N903FE

CESSNA 208B · 1986 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 12 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, TN (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Corporate Air (HSYA)Certificate holderMatched 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.

12 reports on file, 2000-05-19 – 2014-03-06.

OTHER · 2014-03-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: FLAP TRACK — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 11,039 hrs · 12,409 cycles

CORROSION FOUND ON INBD FLAP TRACK WEB RS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. AREA FOUND TO BE SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION.

Source: SDR HSYA201403061405
OTHER · 2014-03-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: FLAP TRACK — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 11,039 hrs · 12,409 cycles

CORROSION FOUND ON OTBD FLAP TRACK WEB RS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. AREA FOUND TO BE SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION.

Source: SDR HSYA201403061403
OTHER · 2014-03-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: FLAP TRACK — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 11,039 hrs · 12,409 cycles

CORROSION FOUND ON CTR FLAP TRACK WEB, LS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. AREA FOUND TO BE SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION.

Source: SDR HSYA201403061401
OTHER · 2014-03-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: FLAP TRACK — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 11,039 hrs · 12,409 cycles

CORROSION FOUND ON OTBD FLAP TRACK WEB, LS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. AREA FOUND TO BE SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION.

Source: SDR HSYA201403061402
OTHER · 2014-03-06 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

Part: FLAP TRACK — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · corrosion level 3 · airframe 11,039 hrs · 12,409 cycles

CORROSION FOUND ONCENTER FLAP TRACK WEB, R.S. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. AREA FOUND TO BE SEVERE INTERGRANNULAR CORROSION.

Source: SDR HSYA201403061404
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2013-08-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7603

Part: THROTTLE — MALFUNCTIONED (ENGINE) · airframe 10,814 hrs · 15,401 cycles

PILOT REPORTED HE RAN OUT OF THROTTLE AT 5800 FEET -TORQUE LIMITED WITH NORMAL ITT.

Source: SDR HSYA2013F00164
OTHER · 2013-08-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7603

Part: THROTTLE — OUT OF RIG (ENGINE) · airframe 10,814 hrs · 15,401 cycles

PILOT REPORTED HE RAN OUT OF THROTTLE AT 5800 FEET WITH NORMAL ITT. ENGINE WAS RE-RIGGED AND OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY.

Source: SDR HSYA201308210001
OTHER · 2012-03-28 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5347

Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 10,246 hrs · 14,253 cycles

DURING SCHEDULED PHASE INSPECTION, MX FOUND EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON CENTER SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FUSELAGE BS 329.5 AND 332. CORROSION MEASURES 2.5" IN LENGTH AND .5" IN WIDTH - WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH PENETRATION MEASUREMENT OF 4/32". OPEN

Source: SDR HSYA2012032812
OTHER · 2011-08-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3243

Part: MASTER CYLINDER — DETERIORATED (BRAKES) · airframe 9,962 hrs · 13,662 cycles

PILOT TAXIED, AT HOLD SHORT LINE TO RUNWAY, THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. PILOT APPLIED FULL RT BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN FULL LT BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS BY PUMPING THE BRAKE. ACFT RETURNED TO BLOCKS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. MX TROUBLESHOT SYS TO LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER R & R IAW MM 32-40-00.

Source: SDR HSYA2011082211
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2008-10-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (COCKPIT) · airframe 9,014 hrs · 12,024 cycles

STRONG SMELL OF BURNING OR BURNT INSULATION AND A SLIGHT HAZE OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT INSTRUMENT PANELS AND WIRING WERE INSPECTED FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS WITH ALL COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS ON AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Source: SDR HSYA20081001
FLUID LOSS; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2005-02-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7310

Part: O-RING — FAILED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 2,228 hrs

(MRR NR 01-020405) DURING DEPARTURE, PILOT NOTICED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND FLUCTUATION AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. AFTER REDUCING POWER, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE NR 10 FUEL NOZZLE TRANSFER TUBE WAS LOOSE AND LEAKING FUEL. REPLACED ALL O-RINGS, FUEL NOZZLE GASKET AND RESCUED TRANSFER TUBE AND FUEL NOZZLE. (NM05200503118) (K)

Source: SDR HSY2005F00003
FLUID LOSS · 2000-05-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7310

Part: HOSE — LEAKING

HNL - FLT 8666 - ON CLIMB-OUT, PILOT REPORTED ''FUEL FUMES IN COCKPIT''. AIR TURNBACK TO HNL. FUEL ACCUMULATION IN ENGINE COWL DUE TO LOOSE FUEL LINE CONNECTION AT FIREWALL FUEL FILTER. TIGHTENED THE NOSE FITTING, FLUSHED COWLING WITH SOAP AND WATER. PERFORMED GROUND RUN-UP LEAK CHECK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

Source: SDR 20000721SH040