N903FE1986 Cessna 208B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198211 ADs may apply11 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Federal Express Corporation
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Memphis, TN
- Certificate issued
- Dec 18, 1986
- Expires
- May 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 11, 1986
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
- Cessna
- Model
- 208B
- Year
- 1986
- Serial number
- 208B0003
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 12
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AC7AD3
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Pt6a Series
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 500 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1986 – nowFederal Express CorporationMemphis, TN · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (11)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-10 | Textron Aviation, Inc. Airplanes | Apr 12, 2021 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800564–20800594; 208 20800603–20800605; 208B 208B5141–208B5285; 208B 208B5287–208B5305; 208B 208B5307–208B5312; 208B 208B5314; … |
| 2009-15-05 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Jul 27, 2009 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800500–20800504; 208B 208B1216; 208B 208B2001; 208B 208B2003–208B2023; 208B 208B2025–208B2029; 208B 208B2031–208B2037; … |
| 2009-05-12 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Apr 15, 2009 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800415; 208 20800417–20800419; 208B 208B0001–208B1081; 208B 208B1083–208B1215; 208B 208B1217–208B1257; 208B 208B1259–208B1305; … |
| 2008-13-06 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Jul 30, 2008 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800415; 208B 208B0001–208B1299 |
| 2008-10-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series… | May 12, 2008 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 172S 172S10672–172S10674; 172S 172S10676; 172S 172S10678–172S10680; 172S 172S10682; 172S 172S10683; 172S 172S10685; …. Only with: Applies only to airplanes that have a P/N 2013142-18 alternate static air source selector valve installed after November 19, 2007. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-15 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Jun 21, 2007 | Airframe (208B) |
| 2006-01-11 R1 | The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Feb 22, 2006 | Airframe (208B) |
| 2004-08-17 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | May 17, 2004 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800370; 208 20800371; 208B 208B1034–208B1043; 208B 208B1045; 208B 208B1046; 208B 208B1048 |
| 2003-21-04 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Oct 21, 2003 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800369; 208B 208B0001–208B1014; 208B 208B1017; 208B 208B1018; 208B 208B1020–208B1024; 208B 208B1026; … |
| 2002-22-17 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Dec 31, 2002 | Airframe (208B) |
| 97-25-04 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208, 208A, 208B, 425, and 441 Airplanes | Jan 21, 1998 | Airframe (208B) |
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Service Difficulty Reports (11)
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.
- Wings · flap track · corrodedMar 6, 2014
CORROSION FOUND ON CTR FLAP TRACK WEB, LS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. AREA FOUND TO BE SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · flap track · corrodedMar 6, 2014
CORROSION FOUND ON OTBD FLAP TRACK WEB RS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. AREA FOUND TO BE SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · flap track · corrodedMar 6, 2014
CORROSION FOUND ONCENTER FLAP TRACK WEB, R.S. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. AREA FOUND TO BE SEVERE INTERGRANNULAR CORROSION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Wings · flap track · corrodedMar 6, 2014
CORROSION FOUND ON INBD FLAP TRACK WEB RS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. AREA FOUND TO BE SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine controls · throttle · malfunctionedAug 21, 2013
PILOT REPORTED HE RAN OUT OF THROTTLE AT 5800 FEET -TORQUE LIMITED WITH NORMAL ITT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine controls · throttle · out of rigAug 16, 2013
PILOT REPORTED HE RAN OUT OF THROTTLE AT 5800 FEET WITH NORMAL ITT. ENGINE WAS RE-RIGGED AND OPS CHECK FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · seat track · corrodedMar 28, 2012
DURING SCHEDULED PHASE INSPECTION, MX FOUND EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON CENTER SEAT TRACK BETWEEN FUSELAGE BS 329.5 AND 332. CORROSION MEASURES 2.5" IN LENGTH AND .5" IN WIDTH - WITH A MAXIMUM DEPTH PENETRATION MEASUREMENT OF 4/32". OPEN
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · master cylinder · deterioratedAug 22, 2011
PILOT TAXIED, AT HOLD SHORT LINE TO RUNWAY, THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. PILOT APPLIED FULL RT BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN FULL LT BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS BY PUMPING THE BRAKE. ACFT RETURNED TO BLOCKS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. MX TROUBLESHOT SYS TO LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. LT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER R & R IAW MM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · smokeOct 20, 2008
STRONG SMELL OF BURNING OR BURNT INSULATION AND A SLIGHT HAZE OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT INSTRUMENT PANELS AND WIRING WERE INSPECTED FOR OBVIOUS DAMAGE. PERFORMED GROUND RUNS WITH ALL COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS ON AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · o-ring · failedFeb 4, 2005
(MRR NR 01-020405) DURING DEPARTURE, PILOT NOTICED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS AND FLUCTUATION AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. AFTER REDUCING POWER, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE NR 10 FUEL NOZZLE TRANSFER TUBE WAS LOOSE AND LEAKING FUEL. REPLACED ALL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026