# N450US: Fokker F.28 MK 1000, registration cancelled 1997-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 1997
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Fokker F.28 MK 1000](https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-1000) (registry code 4990808)
- Serial number: 11101
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 15, 1989
- Last registry action: April 29, 1997
- Mode S code: A573EF
- Owner when cancelled: [US Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Arlington, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Arlington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8783° N, 77.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, VA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N450US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=450US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450US-1997-12-22

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Fokker F.28 MK 1000: https://openairdocs.org/model/fokker-f-28-mk-1000.md

## Service difficulty reports (67, newest 50)

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

- [SDR QXEA9700670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700670), Oct 16, 1997: PRINTED CIRCUIT. MALFUNCTION. SEA - NR 1 EMERGENCY EXIT OVERWING LIGHT INOP. REPLACED EMERGENCY OVERWING EXIT SIGN, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700655](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700655), Oct 10, 1997: DOOR. CRACKED. PDX- SEVERAL CRACKS FOUND DURING SERVICE EMERGENCY DOOR INSPECTION. REPAIRED IAW FOKKER SRM 52-04-10.
- [SDR QXEA9700593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700593), Sep 28, 1997: BULB. FAILED. GEG - CENTER AISLE AFT OVERHEAD EXIT ANN INOP 28V. RELAMPED, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700592](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700592), Sep 28, 1997: BULB. FAILED. GEG - FORWARD CABIN BULKHEAD EXIT ANN HAS 28V BULBS INOP, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700573), Sep 18, 1997: BULB. FAILED. SEA- EMERGENCY LIGHT OVER EXIT 8A IS INOP. REPLACED LAMP, OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700518), Aug 26, 1997: BULB. FAILED. PDX- RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IS INOP. RELAMPED LIGHT, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700500), Aug 16, 1997: LAMP. FAILED. FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN HAS MANY 28V BULBS INOP. RELAMPED AS NEEDED, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700499), Aug 15, 1997: LAMP. MALFUNCTION. FOUR CENTER AISLE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. RELAMPED, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700309), Jun 27, 1997: SIGN. MALFUNCTION. AFT FACING EXIT SIGN BY ROW 8 IS PARTIALLY ILLUMINATED. REPLACED EXIT SIGN, OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700228](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700228), Jun 6, 1997: CIRCUIT BOARD. FAILED. CENTER WING OVERHEAD EXIT LIGHT (AFT SIDE) INOP. REPLACED OVERHEAD WING EXIT SIGN LIGHT BOARD UNIT, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700198), May 25, 1997: BULB. FAILED. RIGHT HAND UNDER WING EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHT IS DIM. REPLACED LAMP AND TIGHTENED CONNECTION ON BULB, OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700192), May 19, 1997: BULB. FAILED. RIGHT HAND OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. RELAMPED, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700173), May 5, 1997: SWITCH. DIRTY. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE SPEED BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT ABOUT 70 KNOTS IAS. ABORTED TAKEOFF. SERVICED HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS AS REQUIRED AND PLACED SPEED BRAKES ON
- [SDR QXEA9700157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700157), Apr 26, 1997: CIRCUIT BREAKER. TRIPPED. ON TAXI OUT FROM GATE BRAKES APPEARED TO BE INEFFECTIVE. RETURNED TO THE GATE. FOUND GROUND/FLIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM POPPED. RESET CIRCU
- [SDR QXEA9700145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700145), Apr 24, 1997: CIRCUIT BOARD. DEFECTIVE. EXIT ROW SIGN AT ROW 8 BURNED OUT. REPLACED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD, OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700089), Mar 23, 1997: BULB. FAILED. BOI- ENTRANCE AND AFT GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ARE INOP. BULBS WERE REPLACED AND LIGHT OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9700008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9700008), Jan 8, 1997: WIRE. BROKEN. LOWER EMERGENCY LIGHT AT MAIN CABIN ENTRANCE INOP. BROKEN WIRE REPAIRED AT LAMP SOCKET AND LIGHT OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600467), Nov 22, 1996: BULB. FAILED. NUMEROUS EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN CABIN OVERHEAD ARE INOP. THREE BULBS WERE REPLACED AND LIGHTS OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600466](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600466), Nov 22, 1996: BULB. FAILED. LEFT-HAND OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IS INOP. BULB WAS REPLACED AND LIGHT OPS CHECKED.
- [SDR QXEA9600455](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600455), Nov 6, 1996: BULB. FAILED. CENTER AISLE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN HAS NUMEROUS BULBS OUT. BULBS WERE REPLACED AND SIGN OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600387), Sep 10, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PDX - FRAME CLIP CRACKED AT FRAME 14755 AND STRINGERS 1, 7, AND 2. CRACKS NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 250-301-302-354). CRACKS REPAIRED I/A/W SRM 530213. AIRCRAFT 
- [SDR QXEA9600386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600386), Sep 10, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PDX - FRAME CLIP CRACKED AT FRAME 16060 AND STRINGERS 6 AND 1. CRACKS NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 250-286-298). CRACKS REPAIRED I/A/W SRM 530213. AIRCRAFT RETURNED
- [SDR QXEA9600385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600385), Sep 10, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PDX - FRAME CLIP CRACKED AT FRAME 8305 AND STRINGERS 72, 71, 67, 66, 65, AND 62. CRACKS NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 250-210-211-212-213-214-242). CRACKS REPAIRED I
- [SDR QXEA9600384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600384), Sep 10, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PDX - FRAME CLIP CRACKED AT FRAME 7805 AND STRINGERS 7 AND 74. CRACKED NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 250-199-201). CRACKED REPAIRED I/A/W SRM 530213. AIRCRAFT RETURN
- [SDR QXEA9600383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600383), Sep 10, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PDX - FRAME CLIP CRACKED AT FRAME 7305 AND STRINGERS 72, 74, 2, 5, AND 8. CRACKED NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 250-187-189-191-193-192). CRACKED REPAIRED I/A/W SRM 
- [SDR QXEA9600382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600382), Sep 10, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PDX - FRAME CLIP CRACKED AT FRAME 6805 AND STRINGERS 6, 5, 3, AND 74. CRACKS NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 250-176-177-178-179). CRACKED REPAIRED I/A/W SRM 530213. A
- [SDR QXEA9600381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600381), Sep 10, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PDX - FRAME CLIP CRACKED AT FRAME 6305 AND STRINGERS 1 AND 2. CRACKS NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 200-161-162). CRACKS REPAIRED I/A/W SRM 530213. AIRCRAFT RETURNED 
- [SDR QXEA9600380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600380), Sep 10, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PDX - FRAME CLIP CRACKED AT FRAME 5805 AND STRINGERS 3, 4, 5, AND 6. CRACKS NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 200-148-149-150-151). CRACKS REPAIRED I/A/W SRM 530213. AIR
- [SDR QXEA9600379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600379), Sep 10, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PDX - FRAME CLIP CRACKED AT FRAME 5305 AND STRINGERS 1 AND 66. CRACKS NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 200-124-129). CRACKS REPAIRED I/A/W SRM 530213. AIRCRAFT RETURNED
- [SDR QXEA9600378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600378), Sep 10, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. PDX - AFT CARGO DOOR EXTERIOR SKIN HAS CORROSION ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR SKIN WHICH EXCEEDS F28 SRM LIMITS. 1.5 INCH BY 1.5 INCH AREA 19 INCHES FROM BOTTOM OF
- [SDR QXEA9600377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600377), Sep 10, 1996: BLKHD BEAM. CRACKED. PDX - REAR PRESSURE BULKHEAD BELOW CABIN FLOOR, AFT CARGO BAY CRACKS NOTED IN TOP RADIUS OF HORIZONTAL BEAM 2. CRACKS LOCATED OUTBOARD OF VERTICAL BEAM BL 425R 
- [SDR QXEA9600376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600376), Sep 10, 1996: BLKHD WEB. CRACKED. PDX - WEB PLATE ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD IS CRACKED ON BEAM 2 JUST RIGHT OF CENTER. CRACK NOTED DURING C-CHECK. CRACK REPAIRED I/A/W SRM
- [SDR QXEA9600375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600375), Sep 10, 1996: BLKHD WEB. CRACKED. PDX - WEB PLATE ON THE AFT SIDE OF FRONT PRESSURE BULKHEAD, LEFT OF CENTER ON BEAM 2 IS CRACKED. CRACKED NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 100-45). CRACK REPAIRED I/A/W 
- [SDR QXEA9600374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600374), Sep 10, 1996: BLKHD BEAM. CRACKED. PDX - WEB PLATE ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD HAS 3 CRACKS ALONG BEAM 1, APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH RIGHT OF CENTER. CRACKS NOTED DURING C-CHECK 
- [SDR QXEA9600373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600373), Sep 10, 1996: BLKHD BEAM. CRACKED. PDX - CRACK IN FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD HORIZONTAL BEAM VII UPPER FLANGE AT THE BULKHEAD CENTERLINE. CRACK NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 100-34). CRACK REPAIRED I/A
- [SDR QXEA9600372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600372), Sep 10, 1996: BLKHD BEAM. CRACKED. PDX - CRACK NOTED IN THE FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD BEAM V, CRACK RUNS BETWEEN TWO FASTENERS AT THE BULKHEAD CENTERLINE. CRACK NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 100-33). 
- [SDR QXEA9600371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600371), Sep 10, 1996: CLIP. CRACKED. PDX - LOWER FRAME CLIP CRACK NOTED DURING SIP 53-10-06/1B. CRACK NOTED DURING C-CHECK (NR 100-23). CRACK REPAIRED I/A/W SRM 530218. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE
- [SDR QXEA9600260](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600260), Jul 21, 1996: BULB. FAILED. PDX - LEFT, ROW 8 EXIT LIGHT OUT. BULB WAS REPLACED AND LIGHT OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- [SDR QXEA9600218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600218), Jun 22, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. RIGHT SIDE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AND EXIT SIGN DO NOT ILLUMINATE. BATTERY PACK REPLACED IAW MAIINT MANUAL, LIGHTS OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600215](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600215), Jun 20, 1996: BULB. FAILED. MID CABIN OVERHEAD EXIT SIGN ISN'T ILLUMINATED ON THE BACK SIDE. BULBS WERE REPLACED AND SIGN OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600207), Jun 17, 1996: GCU. FAILED. SEA - ELECTRICAL SMELL IN COCKPIT DURING FLIGHT. NR ONE AC BUS AND NR ONE AC GENERATOR INDICATED FAILURE. NR ONE GCU AND GENERATOR REPLACED I/A/W MAINT. MANUAL.
- [SDR QXEA9600198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600198), Jun 10, 1996: BULB. FAILED. EMERGENCY LIGHT NEAR MAIN CABIN DOOR IS INOP. BULB WAS REPLACED AND LIGHT OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600197), Jun 10, 1996: BULB. FAILED. EXIT SIGN AT 8A IS INOP. BULB WAS REPLACED AND LIGHT OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600190), Jun 5, 1996: BULB. FAILED. THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON THE RIGHT FWD BULKHEAD IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED DEFECTIVE BULB AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600166), May 6, 1996: WIRE. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE ROW 8 INOP. BROKEN WIRE REPAIRED AT SIGN AND SIGN OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600165), May 6, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CABIN EVACUATION LIGHT ON ROW 4, 5, 6, 7 AND 8 ARE INOP. BATTERY PACKS REPLACED AT BINS 7 RT, 8 LT IAW MAINT MANUAL AND LIGHTS OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600149), Apr 14, 1996: SLIDE. LOW PRESS. EVACUATION SLIDE BOTTLE PRESSURE IS OUT OF THE GREEN ARC .SLIDE WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- [SDR QXEA9600140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600140), Apr 4, 1996: BULBS. FAILED. FORWARD EXIT SIGN IS INOP. BULBS WERE REPLACED AND SIGN OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600093), Mar 2, 1996: BULB. FAILED. SEVERAL OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. BULBS WERE REPLACED AND LIGHTS OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR QXEA9600065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/QXEA9600065), Feb 16, 1996: BULB. FAILED. PDX - EMERGENCY LIGHT IN CABIN CEILING AT ROW 2 INOP. BULB WAS REPLACED AND LIGHT OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

All 67: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450US-1997-12-22/reports.md

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