# N8042W: 1958 Convair 440, registration cancelled 2017-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Convair 440](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440) (registry code 2422902)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 6A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/6A6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 503
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 21, 2000
- Last registry action: July 3, 2003
- Mode S code: AAF36C
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeronautical Commercial Office Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONAUTICAL%20COMMERCIAL%20OFFICE%20INC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8042W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8042W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8042W-2017-05-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Convair 440: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-440.md

## Service difficulty reports (3)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZM259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM259), Jan 31, 1997: SPAR. CRACKED. DURING B-1/B-2 INSPECTION, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER RT FRONT SPAR RAIL AT WL 151 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. REPLACED RAIL WITH NEW UNIT. AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED 
- [SDR 97ZZZX410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX410), Dec 3, 1996: SEAT TRACK. CORROSION. DURING B-1/B-2 INSPECTION, THE RT OUTBOARD FORWARD SEAT TRACK (MAIN CABIN) WAS FOUND TO HAVE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION ON THE TRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW
- [SDR 96ZZZX6117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX6117), Dec 3, 1996: SEAT TRACK. CORROSION. DURING B-1/B-2 INSPECTION, THE RT OUTBOARD FORWARD SEAT TRACK (MAIN CABIN) WAS FOUND TO HAVE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION ON THE TRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW

## Other aircraft with N8042W

- [Cancelled 1970-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8042W-1970-09-03): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2111. Owner: [Zide Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZIDE%20HENRY), [Medway, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Medway)

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