# N33021: Boeing 747-243B, registration cancelled 2001-07-28 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 28, 2001 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 747-243B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-243b) (registry code 1384830) - Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 20520 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: August 14, 1998 - Last registry action: August 14, 1998 - Mode S code: A39887 - Owner when cancelled: [Continental Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 29.7533° N, 95.4129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77019, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33021 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33021 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33021-2001-07-28 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 747-243B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-243b.md ## Service difficulty reports (38) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR CALA9801232](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801232), Jul 9, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION FOUND L-1 DOOR MOUNTED SLIDE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 33-51-06. - [SDR CALA9800889](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9800889), May 18, 1998: SKIN. PUNCTURED. INSPECTION FOUND A PUNCTURE IN FUSELAGE SKIN ABOUT 2 INCHES BELOW BOTTOM OF FORWARD CARGO DOOR AT BS 580-600. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-03. - [SDR CALA9800104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9800104), Jan 23, 1998: GARLOCK SEAL. LEAKING. THE NR 3 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO WHILE EN ROUTE. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT HNL WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND O - [SDR CALA9701433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701433), Sep 26, 1997: STIFFENER. CRACKED. CRACK ON STIFFENER AND DISTORTION ON WEB AT FLOORBEAM UNDER TO UPPER CHORD STATION 1560 AND 1580 BETWEEN LBL 11 AND RBL 11. FABRICATED NEW STIFFENER AND INSTALL - [SDR CALA9701434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701434), Sep 25, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. DEEP CORROSION AND SHEARED RIVETS ON STR 51L AT FUSELAGE BILGE AFT CARGO STA 2260. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER AND REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 53-10-03 AND SRM 5 - [SDR CALA9701383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701383), Sep 24, 1997: SLIDE. INOPERATIVE. THE UPPER DECK CREW DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE ONLY PARTIALLY INFLATED DURING TEST WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN C-CHECK. MAINTENANCE NOTED THAT THE SLIDE BOTTLE HAD DISCHARG - [SDR CALA9701102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701102), Jul 13, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .875 INCH CRACK WITH CORROSION IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 2220 BETWEEN STRINGERS 50R AND 51R. A SKIN REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-30-03, FIGUR - [SDR CALA9700052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700052), Jan 7, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION FOUND LEFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE, POSITION L3. THE POWER SUPPLY WAS REPLACED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR CALA9601814](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601814), Nov 25, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND STRINGER 50L CORRODED AT STA 1700 IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE CORRODED SECTION WAS REMOVED AND A NEW STRINGER SECTION AND TWO SUPPORTS WERE F - [SDR CALA9601815](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601815), Nov 24, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION AT STRINGER 51L, STA 1700 IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE CORRODED SECTION WAS REMOVED, A NEW STRINGER SECTION AND TWO SUPPORTS WERE FA - [SDR CALA9601813](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601813), Nov 19, 1996: SUPPORT. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON GALLEY SUPPORT BETWEEN STA 1350 AND 1360, LBL 11 TO 33. THE SUPPORT WAS REMOVED, A REPLACEMENT SUPPORT WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLE - [SDR CALA9601812](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601812), Nov 19, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION AT T-ANGLE, STA 1380 BETWEEN LBL 11 AND RBL 11. THE ANGLE AND FILLER WERE REMOVED, REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IA - [SDR CALA9601810](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601810), Nov 13, 1996: SUPPORT. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON GALLEY SUPPORT AT STA 1320 BETWEEN RBL 11 TO 33. THE SUPPORT AND FILLER WERE REMOVED, A NEW SUPPORT AND FILLER WERE FABRICATED AND - [SDR CALA9601809](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601809), Nov 13, 1996: SUPPORT. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON GALLEY SUPPORT AT BS 1300 BETWEEN LBL 11 TO RBL 11. THE SUPPORT AND FILLER WERE REMOVED, A NEW SUPPORT AND FILLER WERE FABRICATED - [SDR CALA9601821](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601821), Nov 4, 1996: SUPPORT. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED NEAR SEAT TRACK AT STA 520, LBL 11.33. A NEW FLOOR SUPPORT WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-07, 51-10-01 AND 5 - [SDR CALA9601819](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601819), Nov 4, 1996: SUPPORT. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 540 TO 560 BETWEEN RBL 11.33 TO LBL 33.88. THE FLOOR SUPPORT WAS REMOVED AND A REPLACEMENT WAS FABRICATED AND - [SDR CALA9601811](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601811), Nov 3, 1996: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 480 TO 500, RBL 40. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED, A REINFORCEMENT ANGLE AND FILLER WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW - [SDR CALA9601804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601804), Nov 3, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR ANGLE CORRODED AT STA 1940, RBL 10. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND A REINFORCEMENT REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-07, 51-10-01 AND 51- - [SDR CALA9601807](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601807), Oct 31, 1996: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT AT STA 2350, LBL 40. THE FLOOR SUPPORT WAS REMOVED AND A NEW PART WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-07. - [SDR CALA9601806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601806), Oct 30, 1996: SPLICE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER SPLICE, STRINGER 50 AND ON FILLER UNDER SPLICE AT STA 1980 IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THE SPLICE AND CORROSION WERE REMOVE - [SDR CALA9601805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601805), Oct 30, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR ANGLE CORRODED AT STA 1980, LBL 10. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED, A REINFORCEMENT STIFFENER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-07, 5 - [SDR CALA9601825](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601825), Oct 27, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR ANGLE CORRODED AT STA 2350, BL 0 TO RBL 38. THE ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW FLOOR ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-07, 51 - [SDR CALA9601824](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601824), Oct 27, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR ANGLE CORRODED AT STA 900 BETWEEN LBL 11 AND RBL 11. THE FLOOR ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53- - [SDR CALA9601808](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601808), Oct 27, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR ANGLE AT STA 2280 NEAR DOOR R-5. THE ANGLE WAS REMOVED, A NEW PART WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-23 AND 51-10-0 - [SDR CALA9601822](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601822), Oct 24, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR ANGLE CORRODED BETWEEN STA 2280 AND 2340, LBL 40. A NEW FLOOR ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-02. - [SDR CALA9601818](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601818), Oct 24, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE AT STA 835 BETWEEN LBL 11 AND RBL 11. THE ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW S - [SDR CALA9601898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601898), Oct 23, 1996: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK ON SUPPORT ANGLE ATTACHED TO FRAME AT BS 1540 BETWEEN STRINGER 37 TO 38L. A NEW ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30 - [SDR CALA9601823](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601823), Oct 22, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR ANGLE CORRODED AT STA 2350 BETWEEN BL 0 TO LBL 38. A NEW FLOOR ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-02. - [SDR CALA9601820](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601820), Oct 22, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON FLOOR ANGLE AT STA 2280, RBL 11. THE FLOOR ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-07 AND 51- - [SDR CALA9601826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601826), Oct 17, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND ANGLE CORRODED AT STA 870 BETWEEN RBL 11 AND LBL 11. THE ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-01. - [SDR CALA9601802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601802), Oct 17, 1996: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .4375 INCH CRACK AT RT CORNER OF BULKHEAD BS 400. A CRACK OF UNIDENTIFIED LENGTH WAS FOUND AT LT CORNER OF BULKHEAD BS 400. THE AREAS WERE RE - [SDR CALA9601803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601803), Oct 14, 1996: SPAR. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON REAR SPAR AFT FACE AT WS 405. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 5720-01551. - [SDR CALA9601799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601799), Oct 10, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION FOUND OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT POWER SUPPLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. - [SDR CALA9601801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601801), Oct 8, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND RT WING UPPER SURFACE OF SKIN CORRODED ABOVE REAR SPAR AT WS 411 TO 420. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5720-01551. - [SDR CALA9601800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601800), Oct 8, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND LT WING UPPER SURFACE OF SKIN CORRODED ABOVE REAR SPAR AT WS 400 TO 420, WBL 150. THE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5720-01553. - [SDR CAL950353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950353), May 7, 1995: RETAINING BOLT. FRACTURED. FLT NR 9860 - HNL - THE NR 1 ENGINE GAVE OFF A LOUD BOOM AND THE EGT ROSE TO 963 DEGREES, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HNL. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE A - [SDR CAL950234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950234), Mar 27, 1995: CAPACITOR. FAILED. NRT - FLT 0908 - SMOKE WAS OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM NRT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO NRT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOU - [SDR CAL950058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950058), Jan 21, 1995: ENGINE. FAILED. FLT NR 0907 - HNL - THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO HNL WITH THE NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE NR 1 ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED. (Z) ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19930207011739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930207011739I), Feb 7, 1993: Boeing 747243B (N33021), London England, UK. After two autopilot coupled missed approach pilot made manual approach. Roll computer failed. ## Other aircraft with N33021 - [Cancelled 1975-01-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33021-1975-01-27): Piper PA-28-235, S/N 28-7510036. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aero Export International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EXPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale) --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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