N638FE

Cancelled 2002

Deregistered aircraft · 1979 Boeing 747-245F · Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A

Cancelled
September 27, 2002
Exported to
Ghana
Status when cancelled
Triennial form not returned
Serial number
21841
Year built
1979
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine
Turbo-fan
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
September 26, 1979
Certificate issued
September 26, 1989
Last registry action
March 27, 2002
Mode S code
A85BF6
Owner type
Corporation

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

FAA incident reports · 2

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N638FE and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Service difficulty reports · 6

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

SDR 99ZZZX3329Panel · disbondedFERRY FLIGHT FROM MARANA, AZ, TO HONG KONG, PILOT REPORTED. CLIMB THROUGH 34,000 FEET AT .84 MACH, A SUDDEN ONSET AIRFRAME SHUDDER OCCURRED. ALL DOORS CLOSED, BUT HAD LEFT INBORD FLAP VIBRATING VISIBLY GETTING WORSE AS IT WENT INBOARD. SLOW TO .60 MACH AND Jul 26, 1999 · N638FE · Boeing 747245F · Wing Miscellaneous StructureSDR UIEA9711Clamp · failedFLT VG961 - CCS-MIA - AT CRUISE, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED BY BELL AND OFF SCALE HIGH NACELLE TEMPERATURE READING ON BOTH 'A' AND 'B' LOOPS. ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. FIRE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER START LEVER PLACED TO CUTOFFOct 21, 1997 · N638FE · Boeing 747245F · Pneumatic Distribution SystemSDR UIEA9610Ps4 Tube · brokenEN ROUTE GRV-MEX - FLIGHT NR VG986 - NR 3 ENGINE FLAMEOUT FL 310. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MAO DUMPED 40K FUEL. INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN PS4 TUBE TO THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. FUEL FILTER SOME FOREIGN DEBRIS. REPLACE TUBE FILTER, OPS OK. (M)Aug 30, 1996 · N638FE · Boeing 747245F · Fuel Controlling SystemSDR 96FDEA01003Elect Test Box · failedUAM - IND LIGHTS PILOT AND FLIGHT ENGINEER C/B POPPED DURING FLT. INITIAL UNSAFE GEAR IND NO LIGHTS FOR GEAR DOWN, DOOR OPEN, OR GEAR. RESET C/B AND REPLACED 15 LIGHT BULBS. C/B POPPED AND RESET AGAIN AND AGAIN. REPLACED 4 BULBS, GEAR DOWN IND 9 GREEN LIGHMay 20, 1996 · N638FE · Boeing 747245F · Landing Gear Position and WarningSDR 96FDEA00125Gearbox · failedSYD - DURING CLIMBOUT, SHUT NR 4 ENG DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QTY LOW PRESS AND ILLUM OF OIL PRESS LIGHT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO SYDNEY. WINDMILL TIME PER CREW SAFETY REPORT 24 MIN. FOUND DE-AERATOR BROKEN. REPLACED MAIN GEARBOX ASSY AS PER PRATT AND WHITNEY JTJan 26, 1996 · N638FE · Boeing 747245F · Turbine Engine Accessory DriveSDR 95FDEA01386Compressor · stalledJFK-FRA - EN ROUTE AT FL 330 1408Z, NR 1 ENG EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. AFTER 2 MILD BUMPS, THE ENG PARA WOUND DOWN, NO OVERTEMP PRESENT. AFTER CHECKLIST PROCEDURE NORMAL FLT WAS ACCOMP. IN CRUISE AT FL 370, NR 1 ENG FLAMEOUT. AFTER PERFORMING CHECKLISep 18, 1995 · N638FE · Boeing 747245F · Turbine Engine Compressor Section