# N524MC: 1980 Boeing 747-2D7B, registration cancelled 2018-02-14 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 14, 2018 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Boeing 747-2D7B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-2d7b) (registry code 1384803) - 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: 21784 - Year built: 1980 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: June 23, 2004 - Certificate issued: May 25, 2012 - Last registry action: May 25, 2012 - Mode S code: A698E0 - Owner when cancelled: [Commercial Aircraft Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMERCIAL%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20INC) - Location: [Eagle, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Eagle) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 43.7756° N, 116.3950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83616, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524MC - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=524MC - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524MC-2018-02-14 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 Boeing 747-2D7B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-2d7b.md ## Service difficulty reports (142, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR UIEA2011112700697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011112700697), Nov 22, 2011: THRUST REVERSER. DAMAGED. DURING MX WALKAROUND, FOUND DAMAGE TO THE NR 3 ENGINE RT THRUST REVERSER TRANSLATING COWL EXTERNAL SKIN PUNCTURED (3 PLACES). THE DAMAGE IS LOCATED NEAR THE REV - [SDR UIEA2011111200648](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011111200648), Nov 10, 2011: LAMP. BURNED OUT. EMERGENCY UNARMED LIGHT BURNED OUT. RELAMPED BULBS IAW AMM 33-11-07. - [SDR UIEA2011101900601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011101900601), Oct 19, 2011: VENT. OPEN. DURING CLIMBOUT, AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT CAME ON F/E PANEL. LIGHT WENT OUT DURING DURING DESCENT AT APPROX 3000FT. ON ARRIVAL, FOUND MAIN DECK CARGO VENT DOORS OPE - [SDR UIEA2011101900575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011101900575), Oct 13, 2011: MANIFOLD. CRACKED. UPON OPENING OF THE NR 1 ENGINE NACELLE, MX FOUND THE LOWER LPT COOLING MANIFOLD BROKEN AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. REFER TO FIG 1 FOR DAMAGE LOCATION AND DETAILS. DU - [SDR UIEA2011092200521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011092200521), Sep 22, 2011: SUPPORT. CRACKED. DURING MX, DAMAGE FOUND AT MAIN DECK - LT BS 1920 - SIDEWALL/LINER SUPPORT CONSISTING OF CRACK. LOCATED AFT OF THE MDSCD, MEASURING 1.5 IN. LONG (REF FIG 1). DI - [SDR UIEA2011081800457](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011081800457), Aug 18, 2011: WIRE. BURNED. WIRE BUNDLES BURNED INSIDE THE CONDUIT USED FOR THE AILERON LOCK OUT ACTUATOR, THE LATERAL NR 1 HYD SOV AND NR 1 REFUEL VALVE PERFORMED A TIME LIMITED REPAIR IA - [SDR UIEA2011080900444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011080900444), Aug 9, 2011: STRINGER. CRACKED. A 1.3" CRACK IN STRINGER AT BS 940, S-8L. CRACK WAS FOUND DURING ROUTINE INSPECTIONS. REPAIRED WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 53-10-03, FIG 4. - [SDR UIEA2011080900438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011080900438), Aug 9, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DISCOVERED 2 EA 0.5" CRACKS IN THE FRAME DOUBLER AT BS 360, S-17L, REF SHEET 3 OF FIG 1. REPAIRED. - [SDR UIEA2011080900437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011080900437), Aug 9, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DISCOVERED 2 CRACKS, 1- 0.875" AND ANOTHER 0.75", IN THE FRAME DOUBLER AT BS 240, S24AL, REF SHEET 1 OF FIG 1. REPAIRED. - [SDR UIEA2011080500447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011080500447), Aug 5, 2011: SPAR. CORRODED. RT INBD AFT FLAP MOST OTBD MIDDLE EDGE AREA CORROSION FOUND. CORROSION AREA TRIMMED AWAY AND REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW HRS NR R57-50-37178 RVC REV B AND EO 4757A51 - [SDR UIEA2011080400416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011080400416), Aug 4, 2011: NOZZLE. CRACKED. DURING AN ENGINE CHANGE AT AN A-CHECK, MX FOUND 3 EA CRACKS ON THE NR 4 ENGINE FIXED COWL EXHAUST NOZZLE FOWARD FLANGE CORE COWL SUPPORT ASSY (REF FIGURE 1). RE - [SDR UIEA2011080300417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011080300417), Aug 3, 2011: FRAME. CHAFED. INSPECTION VISUALLY FOUND CHAFING DAMAGE ON FRAME PN 65B04600-7 AT STA 1980 AND COMMON TO STRINGERS 22R AND 23 R. THIS WAS DOCUMENTED ON NRC 51305. (THE DAMAGE - [SDR UIEA2011080200427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011080200427), Aug 2, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C4/A6 CHECK, DETECTED 6 EA CRACKS ON THE FRAME STRAP FASTENER HOLES; 2 EA CRACKS ON THE FWD INNER CHORD FASTENER HOLES; 3 EA CRACKS ON THE AFT INNER CHOR - [SDR UIEA2011080200422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011080200422), Aug 2, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C4/A6 CHECK, INSPECTION DETECTED 2 EA CRACKS, APPROX 0.50 INCH LONG RUNNING INBD AND 1.8 INCHES LONG RUNNING OTBD AT S-23L CUTOUT AND ANOTHER CRACK APPRO - [SDR UIEA2011080100434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011080100434), Aug 1, 2011: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. DURING C4/A6 CHECK, REVEALED CRACKS ON BOTH BS1240 PRESSURE DECK CLOSEOUT PANELS AS SHOWN IN FIG 1:- RT SIDE (RBL 75.92 TO 98.58): CRACK WAS REPORTED AT 0.5" LO - [SDR UIEA2011080100433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011080100433), Aug 1, 2011: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. DURING THE PRESENT C4/A6 CHECK, INSPECTION ON THE DATUM ACFT REVEALED CRACKS ON BOTH BS1240 PRESSURE DECK CLOSEOUT PANELS AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 1:- LT SIDE (LBL 75 - [SDR UIEA2011080100414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011080100414), Aug 1, 2011: STRINGER. CRACKED. REPAIR DOUBLER WAS REMOVED TO FACILITATE A REPAIR TO STRINGER 27L. THE STRINGER CRACK WAS COMMON TO THE EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER BETWEEN STRINGERS 26L A - [SDR UIEA2011072800435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072800435), Jul 28, 2011: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING THE "C4 PLUS A6 CHECK, CORROSION DAMAGE WAS DETECTED AT THE UPPER SURFACE OF RT WING LOWER SKIN PANEL BETWEEN WS 1289 - WS 1312. THE CORROSION DAMAGE WAS - [SDR UIEA2011072800394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072800394), Jul 28, 2011: MOUNT. CRACKED. DURING INSP OF THE NR 4 PYLON REAR ENGINE MOUNT NAC STA 270 BULKHEAD, 1 CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE SUBJECT UPPER SIDE RT BULKHEAD CHORD (PN 65B94107-54) FROM THE MO - [SDR UIEA2011072700440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072700440), Jul 27, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME AT BS 760 BETWEEN S-5R AND S-7R FOUND CRACKED AND WAS FOUND DURING THE SECTION 42 UPPER LOBE INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED IAW EO 4753A165, REV C (SB 747-53-234 - [SDR UIEA2011072700439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072700439), Jul 27, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DECK FRAME AT BS 760 BETWEEN S-5L AND S-7L FOUND CRACKED AND WAS FOUND DURING THE SECTION 42 UPPER LOBE INSP ACCOMPLISHED IAW EO 4753A165, REV C (SB 747-53-2349 - [SDR UIEA2011072700367](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072700367), Jul 27, 2011: FRAME. DAMAGED. CRACK DAMAGE WAS DETECTED IN RADIUS OF BULKHEAD CHORD AT BS 1000 BETWEEN S38L - S39L. THE CRACK DAMAGE WAS THROUGH THE FULL THICKNESS OF THE CHORD AS DOCUMENTED - [SDR UIEA2011072700368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072700368), Jul 27, 2011: STRINGER. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND VISUALLY, A CRACK AT BS 525 IN STRINGER 27L DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. THE STRINGER CRACK IS COMMON TO AN EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER BETWEEN STRIN - [SDR UIEA2011072600453](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072600453), Jul 26, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. RT BS 380, STR 18R FRAME OTBD FLANGE FOUND CRACKED AT RT BS 38 BETWEEN STR 17R AND STR 18R, FRAME REPAIRED IAW 53-23-37165, REV A. - [SDR UIEA2011072600450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072600450), Jul 26, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. M/D LT BS 360 BETWEEN STR 23L AND STR 26L FRAME CRACKED 10 LOCATIONS. FRAME REPAIRED IAW HXRS, NR 53-12-37160, REV B. - [SDR UIEA2011072600420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072600420), Jul 26, 2011: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING THE PRESENT C4/A6 CHECK, INSPECTION ON THE DATUM ACFT REVEALED CORROSION ON THE BS 1241 CANTED PRESSURE WEB ANGLE COMMON TO WING CENTER SECTION. THE CORR - [SDR UIEA2011072500449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072500449), Jul 25, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. M/D LEFT BS 320 STR 14EL FRAME WEB CRACK AT STRINGER CUT OUT. FRAME WEB REPAIRED IAW HXRS NR 53-12-37169, REV A. - [SDR UIEA2011072500448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072500448), Jul 25, 2011: FUSE PIN. CRACKED. NR 4 PYLON UPPER LINK FWD MOUNT BOLT THREAD SEIZED AND NDT FOUND CRACKED AT THREAD ROOT AREA. FUSE PIN REPLACED IAW AMM 54-10-03. - [SDR UIEA2011072200442](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072200442), Jul 22, 2011: STRINGER. CORRODED. STRINGER 42L WAS FOUND WITH A CORROSION LOCATED AT BS 890 TO BS 910. THE CORROSION WAS FOUND DURING NORMAL CHECK INSPECTIONS OF THE FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE - [SDR UIEA2011072200419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072200419), Jul 22, 2011: FITTING. DAMAGED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 4753B354 (SB 747-53A2562, AD 2006-22-15) REPLACEMENT FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE (2) ATTACH PILOT HOLES WITH THE CENTER SHIFTED APPROX - [SDR UIEA2011072200376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072200376), Jul 22, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING THE PRESENT C4-CHECK, CRACKS WERE FOUND AT BS 480 SIDE BETWEEN S-27L AND S-28L. BOTH CRACKS WERE REPORTED AT 2 FASTENER HOLES RUNNING FWD WITH LENGTHS 0. - [SDR UIEA2011072000377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011072000377), Jul 20, 2011: SHEAR WEB. CRACKED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS EO, IS TO DOCUMENT A CATEGORY B REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED DURING C4 / A6 CHECK, DURING JULY 2011. INSP VISUALLY FOUND A CRACK IN THE SHEAR WEB AT - [SDR UIEA2011071900428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011071900428), Jul 19, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C4/A6 CHECK, INSP DETECTED 2 EACH CRACKS ON THE RT SIDE , BS 320 FRAME AT S-15R CUTOUT. THE FIRST CRACK IS FOUND ON THE WEB LAYER ONLY AND IS APPROX 2 IN - [SDR UIEA2011071900418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011071900418), Jul 19, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, DETECTED 2 EACH CRACK ON THE RT SIDE , BS 380 FRAME AS SHOWN IN FIG 1. THE FIRST CRACK IS FOUND ON THE WEB LAYER ONLY AND IS APPROX 0.5 INCH - [SDR UIEA2011071800443](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011071800443), Jul 18, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EO 4753B324, REV B (SB 747-53A2450, REV 6, AD 2010-20-08). ONE FASTENER HOLE ON THE FRAME STRAP (PN 65B01849-26) WAS FOUND WITH A 0 - [SDR UIEA2011071500430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011071500430), Jul 15, 2011: TENSION TIE. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION OF DATUM ACFT IAW EO 4753B328, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON AT BS 880, LT SIDE TENSION TIE STR 9L, AFT CHANNEL AT HOLE NR 16 FIG 1 CRACK LENGTH WAS 0. - [SDR UIEA2011071500426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011071500426), Jul 15, 2011: TENSION TIE. CRACKED. THE PURPOSE OF THIS EO IS TO DOCUMENT A MAJOR REPAIR THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED DURING C4/A6 CHECK. DURING INSPECTION OF DATUM ACFT IAW EO 4753B328, CRACK WAS FOUND - [SDR UIEA2011071500425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011071500425), Jul 15, 2011: TENSION TIE. DAMAGED. DURING INSPECTION OF DATUM ACFT IAW EO 4753B328, ELONGATION FASTENER HOLE WAS FOUND ON AT BS 920 RT SIDE TENSION TIE AFT CHANNEL (FIG 1). THE DAMAGED TENSION TI - [SDR UIEA2011071300436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011071300436), Jul 13, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SB 747- 53A2414 (AD 99-07-03) IAW CEO 72530A, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE WEB OF THE LT 488 FRAME. THE CRACK WAS FOUND BELOW THE NR1 STOP - [SDR UIEA2011071300424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011071300424), Jul 13, 2011: TENSION TIE. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION OF DATUM ACFT IAW EO 4753B328, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON AT BS 920, RT SIDE TENSION TIE FWD CHANNEL AT HOLE NR 5 (FIGURE 1) CRACK LENGTH WAS 0.060" - [SDR UIEA2011071300359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011071300359), Jul 13, 2011: NOZZLE. CRACKED. DURING A 'C4/A4' CHECK OF ACFT, MX FOUND 2 CRACKS ON THE NR 1 ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE OUTER SKIN AT 12 O'CLOCK POSITION (REFER TO FIG 1 AND 2 ). (THE CRACKS CAN B - [SDR UIEA2011061900322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011061900322), Jun 19, 2011: INU. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, CAPTAINS FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS HAD ATT FLAG IN ADI, HSI. FLAG IN HSI FOLLOWING RED WARNING LIGHT ON INU NR1, CODE 591 IN INS, PLATFORM FAILURE. INS - [SDR UIEA2011052300265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011052300265), May 23, 2011: ACCESS DOOR. CRACKED. DURING MX WALKAROUND, MX FOUND 1 EA CRACK ON THE NR 1 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER LWR ACCESS DOOR (PN: 9071M77G12). DAMAGE LOCATED AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE CRACK I - [SDR UIEA2011051900262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011051900262), May 19, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. MX FOUND THE NR1 ENGINE INLET NOSE COWL - OUTER BARREL SKIN DENT, MEASURING: 12.0" X 9.0" AND THE DEPTH 0.250 (REF FIG 1), LOCATED APPROX AT 3 O'CLOCK POSITION. - [SDR UIEA2011031100149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2011031100149), Mar 11, 2011: CHECK VALVE. FAILED. BLOCK TURN BACK DUE NR 4 ENGINE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PAST 40 PERCENT N1, WITH HIGH EGT AND 4 COMPRESSOR STALLS WERE EXPERIENCED. (REPLACED 8TH STAGE CHECK VALVE - [SDR UIEA2010122900247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2010122900247), Dec 29, 2010: PANEL. CRACKED. DURING A-CHECK INSP, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON LT AND RT SIDE PANELS IN THE NLG WW AREA OF LT PANEL: THE CRACK WAS LOCATED BETWEEN BS260 AND 280, WL 150, AND THE CRA - [SDR UIEA2010122900246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2010122900246), Dec 29, 2010: PANEL. CRACKED. DURING A-CHECK INSP, CRACK WAS FOUND AT BS 318 LBL 20 AREA. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE TOP PANEL ALONG THE EDGE OF THE STIFFENER (PN: 65B13797-50), THE CRACK - [SDR UIEA2010081700140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2010081700140), Aug 17, 2010: LENS. BROKEN. ON WALK AROUND, FOUND LT INBD LANDING LIGHT LENS SHATTERED. LT INBD LANDING LIGHT CONSIDERED INOP. (ACCOMPLISHED EO 4733A032, PART 1 AS REQUIRED. OPENED NON MEL - [SDR UIEA2010062400033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA2010062400033), Jun 24, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. DURING WALKAROUND INSPECTION IN HKG, MAINTENANCE FOUND DAMAGE TO THE NR 2 ENGINE RT FAN COWL DENT DAMAGE, BELOW THE SERVICE OIL DOOR (REF FIGURE 1). DISPOSITION - [SDR UIEA201000194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA201000194), May 11, 2010: TRIM SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. MANUAL STAB TRIM LEVERS MORE THAN 1 KNOB SPLIT (AT CRUISE. (DIVERSION) ACCOMPLISHED STAB TRIM / ADJ TEST IAW 27-41-00. IN PITOT STATIC TEST SET IAW 34-11-00. BR All 142: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N524MC-2018-02-14/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 19980330019449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980330019449I), Mar 30, 1998: Boeing 7472D7B (N524MC), Asuncion, PR. 3 Missed approaches. Declared emergency. Pilot was then advised VOR relocated. Landed without further incident. --- 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.