# N500EJ: 1943 Douglas C54-D

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas C54-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54-d) (registry code 3021524, 60 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series) (registry code 52023)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A36CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A36CE) (Central Air Service Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 43-17228
- Year built: 1943
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1983
- Certificate issued: January 12, 2021
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A63A5D
- Registered owner: [Berlin Airlift Historial Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERLIN%20AIRLIFT%20HISTORIAL%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Farmingdale, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Farmingdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2054° N, 74.1576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07727, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500EJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500EJ

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-2000 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Douglas C54-D)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N500EJ.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N500EJ.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (3)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Douglas C54-D)

- [STC SA02268CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02268CH): Installation of Airwolf Filter Corp. Air Oil Separator. Airwolf Filter Corporation
- [STC SA01282NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01282NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K015 on aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney radial reciprocating engine Series R-985, R-1340 and R-1830. Airwolf Filter Corporation
- [STC SA8075SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA8075SW): Installation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER). Razorback Fabrics Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N500EJ

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N500EJ before.

- [Cancelled 2020-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500EJ-2020-10-05): Douglas C54E-DC, S/N 27370, built 1945. Owner: [Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERLIN%20AIRLIFT%20HISTORICAL%20FOUNDATION), [Farmingdale, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Farmingdale)

## Related

- Other Douglas C54-D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c54-d/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-2000 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2000-series.md

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