# N506MC: 1976 Boeing 747-2D3B, registration cancelled 2010-11-29 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 29, 2010 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 747-2D3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-2d3b) (registry code 1384805) - Engine: [GE CF6-50 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (registry code 30018) - Data sheets: [TCDS E23EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E23EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 21252 - Year built: 1976 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 1, 1994 - Certificate issued: January 21, 2009 - Last registry action: January 21, 2009 - Mode S code: A65150 - Owner when cancelled: [Atlas Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLAS%20AIR%20INC) - Location: [Purchase, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Purchase) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.0382° N, 73.7107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10577, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N506MC - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=506MC - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N506MC-2010-11-29 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 747-2D3B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-2d3b.md ## Service difficulty reports (76, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR UIEA200800335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800335), Oct 30, 2008: FAIRING. DAMAGED. LT WING NR 1 CANOE FAIRING AT WBL 743.828 WAS DAMAGE ON CARGO LOADING. CANOE WAS REMOVED PER ATLAS DMI M08-227. AREAS OF CANOE AT FAIRING STA 147.766 LOWER SIDE - [SDR UIEA2008002272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2008002272), Aug 1, 2008: SKIN. CHAFED. LEFT WING INBOARD FLAP, AFT FLAP S/N 000204 UPPER SKIN HAS 4 EACH AREAS OF CHAFING CAUSED BY LONG BOLTS ON MID-FLAP. AREAS ARE WBL 248.0, 297.0, 339.0 AND 425.0 - [SDR UIEA200800270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800270), Jul 26, 2008: WIRE HARNESS. DAMAGED. NR 2 ENG SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT DUE TO HIGH EGT INDICATION - EGT WAS READING 1047C FOR 70 SECONDS. FOUND EGT HARNESS DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HARNESS AND OPS - [SDR UIEA200800210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800210), May 14, 2008: MEC. FAILED. AT FL 320 ON DESCENT, NR 1 ENGINE N1, N2 AND EGT ROLLED BACK WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. RESTART NO HELP. SHUT DOWN FOR LANDING. REPLACED NR 1 MEC PER AMM 73-21- - [SDR UIEA200800183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800183), May 8, 2008: MEC. FAILED. INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AT TOD, DURING ENGINE THROTTLE BACK NR 1 ENGINE ROLLED BACK DOWN TO 30 PERCENT N1 WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND - [SDR UIEA200800182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800182), May 6, 2008: FAN BLADE. BIRD INGESTION. BIRD STRIKE AT TAKEOFF TO FUSELAGE AND ENGINE NR 1 FAN BLADES. ACCOMPLISHED BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION FOR FUSELAGE AND NR 1 ENGINE AND OVERWEIGHT LANDING CHECKS AS - [SDR UIEA200800161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800161), Apr 27, 2008: SKIN. CRACKED. RT I/B ELEVATOR HAS A 2.0 INCH CRACK AT TRAILING EDGE OF ELEVATOR STA 154.0, CAUSED BY GROUND EQUIPMENT. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR AS PER B747-200 SRM 51-40-0 - [SDR UIEA200800110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800110), Apr 6, 2008: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DIVERSION TO YJT DUE TO "MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE DET ZONE 4 LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH CARGO AND MASTER FIRE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AFTER LANDING RETESTED OK - [SDR UIEA200800064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800064), Feb 21, 2008: FITTING. CRACKED. AFT CARGO DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. AFTER DISASSEMBLY (REFERENCE SDR UIEA200800063) FOUND FORWARD POSITION ROTARY LIFT ACTUATOR FRAME REINFO - [SDR UIEA200800063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800063), Feb 21, 2008: FITTING. CRACKED. AFT CARGO DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. FOUND AFT POSITION ROTARY LIFT ACTUATOR FRAME REINFORCEMENT FITTING CRACKED. REPLACED FITTING 65B38174-3 - [SDR UIEA200800021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800021), Jan 26, 2008: SKIN. CRACKED. LT WING LEADING EDGE LOWER SURFACE, OUTBOARD FUELING DOOR FRAME CUT-OUT HAS A COMPOSITE CRACK AT OUTBOARD SIDE, FORWARD EDGE. PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS P - [SDR UIEA200800020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800020), Jan 26, 2008: STRUCTURE. DELAMINATED. LT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD STRUT DOOR HAS AN 18.0 INCH LONG SECTION AT LEADING EDGE OF MATERIAL SEPARATING. PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS PER SRM 51-40-09 - [SDR UIEA200800019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800019), Jan 26, 2008: PANEL. DELAMINATED. RT WING NR 10 SPOILER PANEL HAS A 5.0 INCH BY 5.0 INCH AREA OF DELAMINATION AT UPPER SIDE, OUTBOARD, TRAILING EDGE. PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS PER SRM 51- - [SDR UIEA200800018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800018), Jan 26, 2008: SKIN PANEL. DELAMINATED. RT WING LOWER FIXED LEADING EDGE HAS A 12.0 INCH LONG BY 10.0 INCH WIDE AREA OF DELAMINATION. PERMANENT REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AS PER SRM 51-40-09 FIG 18, SHEET 1, - [SDR UIEA200800017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800017), Jan 14, 2008: SMOKE DETECTOR. DIRTY. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SNN DUE TO NR 4 CARGO LIGHT SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON IN CRUISE. NR 4 A/B SMOKE DETECTORS CLEANED AND OPS CHECKED IAW 26-14-00, OPS CHEC - [SDR UIEA200700472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700472), Nov 16, 2007: PANEL. DELAMINATED. RT WING LEADING EDGE, INBOARD OF LANDING LIGHTS, INTERIOR AREA OF LEADING EDGE, COMPOSITE SKIN IS DELAMINATED. AREA IS 64.0 INCH BY 20.0 INCH. INTERIM REPAIR WA - [SDR UIEA200700353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700353), Sep 4, 2007: SEAL. DAMAGED. AIR TURN BACK DUE TO NOSE GEAR DOOR OPEN INDICATION AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. FLIGHT CREW ADVISED, ACTUAL DOOR OPEN FAULT AND NOT INDICATION. AFTER ARRIVAL, MX INS - [SDR UIEA200700250](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700250), Jun 16, 2007: PUMP. LEAKING. NR 2 HYD LEAK STOPPED WITH 1.8 GALLONS REMAINING. EDP TO SUPPLY OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYD PUMP AND CASE DRAIN RETURN FILTER, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED OKAY. - [SDR UIEA200700233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700233), May 25, 2007: SKIN. DENTED. NR 3 ENGINE RT THRUST REVERSER EXTERIOR SKIN LOWER AREA AT 5 O'CLOCK POSITION HAS 3 EACH DENTS. PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER GE CF6-50 ENGINE MANUAL - [SDR UIEA200700070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700070), Feb 10, 2007: ACTUATOR. BROKEN. LOSS OF HYD SYSTEM NR 1, PERFORMED EMERGENCY/ABNORMAL CHECKLIST 3.29 FHB EDP, PUMP PLACED TO SUPPLY OFF AT TIME 2133Z, FLUID QTY TO 0. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE - [SDR UIEA200600313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600313), Dec 29, 2006: SUPPORT BEAM. DAMAGED. LT WING LEADING EDGE PANEL BETWEEN ILES 173.6742 AND 330, INNER PANEL SUPPORT BEAM, UPPER CHORD HAS 8 EACH HOLES DRILLED INCORRECTLY. INTERIM REPAIR WAS ACCOMPL - [SDR UIEA200600305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600305), Dec 13, 2006: RELIEF VALVE. FAULTY. DURING CLIMB-OUT, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING. BOTH ENGINE NACELLE TEMPS ON NR 2 ENGINE READ 8.5. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. ENGINE FIRE HANDLE PULLED. FIRE LIG - [SDR UIEA200600195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600195), Jul 29, 2006: SKIN. DAMAGED. ON WALKAROUND, FOUND HOLE IN LEADING EDGE OF RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER SRM 55-10-03 FIG 1. XEO 55-072806 ALL ORIGINAL SIGNATURES HE - [SDR UIEA200600189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600189), Jul 28, 2006: PANEL. CORRODED. L/W-L/E WING PANEL CORRODED TWO SPOTS AREA IS I/B ON MOST I/B L/E NEAR FUSELAGE. - [SDR UIEA200600191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600191), Jul 28, 2006: PANEL. CRACKED. R/W-O/B MID FLAP COVE PANEL CRACKED AT SUPPORT ARM APPROX 4" CRACK AT 3RD SUPPORT ARM I/B OF NR 8 CANOE. - [SDR UIEA200600192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600192), Jul 28, 2006: PANEL. CRACKED. R/W-O/B MID FLAP COVE PANEL CRACKED AT SUPPORT ARM APPROX 14". AREA IS BETWEEN NR 7/8 CANOE-MARKED. - [SDR UIEA200600190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600190), Jul 28, 2006: STRUCTURE. CHAFED. R/W-I/B AFT FLAP-UPPER SURFACE HAS TWO CHAFE MARKS FROM LONG SCREWS IN COVE PANEL ARM. CHAFE AREA ON I/B END-MARKED. - [SDR UIEA200600173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600173), Jul 7, 2006: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. MAIN CARGO DECK DOOR L-4, AT THE ML POSITION HAS A VERY HIGH VOLUME AIR LEAK LIKE A BIG VAC. FOUND 8" CRACK IN FWD LWR CORNER OF 4L MED OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 52 - [SDR UIEA200600128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600128), Jun 7, 2006: VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER T/O, FIRE INDICATION POINTERS BELL NR 1 ENGINE. COMPLETED ENGINE FIRE, SEVERE DAMAGE OR SEPARATION CHECKLIST. JETTISON APPROX 70,000 KGS, OF FUEL. LANDED - [SDR UIEA200600094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600094), Apr 30, 2006: ENGINE. DAMAGED. NR 4 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL 33,000. TAT-7, MACH .84, ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HIGH VIBRATION, EGT RISE. NO EXCEEDANCES. AIR TUR BACK. NR 4 ENGINE CHANGED IAW ATLAS AI - [SDR UIEA200500166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500166), Oct 18, 2005: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. AT APPROX FL 280, AFT CARGO LIGHT ON FE`S PANEL AND CARGO DOOR LIGHT ON PILOTS PANEL BEGAN FLICKERING, SHORTLY IT CAME ON STEADY. DESCENDED AC TO FL250 AND ACCO - [SDR UIEA200500046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500046), Apr 4, 2005: DRAIN MAST. DAMAGED. A FIRM LANDING ON TOUCH DOWN, ON WALK AROUND, AFTER PARKING, NOTICED NR 3 ENGINE IAW MM. NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED. ALSO ALIGNMENT MARKS ON STRUT DOORS ARE ALIGNE - [SDR UIEA200500007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500007), Feb 10, 2005: SEQUENCE VALVE. FAILED. NOSE GEAR CYCLED X3 DURING CLIMB-OUT, TO DOORS OPEN AND NOSE GEAR INTRANSIT. ALSO AT THE SAME TIME RT WING DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ON AND GEAR INTRANSIT. ALL CONDITION - [SDR UIEA200400147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200400147), Aug 14, 2004: RELAY. INOPERATIVE. REJECTED TAKEOFF DUE TO TAKEOFF WARNING HORN AT 135KTS. STAB TRIM INDICATION SYSTEM TEST CUT OUT IAW MM 27-48-00. OPS NORMAL. STAB TRIM INDICATION AND CONTROL S - [SDR UIEA200400123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200400123), Jul 13, 2004: BULB. FAILED. PO380/10 DXB/CGK LOWER CARGO AFT FIRE LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAKEOFF: LOWER CARGO AFT FIRE LIGHT CAME (ON) AT ROTATION. APPROPRIATE DRILLS CARRIED OUT. AIRCRAFT R - [SDR UIEA200400093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200400093), May 12, 2004: WARNING LIGHT. FALSE ACTIVATION. AFT CARGO FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAUSING FIRE WARNING. CARRIED OUT PROCEDURE IAW QRH. RETURNED FOR LANDING. CARRIED OUT INSPECTION OF AFT CARGO IAW MM - [SDR UIEA200400036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200400036), Mar 26, 2004: PDU. SMOKE. ANC/DFW - PDU MAIN DECK POSITION 18R INOPERATIVE STARTED SMOKING. REMOVED PDU FOUND MOTOR INOPERATIVE. REMOVED CONNECTOR AND DEACTIVATED PDU. TRANSFERRED TO DI - [SDR IUEA200400028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IUEA200400028), Mar 8, 2004: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. GT8971/5 DNA/BKK ATB AND IFSD DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE FALSE FIRE WARNING: NR 1 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION DURING CLIMB, ALL OTHER SYSTEMS NORMAL EXCEPT (B) LOOP WAS DEFE - [SDR UIEA200300060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200300060), Oct 11, 2003: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. IN CRUISE, ENGINE NR 3 COMPRESSOR STALLS WITH N1, N2 AND EGT FLUCTUATION. PERFORMED ENGINE FIRE, SEVERE DAMAGE OR SEPARATION CHECK IAW FLIGHT HANDBOOK 3.70.1. S - [SDR UIEA200300037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200300037), Jun 24, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, AS PER XEO 53-06/04/03 FOUND AFT BELLY SKIN WITH CORROSION AND DENTS UNDER PREVIOUS REPAIR AT THE FOLLOWING STATIONS 2200-2240 STRINGER 45R-48L - [SDR UIEA200300036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200300036), Jun 24, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, MAIN DECK FLOORBEAM WEB AND BEAM FOUND CRAKCED AT BS 320 AND APPROXIMATE AT RBL 40. FLOORBEAM AND WEB REPAIR CARRIED OUT PE IAI REPAIR SCHEME AN - [SDR UIEA200300038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200300038), Jun 24, 2003: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, NOSE GEAR WHEEL TOP AT BS 366 LBL 11 FOUND CRACK FROM EDGE AND EXTENDED INBOARD APPROXIMATE 1 INCH IN LENGTH. DEFECT FOUND DURING L-CHORD REPLAC - [SDR UIEA200300039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200300039), Jun 24, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, CENTER TANK UPPER SKIN FOUND CORRODED AT BS 1060, RBL 106-122 UNDER FLOORBEAM LOWER CHORD. PERMANENT REPAIR PER REF, CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY BL - [SDR UIEA200300035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200300035), Jun 3, 2003: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND CRACKS AT LT AND RT SIDES OF STATION 140, FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB, WL 205-227 AND WL 250-258. THE REPAIR TRIMS OUT THE CRACKS, HFEC - [SDR UIEA200200026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200200026), Jul 22, 2002: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. ON DESCENT A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING OUT OF GASPERS. ELECTRICAL SMOKE OR FIRE CHECK LIST INITIATED. AFTER ITEM NR 6, SMOKE STOPPED. AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN T - [SDR UIE2002000026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIE2002000026), Jul 22, 2002: SWITCH. INTERMITTENT. ON DESCENT A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING OUT OF GASPERS. ELECTRICAL SMOKE OR FIRE CHECK LIST INITIATED. AFTER NR 6, SMOKE STOPPED. AIRCRAFT IN THIS CONFIGURAT - [SDR UIE2002F00008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIE2002F00008), Jul 22, 2002: SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. ON DESCENT A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING OUT OF GASPERS. ELECTRICAL SMOKE OR FIRE CHECK LIST INITIATED. AFTER ITEM NR 6, SMOKE STOPPED. AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN T - [SDR UIE2002F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIE2002F00003), Jun 22, 2002: CLAMP. LOOSE. AFTER TAKEOFF NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND NACELLE HEAT FOR NR 3 ENGINE READ 8 ON BOTH SIDES. AFRTER LEVELING OFF AND REDUCING POWER, THE LIGHT WE - [SDR UIEA0100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA0100), Oct 5, 2001: FIRE WARNING. FALSE INDICATION. ATB - DUE LOWER AFT CARGO FIRE LIGHT ON AT ROTATION. NR 1 BOTTLE DISCHARGED (FALSE INDICATION). LOWER AFT CARGO INSPECTED. NO SIGNS OF FIRE (NO CARGO IN SECTION - [SDR UIEA01100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA01100), Oct 5, 2001: FIRE WARNING. FALSE INDICATION. ATB DUE LOWER AFT CARGO FIRE LIGHT ON AT ROTATION NR 1 BOTTLE DISCHARGED, FALSE INDICATION. LOWER AFT CARGO INSPECTED. NO SIGNS OF FIRE (NO CARGO IN SECTION). I All 76: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N506MC-2010-11-29/reports.md ## Other aircraft with N506MC - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N506MC): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407, S/N 54722 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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