N909FE

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
Empire Airlines, Inc. (COEA)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.

2 reports on file, 2018-06-21 – 2018-06-26.

FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2018-06-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2750

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.

Source: SDR COEA2018062602909
FLT CONT AFFECTED · 2018-06-21 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2210

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.

Source: SDR COEA2018062101909