N740SA

Cancelled 2012

Deregistered aircraft · 1978 Boeing 747-230B · GE CF6-50 series

Cancelled
July 11, 2012
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
21380
Year built
1978
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine
Turbo-fan
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
March 20, 1995
Certificate issued
January 29, 2009
Last registry action
January 29, 2009
Mode S code
A9F41B
Owner when cancelled
Air Mobility Inc
Location
Norwalk, CT
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.

Service difficulty reports · 9

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

SDR Q2SA740009Cadc · defectiveCAPTAIN'S COMPASS AND ALTIMETER INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. ATC NR 1 AND NR 2 FAILED. REPLACED NR 1 CENTRAL AIR DATA COMPUTER (CADC) IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 34-12-01, OPS NORMAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 34-13-04. ACCOMPLISHED ATC TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 34-53-0Apr 5, 2008 · N740SA · Boeing 747230B · Air Data ComputerSDR Q2SA740008Engine · leakingNUMBER 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE OIL QUANTITY IN FLIGHT OUT OF RKSI. OIL QUANTITY DRAMATICALLY DECREASED FROM ABOVE 3 GALLONS TO BELOW 1 GALLON IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. OIL PRESSURE WAS STEADY, OIL TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL. AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUTDMar 4, 2008 · N740SA · Boeing 747230B · Turbine Engine Oil SystemSDR Q2SA740007Tube · crackedINFLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN OF NR 2 ENGINE DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE DURING THE CLIMB-OUT OF RKSI. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES BY SHUTTING ENGINE DOWN. MAINTAINED A POSITIVE OIL PRESSURE AND OIL QUANTITY INFLIGHT. IN ADDITION TO WINDMILLING AMar 3, 2008 · N740SA · Boeing 747230B · Turbine Engine Oil SystemSDR 740006Flex Duct · blownNR 4 ENGINE HAS 2 KNOB THROTTLE SPLIT. HIGH EGT, HIGH FUEL FLOW, HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE, HIGH FIRE DETECTION TEMPERATURE AND HIGH STAGE VALVE OPEN. RETURNED TO RKSI. TROUBLESHOOT IAW AMM 71-00-42. PERFORMED BLEED SYSTEM LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 71-00-00. FOUND HIFeb 14, 2007 · N740SA · Boeing 747230B · Engine Bleed Air SystemSDR 740005Cable · frozenNR 4 ENGINE PARAMETERS INDICATED LOSS OF POWER AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 25,000 FEET. EGT HIGH, N1 AND N2 LOW, FUEL FLOW HIGH AND ENGINE SURGES +/- 3 PERCENT. DUMPED 96,000 LBS OF FUEL AND DIVERTED TO RKSI. FOUND FROZEN VSV FEEDBACK CABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACEDFeb 13, 2007 · N740SA · Boeing 747230B · Fuel Controlling SystemSDR Q2SA740004Bolt · shearedGEAR WILL NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. BOTH RIGHT BODY GEAR TILT LIGHTS CAME ON. AIR TURN BACK TO PANC. FOUND RIGHT BODY GEAR TRUCK POSITION ACTUATOR FORWARD ATTACH BOLD SHEARED. INSPECTED AND NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT BODY GEFeb 3, 2007 · N740SA · Boeing 747230B · Main Landing GearSDR Q2SA740003Valve · malfunctionedHAD INDICATION OF NR 1 ENGINE FIRE AT FL 250. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE FIRE CHECKLIST IAW QRH. SHUTDOWN ENGINE, ACTIVATED FIRE EXTINGUISHER, DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO ZSPD. FOUND PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE (PRV) WILL NOT STAY CLOSED. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRV AND LEANov 2, 2006 · N740SA · Boeing 747230B · Pneumatic Distribution SystemSDR 740002Engine · shutdownNR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN FOR UNKNOWN REASON, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD BANG. QRH CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PANC.Mar 22, 2006 · N740SA · Boeing 747200B · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)SDR 2004F00418Coupler · failedEN ROUTE FROM PANC TO RDSI AT FL320, IN CRUISE MODE, WHEN HF NR 1 MIC IS KEYED THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCY WAS NOTED, 'WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED AND AUTOTHROTTLES ENGAGED, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED THREE SEVERE RIGHT YAWS. THE LAST TWO WERE WITH THE AUTOTHROTTLES DISENAug 19, 2004 · N740SA · Boeing 747230B · Auto Flight System