# N753SA: 1979 Boeing 747-228F, registration cancelled 2012-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 747-228F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-228f) (registry code 1384895)
- Engine: [GE CF6-50E2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-50e2) (registry code 30089)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE), [TCDS E23EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E23EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21787
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 2006
- Certificate issued: April 22, 2009
- Last registry action: February 24, 2011
- Mode S code: AA26BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Mobility Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20MOBILITY%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/N753SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=753SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N753SA-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 747-228F: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-228f.md

## Service difficulty reports (58, newest 50)

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

- [SDR Q2SA2011121953010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA2011121953010), Dec 19, 2011: FIRE DETECTOR. FALSE INDICATION. WHEEL WELL FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BELL SOUNDED AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR UP. EXECUTED QRH MEMORY ITEMS AND DUMPED 139,000 LBS OF FUEL. ACFT RETURNED, V
- [SDR Q2SA753009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA753009), Jul 27, 2011: TIRE. DAMAGED. UPON TAKEOFF, TOWER CALLED AND ADVISED THE CREW OF "LEAVING RUBBER ON THE RUNWAY". THE CREW RETURNED TO HAAB AND FOUND TREAD LOSS ON THE NUMBER EIGHT TIRE. IN A
- [SDR Q2SA753008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA753008), Jan 9, 2011: FAN. FAULTY. FLIGHT DECK FAN IS BURNED UP. SEVERE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WHEN TURNED ON. FOLLOW UP TO ASSIGNED DI 23969 - REMOVED AND REPLACED FLIGHT COMPARTMENT AIR RECIR
- [SDR Q2SA753007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA753007), Nov 27, 2010: UNKNOWN. SMOKE. SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT ON DESCENT. INSP ACFT IAW AMM 5-51-50. NO TROUBLE FOUND IN AIR-CONDITIONING SYS. REMOVED ALL PANELS IN F/E AREA P6, P7 AND P12 AND LOOKED F
- [SDR VGQY2010082900130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010082900130), Aug 30, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND CRACK INDICATION ON 2 EA HOLES ON FRAME AND 2 EA HOLES ON FWD CHANNEL AT RT BS 820 AT TENSION TIE AREA. CHANNEL CUT OU
- [SDR VGQY2010082900129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010082900129), Aug 30, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT RT BS 900, FOUND 01 EA HOLE CRACK INDICATION ON FWD 'C' CHANNEL. TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT RT BS 900 REPAIR CA
- [SDR VGQY2010082900128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010082900128), Aug 30, 2010: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT RT BS 860, FOUND 02 HOLE CRACK INDICATION ON FWD 'C' CHANNEL. TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT RT BS 860 CARRIED OUT 
- [SDR VGQY2010082900126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010082900126), Aug 29, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE ELONGATED AT BS 380 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD FWD FLANGE RBL 15. INSURANCE CUT ON FASTENER HOLE CARRIE
- [SDR VGQY2010082900125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010082900125), Aug 29, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION AT BS 340 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM AFT FLANGE LBL 15 AT 6 O'CLOCK BY PLAIN VIEW. INSURANCE 
- [SDR VGQY2010082900124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010082900124), Aug 29, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION AT BS 340 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD FWD FLANGE LBL 35 AT 12 O'CLOCK BY PLAIN VIE
- [SDR VGQY2010081900114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081900114), Aug 19, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE CARRIED OUT AND FOUND CRACK INDICATION 01 EA HOLE AT 6 O'CLOCK DIRECTION BY LOOKING INBD AT FWD UPPER CORNER OF LOWER LOBE OF AFT CARGO DOOR CUTO
- [SDR VGQY2010081700113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081700113), Aug 17, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. CABIN - DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT RT BS 840, FOUND 01EA HOLE CRACK INDICATION ON FRAME WEB AND DOUBLER STACK UP. FRAME AT RIGHT BS 840 
- [SDR VGQY2010081700112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081700112), Aug 17, 2010: CHANNEL. CRACKED. CABIN - DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT RT BS 840, FOUND 01EA HOLE CRACK INDICATION ON FWD 'C' CHANNEL AS PER MARKED. REPAIR CARRIED OUT PER 
- [SDR VGQY2010081600111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081600111), Aug 16, 2010: FITTING. DAMAGED. NOSE WHEEL WELL - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EAM 4753027 RT LWR CHORD FOUND WITH SEM. COMPLIED WITH EN 1184-10, DISCREPANCIES FOUND WHILE PERFORMING BSB 747-53A25
- [SDR VGQY2010081600110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081600110), Aug 16, 2010: FITTING. DAMAGED. NOSE WHEEL WELL - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EAM 4753027 L LWR CHORD FOUND WITH SEM. COMPLIED WITH EN 1184-10, DISCREPANCIES FOUND WHILE PERFORMING BSB 747-53A256
- [SDR VGQY2010081600108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081600108), Aug 16, 2010: FITTING. DAMAGED. NOSE WHEEL WELL - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EAM 4753027, LT FWD VERTICAL CHORD FOUND WITH SEM. COMPLIED WITH EN 1184-10, DISCREPANCIES FOUND WHILE PERFORMING BSB
- [SDR VGQY2010081600107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081600107), Aug 16, 2010: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL WELL - DURING REMOVAL OF CHORD FOR EAM 4753027 MODIFICATION, RT FWD VERTICAL CHORD FOUND CRACKED. COMPLIED WITH EN 1184-10, DISCREPANCIES FOUND WHILE
- [SDR VGQY2010081600106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081600106), Aug 16, 2010: FITTING. DAMAGED. NOSE WHEEL WELL - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EAM 4753027 FOUND RT AFT VERTICAL CHORD SEM. COMPLIED WITH EN 1184-10, DISCREPANCIES FOUND WHILE PERFORMING BSB 747-5
- [SDR VGQY2010081400103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081400103), Aug 14, 2010: FAIRING. CRACKED. LEFT WING -NR 6 LEADING EDGE V/C FLAP BULLNOSE FAIRING FOUND CRACK AT O/B AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 27-81-02 REV 143.
- [SDR VGQY2010081400102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081400102), Aug 14, 2010: SUPPORT CHANNEL. CRACKED. RIGHT WING KRUEGER FLAP NR 14 LOWER SUPPORT CHANNEL FOUND CRACKED AT O/B AREA. FLAP ASSEMBLY REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 27-81-01 REV 143.
- [SDR VGQY2010081400101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081400101), Aug 14, 2010: SUPPORT CHANNEL. CRACKED. RIGHT WING KRUEGER FLAP NR 15 UPPER SUPPORT CHANNEL FOUND CRACKED AT O/B END. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 27-81-01 REV 143.
- [SDR VGQY2010081400100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081400100), Aug 14, 2010: WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING VC FLAP NR 23 FOLDING NOSE I/B FITTING SUPPORT AREA WEB FOUND CRACKED. FLAP NR 23 REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 27-81-02 REV 143.
- [SDR VGQY2010081400099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081400099), Aug 14, 2010: WEB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING VC FLAP NR 23 FOLDING NOSE O/B FITTING SUPPORT AREA WEB FOUND CRACKED. FLAP ASSEMBLY REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 27-81-01 REV 143.
- [SDR VGQY2010081300098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300098), Aug 13, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE AT ABOUT STA 2300 BETWEEN STRINGER 11R TO 12R FOUND DENT. DENT MARK AT FUSELAGE STA 2120 TO STA 2140 TRIMMED-OUT, REPAIR DOUBLER FABRICATED AND INSTALL
- [SDR VGQY2010081300097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300097), Aug 13, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE AT ABOUT STRINGER 43L, STA 545 FOUND DENT. DENT MARK AT FUSELAGE STA 545 BETWEEN STA STRINGERS 42L AND 43L TRIMMED-OUT, REPAIR DOUBLER FABRICATED AND I
- [SDR VGQY10081300097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY10081300097), Aug 13, 2010: STRINGER. DENTED. FUSELAGE AT ABOUT STRINGER 43L, STA 545 FOUND DENTED.
- [SDR VGQY2010081300096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300096), Aug 13, 2010: CHANNEL. CRACKED. CABIN - DURING HFEC INSPECTION ON TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT RT BS 800, FOUND 01 EA HOLE CRACK INDICATION ON FWD 'C' CHANNEL. TRIMMED OUT & FABRICATED NEW FWD CHA
- [SDR VGQY2010081300095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300095), Aug 13, 2010: CHANNEL. CRACKED. CABIN - DURING HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION ON TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT RT BS 880, FOUND 01 EA HOLE CRACK INDICATION ON FWD 'C' CHANNEL. TRIMMED OUT & FABRICATED N
- [SDR VGQY2010081300094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300094), Aug 13, 2010: CHANNEL. CRACKED. DURING HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION ON TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT LT BS 860, FOUND 01 EA HOLE CRACK INDICATION ON FWD CHANNEL. CHANNEL TRIMMED OUT; FABRICATED NEW FW
- [SDR VGQY2010081300093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300093), Aug 13, 2010: CHANNEL. CRACKED. DURING HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION ON TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT LT BS 820, FOUND 01 EA HOLE CRACK INDICATION ON FWD CHANNEL. FWD CHANNEL AT LT BS STA 820 TRIMMED O
- [SDR VGQY2010081300092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300092), Aug 13, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. CABIN - DURING HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION ON TENSION TIE AND FRAME AT LT BS 820, FOUND 01 EA HOLE CRACK INDICATION ON FRAME WEB AND DOUBLE STACK UP. REPAIR CARRI
- [SDR VGQY2010081300091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300091), Aug 13, 2010: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL WELL - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EAM 4753027 FOUND RT AFT VERTICAL CHORD FOUND CRACKED. COMPLIED WITH EN 1184-10, DISCREPANCIES FOUND WHILE PERFORMING
- [SDR VGQY2010081300090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300090), Aug 13, 2010: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. NOSE WHEEL WELL - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EAM 4753027 FOUND LT AFT VERTICAL CHORD AT STA 340 LT CORROSION EXCEEDED LIMITS. COMPLIED WITH EN 1184-10, DISCREPANC
- [SDR VGQY2010081300089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300089), Aug 13, 2010: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL WELL - DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EAM 4753027 FOUND RT UPPER CHORD CRACKED. RT UPPER CHORD FABRICATED PER DWG 65B07941, LT UPPER CHORD REMOVED AND REPL
- [SDR VGQY2010081300088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300088), Aug 13, 2010: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF NOSE WHEEL WELL MODIFICATION (EAM 4753027) FOUND LT AFT VERTICAL CHORD AT STA 340 CORROSION EXCEEDED LIMITS. LT UPPER CHORD FABRICATED 
- [SDR VGQY2010081300087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081300087), Aug 13, 2010: SKIN. DAMAGED. AFT CARGO DOOR LWR SKIN EDGE FOUND TRIM-OUT OF ABOUT .5 INCH FROM THE EDGE AT STA 1875 -1880. NEW FILLER AND DOUBLER FABRICATED USING 2024T3-0.12" MATERIAL AND 
- [SDR VGQY2010081100077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081100077), Aug 11, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION AT BS 420 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AFT FLANGE LBL 3 AT 6 O'CLOCK BY PLAIN VIEW.
- [SDR VGQY2010081000075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081000075), Aug 10, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. NR 2 PYLON, PYLON SKIN FOUND CRACK AT PANEL 463AR CUTOUT AREA. NO SRM REPAIR. HFEC INSPECTION CARRIED OUT PER SA NDTPM D6-7170 REV 134 PART 6 51-00-00 FIGURE 23
- [SDR VGQY2010081000074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081000074), Aug 10, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION AT BS 520 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AFT FLANGE RBL 15 AT 6 AND 12 O'CLOCK BY PLA
- [SDR VGQY2010081000073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081000073), Aug 10, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION AT BS 520 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AFT FLANGE RBL 10 AT 6 AND 12 O'CLOCK BY PLA
- [SDR VGQY2010081000072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081000072), Aug 10, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION AT BS 520 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AFT FLANGE LBL 15.5 AT 6 AND 12 O'CLOCK BY P
- [SDR VGQY2010081000071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081000071), Aug 10, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION AT BS 520 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AFT FLANGE LBL 10 AT 6 AND 12 O'CLOCK BY PLA
- [SDR VGQY2010081000070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081000070), Aug 10, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION AT BS 520 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AFT FLANGE LBL 5 AT 6 AND 12 O'CLOCK BY PLAI
- [SDR VGQY2010081000069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081000069), Aug 10, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION AT BS 520 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AFT FLANGE BBL 0 AT 6 AND 12 O'CLOCK BY PLAI
- [SDR VGQY2010081000068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081000068), Aug 10, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION AT BS 520 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD FWD FLANGE RBL 22 AT 6 O'CLOCK BY PLAIN VIEW
- [SDR VGQY2010081000067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010081000067), Aug 10, 2010: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP CARRIED OUT AND FOUND ONE HOLE WITH CRACK INDICATION AT BS 520 UPPER DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD FWD FLANGE LBL 17 AT 12 O'CLOCK BY PLAIN VIE
- [SDR VGQY2010080600062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010080600062), Aug 6, 2010: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. MAIN DECK CARGO, MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR 1L, UPPER HINGE CUTOUT FOUND CRACK. STOP DRILL CARRIED OUT AS PER SRM 52-10-02 AND SRM 51-10-01 REVISION 117. FABRICATED REP
- [SDR VGQY2010080600061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010080600061), Aug 6, 2010: STRINGER. CORRODED. MAIN DECK CARGO, MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR 1L, UPPER HINGE CUTOUT FOUND CRACK. CORRODED STRINGER 29L TRIMMED-OFF PER SRM 53-10-03 REV 117, FIGURE 1. NEW REPAIR STRINGE
- [SDR VGQY10080600061A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY10080600061A), Aug 6, 2010: STRINGER. CRACKED. AFT CARGO COMPT STRINGER 29L FOUND CRACKED AT SPLICE STA 1730-1740 LT.
- [SDR VGQY2010080500059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010080500059), Aug 5, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK FOUND ON NR 3 PYLON REAR ENGINE MOUNT BULKHEAD, INBOARD FORWARD FRAME, FROM BOTTOM 3RD FASTENER HOLE TO EDGE WITH LENGTH OF APPROX 0.25 INCH. BULKHEAD WEB

All 58: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N753SA-2012-07-13/reports.md

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