N717FE1971 Fokker F.27MK 500
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 14, 2005.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply4 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Federal Express Corp
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Memphis, TN
- Certificate issued
- Mar 19, 1990
- Canceled
- Mar 14, 2005
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 20, 1990
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Fokker
- Model
- F.27MK 500
- Year
- 1971
- Serial number
- 10455
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 55
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A99690
Engine
- Make and model
- Rolls-Royc Dart532
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 2238 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1990 – 2005Federal Express CorpMemphis, TN
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97-04-16 | Fokker Model F27 Series Airplanes Equipped With Walter Kidde Nose Wheel Steering System | Mar 31, 1997 | Airframe (F.27MK 500)Certain serial numbers: F27 10102–10692. Only with: Equipped with Walter Kidde nose wheel steering system (steering unit gearbox housing assembly) P/N 893954. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · relief valveJan 3, 2002
DURING CLIMB OUT FROM SGF. THE RIGHT MLG AND NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT, PNEUMATIC PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO 400 PSI. THE CREW ELCETED TO RETURN TO SGF. WHEN THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN THE PRESSURE BEGAN TO INCREASE AND WAS AT 1000 PSI AT SHUT DOWN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · relief valveJan 3, 2002
DURING CLIMB OUT FROM SGF. THE RIGHT MLG AND NLG WOULD NOT RETRACT, PNEUMATIC PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO 400 PSI. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO SGF. WHEN THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN THE PRESSURE BEGAN TO INCREASE AND WAS AT 1000 PSI. AT SHUT DOWN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · selector valve · leakingNov 28, 2001
ON TAKEOFF OUT OF MEM, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP THE MAIN PNEUMATIC SYSTEM WENT TO ZERO. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO MEM. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fire protection · fire loop · chafedApr 30, 1996
CHA - ON DEPARTURE, RIGHT ENGINE FIRE WARNING CAME ON. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CHA. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, THE MECHANIC FOUND A BAD FIRE WARNING LOOP. THE LOOP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD IAW THE FOKKER MM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026