# N50051: 1988 Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R, registration cancelled 2011-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (registry code 3930308)
- Engine: [GE CF6-80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (registry code 30025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A35EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A35EU), [TCDS E13NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E13NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 459
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 19, 1988
- Certificate issued: May 11, 1988
- Last registry action: April 18, 2011
- Mode S code: A63D11
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50051
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50051-2011-08-19

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 Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R: https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r.md

## Service difficulty reports (62, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA200802730](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200802730), Oct 12, 2008: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MIA - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 1G TO 5G INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT SEAT ROWS 1G TO 5G. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATI
- [SDR AALA2008022979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2008022979), Sep 7, 2008: ADC. FAILED. MIA INFLIGHT T937/07SEP. CREW REPORTED FIRST OFFICERS AIRSPEED STOPPED ACCELERATING AFTER TAKE OFF. BOTH CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICERS AIRSPEED FAILED TO ACCELERAT
- [SDR AALA200801411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA200801411), May 27, 2008: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. SDQ - EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT HAND FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED LOOSE CONNECTION AFT OF ROW 2 FOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT LEFT HAND FIRST CLASS. SYSTEM GROUND
- [SDR AALA20072450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20072450), Dec 15, 2007: SIGN. INOPERATIVE. JFK - EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT OVERHEAD RIGHT NUMBER TWO DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EXIT SIGN ASSEMBLY FOR EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT OVERHEAD RIGHT NUMBER TWO DOOR. 
- [SDR AALA20070931](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070931), May 20, 2007: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. MIA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 18G INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE CONNECTOR FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 18G. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20070930](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070930), May 20, 2007: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. MIA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 11G INOPERATIVE. SECURED LOOSE CONNECTOR FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 11G. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20070899](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070899), May 20, 2007: BULB. BURNED OUT. MIA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 31G INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 31G. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20070901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070901), May 20, 2007: BULB. BURNED OUT. MIA- EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 18G INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 18G. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20070900](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20070900), May 20, 2007: BULB. BURNED OUT. MIA - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 11G INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 11G. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20060693](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060693), Sep 13, 2006: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. JFK - EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 15G INOPERATIVE. RESECURED SEAT CONNECTOR FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT 15G. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20060175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20060175), Mar 16, 2006: LANDING GEAR. UNKNOWN. JFK - INFLIGHT RIGHT LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. EXTENDED RIGHT LANDING GEAR MANUALLY. LANDED JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOW
- [SDR AALA20050681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050681), Oct 14, 2005: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. INFLIGHT UPON RETRACTION OF GEAR ON TAKEOFF GOT ECAM LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FAULT. EXCESSIVE NOISE, ELECTED TO PUT GEAR DOWN AND GOT THREE GREEN. NO DOOR LIGHTS. E
- [SDR AALA20050629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20050629), Sep 27, 2005: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. JFK INFLIGHT T1683/27SEPTEMBER, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO JFK AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED RIGHT HAND NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK A
- [SDR AALA20040752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20040752), Jul 1, 2004: BEAM. CRACKED. TUL - FRAME 51 LEFT HAND GANTRY BEAM NUMBER 4 CRACKED AT LOWER OUTBOARD FLANGE AT STATION 3195. CRACK IS 2 INCHES IN LENGTH. REPAIRED PER ESO 30595 DATED 2004 J
- [SDR AALA20030907](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030907), Aug 27, 2003: CLAMP. LOOSE. AFTER TAKEOFF SMOKE OR BURNING SMELL IN CABIN DETECTED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BOG WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TIGHTENED SEVERAL PNEUMATIC DUC
- [SDR AALA20030117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030117), Jan 27, 2003: INDICATOR. FAULTY. BOS - FLT 989 - EN ROUTE BOS-MIA, LEFT OUTER FUEL QUANTITY STARTED DROPPING AFTER TAKEOFF ON ECAM AND FUEL QUANTITY PANEL. RETURNED BOS AND LANDED WITHOUT INCID
- [SDR AALA20030116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030116), Jan 25, 2003: CONNECTOR. CONTAMINATED. JFK - FLT 1270 - EN ROUTE SJU-EWR, LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES DUE TO LEFT WING OUTER TANK INDICATION SHOWING FUEL QUANTITY GOING UP A
- [SDR AALA20021688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20021688), Nov 24, 2002: WIRE. BROKEN. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT WIRE AT SEAT 30G BROKEN. REPLACED SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED 
- [SDR AALA20020060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20020060), Jan 17, 2002: DAMPENER. BROKEN. MIA - FLT 2139 - EN ROUTE MIA-CCS - UNCOMMANDED RUDDER MOVEMENT DURING CLIMB-OUT. ISOLATING A/P SYSTEM DID NOT HELP. NO AIRFRAME VIBRATION NOTICES. RETURNED AND
- [SDR AALA20011795](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011795), Sep 17, 2001: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION OF SPLICE ANGLE. REPLACED SPLICE ANGLE. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011794](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011794), Sep 17, 2001: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER SPLICE ANGLE. REPLACED SPLICE ANGLE. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011793), Sep 17, 2001: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORRODED SPLICE ANGLE. REPLACED SPLICE ANGLE. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011791), Sep 17, 2001: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND SPLICE ANGLE CORRODED. REPLACED SPLICE ANGLE. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011792), Sep 17, 2001: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORRODED STRINGER SPLICE ANGLE. REPLACED STRINGER SPLICE. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011790](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011790), Sep 17, 2001: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND SPLICE ANGLE CORRODED. REPLACED SPLICE ANGLE. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011789](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011789), Sep 17, 2001: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER CORRODED FS 69-70. REPLACED STRINGER. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011796](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011796), Sep 14, 2001: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORRODED STRINGER SPLICE ANGLE AT FRAME 65. REPLACED SPLICE ANGLE. (M)
- [SDR AALA20001755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001755), Oct 25, 2000: HOSE. LEAKING. FLT 1416 - EN ROUTE SJU-JFK, GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR QUANITITY SLOWLY DECREASED TO ZERO. AIR INTERRUPTED, RETURNED SJU AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCID
- [SDR AALA20000093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000093), Jan 15, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. JFK - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT DOOR 3L INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT DOOR 3L. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, NORMAL OPERATION
- [SDR AALA991153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991153), Aug 6, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 48L 2 PLACES BETWEEN FRAME 70 AND 71 BELOW THE WASTE WATER TANK JUNCTION BOX. REMOVED AND REPLACED SECTION OF STRINGER 48L PER
- [SDR AALA991152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991152), Aug 5, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON AFT SIDE OF FRAME C-20 ON STRINGER. STRINGER 53L IS CORRODED FROM FRAME 20 FORWARD ABOUT 8 INCHES TO 10 INCHES. REPLACED SECTION OF STR
- [SDR AALA991140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991140), Aug 3, 1999: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON NUT PLATE AT POWER ROLLER TRAY 4TH FROM AFT, RT SIDE, OUTBOARD OF NR 5 TRAY. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOOR ANGLE PER MM 53-10-15-2. (M)
- [SDR AALA991114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991114), Jul 29, 1999: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN SEAT TRACK AND NR 10 RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT SIDE NR 10 SEAT TRACK PER SRM 51-72-10-8. (M)
- [SDR AALA991127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991127), Jul 28, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBOARD SUPPORT AT FRAME 26 BELOW CENTER SCISSOR. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-15, BY REPLACING SECTION OF SUPPORT ANGLE. (M)
- [SDR AALA991116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991116), Jul 28, 1999: FITTING. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND AFT LEFT GALLEY ON TRACK B HAS CORROSION AROUND TWO ATTACH FITTING. REMOVED DAMAGED TRACK SECTION AND INSTALLED NEW ONE OF SAME P/N USING HI-LOCKS A
- [SDR AALA991115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991115), Jul 28, 1999: SUPPORT. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AT LAV TIE DOWN AF TOF FRAME C79 ON FLOOR SUPPORT 59 INCHES LEFT OF AIRCRAFT CENTER LINE. REMOVED DAMAGE TRACK SECTION AND INSTALLED NEW O
- [SDR AALA981896](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981896), Oct 7, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND LEFT WING ROOT ANGLE CRACKED. REPLACED LEFT PICK UP ANGLE PER ESO 3095, DATED 10-7-98. (M)
- [SDR AALA980395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980395), Feb 22, 1998: VALVE. DEFECTIVE. SJU - FLT 1915 - DURING CLIMB-OUT, NR 2 PACK FAILED AT 25,000 FEET AND CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUED TO CLIMB AT 1,000 FEET PER MINUTE. NR 1 PACK FAILED AND BOTH PAC
- [SDR AALA972129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972129), Nov 9, 1997: PACKING. LEAKING. BOS - FLT 1096 - DURING DESCENT INTO BOS, ECAM MESSAGE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR GREEN SYSTEM LOW. TURNED OFF GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND MANUALLY EXTENDED LANDI
- [SDR AALA971304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971304), Jul 15, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON S56R BETWEEN FRAMES 57.2 AND 57.3. SPLICED NEW SECTION OF STRINGER PER SRM 53-10-4. TST: 25,726:17 HOURS, CYCLES 10,398. (X)
- [SDR AALA971303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971303), Jul 15, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON AFT SIDE OF FR 57.2 BETWEEN S55L AND S55R. INSTALLED NEW SECTION OF FRAME PER SRM 53-10-3. TST: 25,726.17 HOURS. CYCLES: 10,398. (X)
- [SDR AALA971273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971273), Jul 15, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - NR 8 SEAT TRACK HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION BETWEEN FRAMES 30 TO 33. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK, NR 8, FROM FRAMES 30 TO 33 PER SRM 51-72-10-0. ALODINED,
- [SDR AALA971302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971302), Jul 14, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - SEAT TRACK AND FLOOR BOARD SUPPORT FROM FRAME 26 TO FRAME 29 HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK, NR 10, FROM FRAMES 26
- [SDR AALA971301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971301), Jul 14, 1997: SUPPORT. CORRODED. TUL - FLOOR BOARD SUPPORT AT SEAT TRACK NR 9 BETWEEN FRAMES 26-29 HAVE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. REMOVED DAMAGED SUPPORT, ALODINED, RPIMED AND PAINTED SERVICEABL
- [SDR AALA971269](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971269), Jul 14, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON ANGLE AT LEFT CENTER ROLLER TRACK, FRAME 58. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF FLOOR ANGLE SUPPORT PER SRM 53-10-13. TST: 25,726.17 HOURS. CYCLES: 10
- [SDR AALA971265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971265), Jul 14, 1997: SUPPORT. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON LAVATORY-V FLOOR SUPPORT BEAM AT FRAME C-73. INSTALLED FLOOR BEAM UNDER LAV-V PER SRM 51-72-10-0. TST: 25,726.17 HOURS. CYCLES: 10,398. (X)
- [SDR AALA971257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971257), Jul 12, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK NR 8 BETWEEN FRAME 26 - FRAME 29, BOTH SIDES OF FLANGE. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK NR 8 BETWEEN FRAME 26 - FRAME 29 PER SRM 51-72-10
- [SDR AALA971259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971259), Jul 11, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. TUL - FRAME 45, LEFT, HAS CRACK BELOW ANGLE FITTING. INSTALLED FRAME DOUBLER REPAIR PER AARD 53-00-00-5, REPAIR 5. TST: 25,726. CYCLES: 10,398. (X)
- [SDR AALA971220](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971220), Jul 11, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION AROUND LAVATORY 'L' MOUNT, OUTBOARD. INSTALLED DOUBLER AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL PER AARD 53-20-00-2. (X)
- [SDR AALA971219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971219), Jul 11, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION AROUND LAVATORY L-MOUNT, INBOARD. INSTALLED DOUBLER AFTER CORROSION REMOVAL PER AARD 53-20-00-2. TST: 25,726. CYCLES: 10,398. (X)

All 62: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50051-2011-08-19/reports.md

## 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 NYC97LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA040), Jan 7, 1997: Airbus Industrie A-300B4-605R (N50051), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), minor damage. Probable cause: an encounter with unforecast clear air turbulence and the flight attendant's failure to use the seat belt.

## 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.

- [Accident 19970107047459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970107047459A), Jan 7, 1997: Airbus A300B4605R (N50051), Atlanticocean, Minor damage. (-16) The acft in question was at cruise altitude when it was struck by clear air turbulence (cat). There was no SIGMET for cat and nothing in the American…

## Other aircraft with N50051

- [Cancelled 1971-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50051-1971-03-26): Cessna 150, S/N 15069040, built 1968. Owner: [Scott County Air Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTT%20COUNTY%20AIR%20ASSOCIATES), [Bettendorf, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Bettendorf)
- [Cancelled 1953-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50051-1953-12-22): Noorduyn UC-64A, S/N 147. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Transocean Air Lines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSOCEAN%20AIR%20LINES), [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)

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