N879FD
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.
4 reports on file, 2019-07-06 – 2021-10-30.
Part: VALVE — FAILED (N/A) · airframe 11,021 hrs · 1,978 cycles
AT FL380 EICAS DISPLAYED AMBER CABIN ALT AT 8400 AND RATE OF 100 FT/MIN. CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB. TRIED TO CONTROL MANUALLY BUT OUTFLOW VALVES WERE ALREADY FULL CLOSED. REQUESTED DESCENT TO 360 BUT CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB. EVENTUALLY CABIN WENT OVER 10000 FT. WE BEGAN A DESCENT TO FL250 INITIALLY BUT CABIN STAYED ABOVE 10000 FT. WE EVENTUALLY WENT TO 9000 FT. L & R PACK FCV STATUS MESSAGE DISPLAYED DURING DESCENT. CABIN CAME BELOW 10000 FT AT ABOUT 17000 FT. AIR TURN BACK TO PANC. REPLACED UPPER POSITIVE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE PER M.M. 21-32-01-2, LEAK CHECKED STATIC LINE PER SUBTASK 21-32-01-210-004, TESTS PASSED, OK FOR SERVICE.
Part: SKIN — CRACKED (ZONE 300) · airframe 9,029 hrs · 1,658 cycles
CRACK ON LOWER TAIL SECTION SKIN WRI: 53-10/2763. REPAIRED THE LOWER TAIL SECTION SKIN CRACK BETWEEN STA2319-STA2370, S-45L-45R PER PER SRM53-00-01 REPAIR 6 FIGURE 202. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR PER SRM53-00-01 REPAIR 6 FIGURE 202. THE INSPECTION THRESHOLD IS 18750FC FROM THE TIME THE AIRPLANE WAS DELIVERED. THE INTERVAL IS 10000FC. INSPECTION METHOD: INTERNAL HFEC (RECOMMENDED), EXTERNAL LHEC(ALTERNATIVE). DETAILED VISUAL. MAJOR REPAIR IAW FEDEX GMM6-2-100
Part: FAN — FAILED (RECIRCULATION) · airframe 8,748 hrs · 1,618 cycles
CREW REPORTED SMELL ABNORMAL BEFORE PUSHBACK,AMT ADVISED CREW TURN ON PACKS,LESS THAN 2 MINS SMOKE AND ASH COMING FROM AIRCON OUTLET,WE FOUND STATUS MESSAGE RECIRC FAN,GROUND CREW REPORTED HEAVY SMOKE COMING FROM UPPER FUSELAGE AND MDC.WE REPORTED TO CREW AND CREW EVACUATED AS PER PROCEDURE. REF AMM 21-25-08-4 R/R'ED BOTH RH RECIRCULATION AIR FILTERS AND REF AMM21-25-07-4, R/R'ED RH RECIRCULATION FAN FAN AND OPS TEST SATIS.
Part: ROD — NOT REPORTED (NLG DOOR) · airframe 2,384 hrs · 465 cycles
AFTER T/O GOT STRONG VIBRATIONS FROM FRONT LEFT OF THE COCKPIT. NOISE VERY LOUD. NO WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS OF ANY OTHER SORT. DID AIR-RETURN TO NRT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOUND LEFT NOSE DOOR SWINGING FREELY. R AND RD LT AFT DOOR STRUT ROD ASSY AND PERFORMED NOSE GEAR SWING CK & WORKS NORMAL AS PER AMM 32-22-04-2. DOOR REPAIRED PER EA #G-3220-T0348025 REV.A.