# N527MC: 1981 Boeing 747-2D7B, registration cancelled 2008-09-19 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 19, 2008 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - 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: 22471 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 11, 1997 - Certificate issued: August 30, 2006 - Last registry action: August 30, 2006 - Mode S code: A6A405 - 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/N527MC - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=527MC - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527MC-2008-09-19 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 Boeing 747-2D7B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-2d7b.md ## Service difficulty reports (54, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR UIEA200800027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800027), Feb 2, 2008: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. PRELIMINARY REPORT, ON TAKEOFF ROTATION, FREIGHT CAME LOOSE ON MAIN DECK SLID AFT AND PENETRATED THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. CREW PERFORMED AN ATB AND LANDED WIT - [SDR UIEA200700471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700471), Nov 15, 2007: SKIN. DELAMINATED. LEFT WING INBOARD T/E FOREFLAP HAS SIGNS OF DELAMINATION 15" FROM OUTBOARD EDGE. PERFORMED WING TRAILING EDGE REPAIR AS PER SRM 51-40-09 AND 51-40-06 AND XEO 57 - [SDR UIEA200700358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700358), Aug 25, 2007: DRAIN VALVE. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED TIME REMOVAL OF THE TOILET SERVICE DRAIN VALVE FOUND HEAVY CORROSION ON THE BRACKET ABOVE THE PAN AND SERVICE DOOR INSTALLATION. REMOVED ALL BR - [SDR UIEA200700357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700357), Aug 23, 2007: FLAP TRACK. CRACKED. NR 1 MOVABLE FLAP TRACK FAIRING HAS SMALL CRACK LOWER SURFACE. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-09 AND 51-40-12. - [SDR UIEA200700356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700356), Aug 22, 2007: SKIN. DAMAGED. LEFT WING NR 7 VARIABLE CAMBER FLAP OUTER SKIN HAS LOWER EDGE RIVETS LOOSE AND UPPER EDGE FASTENER HEADS BROKEN. REMOVED LT WING NR 7 L/E FLAP TO FACILITATE ACC - [SDR UIEA200700355](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700355), Aug 22, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING INBOARD FOREFLAP HAS 2" CRACK ON LEADING EDGE 12" FROM OUTBOARD EDGE. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-12 AND 51-40-08. - [SDR UIEA200700317](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700317), Aug 14, 2007: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. ON WALK AROUND FOUND NR 12 L/E KRUGER FLAP DAMAGED. PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR IAW XEO 57-081307. PERM REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AT NEXT "A' CHECK 20 AUG 07. - [SDR UIEA200700293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700293), Jul 21, 2007: ENGINE. FAILED. NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO A LOUD BANG, N1 STARTED TO DECREASED, VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED NO OPEN T/R BUT ENGINE WAS SWINGING EXCESSIVELY COMPARED TO NR 4 ENG - [SDR UIEA200700204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700204), Apr 15, 2007: INU. INOPERATIVE. INFLIGHT, 7MINS AFTER T/O, NR 1 INS WENT TO WRN WITH NO DISPLAYS. NR 1 ATT FLAG AND NR 1 HDG FLAG APPEARED AND A/T WENT INOP. SWAPPED NR-1 INS NAV UNIT WING NR- - [SDR UIEA200700146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700146), Apr 2, 2007: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE STATION 2360 RT SIDE, BETWEEN STRINGERS 30R AND 32R HAS AN AREA OF 3.0 INCH LONG BY 11.0 INCHES WIDE OF CORROSION ON SKIN. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAI - [SDR UIEA200700038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700038), Jan 27, 2007: START VALVE. FAULTY. NR 3 ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON DURING CRUISE, FOLLOWED FHB PROCEDURES AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. TRANSFERRED TO DEFERRED ITEM M07-010, MEL 80-1-1. AS - [SDR UIEA200700012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700012), Jan 22, 2007: PANEL. DENTED. RT WING INBOARD LEADING EDGE PANEL AT WBL 158.0 HAS A 2.0 INCH LONG BY 1.5 INCH WIDE BY .073 INCH DEEP DENT. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER B747-200 SRM 5 - [SDR UIEA200700011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700011), Jan 22, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. LT WING, UPPER SURFACE, TRAILING EDGE PANEL, AFT OF REAR SPAR, WBL 445 IS CRACKED AROUND FASTENER HOLE. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER B747-200 SRM 51-40- - [SDR UIEA200600218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600218), Aug 15, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. PYLON NR 2 ACCESS PANEL 462AL CUTOUT FOUND A CRACK NAC STA 220 0.75 INCH LONG. CARRIED OUT HFEC INSPECTION AS PER NTM PT 6 51-00-00 FIG 23 & 16. NIL CRACK INDIC - [SDR UIEA200600219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600219), Aug 14, 2006: SKIN. DENTED. RIGHT WING L/E CAP AT WING ROOT FOUND WITH A DENT. HFEC CARRIED OUT ON THE OUTER SKIN OF THE DENTED AREA. NIL CRACK. NTM PART 6 51-00-00 FIGURE 23. L/E CAP SKIN - [SDR UIEA200600217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600217), Aug 13, 2006: HINGE FITTING. CRACKED. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CENTER SECTION ZONE-B, OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT INBOARD VERTICAL HINGE FITTING AFT SIDE CRACK AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION. LENGHT - [SDR UIEA200600211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600211), Aug 7, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL PRESSURE PAN CUT OUT AREA FOUND SKIN CRACKED AT STA 400 RT LOWER CORNER RBL 15. CRACKED PRESSURE PAN CUTOUT SKIN REPAIRED IAW BOEING MSG 1- - [SDR UIEA200600137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600137), Jun 16, 2006: ROD. DAMAGED. AFTER T/O THE LEFT WING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. R&R LT WING GEAR WHEEL WELL DOOR RADIUS ROD AS PER AMM 32-12-00. R&R FWD RADIUS ROD ASSY AS PER AMM 32-12-00. R& - [SDR UIEA200600080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600080), Apr 10, 2006: SKIN. DELAMINATED. LEFT WING UPPER LEADING EDGE PANEL AT NR 2 ENGINE PYLON DELAMINATED AT PREVIOUS REPAIR JUST I/B OF L/E GAP PANEL. REMOVED DAMAGE LEADING EDGE PANEL IAW B-747-20 - [SDR UIEA200600012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600012), Feb 22, 2006: FAN BLADE. BIRD STRIKE. ON WALKAROUND FOUND NR 3 ENGINE SUSTAINED BIRD STRIKE, FOUND FAN BLADE BENT. PERFORMED CHAPTER FIVE BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION, NO FINDINGS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FA - [SDR UIEA200500038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500038), Mar 24, 2005: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULE INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE REAR SPAR ATTACHMENT HOLES OF NR 5 TRAILING EDGE FLAP TRACK. OVERSIZED THE AFFECTED ATTACHMENT HOLES. MAG - [SDR UIEA200500039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500039), Mar 24, 2005: SKIN. DELAMINATED. DURING SCHEDULE INSPECTION, DELAMINATION WAS FOUND ON THE OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP AFT FLAP LOWER SKIN PANEL. PANELS EXCEEDED 25 PERCENT DAMAGE OF THE TOTAL - [SDR UIEA200500037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500037), Mar 23, 2005: MOUNT. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NR 4 PYLON, BULKHEAD UPPER CHORD CRACKED AT STATION 270. STOP DRILLED THE CRACK PER 747 SRM 51-10-01. NDT INSPECTED THE REPAIR AREA - [SDR UIEA200500034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500034), Mar 23, 2005: SKIN. DENTED. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND DENT (SKIN WRINKLE) NR 2 NACELLE STRUT INBOARD SKIN BETWEEN NACELLE STATION 286 TO 300.1. CONFIRMED THAT THE AFFECTED WAS FREE FROM DIS - [SDR UIEA200500035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500035), Mar 23, 2005: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NR 1 PYLON, THE BULKHEAD UPPER LEFT SIDE FORWARD AND AFT CHORD ANGLES WERE FOUND CRACKED. TRIMMED AND STOP DRILLED THE CRACK PER 74 - [SDR UIEA200500036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500036), Mar 23, 2005: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NR 3 PYLON, THE BULKHEAD UPPER LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FORWARD CHORD ANGLES WERE FOUND CRACKED. STOP DRILLED THE CRACK PER 747 SRM 51-1 - [SDR UIEA200500029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500029), Mar 21, 2005: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE, THE BULKHEAD UPPER LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE FORWARD CHORD ANGLES WERE FOUND CRACKED, NR 2 PYLON. STOPPED DRILLED THE CRACK END AND NDT I - [SDR UIEA200500030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500030), Mar 21, 2005: LINK. MIGRATED. DURING SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE, NR 4 T/E FLAP TRACK FAIL/SAFE LINK TOP END BEARING ON THE 'T' CHORD FOUND MIGRATED. THE LEFT FIXED TRAILING EDGE UPPER CHORD HOLE H - [SDR UIEA200500025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500025), Mar 18, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, NR 16 KRUEGER FLAP, FOUND CRACK AT PANEL ATTACH FASTENER HOLE. TRIMMED OUT AFFECTED SPAR SEGMENT. NDT INSPECTED TO ENSURE CRACK AND DEFECT FR - [SDR UIEA200500027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500027), Mar 18, 2005: SPAR. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, NR 3 PYLON INBOARD MIDSPAR CHORD WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THE VERTICAL FLANGE. THE AFFECTED SECTION OF CHORD WAS TRIMMED OUT. NDT INSP - [SDR UIEA200500026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500026), Mar 18, 2005: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, .5 INCH CRACK FOUND ON RT WHEEL WELL SLOPING PRESSURE DECK AT STATION 1240, RBL 35. THE CRACK ORIGINATED FROM THE WATER LINE CONNECTOR HOLE A - [SDR UIEA200500023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500023), Mar 17, 2005: FRAME. CHAFED. D-CHECK AT SINGAPORE, DURING INSPECTION GOUGES WERE FOUND ON THE STATION 2460 BULKHEAD INNER T-CHORD TOP SURFACE AT LBL 30, AND WL 235. BLENDED OUT THE DAMAGED - [SDR UIEA200500024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500024), Mar 15, 2005: FITTING. ELONGATED. DURING INSPECTION, REPORTED ELONGATED HOLES IN THE TEN LATCH FITTING OF THE MAIN DECK SIDE CARGO DOOR. THE TEN LATCH FITTING WERE REWORKED WITHIN ALLOWABLE REWO - [SDR UIEA200500019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500019), Mar 14, 2005: LINK. GOUGED. DURING D-CHECK, DEEP GOUGE FOUND ON THE EDGE OF THE INBOARD LINK ON THE NR 18 VARIABLE CAMBER FLAP. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE FROM SURFACE OF LINK. NDT INSPECTED TO EN - [SDR UIEA200500016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500016), Mar 8, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, NR 4 PYLON, CRACK DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT PRE-COOLER EXHAUST CUTOUT LOWER AFT CORNER AT NACELLE STATION 248. THE NR 3 STIFFENER WAS REINFORCED WI - [SDR UIEA200500015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500015), Mar 8, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, NR 3 PYLON, CRACK DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT PRE-COOLER EXHAUST CUTOUT LOWER AFT CORNER AT NACELLE STATION 248. THE NR 3 STIFFENER WAS REINFORCED WI - [SDR UIEA200500017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500017), Mar 8, 2005: CAP. CHAFED. DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, CHAFING MARK WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SKIN ASSEMBLY AT NACELLE STATION 270. AFFECTED FASTENERS WERE REMOVED AND FASTENER - [SDR UIEA200500014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200500014), Mar 8, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION, NR 2 PYLON, CRACK DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT PRE-COOLER EXHAUST CUTOUT LOWER AFT CORNER AT NACELLE STATION 248. THE NR 3 STIFFENER WAS REINFORCED WI - [SDR UIEA200400106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200400106), Jun 1, 2004: DOOR. CRACKED. R-4 DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER HAS 2 CRACKS, ONE CRACK IS 4 INCHES AND THE OTHER CRACK IS 3 INCHES, STA 1715, W/L 199.8. CAUSE OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN. CRACKS FOUND DURING - [SDR UIEA200300043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200300043), Aug 2, 2003: TRANSMITTER. LOOSE. TLV - ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT FROM C-CHECK AIR TURNBACK, AFTER TAKEOFF DURING FLAP RETRACTION INBOARD FLAPS STOPPED AT 19 DEGREES INDICATES FLAP ASYMMETRY. AIRCRAFT R - [SDR UIEA200200049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200200049), Sep 29, 2002: SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. NOSE GEAR DOOR LIGHT (RED) AND GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR LEVER WAS RAISED. ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT PER FHB PROCEDURES TO NO AVAIL. AIR TURN BACK REQUIRED. - [SDR UIEA200200035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200200035), Aug 29, 2002: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. ON CLIMBOUT, NR 3 AND NR 4 BUS TIES OPENED. SPLIT BUS SYSTEM OPEN. NR 3 GENERATOR WAS DISCONNECTED. NR 4 GENERATOR CHECKED GOOD VOLTS/ FREQ. NR 3 BUS LOST POWER - [SDR UIE2002F00007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIE2002F00007), May 14, 2002: PANEL. SEPARATED. TURN BACK DUE TO ENGINE NR 1 AND ENGINE NR 4 GAP PANELS SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT ON TAKE OFF ROLL. INSTALLED NR 1 ENGINE GAP PANEL ISW SRM. REPAIRED NR 4 GAP PAN - [SDR UIEA02009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA02009), Feb 11, 2002: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. DURING CURRENT C-CHECK AT KLM/AMS WHILE PERFORMING SB 747-53A2450, IAW AD 2001-16-02 AND HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS EMINATING FROM THE AFT STRAP - [SDR UIEA02008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA02008), Feb 11, 2002: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. DURING CURRENT C-CHECK AT KLM/AMS WHILE PERFORMING SB 747-53A2450, IAW AD 2001-16-02 AND HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION REVEALED CRACKS EMINATING FROM THE AFT STRAP - [SDR UIEA02007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA02007), Feb 11, 2002: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING CURRENT C-CHECK AT KLM/AMS, FOUND LEVEL 1 CORROSION ON THE L/W VERTICAL FLANGE OF THE LOWER FRONT SPAR CHORD BETWEEN ILES 630.72 AND 638 (INBOARD OF NR 2 - [SDR UIEA01061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA01061), Jun 11, 2001: DOOR ACTUATOR. FAILED. NR 2 AIR CONDITIONING PACK OVERHEATED WITH A DOOR OUT OF SEQUENCE INDICATION. CAUSED FUMES IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. MANUALLY POSITIONED NR 2 PACK INLET DOOR - [SDR UIEA01039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA01039), Apr 13, 2001: DISPLAY. FAILED. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, RIGHT ENGINE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY FAILED, NR 2 EGT SPIKED UP AND FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. SMOKE CL - [SDR UIEA00024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA00024), May 2, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK FROM FRAME WEB AT STATION 1265 RIGHT WL 199 CRITICAL HOLE FASTENER. STOP DRILLED CRACK, INSTALLED A STEEL FRAME WEB DOUBLER, INTERCOSTAL DOUBLER AND - [SDR UIEA00023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA00023), May 2, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND AFTER HFEC INSPECTION, CRACK FROM FRAME WEB AT STATION 1265 LEFT WL 199 HOLE A. REMOVED INTERIM REPAIR. STOP DRILLED CRACK, INSTALLED A FRAME WEB DOUBLER, All 54: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527MC-2008-09-19/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 20080202834079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080202834079A), Feb 2, 2008: Boeing 7472D7B (N527MC), Lome, TG, Substantial damage. (-23) Cargo appears to have been improperly contained. Well drilling pipe broke through containment box on takeoff, and penetrated aft pressure bulkhead. NTSB… - [Incident 20020513010759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020513010759I), May 13, 2002: Boeing 7472D7B (N527MC), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) FAR part 145 repair station (VN4R) removed the fasteners from the panels during a scheduled a-check and failed to reinstall them. ## Other aircraft with N527MC - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N527MC): Cirrus Design SR20, S/N 1436, built 2004 --- 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.