# N537MC: 1981 Boeing 747-271C, registration cancelled 2017-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-271C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-271c) (registry code 13848AA)
- Engine: [GE CF6-50 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50-series) (registry code 30018)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE), [TCDS E23EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E23EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22403
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1998
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1998
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A6CB84
- 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/N537MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=537MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537MC-2017-07-18

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 747-271C: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-271c.md

## Service difficulty reports (107, newest 50)

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

- [SDR UIEA200800085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800085), Mar 12, 2008: FIRE WARNING. FALSE ACTIVATION. APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FIRE WARNING BELL ACTIVATED DURING MAIN ENGINE START. ENGINE START TERMINATED, APU SHUT DOWN. FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGED. INV
- [SDR UIEA200800039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800039), Feb 8, 2008: SPAR. DELAMINATED. EVIDENCE OF DELAMINATION AND CRACKING ON LEADING EDGE TO FRONT SPAR UPPER SURFACE PANEL APPROX WS 380. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-40-12. 
- [SDR UIEA200800037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800037), Feb 8, 2008: SKIN. DELAMINATED. LEFT OUTBOARD MIDFLAP LE CHIPPED AND HAS EVIDENCE OF DELAMINATION APPROX 6 INCHES LOCATED 18 INCHES OUT BOARD OF NR 1 FLAP TRACK. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-12 AND 
- [SDR UIEA200800038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800038), Feb 7, 2008: SUPPORT. DAMAGED. LOWER AFT CARGO COMP HAS PALLET STOP SUPPORT WEB SPLIT AT STATION 1915 FROM LBL 22-LBL 28. REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW SRM 51-40-03 FIG 2 AND EO 4753A110.
- [SDR UIEA200800036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200800036), Feb 7, 2008: SKIN. ERODED. LEFT OUTBOARD FOREFLAP HAS EVIDENCE OF EROSION AT 2 PLACES ON IT'S LEADING EDGE AT APPROX 12 AND 18 INCHES OUTBOARD OF NR 1 FLAP TRACK, EVIDENCE OF CONTACT BETW
- [SDR UIEA200700473](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700473), Nov 17, 2007: ACOUSTIC PANEL. CRACKED. DURING A CHECK INSPECTION, NR 2 ENGINE NOSE COWL, VISUALLY FOUND AFT INNER SKIN OF ACOUSTIC PANEL CRACKED THREE PLACES (AS VIEWED WITH COWL OPEN): 6 O'CLOCK/8 I
- [SDR UIEA200700477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700477), Nov 15, 2007: NOSE COWL. CRACKED. NR 2 ENGINE NOSE COWL HAS 3 EACH CRACKS. ONE CRACK AT 7 O'CLOCK POSITION IS 15" LONG. NEXT CRACK AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION IN 6 INCH LONG AND THE NEXT CRACK AT 6.45
- [SDR UIEA200700341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700341), Aug 30, 2007: INU. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 2 INU BECAME COMPLETELY UNREADABLE AFTER ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT, IT HAD DEVIATED MORE THAN 10 MILES RIGHT OF TRACK. TWO HOURS INTO FLIGHT IT WAS MORE THAN 100 MI
- [SDR UIEA200700310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700310), Jul 27, 2007: SPAR CAP. DAMAGED. SEVERAL BOLT HOLES DAMAGED IN LEFT HORIZ STAB SPAR CAP IN THE AREA OF LBL 43.5. REF NON ROUTINES 18389-18392. REAMED DAMAGED HOLE TO FIRST OVERSIZE (.450-.453) 
- [SDR UIEA200700309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700309), Jul 27, 2007: SPAR CAP. DAMAGED. HORIZONTAL STAB RT AFT CRACK INDICATION/HOLE DAMAGED AT RT HORIZ SPAR CAP RT SIDE OTBD OF 43.5 INBD FWD HOLE. REAMED DAMAGED HOLE TO FIRST OVERSIZE (.450-.453) 
- [SDR UIEA200700308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700308), Jul 27, 2007: SPAR CAP. DAMAGED. HORIZONTAL STAB RT AFT CRACK INDICATION/HOLE DAMAGED AT RT HORIZ SPAR CAP INBD OF 43.5 INBD AFT HOLE. REAMED DAMAGED HOLE TO FIRST OVERSIZE (.450-.453) IAW SB 7
- [SDR UIEA200700307](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700307), Jul 27, 2007: SPAR CAP. DAMAGED. HORIZONTAL STAB RT AFT CRACK INDICATION/HOLE DAMAGED AT RT HORIZ SPAR CAP INBD OF 43.5 O/B AFT HOLE. REAMED DAMAGED HOLE TO FIRST OVERSIZE (.450-.453) IAW SB 74
- [SDR UIEA200700306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700306), Jul 27, 2007: SPLICE PLATE. DAMAGED. HORIZONTAL STAB UPPER AFT CRACK INDICATION HOLE/HOLE DAMAGE AT LT SPLICE PLATE UPPER PLATE UPPER INBOARD OF LBL 45.3. AFT OF T/E AFT OUTBOARD FASTENER HOLE (CEN
- [SDR UIEA200700305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700305), Jul 27, 2007: SPAR CAP. DAMAGED. HORIZONTAL STAB RT UPPER AFT DAMAGED HOLE AT RT VERTICAL SPAR CAP. INBD OF RBL 43.5 INBD UPPER AND LOWER FASTENER HOLE (CENTER SECTION) WAS NOTED DURING OPEN HO
- [SDR UIEA200700304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700304), Jul 27, 2007: TRUNNION. CORRODED. LEFT BODY GEAR INBOARD TRUNNION FITTING HAS CORROSION AROUND THE UPPER FACE OF 3 BOLT HOLES (INBOARD FWD, OUTBOARD FWD, AND OUTBOARD AFT). LOCALLY BLENDED OUT A
- [SDR UIEA200700303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700303), Jul 27, 2007: WEB. CRACKED. .50 LENGTH HORIZONTAL CRACK RIGHT SIDE PANEL/WEB AT WL 170 STA 313 NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE WHEEL WELL REPAIR AT WL 170 FROM STA 309 TO 317 IAW S
- [SDR UIEA200700302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700302), Jul 27, 2007: SKIN. CORRODED. CORROSION LEFT FWD UPPER CORNER CUTOUT INNER SURFACE MED NR 3L. REMOVED CORROSION ON INNER SURFACE OF L-3 DOOR CUTOUT IAW B747 SRM 51-10-01. FOUND TO BE OUT OF 
- [SDR UIEA200700301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700301), Jul 26, 2007: THRESHOLD. CRACKED. CRACK NOTED AT SKIN 1.75" IN LENGTH. CRACK NOTED IN BEARSTRAP AT SAME LOCATION 1.75" IN LENGTH. CRACK TERMINATES AT FASTENER HOLE. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER AT C
- [SDR UIEA200700300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700300), Jul 26, 2007: THRESHOLD. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RIGHT AFT LOWER CORNER CUTOUT INNER SURFACE MED NR 3. REMOVED CORROSION AND BLENDED AREA20:1 MIN REMAINING MATERIAL .222". REMOVED CORNER DOUBLER. 
- [SDR UIEA200700299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700299), Jul 26, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATION IN LEFT SIDE OF UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM FUSELAGE 6, 7 AND 8TH HOLES FROM OUTBOARD TOP ROW OF FASTENERS STRAP AREA OF UPPER CHORD REF S/B 747-53A24
- [SDR UIEA200700298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700298), Jul 26, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATION IN LEFT SIDE OF UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM FUSELAGE STA 360 5TH AND 8TH HOLES FROM THE OUTBOARD STRAP AREA OF UPPER CORD REF S/B 747-53A24201 FIG 2 S
- [SDR UIEA200700297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700297), Jul 26, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CRACK INDICATION IN RIGHT SIDE OF UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM FUSELAGE STA 440 3RD AND 4TH HOLES FROM THE OUTBOARD TOP ROW OF FASTENERS STRAP AREA OF UPPER CORD REF S/
- [SDR UIEA200700296](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700296), Jul 25, 2007: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CRACK ON FORWARD FACE OF FLOORBEAM WEB (UPPER DECK) STA 330 LEFT SIDE AT FRAME TO FLOORBEAM ATTACHMENT. REPAIRED CRACKED FLOORBEAM WEB AT STA 330 LEFT PER SB 74
- [SDR UIEA200700295](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700295), Jul 25, 2007: SUPPORT BRACKET. DELAMINATED. RIGHT INBOARD MIDFLAP MOST OUTBOARD UNDERSIDE SUPPORT BRACKET AREA ON FLAP PREVIOUS REPAIR DISBONDED. REMOVED DISBONDED REPAIR AND INSTALLED NEW REPAIR ON RIGHT
- [SDR UIEA200700294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700294), Jul 25, 2007: STRUCTURE. PUNCTURED. PUNCTURE IN COMPOSITE ON RIGHT OUTBOARD T/E FLAP CARRIAGE NR 6 ON RT INBOARD FLAP. REMOVED DAMAGED FABRICATED DOUBLER OUT OF 2024 T3 IAW SRM 51-40-20.
- [SDR UIEA200700290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700290), Jul 25, 2007: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. NICK AND GOUGE DAMAGE TO COMPOSITE ON RT OUTBOARD MID FLAP. CLEANED AND PREPPED AREA. APPLIED REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-15PARA 4L.
- [SDR UIEA200700289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700289), Jul 25, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION ON STRINGER S-15 RIGHT AT BS 1220 4 EACH RIVETS HEADS POPPED WITH CORROSION NOTED UNDER THE RIVET. PRIMER LOOSE AND FLAKING OFF THE STRINGER AT SAME A
- [SDR UIEA200700288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700288), Jul 25, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK UPPER DECK GALLEY STA 480 TO 520 LBL 60. REMOVED UPPER DECK GALLEY SEAT TRACK STA 480-590 LBL 60. FABRICATED NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK F
- [SDR UIEA200700287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700287), Jul 25, 2007: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK UPPER DECK GALLEY STA 480 TO 520 LBL 40. REMOVED UPPER DECK GALLEY SEAT TRACK STA 480-530 LBL 40. FABRICATED NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK F
- [SDR UIEA200700286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700286), Jul 25, 2007: SKIN. PUNCTURED. LT OUTBOARD MID FLAP HAS A PUNCTURE IN THE UPPER SURFACE 112" FROM INBOARD EDGE AND 8" FROM T/E. REPAIRED LT OUTBOARD MIDFLAP IAW SRM 51-40-15 PARA 4C. APPLIED 
- [SDR UIEA200700285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700285), Jul 24, 2007: SKIN. PUNCTURED. PUNCTURE ON LOWER AFT SURFACE OF RT INBOARD T/E FORE FLAP AT WBL 235.2. PUNCTURE ON LOWER AFT SURFACE OF RIGHT I/B T/E FOREFLAP AT WBL 235.2 CLEANED AND PREPPED
- [SDR UIEA200700284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700284), Jul 24, 2007: PANEL. GOUGED. PANEL 341BR RIGHT HORIZ STAB LEADING EDGE TOOLING MARKS AND GOUGES. REPAIRED TOOLING MARKS ON RIGHT LEADING EDGE OF HORIZ STAB IAW SRM 55-10-03.
- [SDR UIEA200700283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700283), Jul 24, 2007: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT SIDE STA 1271.5 WL 200 CRACK NOTED ON SKIN 1" IN LENGTH AND TERMINATES JUST AFT OF FASTENER HOLE. DOES NOT GO INTO HOLE. REMOVED EXISTING DOUBLER ACCOMPLI
- [SDR UIEA200700282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700282), Jul 24, 2007: TRUNNION. CORRODED. CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE OF RIGHT BODY GEAR OUTBOARD TRUNNION UPPER CAP AROUND THE FORWARD BOLT HOLE. LOCALLY BLENDED PITTING CORRODED AREA. HFEC AND 10X VISU
- [SDR UIEA200700281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700281), Jul 24, 2007: SKIN. PUNCTURED. 3 SMALL PUNCTURES IN UPPER SURFACE OF LEFT INBOARD MID FLAP. CAUSED BY DROPPED TOOL. CLEANED AREA OF DAMAGE PREPPED AREA FOR REPAIRS IAW 747 SRM 51-40-12 REPAIR
- [SDR UIEA200700280](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700280), Jul 24, 2007: SPAR. GOUGED. RT HORIZ STAB AUX SPAR FWD FACE HAS 7 EACH GOUGES BETWEEN STAB STATIONS 210 - 240 ABOVE LOWER RIVET PATTERN. FOUND GOUGES OUT OF LIMITS, IAW 747 SRM 55-10-01. C
- [SDR UIEA200700279](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700279), Jul 24, 2007: TRUNNION. DAMAGED. NOSE GEAR LEFT TRUNNION BEARING LOWER CAP TOOLING DAMAGE ON BOTTOM MATING SURFACE. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE MIN .250"R , HFEC AND 10X VISUAL INSPECTION TREATED AND PR
- [SDR UIEA200700278](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700278), Jul 24, 2007: TRUNNION. CORRODED. LT BODY GEAR OUTBOARD TRUNNION BEARING SUPPORT FITTING FACE HAS PITTING. BORE FACE AND SIDE FACES WERE MACHINED TO REMOVE DAMAGED AREAS ID= 10.826", IB SIDE FAC
- [SDR UIEA200700277](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700277), Jul 24, 2007: TRUNNION. CORRODED. LT BODY GEAR OUTBOARD TRUNNION FITTING HAS CORROSION AROUND THE UPPER FACE OF THE FWD BOLT HOLE. LOCALLY BLENDED CORROSION AREAS AND THEN SPOT FACING AROUND THE
- [SDR UIEA200700276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700276), Jul 24, 2007: SPAR CAP. CRACKED. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER AFT CRAFT INDICATION/HOLE DAMAGE AT LT HORIZONTAL SPAR CAP INBD OF LBL 43.5 INBD AFT HOLE. REAMED DAMAGED HOLE TO FIRST OVERSIZE (.4
- [SDR UIEA200700275](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700275), Jul 24, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RIGHT AFT UPPER AND LOWER CORNER INBOARD SIDE OF THE R3 DOOR CUT OUT. XEO-53-072007 ACCOMPLISHED TO REMOVE EXFOLIATION CORROSION. TO BE REINSPECTED
- [SDR UIEA200700213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700213), Apr 27, 2007: PANEL. DENTED. LT WING LEADING EDGE HAS A 6.5 INCH LONG BY 3.0 INCH WIDE DENT AT ILES 207.0. PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER B747-200 SRM 51-40-09 FIG 18 SHEETS 1 THR
- [SDR UIEA200700214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700214), Apr 27, 2007: PANEL. DELAMINATED. RT WING UPPER L/E PANEL AT WS 440.0 HAS AN AREA OF 24.0 INCH LONG BY 12.0 INCH WIDE OF DELAMINATION. PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AS PER B747-200 SRM 51-40
- [SDR UIEA200700205](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700205), Apr 16, 2007: WARNING HORN. FALSE ACTIVATION. TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED WITH ALL THROTTLES AT N-1 APPROX 104.9 JUST PRIOR TO 80 KNOTS. (RTO). TAKEOFF AURAL WARN TEST CARRIED OUT AS PER MM 31-26-00, NO FA
- [SDR UIEA200700201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200700201), Apr 12, 2007: ACTUATOR VALVE. FAILED. DIVERSION TO JFK, AFTER T/O THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED RED GEAR LIGHT REMAINED ON APPROX 3 SECS LATER THE NOSE GEAR DOOR CAME OPEN AND THEN CLOSED. DOOR CYCLED 3 TI
- [SDR UIEA200600298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600298), Nov 29, 2006: SKIN PANEL. DELAMINATED. LT WING UPPER L/E PANELS AT ILES 675.50 AND ILES 651.50 HAS AREA OF DELAMINATION. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIRS AT LT WING L/E UPPER PANELS AS PER BOEING 747 S
- [SDR UIEA200600297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600297), Nov 29, 2006: SKIN PANEL. DELAMINATED. LT WING UPPER FIXED TRAILING EDGE PANEL AT WBL 445.0 HAS A 2.O INCH CRACK. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER BOEING 747 SRM 51-40-09 FIG. 2, SHEET 5 AND 747 
- [SDR UIEA200600271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600271), Sep 28, 2006: TIRE. BLOWN. MLG WHEEL NR 14 BLOWN OUT DURING LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED 13 & 14 MLG WHEEL IAW AMM 32-45-01 SPIN AND LEAK CHECK OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANTI-SKID CONTROL
- [SDR UIEA200600249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600249), Sep 2, 2006: PANEL. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION FOUND CLOSEOUT PANEL CRACK AT STA 1240 RBL 75-98. REPAIRED CLOSEOUT PANEL AS PER DWG 65B07992.
- [SDR UIEA200600248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA200600248), Sep 2, 2006: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION FOUND M/D FRAME WEB CRACKED AT STA 340 RT STR 12A. FRAME WEB REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-10-04 FIG 102 AND EO NR 4753A817.

All 107: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537MC-2017-07-18/reports.md

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