUID IN LINES TO PANELS BLEED BACK INTO TANK. IAW OPS CHECK, THE CHECK CAN BE DONE THREE TIMES. THE VALVE FAILED EACH TIME. REPLACED VALVE WITH ANOTHER NEW VALVE WHICH THEN PASSED THE FLOW CHECK.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (CARGO DOOR) · airframe 11,024 hrs · 11,985 cycles
FLIGHT 7800 FROM PDT TO GEG: ON CLIMB IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR CARGO DOOR WARNING ENUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON. PILOT LANDED BACK IN PDT AND OPENED AND RECLOSED THE DOOR. ENUNCIATOR LIGHT WENT OUT AND PILOT DEPARTED PDT AND ARRIVED IN GEG WITH NO INCIDENTS.
Part: RHEOSTAT — CONTAMINATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,768 hrs · 11,525 cycles
ON FLIGHT 7686 TO PDX INSTRUMENT LIGHTS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF SPARKS AND SMOKE. INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED WIRES AND SWITCHES AND FOUND DEBRIS ON RHEOSTAT. DEBRIS WAS REMOVED AND SWITCH POSTS CLEANED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.