N956FE
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.
3 reports on file, 2020-02-28 – 2026-01-14.
Part: TRIM SWITCH — FAULTED (RUDDER) · airframe 16,052 hrs · 23,373 cycles
REPOSITION FLIGHT 201, PHX-SMF: AIR TURNBACK FULL RIGHT RUDDER TRIM AND ADDITIONAL RIGHT RUDDER REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT FLIGHT. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO PHX. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED RUDDER TRIM RIGGING. FOUND TRIM POINTER OUT OF TRACK. CORRECTED INDICATOR. RUDDER TRIM JACKSCREW DID NOT HAVE EQUAL THROW. CORRECTED JACKSCREW. GROUND TAXI GOOD.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (UNKNOWN) · airframe 15,549 hrs · 22,605 cycles
FLIGHT 7677/ DISCREPANCY: AFTER LANDING IN MFR AND DURING SHUTDOWN, THE PILOT NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE R/H SIDE OF THE COWLING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE REQUIRES A LIGHT OVERHAUL AND HOT SECTION INSPECTION.
Part: DISPLAY — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,147 hrs · 20,787 cycles
FLIGHT 8678 ENROUTE PDX-MFR AIR TURNBACK/DISCREPANCY: GDU 620 FAILED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO PDX. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GDU 620 DISPLAY AND CONFIGURED. GROUND OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.