# N480EV: 1971 Boeing 747-121, registration cancelled 2017-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-121](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121) (registry code 138487A)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (registry code 52050)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE), [TCDS E20EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20348
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1997
- Certificate issued: September 16, 2003
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A5E911
- 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/N480EV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=480EV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480EV-2017-07-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 747-121: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-121.md

## Service difficulty reports (273, newest 50)

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

- [SDR EIA2007207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2007207), Dec 10, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CREW EXIT DOOR UPPER DECK SILL LIGHT INOP. BATTERY PACK OF X327 UPPER DECK AT STATION 403 RT REPLACED.
- [SDR EIA2007134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2007134), Jun 28, 2007: LIGHT. NO TEST. L/5 EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/5 EMERGENCY LIGHT, OPS CK`D NORMAL PER B747 MM 33-51-06.
- [SDR EIA2007133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2007133), Jun 28, 2007: LIGHT. NO TEST. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS GOES ON AND GOES RIGHT OUT. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT TOP OF STAIRS, OPS CK`D NORMAL PER B747 MM 33-51-07.
- [SDR EIA2007070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2007070), Apr 7, 2007: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. UPPER DECK EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN LIGHT AT CREW DOOR INOP. REQUIRES CHARGER AND BATTERY. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER AND BATTERY PACK IN UPPER DECK EMERGENCY EXIT SIG
- [SDR EIA2007020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2007020), Feb 22, 2007: SMOKE DETECTOR. NO TEST. FOUND LOWER DECK NR 4 SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TEST. REPLACED SMOKE DETECTOR IAW MM 26-16-00, ALL TESTS OK.
- [SDR EIA2006393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006393), Dec 26, 2006: BULB. NO TEST. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT FAILED DURING TEST. REPLACED PER MM 33-51-00.
- [SDR EIA2006392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006392), Dec 26, 2006: BULB. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR LIGHT INOP. REPLACED PER MM 33-51-00.
- [SDR EIA2006376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006376), Nov 16, 2006: INDICATOR. FLUCTUATES. INFLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW CALLED AND REPORTED NR 2 MAIN FUEL QTY INDICATION FLUCTUATION, AIRCRAFT RETURN JFK. RESET CB REPLACED NR 2 FUEL GAUGE AND NR 2 DTCU
- [SDR EIA2006374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006374), Nov 8, 2006: SMOKE DETECTOR. NO TEST. MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE INDICATOR PANEL RESET LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE DURING TEST FOR DETECTOR 1A. REPLACED 1A SMOKE DETECTOR AND OPS CHECK PER SUPPLEMENTAL MM 
- [SDR EIA2006373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006373), Nov 8, 2006: SMOKE DETECTOR. NO TEST. MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE INDICATOR PANEL RESET LIGHT WILL NOR ILLUMINATE DURING TEST FOR DETECTOR 1B. REPLACED 1B SMOKE DETECTOR AND OPS CHECK PER SUPPLEMENTAL MM 
- [SDR EIA2006274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006274), Nov 7, 2006: LIGHT. NO TEST. UPPER DECK LT CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILED DURING TESTING. EMERGENCY LIGHT REPLACED AS PER MM 33-51-00.
- [SDR EIA2006273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006273), Nov 7, 2006: LIGHT. NO TEST. UPPER DECK CREW EXIT DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT TEST. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY PER MM 33-51-00.
- [SDR EIA2006369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006369), Oct 21, 2006: UNKNOWN. ODOR. TURNED ON NR 1 PACK AFTER TO AND IT MADE A RUMBLING SOUND AND GAVE OFF A STRONG ODOR. PACK WAS TURNED OFF. SYSTEM PUT ON DMI. DMI LATER CLEARED AT SUU, THE SYST
- [SDR EIA2006205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006205), Aug 30, 2006: WIRE. CHAFED. PILOT SIDE INTERCOMM HEAD SET PANEL INOP, SPARKS WHEN PLUGGED IN. REPLACED WITH 2ND OBSERVER PANEL AND DEFERRED. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRES ON AUDIO JACK PANEL AND L
- [SDR EIA2006158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006158), Jul 28, 2006: FIREWALL. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK AT BS 265 AND FWD APU FIREWALL, RT VERTICAL CHORD COMMON TO FUSELAGE AT STRINGER 12. CARRIED OUT REPAIR PER MM 51-00-00 FIG 15 AND 17 AND BOEING MSG
- [SDR EIA2006157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006157), Jul 28, 2006: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. NWW PRESSURE PAN AT 400 BL 0, FOUND CRACK AT LOWER CUTOUT. TIME LIMITED REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 53-10-04 FIG 82. DOUBLER USED 2024-T3 0.080 PRESSURE PAN MUST
- [SDR EIA2006156](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006156), Jul 28, 2006: COVER. CRACKED. NR 5 RT DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IDENTIFIER COVER FOUND CRACKED. REPLACED COVER, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW 33-51-00.
- [SDR EIA2006155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006155), Jul 28, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SKIN AT LOWER BELLY STA 1660 TO 1680 STRINGER 49L FOUND CORROSION. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW BOEING MSG NR 1-203976535-5 (DATED 36 JUN 06) 2 OFF DOUBLER'S
- [SDR EIA2006154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006154), Jul 28, 2006: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED 1.5 AND 1.5" CENTERED ON FASTENER HEAD LOCATED BETWEEN STA 160 AND 180 APPROX 11 O'CLOCK. DENTED SKIN REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-30-03 FIG 1.
- [SDR EIA2006153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006153), Jul 28, 2006: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. RT OUTBD MOST TRACK AT STA 480 FOUND CRACKED AT VERTICAL FLANGE. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW B747 SRM 53-10-05 FIG 5, TRACK MADE FROM EXTRUSION 63B10047-389 AND REPA
- [SDR EIA2006152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006152), Jul 28, 2006: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. FOUND AT RBL 76 STA 540 SEAT TRACK WITH CORROSION. SEAT TRACK REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-05 FIG 1A, TRACK MADE FROM 63B10047-370 AND REPAIR ANGLES FROM BAC 150
- [SDR EIA2006151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006151), Jul 28, 2006: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. STA 400 NOSE WHEEL WELL TORQUE BOX PRESSURE PAN (FOR NLG RETRACT ACT) FOUND CRACKED AT INBD LOWER CORNER AND UPPER OUTBD CORNER. REF SRM 53-11-20 FIG 12 SHT 12 
- [SDR EIA2006150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006150), Jul 28, 2006: WEB. CRACKED. AFT CARGO STA 1480 APU DUCT CUT-OUT FOUND CRACK AT LT SIDE, APPROX 2" CRACK AT 1 O'CLOCK. CRACKED WEB REPAIRED IAW SB 747-53-2309 REV 1.
- [SDR EIA2006148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006148), Jul 28, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. MAIN DECK FRAME AT BS 1760 FOUND CRACK BETWEEN S-12 AND S-13R 0.5" LONG. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 87, DOUBLER USED 7075-T6 0.063.
- [SDR EIA2006147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006147), Jul 28, 2006: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. SEAT TRACK RBL 75.0 SUPPORT FITTING AT STA 1000 FOUND CRACK. CRACK SUPPORT FITTING FABRICATED BY WORKSHOP AND INSTALLED IAW B747 SRM 51-10-01 PG 9 (FAB ORDER NR
- [SDR EIA2006146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006146), Jul 28, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. UPPER DECK TENSION TIE LT SIDE STA 840 FOUND 1 OF THE FASTENER HOLES WITH CRACKS ON FRAME, DOUBLER AND AFT CHANNEL. FRAME AND DOUBLER REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-1
- [SDR EIA2006145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006145), Jul 28, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME LOWER LEG AT AFT CARGO STA 1560 BETWEEN STR 41L TO 42L FOUND CRACK AND CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 4, REPAIR ANGLE USED 7075-T6 0.063.
- [SDR EIA2006144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006144), Jul 28, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND FUSELAGE LOWER LEG AT STA 1580 STRINGER 41L TO 42 L CRACK. CRACKED FRAME REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 04 REPAIR ANGLE USED 7075-T6 0.063.
- [SDR EIA2006143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006143), Jul 28, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME LOWER LEG AT STA 1540 STRINGER 41 L TO 42 L FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 4 REPAIR ANGLE USED 7075-T6 0.063.
- [SDR EIA2006142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006142), Jul 28, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME WEB AT AFT CARGO STA 1600 STRINGER 44L FOUND PUNCTURED AND CRACKED. REPAIR IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 71, DOUBLER USED 7075-T5 0.040.
- [SDR EIA2006141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006141), Jul 28, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. AFT CARGO STA 1500 LEFT, FOUND FRAME CRACK AT STRINGER 36 LEFT CUT OUT. CRACKED FRAME REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 4, REPAIR ANGLE USED 7075-T60.063.
- [SDR EIA2006139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006139), Jul 28, 2006: SKIN. DENTED. NR 2 R MED EXTERIOR SKIN LOWER CENTER AREA FOUND 2 DENTS. BOTH DENTS REPLACES IAW SRM 52-00-03 FIG 3 2024-T3 0.07 REPAIR DOUBLERS USED. PERMANENT REPAIR CAT A.
- [SDR EIA2006138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006138), Jul 28, 2006: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE SKIN AT STA 1960-1970 STRINGER 45L FOUND DENTED. REPAIR IAW B747 SRM 53-30-03 FIG 1. DOUBLER USED 2024-T3 0.071, DIMENSION 11 BY 8 1/2" CAT A REPAIR.
- [SDR EIA2006137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006137), Jul 28, 2006: SKIN. UNKNOWN. FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN AT BS 1600-1620 S-17LT-S-18LT. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-30-03 FIG 1 DOUBLER USED 2024-T3 0.07 SHEET METAL 12 BY 7 1/2" CAT A REPAIR.
- [SDR EIA2006136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006136), Jul 28, 2006: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. AFT CARGO AREA STA 1700 STRINGER 46L TO 47L SHEAR TIE CRACK FOUND. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 3 REPAIR ANGLE USED 7075-T6 0.071.
- [SDR EIA2006135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006135), Jul 28, 2006: SEAT TRACK. WORN. FOUND SEAT TRACKS WORN AT RBL 34 STA 510-520. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-05 FIG 1A REPAIR TRACK MADE FROM 63B10047-370 AND REPAIR ANGLES FROM BAC1503-1001-47 7
- [SDR EIA2006134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006134), Jul 28, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND BULK CARGO, FUSELAGE FRAME AT STA 2040 STR 3 LEFT FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 90 DOUBLER USED 7075-T6 0.071STRAP 7075-T6 0.063.
- [SDR EIA2006133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006133), Jul 28, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. MAIN-DECK FRAME AT BS 1940 STR 12-R CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 87, DOUBLER USED 7075-T6 0.063, STR USED 7075-T6 0.100.
- [SDR EIA2006163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006163), Jul 24, 2006: LENS. MISSING. EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS ASSY AT DOOR 5 NOT INSTALLED (MISSING). DOOR 5 LT EMERGENCY LIGHT LENS ASSY INSTALLED IAW B747 MM 33-51-00.
- [SDR EIA2006162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006162), Jul 24, 2006: UNKNOWN. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND AT AFT CARGO STA 1500 RIGHT, STRINGER 35R CUTOUT. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 4, 7075-T6 0.071 REPAIR ANGLE USED.
- [SDR EIA2006161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006161), Jul 24, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME STA 280 LT SIDE CRACKED AT STR 27 AT CUTOUT. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 11, 2024-T42 0.063 REPAIR DOUBLER USED.
- [SDR EIA2006176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006176), Jul 23, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME B STA 940 RT FOUND CRACKED BETWEEN STR 37 & STR 38. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 52 REPAIR DOUBLER USED 7075-T6 0.063
- [SDR EIA2006182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006182), Jul 23, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME B STA 960 RT FOUND CRACKED AT CUTOUT FOR STR 31 (TOP CORNER). CRACKED FRAME REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 4 REPAIR ANGLE WEB 7075-T6 0.063 U
- [SDR EIA2006181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006181), Jul 23, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME B STA 800 LT INNER CHORD FOUND CRACKED BETWEEN STR 35-36. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 52, DOUBLER 7075-T6 0.063 & STRAP 7075-T6 0.040 USED
- [SDR EIA2006180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006180), Jul 23, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME B STATION 820 LT FOUND CRACKED AT CUTOUT FOR STR 33 (TOP CORNER). REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-6-04 FIG 4 7075-T6 0.071 REPAIR ANGLE USED.
- [SDR EIA2006179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006179), Jul 23, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME B STATION 940 RT FOUND CRACKED AT CUTOUT FOR STR 34 (BOTTOM CORNER). REPAIR IAW B747 SRM 51-40-03 FIG 3 7075-T6 0.063, REPAIR ANGLE USED.
- [SDR EIA2006178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006178), Jul 23, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME B STA 940 RT FOUND CRACKED AT CUTOUT FOR STR 31 (TOP CORNER). REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 4, 7075-T6 0.071 REPAIR ANGLE USED.
- [SDR EIA2006177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006177), Jul 23, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME B STA 940 RT FOUND CRACKED AT CUTOUT FOR STR 30 (TOP CORNERS). REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 53-10-04 FIG 4 7075-T6 0.071, REPAIR ANGLE USED.
- [SDR EIA2006175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006175), Jul 23, 2006: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. MAIN DECK FLOORBEAM STA 320 LEFT WEB AND LOWER CHORD, OUTBOARD OF NOSE WW TORQUE BOX VERTICAL BEAM CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW BOEING MSG 1-206083941-14 DATED 13 JUL 
- [SDR EIA2006174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EIA2006174), Jul 23, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. NR 1 R MAIN ENTRY DOOR EXTERIOR SKIN FOUND CRACKED AT LWR COLUMN OF RIVETS AS MARKED. REPAIRED IAW B747 SRM 52-10-02 FIG 9 REPAIR DOUBLER USED 2024-T3 0.063 DIM

All 273: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N480EV-2017-07-07/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 20040707014739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040707014739I), Jul 7, 2004: Boeing 747121 (N480EV), New York, NY, No damage. (-23) Pilots required to perform one takeoff at max takeoff power and record parameters. After takeoff number 4 engine fire switch illuminated, bell sounded,…

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