# N505TA: 1983 Airbus Industrie A300 B4-203, registration cancelled 2010-05-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 13, 2010 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Airbus Industrie A300 B4-203](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-203) (registry code 3930306) - Engine: [GE CF6-50 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (registry code 30018) - Data sheets: [TCDS A35EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A35EU), [TCDS E23EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E23EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 271 - Year built: 1983 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 15, 2000 - Certificate issued: September 30, 2008 - Last registry action: September 30, 2008 - Mode S code: A64E2D - Owner when cancelled: [Sky Lease I Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20LEASE%20I%20INC) - Location: [Greensboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greensboro) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 36.0718° N, 79.9648° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27409, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505TA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=505TA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505TA-2010-05-13 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 Airbus Industrie A300 B4-203: https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-203.md ## Service difficulty reports (15) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR WRN2008F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRN2008F00001), Jun 16, 2008: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROX 40 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, AC TURNED BACK DUE TO NAV PROBLEMS WITH GPS SYSTEM. GPS SYS NR 2 PREVIOUSLY MEL, NR 1 GPS SYS WENT TO DR MODE. AIR - [SDR WRNA200800006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200800006), Mar 16, 2008: ENGINE. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MFM, CLIMBING THROUGH 15,000 FEET A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD FROM NR 1 ENGINE FOLLOWED BY SEVERE VIBRATION, ENGINE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE POWER - [SDR WRNA200700047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200700047), Jul 29, 2007: FRICTION BRAKE. OUT OF LIMITS. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IND, THE SLATS FAILED TO RETRACT. DUMPED 22,000 POUNDS OF FUEL. DIVERTED TO GSO AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. FOUND RT FRICTION BRAKE OUT OF TORQU - [SDR WRNA200700046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200700046), Jul 27, 2007: JACKSCREW. LOCKED. SLATS FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO FIELD FOR A SAFE LANDING. FOUND NR 4 AND 5 SLAT JACK SCREWS LOCKED OUT AND RT FRICTION BRAKE - [SDR WRNA200700040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200700040), Jun 13, 2007: SLAT. MALFUNCTIONED. ON APPROACH TO IND, L/E SLATS FAILED TO EXTEND WITH ASYMMETRY, CONTINUED ON APPROACH AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. VISUALLY INSPECTED SLATS TORQUE TUBES AND TRANSMIS - [SDR WRNA200700029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200700029), Jun 7, 2007: SHAFT. JAMMED. AFTER LEAVING BLOCKS, SLATS WOULD NOT EXTEND, JAMMED, VIBRATION FELT IN AIRCRAFT. RETURNED TO BLOCKS. REPLACED SLAT TRANSMISSION SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND SHOCK ABSORB - [SDR WRNA200600040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200600040), Dec 12, 2006: LINE. CRACKED. RIGHT MAIN GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, GREEN SYSTEM LEVEL LOW LIGHT ON. PERFORMED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION BY ABNORMAL CHECKLIST, RETURNED TO FIELD AND MADE A SAFE LANDI - [SDR WRNA200600010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200600010), Apr 12, 2006: SLAT SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF, SLATS FAILED TO RETRACT. JETTISONED FUEL TO SAFE LANDING WEIGHT, RETURNED TO FIELD AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. PERFORMED FRICTION BRAKE INSPECTION/C - [SDR WRNA200500019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200500019), Aug 18, 2005: LINE. LEAKING. LOST GREEN HYD FLUID DURING GEAR RETRACTION. FOUND LT MAIN GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR LINE FAILED. REPLACED WITH TEMPORARY LINE IAW MM 20-23-11. SERVICED HYD'S IAW 12-1 - [SDR WRNA200500014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200500014), Jun 4, 2005: SLAT. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF SLATS WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRFIELD. LANDING NORMAL. MAINTENANCE OPS CHECKED SLAT SYSTEM ON GROUND, COULD NOT DUPLICATE, OP'S C - [SDR WRNA200400014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200400014), Oct 7, 2004: DAMPENER. INOPERATIVE. AFTER TAKE OFF UNABLE TO MOVE GEAR HANDLE TO UP POSITION. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT PITCH DAMPENER IAW 32-11 - [SDR WRNA200400009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200400009), Aug 14, 2004: SMOKE DETECTOR. UNSERVICEABLE. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FLIGHT DECK SMOKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON F/E PANEL ALONG WITH SMOKE LIGHT ON MWP AND CONTINUOUS CHIME. TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED AT 105KTS AND AIRC - [SDR WRNA200400007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200400007), Jul 21, 2004: SEQUENCE VALVE. MISALIGNED. NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT AFTER T/O RETURN TO AIRPORT. INSTALLED RIG PIN ON SEQUENCE VALVE AND RIGGED TO ZERO POSITION FOR REMOVED NLG DOOR. DOOR DEACTIVATED IA - [SDR WRNA200300004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200300004), Feb 7, 2003: AILERON. DELAMINATED. On walk around found R/H I/B aileron to have damage. This damage is on the top trailing edge where a section of skin is peeling aft (approx. 4' width and 8" in - [SDR WRNA200100019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/WRNA200100019), Dec 18, 2001: ADC. FAILED. #1 AIR DATA COMPUTER FAILED ON TAKE OFF. WITH FULL THROTTLES AIR SPEED KEPT DECREASING- A/C SHOOK VIOLENTLY- NO STICK SHAKER OR CLACKER.CORRECTIVE ACTION: R&R'D ## Other aircraft with N505TA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505TA): Richard G Sugden CALIDUS, S/N C00427, built 2016 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.