N957FE
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, 2008-03-11 – 2024-06-27.
Part: ENGINE — MAKING METAL (RT) · airframe 18,057 hrs · 17,800 cycles
FLT. 4511 ENROUTE: ESD - MVW DISCREPANCY: R/H CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED IN MVW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE RGB CHIP DETECTOR AND DISCOVERED A SMALL QTY. OF ALLOWABLE DEBRIS. PACKAGED DEBRIS AND OIL FILTER FOR SOAP IAW PWC 79-20-00. LEAK CHECKS GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — UNSECURE (COCKPIT) · airframe 14,897 hrs · 13,996 cycles
FLIGHT 7777, YKM-GEG DISCREPANCY: FIRE DETECTION RED TEST BUTTON POPPED OFF DURING TAXI, RESULTING IN AN AURAL WARNING FIRE INDICATION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FIRE DETECT TEST SWITCH IAW C208 MM IPC 26-10-00 FIG 1 ITEM 87.
Part: ENGINE — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 10,715 hrs · 10,054 cycles
AS PILOT OF FLT 7575, LEVELED OFF AT 9000 FT, HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE COME FROM THE ENGINE AND NOTICED TRQ DROPPED BELOW 600 LBS AND ITT STARTED RISING. PILOT NEVER LOST POWER BUT DUE TO TEMP RISING HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. AFTER TALKING TO PILOT AND CHECKING POWER ANALYZER AND RECORDER (PAR) THE ITT TEMP REACHED 926 DEGREES. ACCORDING TO MM, ANYTHING OVER 900 DEGREES IN CRUISE FLT REQUIRES TO BE PULLED AND SENT TO OVERHAUL SHOP FOR INSPECTION. WE HAVE BOROSCOPED THE ENGINE AND SEE NO EVIDENCE OF ANY FOD ACCORDING TO OUR CONTRACT MAINT. THERE IS SIGNS OF AN OVERTEMP. FIGURED THAT WITH WHAT THE PAR SHOWS. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSE THE LOUD POP AND THE OVER TEMP. MAYBE THE COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE. MORE INFO AS RECEIVED.