# N709CK: 1971 Boeing 747-132, registration cancelled 2015-11-03 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 3, 2015 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 747-132](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-132) (registry code 1384882) - Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 20247 - Year built: 1971 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: September 21, 2001 - Last registry action: November 19, 2014 - Mode S code: A97639 - 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/N709CK - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=709CK - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709CK-2015-11-03 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 747-132: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-132.md ## Service difficulty reports (231, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR KCSA091135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091135), Dec 1, 2009: STIFFENER. CRACKED. NR 3 PYLON WEB STIFFENER CRACKED .250 INCH AT NAC STA 205. - [SDR KCSA091134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091134), Dec 1, 2009: BULKHEAD. CHAFED. NR 3 PYLON HAS CHAFE DAMAGE AT 221.9 BULKHEAD AT HYDRAULIC LINE. - [SDR KCSA091103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091103), Oct 1, 2009: BULKHEAD. CHAFED. NR 4 PYLON NAC STA 221.9 BULKHEAD WEB CHAFED AT HYDRAULIC LINES. - [SDR KCSA091102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091102), Oct 1, 2009: BULKHEAD. CHAFED. NR 4 PYLON NAC STA 221.9 BULKHEAD WEB CHAFED AT HYDRAULIC LINES. - [SDR KCSA091102A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091102A), Sep 24, 2009: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. MAIN DECK SEAT TRACK IS CORRODED AT STA 440 TO 460, LBL 86. - [SDR KCSA091101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091101), Sep 24, 2009: FRAME. CRACKED. FUSELAGE FRAME IS CRACKED (1 INCH) IN APU COMPARTMENT STA 2674.85 RT SIDE 1 O'CLOCK POSITION. - [SDR KCSA091100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091100), Sep 24, 2009: FRAME. CRACKED. NR 3 PYLON AFT OUTBOARD FRAME IS CRACKED (1.5 INCHES) AT NAC STA 221.9. - [SDR KCSA091097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091097), Sep 1, 2009: FRAME. CRACKED. NR 4 PYLON FRAME CRACKED 5 INCHES AT NAC STA-236.5 NAC WL - 154. - [SDR KCSA09027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA09027), Jun 24, 2009: FAN. ODOR. SMOKE ODOR FROM AC SYSTEM, ODOR OBSERVED IN ZONE 1. SMOKE ODOR STOPPED WITH FLIGHT DECK FAN OFF. - [SDR KCSA091025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091025), Mar 15, 2009: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. RIGHT BS 1480 BULKHEAD FITTING BOLT HOLE ON INNER CHORD HAS A DEFECT INDICATION AT APPROX STR 32R. - [SDR KCSA091024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091024), Mar 15, 2009: BULKHEAD. DEFECTIVE. RIGHT BS 1480 BULKHEAD FITTING BOLT HOLE ON OUTER CHORD HAS DEFECT AT APPROX STR 32R. - [SDR KCSA091023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091023), Mar 12, 2009: FITTING. CRACKED. LT STR-33 AT BS 1480 BULKHEAD SPLICE FITTING HAS A .077 CRACK INDICATION AT BOLT HOLE NR 5. - [SDR KCSA08085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA08085), Dec 18, 2008: UNKNOWN. ODOR. ON DESCENT THROUGH 12.0 FT. CREW DETECTED A SMELL LIKE ELECTRICAL SMOKE ACCOMPANIED BY A HUMMING SOUND. SOUND APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM CAPT INSTRUMENT PANEL. - [SDR KCSA081413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081413), Aug 20, 2008: BULKHEAD. CHAFED. NR 1 PYLON HAS CHAFED DAMAGE AT NAC STA 221.9 AT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE. (S) - [SDR KCSA081412](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081412), Aug 20, 2008: SKIN. CORRODED. RT WING STA 1481 HAS CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE OF THE LOWER SKIN. (S) - [SDR KCSA081406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081406), Aug 18, 2008: STIFFENER. CRACKED. OUTBOARD STIFFENER ON FIREWALL CRACKED AT PNEUMATIC DUCT CLAMP ATTACH POINT. (S) - [SDR KCSA081280](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081280), Jun 11, 2008: BULKHEAD. CHAFED. NR 4 PYLON NAC STA 221.9 BULKHEAD WEB CHAFED AROUND HYD. PRESS. LINE (B) - [SDR KCSA081276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081276), Jun 11, 2008: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. AFT PIT FLOORBEAM WEB CRACKED NEAR TOP AT BS 1800, RBL-59. (B) - [SDR KCSA081275](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081275), Jun 11, 2008: BULKHEAD. CHAFED. NR 3 PYLON NAC STA 221.9 BULKHEAD WEB CHAFED AT HYD. PRESS. LINE (B) - [SDR KCSA081274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081274), Jun 11, 2008: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. ROUND EMERGENCY LIGHT AT L-1 MAIN ENTRY DOOR AFT SIDE IS INOP (B) - [SDR KCSA081273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081273), Jun 5, 2008: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. UPPER DECK EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP AT BS 780 (B) - [SDR KCSA081272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081272), Jun 4, 2008: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP ABOVE UPPER DECK STAIRS (B) - [SDR KCSA071434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA071434), Sep 29, 2007: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL WELL LEFT SIDE WALL PANEL WEB IS CRACKED .75 INCH AT STA 268, WL 170 BONDED STRAP. - [SDR KCSA071433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA071433), Sep 29, 2007: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL WELL LEFT SIDE WALL PANEL WEB IS CRACKED .75 INCH AT STA 290, WL 170 BONDED STRAP. - [SDR KCSA071432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA071432), Sep 29, 2007: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL WELL LEFT SIDE WALL PANEL WEB IS CRACKED .75 INCH AT STA 310, WL 170 BONDED STRAP. - [SDR KCSA071310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA071310), Aug 16, 2007: STIFFENER. CRACKED. NR 2 PYLON LOWER I/B STIFFENER AFT BULKHEAD AT NAC STA 267 HAS 1.5 INCH CRACK. - [SDR KCSA071150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA071150), Apr 16, 2007: BRACE. GOUGED. NR 1 PYLON DIAGONAL BRACE HAS TWO GOUGES AT FWD ATTACH POINT. - [SDR KCSA071149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA071149), Apr 16, 2007: BRACE. CHAFED. NR 4 PYLON DIAGONAL BRACE CHAFED OUT OF LIMITS AT LOWER ATTACH POINT. - [SDR KCSA061552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061552), Dec 18, 2006: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. UPPER DECK EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERY CHARGER INOP. - [SDR KCSA061492](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061492), Nov 2, 2006: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. MAIN DECK SILL WEB ATTACH ANGLE (C-CHANNEL) CRACKED FWD OF BS 440 BELOW STR 26L. - [SDR KCSA061491](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061491), Nov 2, 2006: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. BS 2360 BULKHEAD WEB DAMAGED AT LBL 48, WL 275. - [SDR KCSA061489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061489), Nov 1, 2006: FITTING. DAMAGED. FITTING ATTACHED TO REAR SPAR FOR NR 6 SPOILER DAMAGED. - [SDR KCSA061488](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061488), Nov 1, 2006: LONGERON. CORRODED. STA 1458-1462 OVERWING LONGERON INNER CHORD HAS CORROSION ON UPPER HOR LEG. - [SDR KCSA061487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061487), Oct 30, 2006: STRINGER SPLICE. CORRODED. STR 7L END FITTING CORRODED AT BS 2360. - [SDR KCSA061486](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061486), Oct 29, 2006: SKIN. CORRODED. R4 ENTRY DOOR FWD LOWER CORNER OUTER SKIN CORRODED AT BS 1680, STR 25R. - [SDR KCSA061485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061485), Oct 27, 2006: BULKHEAD. GOUGED. BS 2360 .5 INCH CREASE IN AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT WL 203 LBL 98. - [SDR KCSA061484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061484), Oct 27, 2006: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. STA 2360 DAMAGED AREA AT WL 213 LBL 67 AFT SIDE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. - [SDR KCSA061483](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061483), Oct 26, 2006: WEB. DAMAGED. DAMAGE TO WEB AT STA 2360 WL 230 LBL 63 ON AFT SIDE OF AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. - [SDR KCSA061482](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061482), Oct 26, 2006: FITTING. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION ON MAIN DECK FLOOR WEB FITTING AT BS 1920, LBL 98. - [SDR KCSA061479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061479), Oct 26, 2006: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. LT KEELBEAM WEB CORRODED AT BS 1260, LBL9, WL91. - [SDR KCSA061478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061478), Oct 26, 2006: BULKHEAD. DENTED. FOUND 6 DENTS ON BS 2360 PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB AT WL199, LBL30 TO LBL45. - [SDR KCSA061477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061477), Oct 26, 2006: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND L2 DOOR FWD LOWER O/B CORNER CRACKED AT BS 810, WL 205. - [SDR KCSA061476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061476), Oct 26, 2006: FRAME. DAMAGED. DAMAGE ON FORWARD CARGO DOOR OPENING UPPER FRAME AT BS 660, STR 29R. - [SDR KCSA061475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061475), Oct 25, 2006: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. STA 2360 AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DAMAGED AT WL 320 LBL 9 AT FASTENER. - [SDR KCSA061474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061474), Oct 25, 2006: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CORROSION ON MAIN DECK SEAT TRACK AT BS 1920, LBL 98. - [SDR KCSA061473](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061473), Oct 25, 2006: BULKHEAD. DENTED. DENT IN BS 2360 BULKHEAD WEB AT LBL 44, WL 199. - [SDR KCSA061472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061472), Oct 25, 2006: BULKHEAD. DENTED. TWO DENTS IN BS 2360 WEB AT LBL 96, WL 215. - [SDR KCSA061471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061471), Oct 25, 2006: SUPPORT FITTING. DAMAGED. L5 DOOR NR 2 STOP SUPPORT FITTING HAS ELONGATED FASTENER HOLE AT BS 2231. - [SDR KCSA061470](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061470), Oct 25, 2006: SUPPORT FITTING. DAMAGED. FASTENER HOLE ELONGATED ON R5 NR 1 STOP SUPPORT FITTING UPPER HOLE AT BS 2231. - [SDR KCSA061469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA061469), Oct 25, 2006: FITTING. GOUGED. FRAME FITTING GOUGED AT 2 FASTENER HOLES AT BS 2231, STR 23L. All 231: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709CK-2015-11-03/reports.md ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CHI05MA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05MA011), Oct 21, 2004: Boeing 747-132 (N709CK), Lake Michigan, substantial damage. Probable cause: The number one engine separated from the airplane during climb due to the uncontained separation of a portion of the second stage turbine disk rim after the second stage turbine vanes contacted the… ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20090624019459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090624019459I), Jun 24, 2009: Boeing 747132 (N709CK), No damage. Crew reportedsmoke odor from a/c system, odor observed in zone 1, smoke oder stopped with flight deck fan turned off. Maintenance removed and replaced flight… - [Accident 20041020028339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041020028339A), Oct 20, 2004: Boeing 747132 (N709CK), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 20, 2004, kalitta air (kcsa) operating a B747-132, under 14 CFR, part 121 rules and IFR, departed from kord enroute to kjfk. At approximately… - [Incident 19991120038929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120038929I), Nov 20, 1999: Boeing 747132 (N709CK), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. The rotary actuator controlling number 19 leading edge devise failed. This intern caused a structeral failure of the inboard number 19 guide track, exposing… ## Other aircraft with N709CK - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N709CK): Boeing 747-4B5, S/N 26396, built 1993 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.