N921FE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggins Airways, Inc. (AXSA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
| Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. (MTNA) | Operator | on 1989-07-12 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by MOUNTAIN AIR CARGO (per NTSB report)
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.
4 reports on file, 2009-11-11 – 2011-05-05.
Part: CONNECTOR — DAMAGED (FIRE LOOP) · airframe 11,523 hrs · 14,668 cycles
WHILE EN ROUTE FLIGHT 8115 BQN-PLS THE PILOT REPORTED A FIRE WARNING INDICATION (LIGHT & HORN). THE PILOT EXECUTED AN AIR TURNBACK TO BQN. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY VISUAL INDICATION OF SMOKE OR FIRE. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE SYSTEM THE MECHANIC FOUND A BENT PIN ON THE FIRE LOOP CONNECTOR AT THE FIREWALL SECTION. THE FIRE LOOP (P/N 244-18922) WAS REPLACED.
Part: FIRE LOOP — OUT OF POSITION (ENGINE) · airframe 11,499 hrs · 14,655 cycles
DURING CLIMBOUT OF FLIGHT 8115 BQN-PLS THE PILOT OBSERVED THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ACCOMPANIED AURAL ALARM. THE PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO BQN. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE MECHANIC FOUND A SECTION OF FIRE LOOP IN CONTACT WITH THE VACUUM EJECTOR, AND THE FIRE DETECTOR WAS REPLACED.
Part: EXHAUST DUCT — CRACKED (ENGINE) · airframe 11,106 hrs · 14,285 cycles
THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER POWER WAS PULLED BACK, AFTER LANDING IN GND WITH OUT INCIDENT. THE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE FOUND A CRACKED EXHAUST DUCT. AFTER THE DUCT WAS REPLACED THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: FIRE WARNING — ACTIVATED (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,675 hrs · 13,901 cycles
FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TAKEOFF CLIMBING THRU 1500 FEET. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND RETURNED TO SJU.