N909FX1991 Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply15 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Federal Express Corp
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Memphis, TN
- Certificate issued
- Sep 4, 2003
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 12, 1991
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 42-300
- Year
- 1991
- Serial number
- 275
- 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
- AC912E
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pw120
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 1800 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.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (PW120)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 (PW120)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 (PW120) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (15)
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.
- Oxygen · regulator · leakingApr 1, 2025
OXYGEN SYSTEM TRANSMITTER / REGULATOR SLOWLY LEAKING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine fuel and control · fuel nozzle · faultedJun 4, 2024
DURING CRUISE OF FLIGHT 8106 BQN-BGI, AIRCRAFT 909FX INCURRED A HIGH ITT ON THE RIGHT ENGINE WHICH RESULTED IN A DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERSION INTO STX. AIRCRAFT 909FX LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #2 ENGINE FUEL NOZZLE KIT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · selector valve · faultedJul 19, 2022
WHILE CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND, THE CREW SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING. BOTH THE FORWARD AND OVERHEAD PANEL’S LANDING GEAR INDICATORS REMAINED RED, INDICATING AN UNSAFE GEAR SITUATION. THE CREW DISCONTINUED THE APPROACH TO LAND, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RAN THE QRH. THE FLIGHT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorSep 13, 2017
DURING DESCENT, THE CREW DETECTED A BURNING ODOR. NO WARNING WAS TRIGGERED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE CABIN & FLIGHT COMPARTMENT AIR DISTRIBUTION, SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM, AVIONICS WINDSHIELD HEAT, AND SIDE WINDOW HEAT WAS PERFORMED. A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · master cylinder · inoperativeJun 27, 2017
DURING TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND RETURNED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FO'S MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE LOW-PRESSURE RESERVOIR AND THE METERING VALVE. THE LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS BLED, THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · skin · corrodedJul 29, 2013
FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FRAMES 17 AND 20 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 13L AND 14L TO BE OUT OF SRM LIMITS. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRAS S535R0272. 7876.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floor panel · corrodedJul 18, 2013
FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR PANEL 214BF, OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED FLOOR PANEL IAW SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · rib · corrodedJul 18, 2013
FOUND CORROSION ON RT INBD FLAP, OTBD END RIB, OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED END RIB IAW SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · rib · corrodedJul 18, 2013
FOUND CORROSION ON LT INBD FLAP, OTBD END RIB, OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED END RIB IAW SRM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · crease beam · corrodedJul 17, 2013
FOUND CORROSION ON CREASE BEAM WEB, OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED WEB IAW SRM.
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 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