N906FX

AEROSPATIALE/AERITALIA ATR 42-320 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 50 seats · Valid Registration

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.

WARNING INDICATION · 2023-09-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

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.

Source: SDR MTNA20230913001
OTHER · 2023-06-02 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2421

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.

Source: SDR MTNA20230602001
OTHER · 2023-05-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3500

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.

Source: SDR MTNA20230508001
Earlier reports · 2005–2022 · 14 reports

2022

OTHER · 2022-03-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3243

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.

Source: SDR MTNA20220312001

2015

WARNING INDICATION · 2015-10-30 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3234

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.

Source: SDR MTNA103020150001

2013

OTHER · 2013-10-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5230

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.

Source: SDR MTNA20131009043
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2013-09-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

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.

Source: SDR MTNA201309250001
OTHER · 2013-03-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3240

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.

Source: SDR MTNA201303110001

2012

OTHER · 2012-11-27 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5314

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.

Source: SDR MTNA20121127006
OTHER · 2012-11-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

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.

Source: SDR MTNA20121121004
OTHER · 2012-11-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5321

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.

Source: SDR MTNA20121120003H
OTHER · 2012-11-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5753

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.

Source: SDR MTNA20121126005
OTHER · 2012-11-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5720

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.

Source: SDR MTNA20121116001
OTHER · 2012-11-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5315

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.

Source: SDR MTNA20121119002
OTHER · 2012-11-12 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5730

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.

Source: SDR 2012F00255

2011

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS; WARNING INDICATION · 2011-10-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

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.

Source: SDR MTNA1018110001

2005

OTHER · 2005-12-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3246

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).

Source: SDR MAC120501