N960FE
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.
7 reports on file, 1996-08-16 – 2022-03-22.
Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 15,284 hrs · 21,866 cycles
FLIGHT 8657, SEA-CLM: RUNAWAY ELEVATOR TRIM ON APPROACH. ELEVATOR TRIM CIRCUIT BREAKER PULLED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE OPS CHECKED AUTOPILOT IN ALL MODES MULTIPLE TIMES AND VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION OF TRIM WHEN MOVING FLAPS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: COWLING — OPEN · airframe 15,109 hrs · 21,622 cycles
FLIGHT 8657, ENROUTE SEA-CLM AIR TURNBACK/DISCREPANCY: RIGHT COWLING OPENED IN FLIGHT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SEA. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE FOUND R/H UPPER ENGINE LATCH UNLATCHED. PERFORMED INSPECTIONS OF ENGINE AND COWLING, NO DEFECTS FOUND. SECURED COWLING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. *NOT FOUND IN AIRFLEETS
Part: STARTER GEN — FAULTED · airframe 12,753 hrs · 18,606 cycles
DURING CLIMB OUT, THE STARTER ENERGIZED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING AND WIRE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND GENERATOR FIELD GIVING OFF RESIDUAL CURRENT. REPLACED STARTER GENERATOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (FUSELAGE) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 10,654 hrs
INSP AT PDX - LEVEL 2 CORROSION: DURING INSPECTION, FOUND 5 CARGO AREA SEAT TRACKS CORRODED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. DAMAGE IS MOSTLY FOUND BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 282 AND 332, HOWEVER, SOME DAMAGE DOES EXIST IN THE AREAS BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION 166-332. REMOVED AND REPLACED CARGO SEAT TRACK P/N 2611040-5, 2611040-3, 2611040-1, 2611040-2 AND 2611040-12 (FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS).
Part: BLADE — STRIPPED (PROPELLER)
STRIPPED OUT THREADS FOUND DURING MINI CHECK IN GEG: WHILE CHECKING FOR PROPER TORQUE ON THE PROPELLER BLADE ACTUATOR PIN (P/N B5072-1) ATTACHING SCREWS (P/N A-1635-159) ONE SCREW WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE PROPER TORQUE DUE TO STRIPPED OUT THREADS IN THE BLADE BUTT. REMOVED SCREW AND FOUND AN UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERN ON SCREW AND THREADED PORTION OF THE ALUMINUM BLADE BUTT. REPLACED PROPELLER ASSEMBLY. (S)
Part: CONTROL UNIT — INOPERATIVE (GENERATOR)
RETURNED TO BLOCKS: FLIGHT NR 8800, ON TAXI TO RUNWAY IN GEG STANDBY ELECTRIC GENERATOR FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ATTEMPTED RESET WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE FAULT, PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO RAMP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR CONTROL UNIT. (K)
Part: RETRACT MECH — OUT OF ADJUST (TE FLAPS)
AFTER DEPARTURE FROM GEG, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE TRIM WARNING LIGHT AND HORN CAME ON. THE TRIM TEST BUTTON, ELECTRICAL TRIM CIRCUIT BREAKER, AND AUTOPILOT CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD NO EFFECT. THE FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND ODOR OF SMOKE. NO VISUAL EVIDENCE OF SMOKE. PILOT ELECTED TO TURN BACK TO GEG. NO INCIDENT UPON LANDING. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE FOUND. FLAP SYSTEM CURRENTLY UNDER REPAIR. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND FLAP SYSTEM OUT OF RIG. SET UP/DOWN AND TRAVEL LIMIT SWITCHES. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED AND TRAVEL CHECKED GOOD. NO FAULTS OCCURRED OR CAUSED BY FLAP SYSTEM. (X)