N976FE1988 Cessna 208B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198211 ADs may apply9 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Federal Express Corporation
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Memphis, TN
- Certificate issued
- Aug 5, 1988
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 7, 1988
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
- 1988
- Serial number
- 208B0103
- 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
- AD9A71
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- 1988 – nowFederal Express CorporationMemphis, 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 (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) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (9)
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.
- Engine · engine · low pressureMay 31, 2023
FLIGHT 8744, ENROUTE GEG - YKM - DISCREPANCY: AIRCRAFT LOST OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE TORQUE IN FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. ONCE ON THE GROUND THE PILOT REPORTED OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COWLING AND WINDSHIELD. ENGINE REPLACEMENT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · switch · faultedMay 11, 2023
FLIGHT 7799/ENROUTE EAT - GEG: DISCREPANCY: BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT WITH EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED LANDING LIGHT TOGGLE SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorSep 30, 2016
FLIGHT 7669, FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT DURING CLIMB OUT. SIMULATED CLIMB OUT, INSPECTED DRY WING AREAS FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED MULTIPLE ENGINE RUNS AND CHECKED FOR LEAKS, NO LEAKS OR FUMES NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FUEL ODOR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuel · fuel line · leakingSep 26, 2016
FLIGHT 8675, ENROUTE, AIR TURNBACK DUE TO A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT AT TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT. PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AFTER EXTENSIVE INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE REPLACED RUBBER VENT HOSES IN RT AND LT WING ROOT AREA. INSPECTED FUEL SUPPLY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · line · looseSep 23, 2016
FLIGHT 7675, FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT ON CLIMB OUT. ACCESSED FUEL RESERVOIR AND PERFORMED EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND LOOSE CONNECTION ON FUEL MAINFOLD AND TIGHTENED AND LEAK CHECKED. NO LEAKS PRESENT AT THIS TIME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · odorSep 22, 2016
FLIGHT 8675, STRONG FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT ON TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT. PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR FUEL LEAKS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PANELS, FUEL CAPS AND LOWER FUSELAGE HOPPER TANK FUEL PANEL, NO LEAKS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · cargo track · corrodedNov 21, 2011
INSP PDX / LEVEL 2 CORROSION: DURING INSPECTION IN PDX, FOUND LEFT INBOARD AND CENTER CARGO AREA SEAT TRACKS CORRODED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS. DAMAGE RANGES BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATIONS 166 TO 332. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACKS PN 2611040-1 AND 2611040-3 WITH FACTORY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · torque tube · looseNov 26, 2008
THE LT INBOARD CONTROL HORN ATTACHMENT RIVETS FOUND WORKING ON ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE ASSY. LT ELEVATOR CONTROL HORN EXHIBITED ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT ON TORQUE TUBE. UPON REMOVAL OF HORN FROM TORQUE TUBE, FOUND WEAR WAS LIMITED TO RIVETS. REMOVED AND REPLACED TORQUE TUBE ASSY ATTACHMENT RIVETS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · rt unit · inoperativeApr 1, 1998
ON CLIMB-OUT, PILOT FOUND WEATHER RADAR NOT DISPLAYING RETURNS OF VISIBLE MOISTURE AHEAD, AND OTHER PILOTS WERE REPORTING HEAVY WEATHER RETURNS ON SAME DEPARTURE AND DIRECTION AT SAME TIME. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO BASE AND NOT PROCEED WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF WEATHER RADAR. MAINTENANCE FOUND…
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