# N717MA: Boeing C-135FR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing C-135FR](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-c-135fr) (registry code 1380303, 3 seats)
- Serial number: 63-12735
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Certificate issued: July 8, 2024
- Expires: July 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A99722
- Registered owner: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=717MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717MA

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Boeing C-135FR)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N717MA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N717MA.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N717MA not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N717MA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR X2RL2020061800001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/X2RL2020061800001), Jun 18, 2020: BEARING. SEIZED. PILOT COMPLAINED OF STICKY T/R PEDAL MOVEMENT, FOUND T/R SWASHPLATE PIVOT BEARING SEIZED. REMOVED T/R SWASHPLATE AND SENT IT FOR REPAIR, INSTALLED SERVIVEABLE U
- [SDR X2RA2020010800000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/X2RA2020010800000), Nov 7, 2019: GOVERNOR. FAILED. LOW SIDE GOVERNOR FAILURE, EPO ILLUMINATED, N1, N2, TORQUE DROP INDICATOR LOSS OF POWER. PILOT LANDED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON POWER DOWN THE PILOT LO

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N717MA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N717MA before.

- [Cancelled 2005-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717MA-2005-02-02): American Champion 8KCAB, S/N 950-2004, built 2004. Exported to Paraguay. Owner: [Midwest Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AVIATION%20INC), [West Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/West%20Paducah)

## Related

- Other Boeing C-135FR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-c-135fr/aircraft.md

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