N918FX1991 Aerospatiale/Aeritalia ATR 42-300
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply22 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Federal Express Corp
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Memphis, TN
- Certificate issued
- Mar 8, 2004
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 16, 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
- 262
- 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
- ACB4F6
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- 2004 – 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 (22)
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 · oxygen mask · no testApr 7, 2025
DURING PREFLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT 8120 BQN-AUA, THE CAPTAINS SIDE O2 MASK WOULD NOT TEST. BQN MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CAPTAINS SIDE MASK AND FLIGHT 8120 DEPARTED
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · fan · failedDec 18, 2024
ODOR OF SMOKE FOLLOWED BY RECIRC FAN #2 FAULTED IN FLIGHT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · none · noneJul 1, 2022
PRIOR TO THE INITIAL DESCENT, IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CREW NOTICED A TRANSIENT OVER-TORQUE ON ENGINE #2, FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN NP. THE CREW ASSESSED THE SITUATION, SHUT DOWN AND SECURED ENGINE #2, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO MIA, WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Flight controls · none · noneApr 19, 2022
PITCH TRIM ASYMMETRY IN FLIGHT. PITCH, ROLL, AND RUDDER TRIM INDICATOR INOP. TRIPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER. REMOVED AND RECONNECTED LEFT AND RIGHT ELECTRIC PITCH TRIM ACTUATOR CONNECTORS AFTER CLEANING WITH CONTACT CLEANING. REMOVED AND REPLACED CREW ALERTING COMPUTER. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · indicator · faultedFeb 9, 2021
PITCH TRIM ASYMMETRY MASTER CAUTION IN FLIGHT. FOUND TRIM INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. INSPECTED AND CLEANED CANNON PLUGS FOR RIGHT AND LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR. INSPECTED ASSOCIATED WIRING AND VARISTORS IN TAIL CONE FOR CORROSION. REPLACED TRIM INDICATOR. COMPLIED WITH ELEVATOR SURFACE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · circuit breaker · trippedJan 28, 2021
PITCH TRIM ASYMMETRY IN CRUISE FLIGHT. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT THE SCHEDULED ARRIVAL AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE FOUND TRIM INDICATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · o-ring · leakingJul 14, 2020
DURING CRUIS, RIGHT UNCOMMANDED TORQUE INDICATED 120%, ACCOMPANIED BY AIRPLANE ASYMMETRY. REPLACED #2 PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT O-RINGS, OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD. UPON FOQA DOWNLOAD FOUND OVERTORQUE TO HAVE BEEN 146%. REPLACED RH PROPELLER ASSEMBLY FOR INSPECTION, PERFORMED ENGINE REDUCTION GEAR BOX…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Propellers · o-ring · leakingJul 14, 2020
DURING CRUISE RT TORQUE UNCOMMENCED TORQUE INDICATED 120%, ACCOMPANIED AIRPLANE ASSEMETRY. MAINTENANCE FOUND PROPELLER CONTROL UNIT O-RING LEAKING AT REDUCTION GEAR BOX. REPLACED O-RING OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD. PER PRATT & WHITNEY MM 05-50-00 OVERTORQUE WAS IN "AREA A", REQUIRING NO FURTHER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · floor support · brokenJul 7, 2017
LEFT FLOOR SUPPORT BROKEN BETWEEN FRAMES 31 AND 32.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · shutdownJun 20, 2017
DURING LEVEL-OFF AT 10,000 FEET FOR CRUISE FLIGHT, A POP SOUND WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY A LACK OF RESPONSE FROM THE NR 2 CONDITION LEVER AND COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 2 PROPELLER WOULD ALSO NOT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 22 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