# N517MC: 1985 Boeing 747-243B, registration cancelled 2013-03-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-243B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-243b) (registry code 1384830)
- Engine: [GE CF34 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-series) (registry code 30015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 23300
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1996
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2006
- Last registry action: October 10, 2012
- Mode S code: A67C86
- 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/N517MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=517MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N517MC-2013-03-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 747-243B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-243b.md

## Service difficulty reports (187, newest 50)

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

- [SDR UIEA2011112300694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011112300694), Nov 21, 2011: CARGO TRACK. CRACKED. DURING LOADING, THE SEAT TRACK AT BS 1620 - 1630, LBL 11.33 MAIN DECK CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE DAMAGE MEASURES 9 " IN LENGTH; THE DAMAGE EXCEEDS
- [SDR UIEA2011111800664](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011111800664), Nov 17, 2011: THRUST REVERSER. DAMAGED. DURING WALKAROUND, MX FOUND NR 4 LT THRUST REVERSER HALF NOT STOWED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION , FOUND THRUST REVERSER HALF FULLY DEPLOYED AND NOTICED DAMAGE TO T
- [SDR UIEA2011081800456](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011081800456), Aug 18, 2011: SLEEVE. CRACKED. DURING WALK AROUND CHECK, FOUND SEVERAL CRACKS COMING FROM THE SKIN, ON THE OUTER SLEEVE OF THE LONG FIXED CORE EXHAUST NOZZLE (LFCEN) ON THE NR 4 ENGINE. THE C
- [SDR UIEA2011073100396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011073100396), Jul 31, 2011: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. ON TAXI-OUT ENG POSITION 4 FLAMED OUT. ACFT RETURNED TO BLOCKS. FLAMEOUT INSPECTION PERFORMED IAW 71-00-47. REQUIRED ENGINE RUN TO 81.9 WITH ELECTRICAL AND HYD 
- [SDR UIEA2011070200358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011070200358), Jul 2, 2011: WEB. CRACKED. RT WING NR 15 K/FLAP FOLDING FAIRING MID FTG LWR WEB FOUND CRACK. (LWR WEB REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW RS 57-50-37143, REV A.)
- [SDR UIEA2011070100344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011070100344), Jul 1, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING THE "C4/A4 CHECK" WHILE COMPLYING WITH SB 747 -53A2265 REV 9, CRACK DAMAGE TO WEB OF BODY STATION FRAME 65B01711-133. REPAIRED THE CRACK DAMAGE IAW SRM 5
- [SDR UIEA2011063000357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011063000357), Jun 30, 2011: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. NR 4 PYLON AFT SIDE OF REAR ENG MOUNT BULKHEAD WAS FOUND 1 EA SCREW HOLE CRACKED ON 1 O/C AND 2 O/C POS APPROX .1250" AND .2500" LENGTH. (NR4 PYLON AFT SIDE OF 
- [SDR UIEA2011063000356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011063000356), Jun 30, 2011: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. NR1 PYLON AFT SIDE OF REAR ENG MOUNT BULKHEAD WAS FOUND 1 EA SCREW HOLE CRACKED ON 1 O/C AND 2 O/C POSITION APPROX .1250" AND .2500 " LENGTH (NR 1 PYLON AFT SID
- [SDR UIEA2011063000349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011063000349), Jun 30, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME WEB FASTENER HOLE CRACK AT U/D BS 360 STR 12R (FRAME WEB REPAIRED IAW RS R53-25-37122, REV A.)
- [SDR UIEA2011063000348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011063000348), Jun 30, 2011: FAILSAFE. DAMAGED. DAMAGE AT FUSELAGE, BS2200, S38L TO 40L FRAME FAIL SAFE (BS2200, S38L TO S40L FRAME FAIL SAFE CHORD REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW RS 53-60-37121, REV A)
- [SDR UIEA2011063000352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011063000352), Jun 30, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. RT BS 800, STR 17 (1) EA HOLE FOUND CRACK AT AFT LOWER CHORD. (RT BS 800 FRAME AT LOWER CHORD REPAIRED BETWEEN S16 TO S17. ACCOMPLISHED IAW HX RS R53-20-37128, 
- [SDR UIEA2011062900350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062900350), Jun 29, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. BS 344 STR 5L SKIN CRACKED. (SKIN REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW RS-R53-11-37129, REV A)
- [SDR UIEA2011062800334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062800334), Jun 28, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING INSP IAW SB 747-53A2542, FOUND A CRACK TO BE .1250 INCHES LONG ON PN 65B07652-569 OUTER SKIN AS SHOWN IN FIG 1.
- [SDR UIEA2011062700333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062700333), Jun 27, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SB 747-53A2414 IAW CEO 72530A, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE WEB OF THE RT AND LT SIDE BS 488 FRAMES. REPAIRED BY ACCOMPLISHING SRM 53-1
- [SDR UIEA2011062700328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062700328), Jun 27, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C4/A4 CHECK OF SUBJECT ACFT AT BASE, FOUND CRACK DAMAGE ON FUSELAGE FRAME AT BS 820, S-8L. THE DAMAGED FRAME'S PN 65B01734-25. AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS ACCO
- [SDR UIEA2011062700327](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062700327), Jun 27, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C4/A4 CHECK OF SUBJECT ACFT, FOUND CRACK DAMAGE ON FUSELAGE FRAME AT BS 800, S-7R TO S-8R AND AT BS 820, S-8L. AN INTERIM REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON FRAM
- [SDR UIEA2011062400338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062400338), Jun 24, 2011: FITTING. CRACKED. CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE EXTENSION FITTING, SKIN, BULKHEAD CHORD, OUTER CHORD SPLICE FITTING, BULKHEAD WEB AND WEB SPLICE PLATE. CORROSION WAS ALSO FOUND ON THE
- [SDR UIEA2011062400326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062400326), Jun 24, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C4/A4 CHECK, CRACK WAS FOUND ON FRAME AT BS 2220 BETWEEN S-25R AND S-26R. THE DAMAGED PART OF THE FRAME WAS REMOVED BY TRIMMING THE FRAME JUST BELOW S-24
- [SDR UIEA2011062300336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062300336), Jun 23, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SB 747-53A2414 IAW CEO 72530A A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE WEB OF THE RT BS 488 FRAME. REPAIRED BY ACCOMPLISHING SRM 53-10-04, FIG 92 A
- [SDR UIEA2011062200343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062200343), Jun 22, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING THE "C4/A4 CHECK" WHILE COMPLYING WITH SB 747-53A2459 REV 1, CRACK DAMAGE WAS DETECTED AT LBL 68 IN 65B10927-45 FLOORBEAM WEB. REPAIRED CRACK DAMAGED FLO
- [SDR UIEA2011062200342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062200342), Jun 22, 2011: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. DURING THE "C4/A4 CHECK" WHILE COMPLYING WITH SB 747 -53A2459, REV. 1, CRACK DAMAGE WAS DETECTED AT AT LBL 68 IN 65B10927-16 FLOORBEAM CHORD AND DOCUMENTED IAW 
- [SDR UIEA2011062200340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062200340), Jun 22, 2011: FRAME. DAMAGED. DURING THE "C4/A4 CHECK" WHILE COMPLYING WITH SB747 -53A2459, REV 1, CRACK DAMAGE TO WEB OF BODY STATION FRAME 65B10334-69 WAS DOCUMENTED IAW NRC 50198. REPAIRE
- [SDR UIEA2011062100332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062100332), Jun 21, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DISCOVERED 2 CRACKS AT THE STRINGER CUT OUT OF THE FRAME AT BS 500, S-10AR, REF FIG 1, SHEET 1. THE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED WITH A PROPOSED REPAIR, REF FIG 1, SHEET
- [SDR UIEA2011062100330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062100330), Jun 21, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DISCOVERED 2 EA, 0.5" CRACKS IN THE FRAME DOUBLER AT BS 520, S-10AL & AMP; S-11L, REF SHEET 1 OF FIG 1. THE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED WITH A PROPOSED REPAIR, REF SHEE
- [SDR UIEA2011062100329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062100329), Jun 21, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DISCOVERED 2 EA, 0.5 " CRACKS AT THE STRINGER CUTOUT OF THE FRAME AT BS 500, S-10AL & AMP; S-11L, REF FIG 1. THE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED WITH A PROPOSED REPAIR, REF
- [SDR UIEA2011062000346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011062000346), Jun 20, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING THE "C4/A4 CHECK" WHILE COMPLYING WITH SB-53A2459 REV. 1, CRACK DAMAGE WAS DETECTED AT AT RBL 72 IN 65B10928-58 FLOORBEAM WEB. REPAIRED DAMAGED IAW REPAI
- [SDR UIEA2011061800345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011061800345), Jun 18, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING THE "C4/A4 CHECK" WHILE COMPLYING WITH SB 747 -53A2459, REV 1, CRACK DAMAGE TO WEB OF BODY STATION FRAME 65B01711-158 WAS DETECTED. REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW S
- [SDR UIEA2011061700339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011061700339), Jun 17, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACKED CHORD WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 4753A883 (SB 747-53A2451; AD 2007-16-08). REPAIRED BY TRIMMING THE DAMAGE AND INSTALLING FILLERS, D
- [SDR UIEA2011061700337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011061700337), Jun 17, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 4753A883, SB 747-53A2451, AD 2007-16-08. THE FWD FRAME FWD INNER CHORD AND FWD FRAME AFT INNER CHORD WAS FOUND CRACKED AT FOUR F
- [SDR UIEA2011061600353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011061600353), Jun 16, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. U/D LT BS 500 SILL FRAME ATTACH DOUBLER CRACKED (BS 500, S10L TO S12L FRAME ATT DOUBLER REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW RS53-22-37133, REV A).
- [SDR UIEA2011052700272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011052700272), May 27, 2011: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT BS 300 INOP. REPLACED BS 300 EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSY, AMM PACK, OPS CHECKED OK REF 33-51-00.
- [SDR UIEA2011041600247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011041600247), Apr 16, 2011: POWER UNIT. SHORTED. AIR TURN BACK. NO FUEL DUMPED. DURING CLIMBOUT WHEN EITHER "A" OR "B" AUTOPILOT SELECTED , ACFT MODERATE TO SEVERE ROLL LT AND RT. FOUND ROLLOUT CONTROL POWER P
- [SDR UIEA2011040100170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011040100170), Apr 1, 2011: PDU. FAULTED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE ON MAIN DECK. TROUBLESHOT TO FAULTY MAIN DECK PDU 9-R & REPLACED.
- [SDR UIEA2011021300065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011021300065), Feb 13, 2011: CONNECTOR. SHORTED. HYDRAULIC SYS NR 4 INTERMITTENT FLICKER OF PUMP PRESS AND BRAKE LOW PRESS AT FE PANEL AND FWD ANNUNCIATOR. HYD QTY AND PRESS INDICATION NORMAL. WIRING CHECK IAW
- [SDR UIEA2011021300064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011021300064), Feb 13, 2011: WIRE. SHORTED. HYDRAULIC SYS NR 4 ADP CONT CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENS WHEN CONTINUOUS SELECTED. RUN LT ILLUMINATES MOMENTARILY. WIRING CHECKED IAW 29-34-12 FOUND WIRES SHORTED TO G
- [SDR UIEA2011021200059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011021200059), Feb 12, 2011: SENSE LINE. LEAKING. APPROX 10,000 FT NR3 ENGINE "B" LOOP INDICATED 7.5 AND RISING. "A" LOOK 3.6 AND STEADY. WITHIN SECONDS OF NOTICING TEMP, NR 3 FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLI
- [SDR UIEA2011020500044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011020500044), Feb 5, 2011: RELIEF VALVE. FAILED. CLIMBING THROUGH FL 19.0, RECEIVED A NR 3 ENQINE FIRE INDICATION. BOTH A & B LOOP NACELLE TEMPS READ 8.5. STARTED ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST, BROUGHT NR 3 THRUST LEV
- [SDR UIEA2011011400004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011011400004), Jan 14, 2011: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING A-CHECK BEING PERFORMED-UPPER L/E PANEL - EXTERNAL SKIN WITH DELAMINATION/DAMAGE (REF FIG 1). (PERMANENT REPAIR PERFORMED IAW THE SRM 51-40-09, FIG 18 (S
- [SDR UIEA2011011400003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011011400003), Jan 14, 2011: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING A-CHECK BEING PERFORMED, MX FOUND THE LT INBD FORE FLAP T/E DAMAGE (REF FIG 1). PERMANENT REPAIR PERFORMED IAW THE SRM 51-40-09, FIG 5, (SHEETS 2 & 8
- [SDR UIEA2010122500199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2010122500199), Dec 25, 2010: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. AFTER BRAKE RELEASE FOR TAKEOFF AT ABOUT 20 KNOTS, ACFT TOOK ABRUPT RT TURN. ABORTED TAKEOFF. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSP OF ALL 4 ENGINE INLETS AND EXHAUST. INSPE
- [SDR UIEA2010121700193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2010121700193), Dec 17, 2010: SLEEVE. CRACKED. DURING MX WALKAROUND OF N517MC, MX FOUND 1 EA CRACK ON THE NR2 ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE OUTER SLEEVE, LOCATED AT APPROX 7 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRA
- [SDR UIEA2010100100170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2010100100170), Oct 1, 2010: CADC. INOPERATIVE. AT FL 33.0 CAPT'S ALTIMETER READS 33,020. F/O ALTIMETER 32,520. AT FL 28.0 CAPT'S ALTIMETER READS 28000 F/O 27660. UNABLE TO CONTINUE INTO RVSM AIRSPACE. IAW AT
- [SDR UIEA2010070200057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2010070200057), Jul 2, 2010: BLADE. DAMAGED. ON POST FLT, FOUND NR1 ENGINE HAD BIRD STRIKE. 3EA FAN BLADES DAMAGED (INSP IAW MM 05-51-14 NO EVIDENCE OF FOD IN COMPRESSOR SECTION OF NR 1 ENG 3 BLADES REPLAC
- [SDR UIEA201000153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA201000153), Jan 18, 2010: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE 65B04483-13 STRINGER 51 LT AT BS 1918-1927. PART 1 - INTERIM REPAIR DO NOT SCHEDULE; THIS EO DOCUMENTS AN INTERIM REP
- [SDR UIEA201000030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA201000030), Jan 18, 2010: SKIN. DAMAGED. EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN EXT. B/O BY 09" X 0.6" X 0.039" ON EXT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STA 540-560 AT STR 37/R. A SKIN REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT DAMAGED IAW REA: 
- [SDR UIEA201000029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA201000029), Jan 18, 2010: STRINGER. DAMAGED. LIGHTING STRIKE ON FASTENER HEAD BS 340-440 STR-32AL. DRILLED OUT AND INSTALLED HI-LOCK HL63PB6-4 B/N 36457-01 IAW SRM 51-30-02, PERFORMED HFEC IAW D67170 PART 
- [SDR UIEA201000028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA201000028), Jan 18, 2010: STRINGER. CRACKED. CRACK ON FWD CARGO STR 38 BS 480-500 RT. CRACKED AREA TRIMMED OUT, REINFORCED AREA WITH STRINGER SEGMENT PN N517MC-NRC624-1, IAW SRM 53-10-03 FIG 3 USING FASTEN
- [SDR UIEA201000027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA201000027), Jan 18, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. PERFORMED BOROSCOPE INSP AND FOUND CRACK ON FRAME BY LENGTH 3" AT BS 360, S-2R END OF CRACK STOPPED BY STOPPING HOLE. REINFORCED AREA WITH DOUBLER & ANGLE PN N5
- [SDR UIEA201000026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA201000026), Jan 18, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CRACK ON AFT CARGO FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD BS 1860, LBL 47-48. TRIM THE UPPER FLANGE DAMAGED IAW SRM 51-40-04, FIG 3, REF EO 4753B236.
- [SDR UIEA201000021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA201000021), Jan 18, 2010: ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON ANGLE AFT TO BULK CARGO BEAM BS 2200 S38-40R. DAMAGED AREA TRIMMED OUT AREA REINFORCED WITH DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-40-03, FIG 1.

All 187: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N517MC-2013-03-12/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 19970605016589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970605016589I), Jun 5, 1997: Boeing 747243B (N517MC), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on 06/05/97, at 1210, the Miami FSDO received a call from the command center concerning an aircraft accident/incident on Miami International…

## Other aircraft with N517MC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N517MC): Airbus Helicopters AS350B3, S/N 8805, built 2020

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