# N638FE: 1979 Boeing 747-245F, registration cancelled 2002-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2002
- Exported to: Ghana
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-245F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-245f) (registry code 1384897)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D-3A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-3a) (registry code 52050)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE), [TCDS E20EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E20EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21841
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: 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 when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Company Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20COMPANY%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N638FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=638FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N638FE-2002-09-27

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 747-245F: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-245f.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 99ZZZX3329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3329), Jul 26, 1999: PANEL. DISBONDED. FERRY 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, B
- [SDR UIEA9711](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA9711), Oct 21, 1997: CLAMP. FAILED. FLT 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' LOO
- [SDR UIEA9610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UIEA9610), Aug 30, 1996: PS4 TUBE. BROKEN. EN 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 CO
- [SDR 96FDEA01003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01003), May 20, 1996: ELECT TEST BOX. FAILED. UAM - 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
- [SDR 96FDEA00125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA00125), Jan 26, 1996: GEARBOX. FAILED. SYD - 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 SAFET
- [SDR 95FDEA01386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95FDEA01386), Sep 18, 1995: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. JFK-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 P

## 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.

- [Incident 19990726023259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990726023259I), Jul 26, 1999: Boeing 747245F (N638FE), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft climbing through 34000 ft @ .84 mach, 30 miles nw of pxr VOR on J92, pilot report sudden airframe shudder. Left inbd flap vibrating visibly,…
- [Incident 19930201004709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930201004709I), Feb 1, 1993: Boeing 747245F (N638FE), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Found nr 26 leading edge flap panel was missing, on landing. Pilot did not notice any unusual handling.

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