N976FE
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.
10 reports on file, 1998-04-01 – 2023-05-31.
Part: ENGINE — LOW PRESSURE · airframe 15,636 hrs · 18,787 cycles
FLIGHT 8744, ENROUTE GEG - YKM - DISCREPANCY: AIRCRAFT LOST OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE TORQUE IN FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. ONCE ON THE GROUND THE PILOT REPORTED OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COWLING AND WINDSHIELD. ENGINE REPLACEMENT.
Part: SWITCH — FAULTED (EXTERIOR LIGHTS) · airframe 15,621 hrs · 18,766 cycles
FLIGHT 7799/ENROUTE EAT - GEG: DISCREPANCY: BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT WITH EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED LANDING LIGHT TOGGLE SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — BURNED (RT & LT NG LIGHT) · airframe 14,846 hrs · 17,754 cycles
FLIGHT 7651, RDM-PDX DISCREPANCY: ON FINAL APPROACH TO PDX, SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT. THERE WERE NO ERRONEOUS ENGINE INDICATIONS AND THE SMELL WAS DISTINCTLY ELECTRICAL. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AREA. THE PILOT CONTACTED TOWER, TURNED OFF ALL NON ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT AND CONTINUED TO LAND. AIRCRAFT LANDED, EXITED THE RUNWAY AND SHUT DOWN ON THE TAXIWAY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS NO ACTIVE FIRE PRESENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND RH & LH LANDING LIGHT SWITCHES BURNED. REPLACED BOTH SWITCHES. GROUND OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,811 hrs · 15,451 cycles
FLIGHT 7669, FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT DURING CLIMB OUT. SIMULATED CLIMB OUT, INSPECTED DRY WING AREAS FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED MULTIPLE ENGINE RUNS AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS OR FUMES NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FUEL ODOR.
Part: FUEL LINE — LEAKING (FUEL SYSTEM)
FLIGHT 8675, ENROUTE, AIR TURNBACK DUE TO A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT AT TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT. PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AFTER EXTENSIVE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPLACED RUBBER VENT HOSES IN RT AND LT WING ROOT AREA. INSPECTED FUEL SUPPLY LINES. FOUND HOSE BETWEEN FUEL RESERVOIR AND FUEL MANIFOLD SEEPING FUEL. REPLACED LINE. OPS CHECK, LEAK CHECK. NO LEAKS NOTED, NO FUMES DETECTED. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
Part: LINE — LOOSE (FUEL MANIFOLD) · airframe 12,807 hrs · 15,439 cycles
FLIGHT 7675, FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT ON CLIMB OUT. ACCESSED FUEL RESERVOIR AND PERFORMED EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND LOOSE CONNECTION ON FUEL MAINFOLD AND TIGHTENED AND LEAK CHECKED. NO LEAKS PRESENT AT THIS TIME.
Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (COCKPIT & CABIN) · airframe 12,804 hrs · 15,437 cycles
FLIGHT 8675, STRONG FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT ON TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT. PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR FUEL LEAKS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PANELS, FUEL CAPS AND LOWER FUSELAGE HOPPER TANK FUEL PANEL, NO LEAKS FOUND. RAN THE AIRCRAFT AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS, NO FUEL ODORS DETECTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: CARGO TRACK — CORRODED (CARGO BAY) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 10,698 hrs · 12,895 cycles
INSP PDX / LEVEL 2 CORROSION: DURING INSPECTION IN PDX, FOUND LEFT INBOARD AND CENTER CARGO AREA SEAT TRACKS CORRODED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. DAMAGE RANGES BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATIONS 166 TO 332. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACKS PN 2611040-1 AND 2611040-3 WITH FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS.
Part: TORQUE TUBE — LOOSE (ELEVATOR) · airframe 9,189 hrs · 11,032 cycles
THE LT INBOARD CONTROL HORN ATTACHMENT RIVETS FOUND WORKING ON ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE ASSY. LT ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN EXHIBITED ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT ON TORQUE TUBE. UPON REMOVAL OF HORN FROM TORQUE TUBE, FOUND WEAR WAS LIMITED TO RIVETS. REMOVED AND REPLACED TORQUE TUBE ASSY ATTACHMENT RIVETS.
Part: RT UNIT — INOPERATIVE (RT WING)
ON CLIMB-OUT, PILOT FOUND WEATHER RADAR NOT DISPLAYING RETURNS OF VISIBLE MOISTURE AHEAD, AND OTHER PILOTS WERE REPORTING HEAVY WEATHER RETURNS ON SAME DEPARTURE AND DIRECTION AT SAME TIME. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE AND NOT PROCEED WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF WEATHER RADAR. MAINTENANCE FOUND RADAR RT INOPERATIVE. RADAR RT WAS REPLACED AND ALIGNED, SYSTEM TESTED SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)