Airliner

N304FE

1978 McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
46992
Class
Airliner
Engines
3 × Ge CF6-50C2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Federal Express Corporation (Corporation)
Based
Memphis, TN
Registration record

N304FE on the FAA register

Type
1978 McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30F
Serial
46992
Engines
3 × Ge CF6-50C2
Registered owner
Federal Express Corporation
Memphis, TN
Certificate issued
1984-07-02
Airworthiness date
2007-03-28
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A32EB0
Mode S (octal)
50627260
Seats (type)
385
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-02-13
    Incident at Portland, OR; damage: minor.
  • 2007-03-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1984-07-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N304FE.
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N304FE

N304FE is a 1978 McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30F, serial number 46992. The FAA register lists Federal Express Corporation as the registrant in Memphis, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 2, 1984 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, three Ge CF6-50C2 engines and 385 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated March 28, 2007.

N304FE has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-02-13 Incident · Portland, OR Damage: Minor NTSB · ENG12IA012
Reported aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-10-30F
Probable cause: The fracture of the fan mid shaft due to a stress corrosion cracking initiated by local regions of corrosion pitting, which resulted from oil migration within the shaft and its subsequent degradation.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.