N875FE
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, 1998-05-07 – 2024-06-03.
Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED · airframe 15,063 hrs · 18,240 cycles
FLT. 7805 ENROUTE: PHX - NYL AIR TURNBACK/DISCREPANCY: AFTER DEPARTURE ON CLIMBOUT, THE MAIN GENERATOR FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO PHX AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE STARTER GENERATOR AND A SOAP SAMPLE WAS TAKEN. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: GCU — FAULTED (GENERATOR) · airframe 14,817 hrs · 18,003 cycles
FLT 7801, ENROUTE HII-PHX: DISCREPANCY: GENERATOR OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED INBOUND TO PHX . WOULD NOT RESET. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. CONTINUED FLIGHT USING STANDBY POWER. LANDED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GENERATOR CONTROL UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: ANNUNCIATOR — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 12,053 hrs · 14,326 cycles
ENROUTE, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. THE FUEL RESERVOIR LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE TURBULENCE AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH THE SEVERE TURBULENCE INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 9,934 hrs · 11,929 cycles
ATB: ON CLIMBOUT FROM DRO ON FLT 7774 THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT TURNED BACK AND LANDED IN DRO WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHECKED DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM, HINGES AND LOCKING PINS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CYLINDER — LEAKING (RT MLG BRAKE)
WHILE TURNING OUT OF PARKING SPOT TO REPOSITION AIRCRAFT, PILOT REPORTED RT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND BRAKING ACTION WENT TO ZERO ON RT SIDE. PILOT SHUT DOWN AIRCRAFT AND SAW THAT RT BRAKE CYLINDER HAD STARTED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED. REPLACED BRAKE CYLINDER. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)