# N478EV: 1975 Boeing 747-SR-46, registration cancelled 2013-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-SR-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-sr-46) (registry code 1384816)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (registry code 52054)
- Serial number: 21033
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1991
- Certificate issued: March 3, 2003
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A5DF4A
- Owner when cancelled: [Evergreen International Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERGREEN%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2117° N, 123.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97128, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N478EV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=478EV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478EV-2013-10-29

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-SR-46: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-sr-46.md

## Service difficulty reports (85, newest 50)

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

- [SDR EIAA20090028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIAA20090028), Feb 23, 2009: SEAT TRACK. DAMAGED. MAIN DECK CARGO TRACK DAMAGED FROM STA 1880 TO 1980 AT LBL 33.99. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-05 FIG 1A.
- [SDR EIA2007179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2007179), Sep 19, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. MAIN DECK BS 380 FLOORBEAM LOWER CHORD CRACKED. MAIN DECK BS 380 FLOORBEAM LOWER CHORD REPAIRED PER EA-53-1183.
- [SDR EIA2007069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2007069), Apr 7, 2007: DRIVE ASSY. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 1 LT LEADING EDGE DRIVE FAILED TO RETRACT PNEU OR ELEC AFTER T/O FROM JFK AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO JFK. AWAITING CORRECTIVE ACTION
- [SDR EIA2006225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006225), Sep 17, 2006: WARNING LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. NR 4 ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AT FL 310. SHUT NR 4 ENGINE DOWN IN FLT PER EIA ABNORMAL PROCEDURE.
- [SDR EIA2006088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006088), Jun 3, 2006: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE ACTIVATION. RED GEAR WARNING LIGHT ON WITH GEAR EXTENDED. ALL F/E LIGHTS INDICATED DOWN AND LOCK GEAR. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM PER FIM 32-60-00 AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR TURN O
- [SDR EIA2006065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006065), May 2, 2006: ENGINE. OIL CONSUMPTION. AIRCRAFT NR 1 ENGINE HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. SENT TO MZJ TO REPLACE ENGINE, 663076 OFF, 662500 ON.
- [SDR EIA2006057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006057), Apr 21, 2006: WIRE. BROKEN. LT OUTBOARD FLAP INDICATION ERROR WITH ASYMMETRY LOCKOUT. FOUND LT O/B FLAP TRANSMITTER CABLE BROKEN AND TIE-IN BRACKET BROKEN, PARTS ORDERED. REPLACED FITTING 
- [SDR EIA2006058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006058), Apr 20, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CREW SERVICE DOOR FRAME MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER MM33-51-04. OPS CHECKED GOOD PER SAME.
- [SDR EIA2006076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006076), Apr 14, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DIRTY. RT UPPER DECK CREW SERVICE DOOR EXIT LIGHT WILL NOT TEST. REMOVED BATTERY PACK CLEANED BATTERY PACK ELECT CONTACTS. REINSTALLED BATTERY PACK, LIGHTS OPS CHECK G
- [SDR EIA2006050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006050), Apr 14, 2006: BATTERY PACK. DIRTY. EMERGENCY "EXIT" LIGHT OVER CREW SERVICE DOOR INOP. REMOVED BATTERY PACK, CLEANED CONTACTS ON BATTERY PACK. REINSTALLED, LIGHT OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 33-51-00 & 
- [SDR EIA2006031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006031), Mar 11, 2006: ENGINE. OIL CONSUMPTION. DURING FLIGHT, NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHOWING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, REQUESTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE POINT FOR COMPANY CONVIENENCE. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE
- [SDR EIA2006047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006047), Mar 7, 2006: LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. UPPER DECK CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT ADJACENT TO FIRST ROW OF SEATING IS DIM. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY PER MM 33-51-07.
- [SDR EIA2006025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006025), Feb 5, 2006: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING B-CHECK, EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON LT WING FORWARD SPAR WEB AT LES 949 ON WEB AND STIFFENER. REMOVE DAMAGE, NDT AREA, FABRICATE AND INSTALL REPAIR PER ECR
- [SDR EIA2006022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006022), Feb 5, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "B" CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE RT WING LWR SKIN PNL AT WS 1371. REMOVED CORROSION TO RT LWR WING SKIN. THIS REPAIR IS LIMITED TO 135000 HOURS OR 38788
- [SDR EIA2006020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006020), Feb 5, 2006: SPAR. CRACKED. DURING B-CHECK, CRACK FOUND ON THE RT LWR FRONT SPAR CHORD FROM FSS 1387 - 1391 (LES 1422-1438). REMOVED AFFECTED AREA AND REPLACED WITH SPLICE. THIS REPAIR IS 
- [SDR EIA2006019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006019), Feb 3, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON THE LT WING BETWEEN WS 1044 (LES 1054). INSTRUCTS TO REMOVE CORROSION, ACCOMPLISH NDI INSPECTION, CUT OUT THE DAMAGED WING SKIN MATERIAL AND 
- [SDR EIA2006018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006018), Feb 3, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION FOUND ON THE RT WING BETWEEN WS 1026 - 1057 (LES 1046 - 1078). ECRA 478-57-176-2 INSTRUCTS TO REMOVE CORROSION, ACCOMPLISH NDI INSPECTION, CUT OUT THE
- [SDR EIA2006021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006021), Feb 2, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING "B-CHECK", CORROSION FOUND ON THE RT WING AT WS 1280 (LES 1302) OUTBOARD OF JACKPAD LOCATION. INSTRUCTS TO REMOVE CORROSION, ACCOMPLISH NDI INSPECTION, F
- [SDR EIA2005153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005153), Jul 19, 2005: FUSE. BLOWN. DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BY THE UPPER DECK ESCAPE SLIDE INOP. REPLACED FUSE IN BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR EIA2005136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005136), Jul 19, 2005: FUSE. FAILED. DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BY THE UPPER DECK ESCAPE SLIDE IS INOP. REPLACED FUSE ON THE BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR EIA2005041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005041), Feb 22, 2005: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. KEEL BEAM RIGHT LOWER CHORD CORROSION BS 1335-1345 WL 100 RBL 10. CORROSION REMOVED PER SRM 53-10-01, REPAIR PARTS FABBED AND INSTALLED PER ECRA 478-51-173-1.
- [SDR EIA2005040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005040), Feb 22, 2005: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. KEEL BEAM BS 1355-1365 LBL 10 WL 100 CORROSION. CORROSION REMOVED PER SRM 53-10-01, REPAIR FABBED AND INSTALLED PER ECRA 478-51-173-1.
- [SDR EIA2005039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005039), Feb 22, 2005: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. BS 1375-1380 WL 95-100 LBL 10 KEEL BEAM CORROSION. CORROSION REMOVED PER SRM 63-10-01, REPAIR PARTS FABBED AND INSTALLED PER ECRA 478-51-173-1.
- [SDR EIA2005038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005038), Feb 22, 2005: STRINGER. CRACKED. BS 2260 STR 43R INNER CHORD CRACK. DAMAGE REMOVED, REPAIR FABBED AND INSTALLED PER ECRA 478-51-173-1.
- [SDR EIA2005037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005037), Feb 22, 2005: FRAME. CRACKED. BS 1840 STR 11R FRAME CRACKED. DAMAGE REMOVED, FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER ECRA 478-51-173-1.
- [SDR EIA2005036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005036), Feb 22, 2005: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. BS 1360 KEEL BEAM LWR ANGLE UPPER SURFACE CORROSION WL 95, LBL 10. CORROSION REMOVED PER SRM 53-10-01, FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-10-01 AND 51-30-02
- [SDR EIA2005035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005035), Feb 22, 2005: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. BS 820 LT TENSION TIE CRACKED STR 10AL - 10L. DAMAGE REMOVED, FABBED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER ECRA 478-51-173-1.
- [SDR EIA2005034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005034), Feb 22, 2005: FRAME. CRACKED. BS 1780 STR 13R FRAME CRACKED. DAMAGE REMOVED, REPAIR PARTS FABBED AND INSTALLED PER SRM 53-10-04.
- [SDR EIA2005033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005033), Feb 22, 2005: FRAME. CRACKED. BS 880 LT STR 8L - 9L TENSION TIE FRAME CRACKED. DAMAGED AREA REMOVED, REPAIR FABBED AND INSTALLED PER ECRA 478-51-173-1.
- [SDR EIA2005032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2005032), Feb 22, 2005: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. BS 800 STR 11L TENSION TIE CRACK. DAMAGE REMOVED, REPAIR FABBED AND INSTALLED PER ECRA 478-51-173-1.
- [SDR EIA2004012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2004012), Mar 17, 2004: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MAIN CARGO DECK EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT GOES OUT AFTER 10 SECONDS. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
- [SDR EIA203172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA203172), Dec 16, 2003: LAMP. MALFUNCTIONED. L1 EMERGENCY AFT LIGHT DIM. DMI 33-13. RELAMPED 12-20-2003.
- [SDR EIA2003170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003170), Dec 16, 2003: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. BOTH EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON CREW SERVICE DOOR INOPERATIVE. R & R POWER SUPPLY, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-51-00.
- [SDR EIA2003151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003151), Nov 8, 2003: FIRE WARNING. WILL NOT TEST. FIRE WARNING TEST WILL NOT SOUND BELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED AURAL WARNING DEVICE IAW MM 31-26-02 PG 41. OPERATION CHECK GOOD IAW MM 31-26-00 PG 502
- [SDR EIA2003150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003150), Nov 7, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. 1 CENTER ISLE EMERGENCY LIGHT INTERMITTENT. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSY, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 33-51-00.
- [SDR EIA2003089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003089), Jun 19, 2003: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. CREW SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND EXIT SIGN OPS CHECKED IAW 33-53-00. AIRCRAFT IN MAINTENANCE FROM 6-19-03 TIL 0
- [SDR EIA2003086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003086), Jun 14, 2003: FLAP TRACK. CORRODED. NR 1 FLAP TRACK FWD O/B SIDE FIRST 4 BOLT HOLES ARE CORRODED AND SOME CAD PLATING MISSING. REWORKED NR 1 FLAP TRACK O/B HOLES 1-4 PER SB 747-57-2256 PAGE 1-52.
- [SDR EIA2003085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003085), Jun 14, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM BS 380 RT BL 45 TO RT FRAME INTERFACE WEB HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS, ELONGATED HOLES AND DENTS. REMOVED DAMAGE, NDT AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLE
- [SDR EIA2003084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003084), Jun 14, 2003: BULKHEAD. CORRODED. RIGHT WING GEAR W/W BS 1241 CANTED BULKHEAD WEB AND VERTICAL STIFFENER CORRODED RBL 55-75. REMOVED DAMAGE, NDT AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER ECRA478
- [SDR EIA2003083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003083), Jun 14, 2003: ATTACH FITTING. CORRODED. CORRSION ON UPPER SKIN TO STR ATTACH AREA IN RT HAND HORIZONTAL INTERIOR MAIN BOX 5 INCHES INBOARD OF RIB AT STAB STATION 235 ON 5TH STR AFT OF FWD SPAR ON FWD 
- [SDR EIA2003082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003082), Jun 14, 2003: STRINGER. CRACKED. STR 42A LEFT CRACKED AT STA 240. REMOVED DAMAGED Z-STRINGER, FABBED NEW PART AND INSTALLED PER B747 SRM 51-30-02, 51-20-01, SOPM 20-41-02 AND SRM 51-10-02.
- [SDR EIA2003088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003088), Jun 14, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. SEVERAL SMALL AREAS OF SURFACE CORROSION ON LOWER SURFACE LT HORIZONTAL STAB APPROX STA 410 AT STR 7. REMOVED CORROSION, FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED AR
- [SDR EIA2003087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003087), Jun 14, 2003: FLAP TRACK. CORRODED. NR 1 FLAP TRACK FWD I/B SIDE BOLTS HOLES 1, 3 & 4 ARE CORRODED AND SOME CAD PLATING MISSING. REWORKED NR 1 FLAP TRACK I/B HOLES 1, 3 AND 4 PER SB 747-57-2256 PA
- [SDR EIA2003073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003073), May 1, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. STA 440 RBL 52.0, FLOORBEAM WEB IS CRACKED RIGHT BELOW SEAT TRACK.
- [SDR EIA2003072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2003072), Apr 30, 2003: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION DAMAGED STRINGER S42L BS 585 IN FORWARD CARGO PIT AREA. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER B747 SRM 53-10-03, PAGE 1-4.
- [SDR 200200265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/200200265), May 21, 2002: FLOORBEAM. PUNCTURED. DURING B-CHECK A PUNCTURE WAS FOUND IN THE BS 380 FLOORBEAM WEB P/N 65B10929-506 AT APPROXIMATELY LBL 57. THE DAMAGE WAS TRIMMED OUT, HFEC INSPECTION PERFORMED 
- [SDR 200200264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/200200264), May 21, 2002: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING B-CHECK, A CRACKED FLOOR PANEL ATTACH HOLE COMMON TO THE BS 380 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD WAS DISCOVERED P/N 65B10929-18 AT RBL 65.0. THE CRACKED 
- [SDR ERKR200100135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERKR200100135), Jun 19, 2001: SPLICE. CORRODED. LEFT AND RIGHT BS 1241 REAR SPAR- ANGLE SPLICE. THIS ECRA SPLICES IN A NEW SECTION OF 65B10821-1 ANGLE ON BOTH SIDES UP TO THE INBOARD EDGES OF THE BULKHEAD FIT
- [SDR ERKR200100134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERKR200100134), Jun 19, 2001: BEAM. CRACKED. CRACKED UPPER T-CHORD OF RT WING T/E BEAM AT WING 235.20. THE CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER T-WING TRAILING EDGE BEAM AT WBL 235.20. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED 
- [SDR ERKR200100133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ERKR200100133), Jun 19, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. CRACKED SHEAR TIE AT LIGHTENING HOLES BETWEEN STA 340-STA 360, WL.199.80. THE CRACK WAS FOUND AT A LIGHTENING HOLE IN SHEAR TIE LOCATED BETWEEN STA 340 AND STA 

All 85: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478EV-2013-10-29/reports.md

## 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 19931021044109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931021044109I), Oct 21, 1993: Boeing 747SR46 (N478EV), Chicago, IL. Evergreen airlines called FAA in new york. Had reason to suspect pilot intoxicated. Crew given alcohol tests.

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