# N797CW: 1981 Cessna 550, registration cancelled 2018-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 550](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550) (registry code 2076604)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-4-series) (registry code 52112)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 550-0232
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 1989
- Last registry action: November 3, 2016
- Mode S code: AAD24D
- Location: [Gainesville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gainesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6473° N, 82.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32607, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797CW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=797CW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N797CW-2018-03-23

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 Cessna 550: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-550.md

## Service difficulty reports (7)

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

- [SDR 2007FA0000262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000262), Mar 22, 2007: DUCT. UNKNOWN. UPON RECEIVING THE NEW PART P/N 6555030-11 IT WOULD NOT FIT THE ENGINE. THE ORIGINAL DUCT IS 27 .2500 INCH OUTSIDE AND 25.5 INCH INSIDE. THE NEW UNIT IS A FULL 
- [SDR 2007FA0000261](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000261), Mar 22, 2007: SEAL. MISMANUFACTURED. WHILE INSTALLING THIS FACTORY NEW SEAL IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SEAL WAS VERY TIGHT GOING AROUND THE DOOR. UPON CABIN PRESS TEST THE SEAL WILL NOT INFLATE DUE TO B
- [SDR 2007FA0000256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000256), Mar 14, 2007: DUCT. MISMANUFACTURED. DURING INSPECTION MULTIPLE PATCHES WERE FOUND ON EXHAUST DUCT ASSY P/N 6555030-11. A REPLACEMENT WAS ORDERED AND FOUND TO HAVE 2 HOLES MISDRILLED BY 2 DEGREES. 
- [SDR 2007FA0000253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000253), Mar 7, 2007: ACTUATOR. BINDING. WHILE REPLACING TRIM ACTUATOR P/N 6565141-2 WITH WHAT MFG SAID WAS AN APPROVED SUB PART P/N 5565450-92. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOLLIPOPS (JACK SCREWS) WERE 5.5 I
- [SDR 2007FA0000176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000176), Feb 22, 2007: ROLL PIN. BROKEN. DURING A PHASE 5 INSPECTION THE FLAPS SEAMED TO BE SLOW AND BINDING. AT CLOSER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROLL PIN HAD BROKEN ALLOWING THE SPROCKET TO MOV
- [SDR 97CW](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97CW), Oct 15, 2003: WIRE HARNESS. CHAFED. FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESS IS NOT SUPPORTED WITHIN THE FUEL CELL AND CHAFED ON THE FUEL LINE FROM THE PRIMARY PUMP TO THE CHECK VALVE INSIDE THE FUEL CELL. THERE 
- [SDR 97CW1](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97CW1), Sep 26, 2003: WIRE HARNESS. CHAFED. THE FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESS IS NOT SUPPORTED WITHIN THE FUEL CELL AND CHAFED ON THE ALUMINUM FUEL LINE FROM THE PRIMARY PUMP TO THE CHECK VALVE INSIDE THE FUEL

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