N909FX
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.
15 reports on file, 2005-09-12 – 2025-04-01.
Part: REGULATOR — LEAKING (OXYGEN SYSTEM) · airframe 31,289 hrs · 34,567 cycles
OXYGEN SYSTEM TRANSMITTER / REGULATOR SLOWLY LEAKING.
Earlier reports · 2005–2024 · 14 reports
2024
Part: FUEL NOZZLE — FAULTED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 30,631 hrs · 34,242 cycles
DURING CRUISE OF FLIGHT 8106 BQN-BGI, AIRCRAFT 909FX INCURRED A HIGH ITT ON THE RIGHT ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN A DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERSION INTO STX. AIRCRAFT 909FX LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #2 ENGINE FUEL NOZZLE KIT.
2022
Part: SELECTOR VALVE — FAULTED · airframe 29,630 hrs · 33,490 cycles
WHILE CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND, THE CREW SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING. BOTH THE FORWARD AND OVERHEAD PANELâS LANDING GEAR INDICATORS REMAINED RED, INDICATING AN UNSAFE GEAR SITUATION. THE CREW DISCONTINUED THE APPROACH TO LAND, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RAN THE QRH. THE FLIGHT THEN LANDED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND A BAD LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE AND REPLACED. OPS CHECK GOOD.
2017
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 27,165 hrs · 31,120 cycles
DURING DESCENT, THE CREW DETECTED A BURNING ODOR. NO WARNING WAS TRIGGERED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE CABIN & FLIGHT COMPARTMENT AIR DISTRIBUTION, SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM, AVIONICS WINDSHIELD HEAT, AND SIDE WINDOW HEAT WAS PERFORMED. A GVI OF THE AVIONICS RACKS, COCKPIT, CARGO AREAS, AND COWLING WAS PERFORMED, AS WELL AS A GVI FOR OIL LEAKS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: MASTER CYLINDER — INOPERATIVE (BRAKES) · airframe 26,999 hrs · 30,974 cycles
DURING TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND RETURNED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FO'S MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE LOW-PRESSURE RESERVOIR AND THE METERING VALVE. THE LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS BLED, THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
2013
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 25,470 hrs · 29,422 cycles
FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FRAMES 17 AND 20 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 13L AND 14L TO BE OUT OF SRM LIMITS. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRAS S535R0272. 7876.
Part: RIB — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · airframe 25,470 hrs · 29,422 cycles
FOUND CORROSION ON LT INBD FLAP, OTBD END RIB, OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED END RIB IAW SRM.
Part: RIB — CORRODED (TE FLAP) · airframe 25,470 hrs · 29,422 cycles
FOUND CORROSION ON RT INBD FLAP, OTBD END RIB, OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED END RIB IAW SRM.
Part: FLOOR PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 25,470 hrs · 29,422 cycles
FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR PANEL 214BF, OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL IAW SRM.
Part: CREASE BEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 25,470 hrs · 29,422 cycles
FOUND CORROSION ON CREASE BEAM WEB, OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED WEB IAW SRM.
Part: CREASE BEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · airframe 25,470 hrs · 29,422 cycles
FOUND CORROSION ON CREASE BEAM WEB, OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED WEB IAW SRM.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1 ENGINE) · airframe 25,457 hrs · 29,412 cycles
60 MILES OUT OF MYR THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN THE QRH PROCEDURES WERE APPLIED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT OTHER PROBLEMS.
2008
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (RT AILERON) · airframe 23,531 hrs · 27,455 cycles
DURING INSPECTION LEVEL 2 EXFOLIATION CORROSION WAS FOUND ALONG EDGE OF BEARING OUTER FITTING I/B ON THE RT AILERON OUTBOARD HINGE/SHACKLE ASSEMBLY. THE BEARING OUTER HINGE WAS REPLACED. INSPECTION REASON: MRB 576108-01 REFERENCE ATR 42 SRM 57-61-10 P115-116 FIG 1.
Part: TEE FITTING — CORRODED (LT AILERON) · airframe 23,531 hrs · 27,455 cycles
DURING INSPECTION LEVEL 2 CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE AILERON "TEE PICKUPS" (TEE CLIPS) ON THE LEFT AILERON ASSEMBLY. THE EXFOLIATION CORROSION WAS ALONG THE EDGES AND SIDES OF THE FITTINGS. REFERENCE: ATR 42 SRM 57-61-10 P 115/116 FIG 1. REASON FOR INSPECTION MRB 576108-01.
2005
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (FR 15) · airframe 22,408 hrs · 26,323 cycles
THE LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM BL 0 AT FRAME 15 CRACKED NEAR ATTACH POINT TO THE LATERAL FLOORBEAM. CRACK WAS DISCOVERED DURING TROUBLESHOOTING ANOTHER UNRELATED PROBLEM. REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER EO 4225001-42-53-32. THIS PART WAS INSTALLED BY STC ST01189W1.