N909FE
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.
2 reports on file, 2018-06-21 – 2018-06-26.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 13,937 hrs · 17,194 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT OBSERVED THE ELEVATOR TRIM AND FLAP INDICATOR TAB ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. FLAPS MOVING UP AND DOWN UNCOMMANDED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE DOWN FLAP SWITCH ACTUATOR AND LUBRICATED THE FLAP CONTROL ROD. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (AUTOPILOT SYS) · airframe 13,934 hrs · 17,191 cycles
FLIGHT 7779/ENROUTE YKM-GEG DISCREPANCY: ON CLIMB OUT, THE ELEVATOR TRIM AND FLAP INDICATOR TAB WERE ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. FLAPS WERE MOVING UP AND DOWN UNCOMMANDED. AIRCRAFT LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT IN GEG. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FLIGHT CONTROLS FOR SECURITY AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF AUTO PILOT. SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD.