# N749SA: 1988 Boeing 747-300 SERIES, registration cancelled 2012-07-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 13, 2012 - Status when cancelled: First renewal notice - Airframe: [Boeing 747-300 SERIES](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-300-series) (registry code 1384920) - Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 24194 - Year built: 1988 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 18, 2006 - Certificate issued: October 20, 2009 - Last registry action: October 20, 2009 - Mode S code: AA158A - Owner when cancelled: [Southern Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20AIR%20INC) - Location: [Norwalk, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Norwalk) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.1274° N, 73.4453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06850, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N749SA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=749SA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N749SA-2012-07-13 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. ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 747-300 SERIES: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-300-series.md ## Service difficulty reports (33) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR Q2SA20110816001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA20110816001), Aug 16, 2011: BOLT. SHEARED. DURING THE ROUTINE TROUBLESHOOTING OF A FUEL LEAK IN THE PYLON AREA, TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED MULTIPLE PYLON ATTACH FITTING FASTENERS SHEAR ON THE NR 1 AND NR 4 P - [SDR Q2SA749008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA749008), May 4, 2010: TIRE. BLOWN. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, CREW EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION AT APPROX 150-155 KNOTS. REJECTED TAKEOFF ACCOMPLISHED AT 160 KNOTS. WHILE TURNING OFF RUNWAY, FLUID FROM H - [SDR 2010FA0000373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000373), Feb 23, 2010: SKIN. DAMAGED. (KADY) REPLACED TIME LIMITED REPAIR WITH PERMANENT REPAIR - LT WING L/E SKIN. - [SDR 2010FA0000366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000366), Feb 23, 2010: DOOR. DELAMINATED. (KADY) DISBOND (24.0" X 3.5") WAS FOUND BETWEEN OUTER SKIN (65B90036-2) AND ALUMINUM HONEYCOMB CORE (65B90036-18) OF THE NR 1 RT STRUT FAIRING DOOR (65B90032-28 - [SDR 2010FA0000365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000365), Feb 23, 2010: SKIN. DAMAGED. (KADY) REPLACE TIME LIMITED REPAIR WITH PERMANENT REPAIR - LT WING L/E SKIN. - [SDR 2010FA0000369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000369), Feb 20, 2010: DOOR. DELAMINATED. DISBOND (21.0" X 5.0") WAS FOUND BETWEEN OUTER SKIN (65B90036-2) AND ALUMINUM HONEYCOMB CORE (65B90036-18) AND CRACK (2.0", 1.3" LONG) ON OUTER SKIN (65B90036-2 - [SDR 2010FA0000363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000363), Feb 20, 2010: LONGERON. WORN. (KADY) WORN AND BROKEN OF UPPER LONGERON AT NR 2 ENGINE RT SIDE COWL. MINOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY TRIM OUT THE DAMAGED UPPER LONGERON AND INSTALL REPAIR PARTS. - [SDR 2010FA0000362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000362), Feb 20, 2010: LONGERON. WORN. (KADY) WORN AND BROKEN OF UPPER LONGERON AT NR 1 ENGINE RT SIDE COWL. MINOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY TRIM OUT THE DAMAGED UPPER LONGERON AND INSTALL REPAIR PARTS. - [SDR 2010FA0000361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000361), Feb 17, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. (KADY) CRACK AT AFT FLANGE OF UPPER FRAME OF NR 1 ENGINE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY TRIM OUT OF DAMAGED FRAME AND INSTALL REPAIR PARTS. - [SDR 2010FA0000372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000372), Feb 16, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. (KADY) CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE WEB OF THE UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM AT STA 340 RT SIDE. - [SDR 2010FA0000364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000364), Feb 16, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. (KADY) CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE WEB OF THE UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM AT STA 340 RT SIDE. - [SDR 2010FA0000327](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000327), Feb 16, 2010: SKIN. DAMAGED. (KADY) SHARP NICK AND GOUGES AT NR 4 LT SIDE COWL SKIN NAC STA 165.0. MINOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY TRIM OUT THE DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALL REPAIR PARTS. - [SDR 2010FA0000326](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000326), Feb 16, 2010: LONGERON. WORN. (KADY) WORN AND BROKEN OF UPPER LONGERON AT NR 4 ENGINE SIDE COWL. MONOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY TRIM OUT THE DAMAGED UPPER LONGERON AND INSTALL REPAIR PARTS. - [SDR 2010FA0000329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000329), Feb 11, 2010: CREASE BEAM. CRACKED. (KADY) CRACK AT CREASE BEAM AT BS 1240, STG 7L. MINOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY REPLACING OF CRACKED CREASE BEAM WEB. - [SDR 2010FA0000328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000328), Feb 11, 2010: CREASE BEAM. CRACKED. (KADY) CRACK AT CREASE BEAM AT BS 1260 STG R 5 BOTH SIDES. MINOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY REPLACING OF CRACKED CREASE BEAM WEBS. - [SDR 2010FA0000330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000330), Feb 10, 2010: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. (KADY) CRACKED 2 PLACES AT NR 1 ENGINE REAR MOUNT BULKHEAD WEB. MAJOR ALTERATION ACCOMPLISHED BY REPLACING OF AFFECTED FRAME WEBS. - [SDR Q2SA749007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA749007), Oct 10, 2009: CONTROL BOX. WORN. IN FLIGHT FROM PANC TO RKSI, CREW HAD NO FORWARD THROTTLE MOVEMENT RESPONSE ON ENGINE NR 3, THE ENGINE RESPONDED NORMALLY DURING RETARDING THROTTLE MOVEMENT. CR - [SDR Q2SA749006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA749006), Oct 8, 2009: INU. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RKSI, DURING CLIMB, ALL THREE INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS INS 1, INS 2, AND INS 3 FAILED AND CREW WAS UNABLE TO NAVIGATE FLIGHT PLAN WAYPOINT - [SDR Q2SA749005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA749005), Aug 26, 2009: ENGINE. POWER LOSS. AT CRUISE LEVEL, NR 4 ENGINE FAILED AT 1945Z THREE HOURS AFTER TAKING OFF FROM RKSI. POP SOUND CAME FROM ENGINE, N1 AND N2 WENT LOW, EGT ROSE TO 615 AND CLIMBIN - [SDR Q2SA749004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA749004), Feb 20, 2009: ENGINE. FIRE. AFTER NORMAL LANDING WHEN BRINGING ENGINES OUT OF REVERSE, TOWER REPORTED TO CREW THAT FIRE WAS COMING FROM NR 4 ENGINE. CREW REPORTED NO FIRE WARNING INDICATIO - [SDR Q2SA749003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA749003), Dec 29, 2008: SKIN PANEL. DEPARTED. DURING FLIGHT, FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL SECTION BROKEN OFF (APPROXIMATELY 10 INCH BY 20 INCH BETWEEN STA 2690.85 AND 2701.5 AT WL 310). VEERED AFTER LANDING DURING M - [SDR Q2S2008F00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2S2008F00004), Jul 11, 2008: ENGINE. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF AND CLIMBING THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 220, NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED VIOLENTLY, EGT 940 DEGREES C. REDUCED THRUST AND NR 2 STABILIZER THEN STALLE - [SDR Q2S2008F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2S2008F00001), Jun 21, 2008: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. WHILE THROTTLING ENGINE TO TAKEOFF POWER, ENGINE NR 1 HAD MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS. TAKEOFF POWER WAS 1.53, COMPRESSOR STALLS STARTED WHEN POWER WAS APPROACHI - [SDR 2010FA0000382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000382), May 9, 2008: STRINGER SPLICE. CRACKED. (KADY) CRACK AT STRINGER SPLICE AT BS 520, STGR 10 RT SIDE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY FABRICATION AND REPLACING OF THE AFFECTED SPLICE FITTING. - [SDR 2010FA0000378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000378), Apr 18, 2008: SKIN. CRACKED. (KADY) CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE NR 2 ENG RT SIDE COWL UPPER SKIN AT NAC STA 226.95-236.85. - [SDR 2010FA0000377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000377), Apr 17, 2008: LONGERON. CRACKED. (KADY) CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER LONGERON AND SKIN OF THE NR ENG LT SIDE COWL. - [SDR 2010FA0000376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000376), Apr 17, 2008: SKIN. DEBONDED. (KADY) DISBONDED INNER DOUBLER WAS FOUND ON THE NR 1 LT SIDE COWL SKIN AT NAC STA 192.05-204.55, NAC WL 100-110. - [SDR 2010FA0000381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000381), Apr 15, 2008: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. FRAME CRACK NR 2 LT SIDE AND 4 BOTH SIDES MAIN ENTRY DOOR. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY CUT OUT CRACKED FRAME AND INSTALL REPAIR FILLER AND REPAIR DOUBLERS. - [SDR 2010FA0000375](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000375), Apr 15, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. (KADY) A BENT DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE NR 1 RT SIDE COWL SKIN AT NAS STA 155.61, NAC WL100. - [SDR 2010FA0000371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000371), Apr 15, 2008: FITTING. DAMAGED. (KADY) FRETTING DAMAGE. - [SDR 2010FA0000379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000379), Apr 4, 2008: FRAME. CHAFED. (KADY) FRAME DAMAGE CAUSED BY CHAFING WITH SCREW AT BS 1540 BETWEEN STGR 19 AND 22 RT SIDE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED BY CUT AND REMOVE FRAME AND INSTALL REPAIR - [SDR 2010FA0000374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000374), Apr 1, 2008: SKIN. WORN. (KADY) WORN DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE CAP SKIN OF THE NR 1 PYLON. THE DAMAGED CAP SKIN IS REPAIRED IAW SRM. - [SDR 2010FA0000380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000380), Mar 28, 2008: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. (KADY) FASTENER HOLE CRACK AT INTERCOSTAL WEB OF BS 1265 RT SIDE AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING REPAIR FOR LT SIDE TO REPLACE TIME LIMITED REPAIR INSTALLED LAST VI ## 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 DCA10WA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10WA055), May 4, 2010: Boeing 747-300 Series (N749SA), Seoul, South Korea, incident, minor damage ## Other aircraft with N749SA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N749SA): Saab SAAB 2000, S/N 2000-055, built 1994 --- 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.