N953FE
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.
5 reports on file, 2005-10-27 – 2017-07-14.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DAMAGED (TACH GENERATOR) · airframe 12,905 hrs · 16,785 cycles
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PROPELLER INDICATOR GAUGE EXCEEDED THE RED LINE AND FLUCTUATED. THE PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO PHX RAMP. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND DAMAGED WIRING AT THE NP TACH GENERATOR. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE DAMAGED WIRING. GROUND RUN AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: TRIM SWITCH — DIRTY (PITCH) · airframe 12,631 hrs · 16,493 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT, PITCH TRIM CLUTCH SWITCH DOES NOT RELEASE AFTER NOSE DOWN INPUT. RETURN TO DEPARTURE. SWITCH CLEANED. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: TRIM SYSTEM — MALFUNCTIONED (HORIZ STAB) · airframe 11,907 hrs · 15,535 cycles
FLIGHT 100 DISCREPANCY. THE COPILOT ELEC PITCH TRIM WORKS NOSE DOWN ONLY. PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN SINCE IT INVOLVED A PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL SYS & IT WAS AN EMPTY REPO TAIL SWAP. NO EMER WAS DECLARED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ELEC TRIM ISSUE WAS DEFERRED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: GYRO — FAILED (ZONE 200) · airframe 11,658 hrs · 15,216 cycles
DEPARTED OUT ON TIME, DURING CLIMB OUT THE RMI & HSI COMPASS CARDS BEGAN TO SPIN. THE RMI FLAGGED HDG & HSI FLAGGED COMPASS AS THE PILOT ENTERED IMC CONDITIONS. THE PILOT ADVISED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL HE NEEDED TO RETURN. RETURNED FOR MX. REPLACED REMOTE DIRECTIONAL GYRO.
Part: COUPLING — LOOSE (ENGINE)
WHEN INSPECTING FUEL PUMP IAW CAB 05-18 AND PWC1645 FOR REDDISH-BROWN STAIN ON COUPLING SHAFT AREA. FOUND NO VISIBLE SIGN. COUPLING WAS LOOSE ON SHAFT WHEN COUPLING WAS REMOVED. FOUND SPLINES WORN ON FUEL PUMP AND COUPLING. THE SB MUST SUPPLY A MEANS TO REMOVE COUPLING AND INSPECT SPLINE ON FUEL PUMP AND WEAR LIMITS SHOULD BE KNOWN FOR PROPER INSPECTION OF FUEL PUMP. (K)