N901FXAerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-320
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply92 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Federal Express Corp
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Memphis, TN
- Certificate issued
- Feb 20, 2003
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 5, 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
- Aerospatiale/Aeritalia
- Model
- ATR 42-320
- Serial number
- 172
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 50
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- AC7376
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw121
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1950 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2003 – nowFederal Express CorpMemphis, TN · current
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 (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-14-02 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Aug 15, 2014 | Engine (PW121)Only with: PW120, PW121, PW121A engines with Post SB21610 configuration; PW124B, PW127, PW127E, PW127F engines with Post SB21607 and/or Post SB21705 configuration; PW127G and PW127M engines unconditionally. |
| 2012-26-08 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Turboprop Engines | Feb 15, 2013 | Engine (PW121)Serial numbers per P&WC ASB No. PW100-72-A21813 Rev 3, PW100-72-A21802 Rev 4, and PW100-72-A21798 Rev 5. Only with: Engines with propeller shafts having serial numbers listed in the referenced P&WC ASBs. |
| 2003-21-03 | Pratt & Whitney Canada Models PW118, PW120, PW120A, and PW121 Turboprop Engines | Nov 20, 2003 | Engine (PW121) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (92)
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.
- Air conditioning and pressurization · acm · seizedJul 30, 2025
FLIGHT 7820, ENROUTE GTF-MSO EXCESS CABIN ALTITUDE ALERT/WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #1 ACM AND TIC VALVE. ALL CHECKS GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · access panel · corrodedMar 22, 2024
HEAVY CHECK COE/MAJOR REPAIR: ACCESS PANEL 521DT HAS FRETTING AT ATTACH FLANGE. REPAIR PER SRAS ES_00236338_01...23419 ISSUE A,
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floorbeam · crackedApr 1, 2022
WO 235601 NR 100009 HEAVY CHECK COE/MAJOR REPAIR: L/H LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM CRACKED BETWEEN FRAMES 27-28. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPAIRED PER EO 5315-01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · intercostal · corrodedApr 1, 2022
WO 235601 NR 100028 HEAVY CHECK COE/MAJOR REPAIR: FLOORBEAM 10 LOWER SURFACE OF UPPER ANGLE HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED FLOORBEAM INTERCOSTAL WITH NEW IAW SRM 51-25-02.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floorbeam · corrodedApr 1, 2022
WO 235601 NR 100029 HEAVY CHECK COE/MAJOR REPAIR: FLOORBEAM 13 LOWER SURFACE OF UPPER ANGLE HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION. CORRECTIVE ACTION: SPLICE REPAIR PER SRAS ES_0158021_01...18918 ISSUE A, DATED 5/6/2022.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · none · damagedApr 1, 2022
WO 235601 NR 100042 HEAVY CHECK/MAJOR REPAIR: INTERNAL FUSELAGE L/H FRAME 13, FRAME FLANGE IS DAMAGED BETWEEN STRINGER 14-15. CORRECTIVE ACTION: SPLICE REPAIR AT FRAME 13 IAW ATR SRM 533140-300-803-A01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · web · corrodedApr 1, 2022
WO 235601 NR 100043 HEAVY CHECK COE/MAJOR REPAIR: INTERNAL FUSELAGE, CREASE BEAM WEB BETWEEN L/H FRAMES 13-14 HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION. CORRECTIVE ACTION: CREASE BEAM WEB REPLACED WITH NEW PER ATR SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · none · corrodedApr 1, 2022
WO 235601 NR 400008 HEAVY CHECK COE/MAJOR REPAIR: R/H ENGINE CASE HAS LEVEL 2 CORROSION AROUND THE DRAIN BELOW THE PCU. CORRECTIVE ACTION: CORROSION REMOVAL PER DAA2022-401-PW121204.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Nacelles and pylons · none · crackedApr 1, 2022
WO 235601 NR 400011 HEAVY CHECK COE/MAJOR REPAIR: R/H NACELLE L/H AFT EDGING IS CRACKED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DOUBLER REPAIR R/H NACELLE LOWER COWL PER SRAS ES_0158068_01...18913 ISSUE A, DATED 5/9/2022.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spoiler · chafedApr 1, 2022
WO 235601 NR 500015 HEAVY CHECK COE/MAJOR REPAIR: L/H SPOILER, UNDER SIDE SKIN HAS CHAFE DAMAGE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: L/H SPOILER REPAIRED PER SRAS ES_0086049...13537 ISSUE B, DATED 5/12/2022.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 92 reports.
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