# N598EL: 2005 Airbus A318, registration cancelled 2023-11-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 3, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Airbus A318](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a318) (registry code 3940022)
- Engine: [CFM International CFM56-5B8/P series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b8-p-series) (registry code 13022)
- Serial number: 2552
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 2012
- Last registry action: May 8, 2023
- Mode S code: A7BB8E
- Location: [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1237° N, 80.9485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28273, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N598EL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=598EL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N598EL-2023-11-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Airbus A318: https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a318.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

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

- [SDR ANCF2015030805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ANCF2015030805), Mar 8, 2015: IGNITION SYS. FAULTED. ENG 2 IGN FAULT. IAW AMM 74-00-00-710-043A OPERATIONAL TEST OF IGN SYS WAS PERFORMED & THE IGNITERS WERE CYCLED DURING TEST. IAW TSM 71-50-00-810-804A OPERATION
- [SDR ANCF201401100175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ANCF201401100175), Jan 10, 2014: ELEVATOR SYSTEM. OUT OF TOLERANCE. DURING CLIMB, LEAVING FL 230 WITH 340 KNOTS, EXTREME VIBRATION IN STRUCTURE, VIBRATION STOPPED, SPEED REDUCED TO 250 KNOTS & RETURNED TO FL 230 IAW TSM FIGURE 0
- [SDR ANCF2012012600110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ANCF2012012600110), Jan 26, 2012: APU. FAILED. DURING TRANSIT CHECK STRONG ODOR DETECTED IN CABIN, VENTILATED IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-001 DECONTAMINATION OF THE ECS WAS PERFORMED. APU TOTALLY INOPERATIVE, PNEUM
- [SDR ANCF2012011800107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ANCF2012011800107), Jan 18, 2012: APU. DAMAGED. BLEED AIR ON MAINTENANCE STATUS PAGE BUN OIL SMELL IN COCKPIT DURING FLIGHT,CHECK APU OIL LEAKS IAW 49-90-00 P830 APU TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED FOUND OIL LE
- [SDR ANCF2011052900092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ANCF2011052900092), Nov 1, 2011: CABIN PRESSURE. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER T/O, VENT AVIONICS SYS FAULT WAS PRESET, ECAM ACTIONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND RESULTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE. IAW AMM-21-26-00-040-004. 
- [SDR EE4Y20110427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y20110427), Jun 20, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. LEFT AFT DOOR SKIN WITH DENT, OUT OF THE A318 SRM ALLOWABLE LIMITS.

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