# N305TW: 1973 Boeing 747-284B, registration cancelled 2013-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-284B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-284b) (registry code 1384862)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (registry code 52054)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20742
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1985
- Last registry action: August 10, 2000
- Mode S code: A333A3
- Location: [Pembroke Pines, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pembroke%20Pines)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9885° N, 80.2125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33023, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=305TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305TW-2013-04-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 747-284B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-284b.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX4898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4898), Aug 30, 1996: SWITCH. FAILED. JFK - FLT 885 - DURING CRUISE, LIGHT SWITCH MFG PN 2445-4, ARCED AND EMITTED SMOKE AT THE R4 PANEL. TURNED OFF LIGHT SWITCH. REPLACED LIGHT SWITCH AND LIGHTS; O
- [SDR 96ZZZM58](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM58), Dec 13, 1995: CSD. FAILED. FCO - DURING CRUISE, SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE, S/N 4181, DUE TO DECREASING OIL QUANTITY. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR DRIVE CAVITY DRAIN. CAPP
- [SDR 95ZZZW442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW442), Apr 3, 1995: IDG. FAILED. FLT NR 5 - JFK - DURING CLIMB, SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE DUE TO FIRE WARNING. DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES. FOUND INTERGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR, MFG P/N 

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89IA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89IA123), Apr 23, 1989: Boeing 747-284B (N305TW), New York, NY, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE SWEARINGEN FLIGHT CREW TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY THE AIRPLANE THEY WERE TO FOLLOW, PRIOR TO ACCEPTING THE VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31R.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19920225025082I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920225025082I), Feb 25, 1992: Boeing 747284B (N305TW), New York, NY, Minor damage. Twa parked in run-up area. Air france cleared to taxi past. Its wing tip contacted twa wing tip. Returned to gate.
- [Incident 19870604032799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870604032799I), Jun 4, 1987: Boeing 747284B (N305TW), St Louis, MO. An engine was shutdown in descent due to high EGT. Fuel control unit was later replaced.

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