N391FE - 1975 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

MD11

1975

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1975

Manufacturer

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Model

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Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Multi Engine

ICAO Type Code

MD11MD-11

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Transport Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Valid Registration

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION

Address

3131 DEMOCRAT RD

City

MEMPHIS

State / Zip Code

Tennessee38118-1516

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

Turbo-jet

Number of Engines

Mode S Code (Oct)

51103402

Mode S Code (Hex)

A48702

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Jul 28, 2006	DCA06FA058	Substantial	None	the failure of the left main landing gear due to fatigue cracking in the air filler valve hole on the aft side of the landing gear. The fatigue cracking occurred due to the presence of stray nickel plating in the air filler valve hole. Contributing to this was the inadequate maintenance procedures to prevent nickel plating from entering the air filler valve hole during overhaul.

Jul 28, 2006DCA06FA058

Substantial

None

the failure of the left main landing gear due to fatigue cracking in the air filler valve hole on the aft side of the landing gear. The fatigue cracking occurred due to the presence of stray nickel plating in the air filler valve hole. Contributing to this was the inadequate maintenance procedures to prevent nickel plating from entering the air filler valve hole during overhaul.

Additional Details

Registration

N391FE

Serial Number

46625

Number of Engines

Number of Seats

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Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

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Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC