N906FX
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.
17 reports on file, 2005-12-21 – 2023-09-13.
Part: PUMP — FAILED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 30,994 hrs · 32,093 cycles
ON CLIMB OUT, BOTH HYDRAULIC PUMPS FAILED AND THE #2 AC WILD GENERATOR FAULTED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE TAXIWAY TO THE GATE. RAI AC EXTERNAL POWER CONTACTOR.
Part: GENERATOR — INOPERATIVE (LEFT AC GEN) · airframe 30,766 hrs · 32,000 cycles
THE LEFT HAND AC WILD GENERATOR WAS INOP AND PLACED ON DEFERRAL. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO MEL RESTRICTIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #1 AC WILD GENERATOR. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 30,681 hrs · 31,966 cycles
FO O2 MASK LEAKS AT BOX. REPLACED OXYGEN HOSE ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECK GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
Earlier reports · 2005–2022 · 14 reports
2022
Part: MASTER CYLINDER — WEAK (RT BRAKE) · airframe 30,136 hrs · 31,532 cycles
FO'S RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WEAK IN EFFECTIVENESS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FO MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.
2015
Part: CONTROL LEVER — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 28,118 hrs · 29,063 cycles
WHILE ON APPROACH FOR A EVALUATION FLIGHT ON AIRCRAFT. THE CREW MADE A GO-AROUND AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR NOT EXTENDING. THE CREW PERFORMED THE APPROPRIATE QRH CHECKLIST FOR A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. THE LANDING GEAR SUCCESSFULLY EXTENDED. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE IS TROUBLESHOOTING. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER IAW JIC 32-31-81, RAI 10000. NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION FUNCTIONAL TEST CHECKED GOOD IAW JIC 32-31-00, FUT 10000.
2013
Part: PAN — DENTED (ZONE 800) · airframe 27,558 hrs · 28,431 cycles
AFT CARGO DOOR HAS THREE DENTS OUT OF LIMITS ON LOWER PAN. REPAIRED LOWER DOOR PAN IAW M-7 DWG 42R47000-08 REV. IR.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED (LEFT) · airframe 27,549 hrs · 28,418 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE LT ENGINE TORQUE DECREASED BY 40 PERCENT. ACFT EXPERIENCED A YAW TO THE LEFT. ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Part: BRAKE SYS — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 27,441 hrs · 28,290 cycles
FIRST OFFICERS BRAKES INEFFECTIVE, EVEN WHEN PRESSED TO THE STOPS. PERFORMED A DETAILED INSPECTION OF AREA BENEATH CABIN FLOOR FOUND NO LEAKS. ENSURED THE FITTINGS WERE TIGHT PERFORMED A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE COCKPIT HYDRALUCE LINES FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. PERFORMED BRAKE LINE BLEEDING, PERFORMED BLEEDING ON ALL LEFT MAIN WHEEL BRAKES. WITH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURIZED ACTUATED FOOT PEDAL FOR THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES. FOUND BOTH CAPTAINS AND FIRST OFFICERS BRAKES TO BE FIRM AND ACTUATED PROPERLY. THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURN TO SERVICE.
2012
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 27,411 hrs · 28,264 cycles
FOUND PITTING CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON FORWARD KEEL PANEL P/N S53571501200. REPLACED FORWARD KEEL PANEL.
Part: MOUNT FITTING — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 27,411 hrs · 28,264 cycles
FOUND PITTING CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON 2 BASES FOR THE 80VU CONTROL CABLE COLUMN AND 1 BASE FOR THE 90VU RACK CONTROL CABLE COLUMN. REPLACED 3 BASES P/N 11S92478002-200.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — CORRODED (COCKPIT) · airframe 27,411 hrs · 28,264 cycles
FOUND PITTING CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON CAPTAINS FLOOR PANEL P/N S53173206200. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL IAW ATR SRM.
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · airframe 27,411 hrs · 28,264 cycles
RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP FITTING FORWARD ATTACH POINT EXFOLIATED. REPLACED P/N S57510096201 FORWARD PICKUP FITTING AT RIB 18.
Part: PANEL — CORRODED (RT WING) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 27,411 hrs · 28,264 cycles
FOUND PITTING CORROSION IN RIGHT CENTER WING JUST UNDER THE JET PUMP ON LOWER WING PANEL. COMPLIED WITH BLENDING THE CORROSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATR42 SRM AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IN AN AREA 30MM BY 40 MM. THE AREA OF CORROSION IS BETWEEN STIFFENER 8 AND 9 AND BETWEEN 4R AND 5R.
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 27,411 hrs · 28,264 cycles
FOUND PITTING CORROSION TO BE OUT OF LIMITS NEAR 90VU FRAME 13 FLOORBEAM. REPLACED FLOORBEAM AT FRAME 13. P/N S53372411210.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (ZONE 600) · airframe 27,411 hrs · 28,264 cycles
THE CENTER WING LOWER SKIN PANEL JUST UNDERNEATH THE FEEDER JET PUMP HAS AN AREA OF PITTING CORROSION APPROX 70 MM BY 70 MM. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED IAW THE SRM AND EVALUATED IAW 51-10-10 AND FOUND AN AREA 30 MM BY 40 MM WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS.
2011
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 27,087 hrs · 27,867 cycles
AFTER TAXING OFF THE RUNWAY THE CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE ELECTRICAL SMOKE WARNING ILLUMINATED WITH A ALARM BELL SOUNDING. THE CREW NOTIFIED THE RAMP TOWER AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOT THE SMOKE WARNING SYSTEM, THE WIRING IN THE AVIONIC AND COCKPIT WAS CHECKED, THE STORM LIGHTS AND WIRING WAS CHECKED, THE CCAS WAS TESTED IN THE SMOKE MODE IT CHECKED GOOD. THE NR 1 AND NR 2 PACKS WERE CHECKED. THE UNDER FLOOR AREA WIRING WAS CHECKED NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE RECIR FAN AND WIRING WAS CHECKED, THE WEATHER RADAR AND WIRING WAS CHECKED NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP AND TAXIED WITH NO PROBLEMS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2005
Part: BEARING — MISSING (WHEEL ASSY) · airframe 23,948 hrs · 25,311 cycles
ON POST FLT WALK AROUND INSP. A MECHANIC DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH THE RT NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. AFTER REMOVING THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY THE OUTER BEARING WAS MISSING PARTS CAUSING UNREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE AXLE ASSEMBLY. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS MFG BY AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEMS (ABS).