# N18480: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 8, 1996
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18480
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18480

## Aircraft that carried N18480

- [Cancelled 1996-10-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18480-1996-10-08): Boeing 727-76, S/N 18741. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Aero Controls Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CONTROLS%20INC), [Auburn, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Auburn)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N18480 (5)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19900505022449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900505022449I), May 5, 1990: Boeing 72776 (N18480), Greensboro, NC. Lavatory motor overheated setting off smoke alarm. Used halon bottles. Pulled breaker.
- [Incident 19860423027909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423027909I), Apr 23, 1986: Boeing 72776 (N18480), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Lightning strike to the right horizontal stabilizer while loading passengers at gate. Damage to control panel.
- [Incident 19851219068649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851219068649I), Dec 19, 1985: Boeing 72776 (N18480), Kansas City, MO. Unable to control cabin pressure in either manual or auto mode. Replaced cargo door seal and outflow valve.
- [Incident 19810531043159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531043159I), May 31, 1981: Boeing 72776 (N18480), Houston, TX. Zk pressure lite for "a" hydraulic system came on. Found line cracked at number 2 engine firewall. Replaced line.
- [Incident 19781031027959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031027959I), Oct 31, 1978: Boeing 727 (N18480), New Orleans, LA. Seven elderly french passengers caused a disturbance over food. Captain made unscheduled landing. Put them off.

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