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Airbus A310-300 (A310-324)

OS-aae9ccScrapped

RegistrationUSN802FD

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorFedEx Express

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Airbus A310-300 (A310-324) built in 1990 in Toulouse. Operated for Pan American World Airways, Delta Air Lines and FedEx Express. Scrapped.

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Young · 11 years · ≈ 33,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerAirbus

Engines2× P&W PW4000 SER

PropulsionJet

First flight1990

Built inToulouse, Francia

Country of registrationEstados Unidos

OwnerFederal Express Corp

MSN542

Hex / ICAO 24-bitaae9cc

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) · Oct 8, 2026

The model · Airbus A310

Figures for the A310-300 variant, the most representative of the family

Length46.7 m153 ft

Wingspan43.9 m144 ft

Height15.8 m52 ft

Range9,630 km5,200 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed850 km/h459 ktMach 0.80

Service ceiling12,530 m41,109 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight164,000 kg361,558 lb

Maximum payload84,793 kg186,936 lbIts 220 passengers with baggage would weigh about 22.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity220 passengersUp to 280 in a high-density layout

Endurance11 h 20 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 9,630 km range, from Jakarta it could fly non-stop as far as:

ISTIstanbul9,459 km CAICairo8,949 km JNBJohannesburg8,553 km AKLAuckland7,661 km DOHDoha6,894 km

Beyond its rangeFRAFrankfurt am Main11,107 km

The type first flew in 1982 (44 years ago) · About 255 units built · Production ended in 1998

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

1996–2000Merpati Nusantara Airlines airline base

Base

CGKJakarta

2000–2001FedEx Express airline base

Base

MEMMemphis

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1990

Built

Assembled by Airbus in Toulouse, France.

Apr 25, 1990

Delivered to Airbus Industrie

Delivered to Airbus Industrie as F-WWCS.

Jun 26, 1990

Transferred to Pan American World Airways

Transferred to Pan American World Airways.

Nov 1, 1991

Transferred to Delta Air Lines

Transferred to Delta Air Lines.

Dec 20, 1994

Transferred to Caribjet

Transferred to Caribjet.

Sep 5, 1996

Transferred to Merpati Nusantara Airlines

Transferred to Merpati Nusantara Airlines.

Feb 1, 2000

Transferred to Air Plus Comet

Transferred to Air Plus Comet.

Dec 20, 2000

Transferred to FedEx Express

Transferred to FedEx Express.

Apr 1, 2001

Re-registered

Changed from N802FD to D-ASAD (still with FedEx Express).

Sep 11, 2001

Grounded after 9/11

On September 11, 2001, the A310-324 aircraft (registration N802FD), operated by FedEx Express, was in the news. Source: the FAA (United States).

What happened

On 11 September 2001, after the attacks with hijacked aircraft on the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon, the FAA ordered — for the first time in history — the complete closure of United States airspace (the SCATANA plan): all civil aviation was told to land immediately, and by midday the American sky was clear. Around 240 international flights bound for the United States were diverted to Canada — Operation Yellow Ribbon, with more than 30,000 passengers. Airspace reopened gradually from 13 September, by then under new security measures. Source: the FAA (United States).

Source: FAA

Operators

1990-04-25

Airbus Industrie

Registration F-WWCS · Lessor: Toulouse

1990-06-26

Pan American World Airways

Registration N824PA

1991-11-01

Delta Air Lines

Registration N824PA

1994-12-20

Caribjet

Registration V2-LED · Lessor: Air India

1996-09-05

Merpati Nusantara Airlines

Registration PK-MAX

2000-02-01

Air Plus Comet

Registration EC-HFB · Lessor: Kenya Airways

2000-12-20

FedEx Express

Registration N802FD · Lessor: FedEx

2001-04-01

FedEx Express

Registration D-ASAD

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