# N701CK: 1979 Boeing 747-259B, registration cancelled 2016-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 2016
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-259B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-259b) (registry code 1384804)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21730
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 1997
- Certificate issued: April 14, 2005
- Last registry action: August 15, 2013
- Mode S code: A95881
- Owner when cancelled: [Kalitta Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALITTA%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2751° N, 83.5863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48198, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701CK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=701CK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701CK-2016-10-04

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 747-259B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-259b.md

## Service difficulty reports (183, newest 50)

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

- [SDR KCSA201210111203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA201210111203), Oct 11, 2012: FIRESHIELD. DAMAGED. NR 1 PYLON OUTBOARD LOWER FIRESHIELD DAMAGED AT EDGE NAC STA 212.9.
- [SDR KCSA201210061202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA201210061202), Oct 6, 2012: BULKHEAD. CHAFED. NR 2 PYLON NAC STA 221.9 BULKHEAD OUTBOARD SIDE HAS CHAFING AT THE PRESSURE HYDRAULIC LINE.
- [SDR KCSA201202141009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA201202141009), Feb 17, 2012: LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. UPPER DECK EMERGENCY LIGHT AT TOP OF STAIRS COMES ON THEN GOES OUT AFTER A SECOND.
- [SDR KCSA201202141008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA201202141008), Feb 17, 2012: LONGERON. CRACKED. RT WHEEL WELL LONGERON JUST FWD OF BS 1480 AT APPROX WL 140 IS CRACKED.
- [SDR KCSA201202141007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA201202141007), Feb 14, 2012: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. UPPER DECK CREW DOOR SILL LIGHTS INOPERATIVE.
- [SDR KCSA201202141006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA201202141006), Feb 14, 2012: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. UPPER DECK EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE.
- [SDR KCSA201202141005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA201202141005), Feb 14, 2012: SKIN. CRACKED. NR 2 PYLON SKIN HAS A POSSIBLE CRACK ON O/B SIDE APPROX NAC STA 182 NEAR PYLON SKIRT.
- [SDR KCSA111216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111216), Sep 26, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. BS 280 RT NOSE WHEEL WELL BULKHEAD FRAME HAS THREE CRACKS AT STANDOFF HOLE APPROX WL 145, 175 AND 188.
- [SDR KCSA111214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111214), Sep 23, 2011: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. BS 2231 FWD AND AFT INNER CHORDS CRACKED THROUGH FASTENER HOLE AT STR 16L.
- [SDR KCSA20110915001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA20110915001), Sep 15, 2011: SUPPORT. CORRODED. STA 1000, RBL 30 BODY FAIRING SUPPORT CORRODED.
- [SDR KCSA111210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111210), Sep 12, 2011: FITTING. CORRODED. FITTING P/N 65B10879-15 AT WS 642 IS CORRODED.
- [SDR KCSA111209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111209), Sep 9, 2011: ANGLE. CRACKED. NR 4 LT MAIN ENTRY DOOR HAS CRACK ON THE FWD LWR CORNER, LWR ANGLE. VERIFIED WITH EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION.
- [SDR KCSA111208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111208), Sep 9, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. STA 460 FLOORBEAM UPPER CAP CORRODED LBL 85.
- [SDR KCSA111207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111207), Sep 8, 2011: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MAIN DECK EMERGENCY LIGHT AT STA 460 IS INOP.
- [SDR KCSA111206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111206), Sep 6, 2011: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. L-4 MAIN ENTRY DOOR FWD LOWER CORNER FRAME CRACKED, BS 1675, WL 201.
- [SDR KCSA111204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111204), Aug 26, 2011: BRACKET. CORRODED. GROUP 4 PDU LT WING KRUEGER FLAP DRIVE AFT BRACKET SHOWS SIGNS OF CORROSION.
- [SDR KCSA111203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111203), Aug 26, 2011: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. BS 1480 SHEAR CLIP BETWEEN 35R AND 36R CRACKED IN RADIUS.
- [SDR KCSA111202](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111202), Aug 26, 2011: SKIN. DAMAGED. EXTERNAL SKIN DAMAGED AFT OF BS 2164 BETWEEN STR 48L AND 50L.
- [SDR KCSA111201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111201), Aug 26, 2011: STRINGER. CORRODED. BS 2164, STR 49L HAS CORROSION.
- [SDR KCSA111200](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111200), Aug 26, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. BS 2231 BETWEEN STR 24R AND 25R FRAME FWD INNER CHORD HAS CRACK IN 2 FASTNER HOLES.
- [SDR KCSA111199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111199), Aug 26, 2011: STRINGER. CRACKED. BS 2231 STRINGER 16R HAS A CRACK IN FWD (AND AFT) CHORD OF FRAME.
- [SDR KCSA111198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111198), Aug 26, 2011: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. STA 1840 SHEAR TIE CRACKED BETWEEN STR 2L - 3L.
- [SDR KCSA111195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111195), Aug 19, 2011: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. RIGHT BS 360 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD VERTICLE FLANGE CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE COMMON TO FRAME INNER CHORD RBL 70 APPROX WL 300 CRACK LENGHT .1 INCH.
- [SDR KCSA111197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111197), Aug 18, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. STA 398 RT SIDE AFT END OF NOSE WHEEL WELL CHORD CRACKED AT CORNER OF CUTOUT.
- [SDR KCSA111196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111196), Aug 18, 2011: FITTING. CRACKED. BS 1480 SHEAR CLIP BETWEEN 35L + 36L CRACKED AT RADIUS.
- [SDR KCSA111194](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111194), Aug 17, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. UPPER DECK SEAT TRACK CORRODED BETWEEN BS 620 TO 700, LBL 34.
- [SDR KCSA111193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111193), Aug 17, 2011: FRAME. CHAFED. FUSELAGE FRAME I/B FLANGE CHAFED AT BS 2669.5, WL 334, RBL 40.
- [SDR KCSA111192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111192), Aug 11, 2011: SKIN. DAMAGED. NR 3 PYLON CAP SKIN IS DAMAGED AT NAC STA 221.9.
- [SDR KCSA111190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111190), Aug 11, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. NR 2 PYLON CAP SKIN CRACKED .75 INCH AT FASTENER HOLE NAC STA 221.
- [SDR KCSA111189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111189), Aug 11, 2011: FRAME. CRACKED. BS 280 LT NOSE WHEEL WELL FRAME VERTICAL WEB HAS CRACKS 3 EA AT INSULATION STANDOFF HOLES APPROX WL 145 / 175 / 188.
- [SDR KCSA111184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111184), Aug 3, 2011: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MAIN DECK EMERGENCY LIGHT AT STA 510 INOP.
- [SDR KCSA101197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101197), Dec 19, 2010: SKIN. DAMAGED. NR4 PYLON INBD SKIN DAMAGED ALONG BOTTOM EDGE, NAC STA 200.
- [SDR KCSA101196](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101196), Dec 19, 2010: SKIN. DAMAGED. NR3 PYLON INBD SKIN DAMAGED ALONG BOTTOM EDGE, NAC STA 215 TO 222.
- [SDR KCSA10044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA10044), Oct 3, 2010: WIRE. CHAFED. NR 2 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATOR FLUCTUATES (FROM NORMAL THRU RED RADIAL BACK TO NORMAL). FOUND AND REPAIRED CHAFT WIRE ON ENG OIL TEMP BULB NR 2 IAW SWPM 
- [SDR KCSA10043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA10043), Sep 29, 2010: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAULTY. CARGO SMOKE WARNING, ZONE 5 DURING TAXI, NO SMOKE IN ZONE 5. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE DETECTION MODULE IAW MM 26-14-01. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 
- [SDR KCSA10042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA10042), Sep 27, 2010: FIRE WARNING. FALSE ACTIVATION. MAIN DECK FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH NR 5 MAIN DECK SMOKE DETECTOR ON. APPROX 7000 FT ON APPROACH ECAM VISUALLY CHECK MAIN DECK AND NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. MAI
- [SDR KCSA10041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA10041), Sep 26, 2010: SMOKE DETECTOR. FALSE ACTIVATION. MAIN DECK CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR NR 5 LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED BY PRESS DETECTOR TEST "B" BUTTON (NO SMOKE NOTED). REMOVED NR 5 B MAIN DECK
- [SDR KCSA10022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA10022), May 21, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. ON T/S FOUND UPPER DECK SIDE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER DECK SLIDE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT IAW B747 MM 33-51-07. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW B74
- [SDR KCSA101042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101042), May 6, 2010: BULKHEAD. CHAFED. NR 1 PYLON HAS EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC LINES CHAFING AT NAC STA 221.9 BULKHEAD.
- [SDR KCSA091088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091088), Sep 6, 2009: SKIN. CORRODED. RT WING LOWER SKIN CORRODED NEAR FRONT SPAR AT WS 1364.
- [SDR KCSA091098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091098), Sep 2, 2009: SPAR. CORRODED. LEFT WING FRONT SPAR WEB CORRODED WS 1379.
- [SDR KCSA091096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091096), Aug 28, 2009: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. MAIN DECK STA 460 LBL 62 INTERCOSTAL HAS CORROSION.
- [SDR KCSA091095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091095), Aug 24, 2009: STRINGER. CORRODED. FWD PIT STA 980 STR-44R HAS CORROSION.
- [SDR KCSA091094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091094), Aug 21, 2009: SKIN. CORRODED. LEFT WING L/E CAVITY HAS CORROSION ON LOWER WING SKIN WS 1336.
- [SDR KCSA091093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091093), Aug 19, 2009: STRINGER. CORRODED. FWD PIT STA 980 STR-44R STRINGER HAS CORROSION.
- [SDR KCSA091092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091092), Aug 19, 2009: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. FWD PIT STA 960 STR-46L TO STR-45L SHEAR TIE HAS CORROSION.
- [SDR KCSA091091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091091), Aug 19, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. MAIN DECK STA 1840 LBL-76 SEAT TRACK IS CRACKED .500 INCH.
- [SDR KCSA091090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091090), Aug 19, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN DECK STA 1900 LBL-76 SEAT TRACK HAS CORROSION.
- [SDR KCSA091089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091089), Aug 19, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. MAIN DECK STA 1940 LBL-33 SEAT TRACK IS CRACKED .750 INCH.
- [SDR KCSA091087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091087), Aug 14, 2009: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. MAIN DECK STA 480 LBL-35 TO LBL-107 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD HAS CORROSION.

All 183: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701CK-2016-10-04/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19931116047989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931116047989I), Nov 16, 1993: Boeing 747146 (N701CK), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Pilot over rotated on takeoff. Serated its tail. Landed at destination.

## Other aircraft with N701CK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701CK): Boeing 747-4B5F, S/N 26416, built 2000

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