N873FE
Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, 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.
5 reports on file, 2008-04-22 – 2024-08-03.
Part: AUTOPILOT SYS — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 13,680 hrs · 22,009 cycles
FLT. 8695 SEA - BLI AIR TURNBACK/ DISCREPANCY: AIR TURNBACK DUE TO UNCOMMANDED AUTOPILOT ENGAGEMENT AND THE STALL WARNING STAYED ON DURING CLIMB OUT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE RESEATED THE AUTOPILOT COMPUTER AND CLEANED THE STALL WARNING. ALL CHECKS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Part: MOTOR — FAILED (TE FLAP SYS) · airframe 13,604 hrs · 21,880 cycles
FLT 7695 ENROUTE FRD-ESD, DIVERSION WO 208-257793, DISCREPANCY: FLAPS STOP AT 15 DEGREES, FLAP FAILURE. FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED OUT. DIVERTED TO BLI. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE FLAP SYSTEM FOR BINDING, NONE NOTED, LUBRICATED SYSTEM. REPLACED FLAP MOTOR AND COUPLER. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: NUT — DAMAGED (TERMINAL BLOCK) · airframe 10,810 hrs · 18,218 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ITT GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE RAPIDLY. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE T5 TERMINAL BLOCK NUT. GROUND RUN UP AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: DOOR — UNSECURE (CARGO) · airframe 10,739 hrs · 18,115 cycles
IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED EXCESSIVE AIRFLOW NOISE LEVELS IN FLIGHT AND VISIBLE LIGHT AT CARGO DOOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, THE DOOR WAS SECURED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: GAUGE — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT)
RETURN TO BLOCKS. FLT NR 8797, ON TAXI TO RUNWAY PILOT NOTICED THAT THE PROP RPM GAUGE WAS STUCK AT 200 RPM. THE PAR (POWER ANALIZER AND RECORDER) UNIT SHOWS PROP RPM NORMAL. AC WAS TAXIED BACK TO RAMP FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NP (PROP RPM) GAUGE. (K)