Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F
N612FE is a Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with turbofan engines, built in 1993. It has 7 seats. It is registered to Federal Express CORP, a corporation in Memphis, Tennessee. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 23, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for transport, dated September 22, 1993.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Mcdonnell Douglas
- Model
- MD-11F · all MD-11Fs and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 48605
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engineFAA type of aircraft code 5 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- TurbofanFAA type of engine code 5 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 3 motors · Ge CF6-80 SERIES · 47,600 lb thrust
- Fuel
- Electricity
- Seats
- 7
- Year built
- 1993
- Transponder code
- A7F6AE (octal 51773256)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- March 23, 2017
- Expires
- March 31, 2030
- Last FAA action
- October 13, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · TransportFAA certificate purpose code T (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · September 22, 1993
- FAA region
- CentralFAA region code 3 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00593792
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Federal Express CORP
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- Attn: Mgr FAA & Industry Affairs
3131 Democrat Rd
Memphis, TN 38118-1516
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Connections how N612FE links to the rest of the register
- Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 104 registered
- Mcdonnell Douglas 254 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- General Electric CF6-80 series 238 aircraft with this engine series · 47,600 lb thrust
- Type certificate A22WE · held by The Boeing Company
- Federal Express CORP 587 aircraft in the fleet
- Memphis, TN 1,014 aircraft registered in this town
- Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport · MEM
- General Dewitt Spain Airport · M01
- Tennessee 6,533 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 261 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 39,276 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 278 supplemental type certificates
- FAA orders naming the General Electric CF6-80 series 147 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports on the General Electric CF6-80 series 2,928 reports since 1995
- Report filed on this aircraft: Sensor, failed · 2022-11-17
- Report filed on this aircraft: O-Ring, leaking · 2022-10-01
- Report filed on this aircraft: Drain Line, cracked · 2022-06-21
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The public federal record on N612FE, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Federal Express CORP, a corporation, certificate issued March 23, 2017, expires March 31, 2030. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for transport, dated September 22, 1993, consistent with the 1993 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 48605 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N612FE according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N612FE: Accident on December 26, 2012 at Memphis, TN: minor injuries, substantial damage. Incident on March 23, 2010: no injuries. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F · operated under 121
the operator's failure to provide appropriate training and documentation for ground personnel, leading the marshaller to inadvertently guide the airplane into the collision.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F · operated under 121
On March 23, 2010, at 13:17 UTC, a Federal Express MD-11, US registered N612FE, declared an emergency and diverted to Hungary (LHBP) due to a low fuel indication. The flight was en route to Paris from Dubai. There were 3 crew members on board and no injuries were reported. There was no reported hazardous material on board. On the ground, the fuel indication went to normal. TSB Hungary is investigating this incident.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 9, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 9, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data