# N820SA: 1986 Boeing 747-243B, registration cancelled 2017-10-20 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 20, 2017 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Boeing 747-243B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-243b) (registry code 1384830) - 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: 23476 - Year built: 1986 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 19, 2010 - Certificate issued: May 27, 2010 - Last registry action: April 11, 2011 - Mode S code: AB326C - 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/N820SA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=820SA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N820SA-2017-10-20 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 Boeing 747-243B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-243b.md ## Service difficulty reports (42) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR Q2SA820002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA820002), Jul 8, 2011: FAN. FAULTY. NOTICED BURNING SMELL WITH FLIGHT DECK FAN ON, WITH THE FAN OFF, THE SMELL STOPPED. FOUND RECIRCULATING FAN TO BE THE CAUSE OF SMOKE/FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. THE I - [SDR Q2SA820001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA820001), Nov 5, 2010: ACM. INOPERATIVE. NR 1 A/C PACK EMITTED BURNING TYPE ODOR ALONG WITH EXCESSIVE NOISE. INSPECTED ACM IAW AMM 21-00-00 AND DETERMINED ACM TO BE AT FAULT. CONDITIONAL (SMOKE) INSPEC - [SDR VGQY2010062300038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010062300038), Jun 30, 2010: STIFFENER. WORN. NR 3 PYLON - ADP LT MOUNT BUSHING MISSING. COMPLIED WITH EN 1101-10, REPAIR FOR NR 3 PYLON NAC STA 365.51 BULKHEAD STIFFENER 65B90413-42 ELONGATED HOLE. - [SDR VGQY2010063000040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010063000040), Jun 30, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. APU COMPARTMENT CROWN AREA AT STA 2638-2658 BETWEEN RIGHT STR 1 AND 2, FUSELAGE SKIN FOUND CRACKED. TRIMMED OFF CRACKED SKIN MATERIAL PER SRM 53-30-00 REV 116 F - [SDR VGQY2010062300039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010062300039), Jun 23, 2010: WEB. CRACKED. LEFT HORZ STAB AT STAB BL 421.50, RIB WEB AFT END FOUND CRACK AT FASTENER HOLE (CRACK LENGTH APPROX = 0.575 INCH). NO SRM REPAIR. REMOVED CRACKED WEB PER SRM 51 - [SDR VGQY2010061700035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010061700035), Jun 17, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. APU COMPT STA 2716.60 ABOUT 2FT ABOVE LT APU DOOR HINGE, LT FRAME FOUND CRACKED. LT DOOR HINGE FRAME REMOVED PER SRM 51-40-02 REV 116. FRAME CRACKED MATERIAL TR - [SDR VGQY2010061500034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010061500034), Jun 15, 2010: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. HFEC OPEN HOLE INSP FOUND CRACK ON STA 1265 RT FLOOR INTERCOSTAL WEB AS MARKED. COMPLIED WITH EN 1115-10 (REPAIR FOR CRACK ON STA 1265 FRAME WEB 65B15095-12 SB - [SDR VGQY2010061400033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010061400033), Jun 14, 2010: FAIRING. CRACKED. PYLON NR 2 PYLON AFT FAIRING AFT OF AFT STRUT AFT LWR SIDE WITH CRACK. 01 EACH CRACK FOUND ON OUTER SKIN OF NACELLE NR 2 FIXED FAIRING ASSY P/N 65B90813-67 AT A - [SDR VGQY2010061100031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010061100031), Jun 11, 2010: SKIN. DAMAGED. EXISTING EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR BETWEEN STA 1760 - 1780, STR 38R - 41R FOUND WITHOUT PREVIOUS REPAIR RECORD DOCUMENT. - [SDR VGQY2010061000029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010061000029), Jun 10, 2010: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. MAIN DECK CARGO STA 160 SIDEWALL JUST AFT OF FWD PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB FOUND CRACKED. FLOOR WEB REMOVED AT STA 160 PER SRM 51-30-02 REV 116. FLOOR WEB FABRICATE - [SDR VGQY2010060900028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060900028), Jun 9, 2010: FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION / NR 4PYLON / UNDERWING DUAL SIDE BRACE FITTING / BORE. COMPLIED WITH SB 747-54A2218 FIGURE 9. REMOVED AND REPLACED 2 EACH BEARING AS PER BOEING SOPM - [SDR VGQY2010060900027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060900027), Jun 9, 2010: BEARING. CORRODED. CORROSION NR 1 PYLON / UNDERWING DUAL SIDE BRACE FITTING/BORE. COMPLIED WITH SB 747-54A2218 FIGURE 9. REMOVED AND REPLACED 2 EACH BEARING AS PER SOPM 20-50-03 R - [SDR VGQY2010060800026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060800026), Jun 8, 2010: RIB. CRACKED. LT WING SURGE TANK WS 1516.6 RIB / LOWER CHORD SUSPECT CRACK/ ACCESS FROM TANK PANEL 555AB. LOWER CHORD REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER SRM 51-30-02 REV 116. - [SDR VGQY2010060800025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060800025), Jun 8, 2010: BEAM. CRACKED. UPON REMOVAL OF RT WING L/E UPPER SURFACE FIXED PANEL NR 611CT FOUND D BEAM UPPER CHORD CRACK. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-20-03, FIGURE 7. COMPLIED WITH EN 1100-10. - [SDR VGQY2010060700024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060700024), Jun 7, 2010: BULKHEAD. CANNING. AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT STA 2360, LT STR 30-31, FOUND OIL CANNING. OIL CANNING MEASURED AT STA 2360 LT STR 21 TO STR 22: L=4" X W=5" X D=0.028"; STR 22 TO STR - [SDR VGQY2010060400023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060400023), Jun 4, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE EXTERIOR - SKIN FOUND DENT MARK APPROX 2 INCH IN LENGTH AT STA 1764R, 0.25 INCH BELOW S-36R. COMPLIED WITH EN 1096-10. - [SDR VGQY2010060400022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060400022), Jun 4, 2010: BEAM. CRACKED. HFEC INSP FOUND 01EA CRACK APPROX 0.5 INCH ON NOSE WHEEL WELL VERTICAL BEAM WEB (COMMON TO OUTER CHORD AREA) AT RT STA 300 WL 186. RT STA 300 WEB ASSY P/N 65B07 - [SDR VGQY2010060400021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060400021), Jun 4, 2010: BEAM. CRACKED. HFEC INSP FOUND 01 EA CRACK APPROX. 0.1875 INCH ON NOSE WHEEL WELL VERTICAL BEAM WEB (COMMON TO INNER CHORD AREA ) AT LT STA 320 BETWEEN WL 170 AND WL 175 AS MA - [SDR VGQY2010060400020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060400020), Jun 4, 2010: BEAM. CRACKED. HFEC INSP FOUND 01EA CRACK APPROX. 0.625 INCH ON NOSE W/W VERTICAL BEAM WEB INSULATION BLANKET STANDOFF HOLE AT RT STA 300 BETWEEN WL 170 AND WL 175. COMPLIED W - [SDR VGQY2010060400019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060400019), Jun 4, 2010: BEAM. CRACKED. HFEC INSP FOUND 01EA CRACK APPROX. 0.25 INCH ON NOSE WHEEL WELL VERTICAL BEAM WEB INSULATION BLANKET STANDOFF HOLE AT LT STA 320 BETWEEN WL 170 AND WL 175. COMP - [SDR VGQY2010060300018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060300018), Jun 3, 2010: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. RIGHT BODY GEAR WHEEL WELL - SUSPECT CRACK AT AFT BULKHEAD STA 1480, RBL 108 ADJ TO LONGERON EXTENSION FITTING. CRACKED WEB ATTACHED PARTS REMOVED PER SRM 51-30 - [SDR VGQY2010060300017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010060300017), Jun 3, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. DWG NR 1057, FUSELAGE EXTERIOR- SKIN FOUND DENT MARK APPROX 1.75 INCH IN LENGTH AT STA 1764R, 0.5 INCH ABOVE S-36R. CONFIRMED SURROUNDING STRUCTURE IS CORROSION - [SDR VGQY201005250016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY201005250016), May 25, 2010: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. RIGHT WING GEAR WHEEL WELL - CORROSION FOUND AT UPPER CHORD STA 1350 RBL 65. NEW UPPER CHORD INSTALLED P/N 65B15061-16 PER DWG 65B151210 SHEET 22 ADCN 48, DWG 6 - [SDR VGQY201005250015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY201005250015), May 25, 2010: PANEL. CRACKED. RIGHT WING L/E UPPER FIXED PANEL ADJ TO NR 15 KRUEGER FLAP FOUND PANEL CRACKED. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM-51-40-15, REV 116. - [SDR VGQY2010052400014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010052400014), May 24, 2010: SKIN. BULGED. RT WING LEADING EDGE BEAM WEB P/N 65B10652-68 AT OLES 1300 AFT FACE FOUND SKIN BULGING. BULGED SKIN 1.00 INCH DIAMETER TRIMMED AND CHECKED FOR CORROSION AT THE - [SDR VGQY2010052400013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010052400013), May 24, 2010: SKIN. CORRODED. LEFT WING UPPER SKIN SURFACE MID SPAR AT APPROX WS 130 FOUND SURFACE CORROSION. CORROSION REMOVED AS PER SRM 51-10-01 REV 116. ORIG THICKHNESS: 0.354 INCH, MATE - [SDR VGQY2010052400012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010052400012), May 24, 2010: SKIN. BULGED. FUSELAGE SKIN FOUND BULGING AT STA 2360 STR 34L - 42L. REMOVED BOLTS AND NUTS (TOTAL 8 EACH) AT STA 2360 BULKHEAD STR 34L TO STR 42L PER AMM 20-51-01 REV 90. HF - [SDR VGQY2010052000010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010052000010), May 20, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. DRWS NR:0381, LT WING UPPER SKIN SURFACE FRONT SPAR AT APPROX WS420 FOUND SKIN CRACKED. REPAIR CARRIED OUT PER SRM 51-40-14 REV. 116 - [SDR VGQY2010052000011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010052000011), May 20, 2010: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT WING UPPER SKIN SURFACE FRONT SPAR AT APPROX WS 700 FOUND SKIN CRACKED. REPAIRED CARRIED OUT PER SRM 51-40-15 REV 116. REPAIR AREA PAINTED PER MM 51-24-11 - [SDR VGQY2010052000009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010052000009), May 20, 2010: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. LT BODY GEAR WHEEL WELL - CRACKS FOUND AT AFT BULKHEAD STA 1480, LBL 110. CRACKED WEB TRIMMED, REPAIR WEB FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AS PER SRM 53-10-04 FIGURE 12 - [SDR VGQY2010051900008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010051900008), May 19, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. CORROSION PRODUCTS (RUST) NR 3 ENGINE - PYLON / AFT UPPER MOUNT / MATING SURFACE. COMPLIED WITH EN 1090-10, NR 3 & NR 4 STRUT NAC WL 131 LWR AFT SPAR NAC STA 28 - [SDR VGQY2010051900007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010051900007), May 19, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. CORROSION PRODUCTS RUST NR 4 ENGINE - PYLON / AFT UPPER MOUNT / MATING SURFACE. COMPLIED WITH EN 1090-10, NR 3 & NR 4 STRUT NAC WL 131 LWR AFT SPAR NAC STA 286 - [SDR VGQY2010051900006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010051900006), May 18, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. "SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION" - CORRECTIVE ACTION TO UNIQUE CONTROL VGQY2010051900006 - NR 1 ENGINE AFT UPPER MOUNT REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 71-21-04 REV 90. - [SDR VGQY2010051800005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010051800005), May 18, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. DRWS NR 0020, NR 3 ENGINE AFT. UPPER MOUNT FOUND RUST. REMOVED AND REPROTECTED PER OHM CMM 71-20-02. MATERIAL REMOVED = 0.008", FOUND WITHIN LIMITS PER OHM CMM - [SDR VGQY2010051800006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010051800006), May 18, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. CORROSION PRODUCTS (RUST) NR 1 ENGINE - PYLON / AFT UPPER MOUNT / MATING SURFACE. - [SDR VGQY2010051800004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010051800004), May 18, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. NR 3 ENGINE AFT UPPER MOUNT FOUND CORRODED. MOUNT REMOVED PER AMM 71-21-03 REV 90. CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS AS PER OHM 71-20-02. MATERIAL REMOV - [SDR VGQY2010051800003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010051800003), May 18, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON NR 2 ENGINE PYLON AFT UPPER MOUNT MATING SURFACE. MOUNT REMOVED PER AMM 71-21-03 REV 90. CORROSION REMOVED AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS AS PER OHM 71-20 - [SDR VGQY2010051800002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010051800002), May 18, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. CORROSION PRODUCTS (RUST) NR 4 ENGINE-PYLON / AFT UPPER MOUNT / MATING SURFACE. NR 4 ENGINE AFT UPPER MOUNT REWORKED AND REMOVED CORROSION PER OHM 71-20-02 REV - [SDR VGQY2010051800001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010051800001), May 18, 2010: MOUNT. CORRODED. CORROSION PRODUCTS (RUST) NR 4 ENGINE / AFT LOWER MOUNT / MATING SURFACE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 71-21-04 REV 90. - [SDR VGQY2010070200043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010070200043), Jan 7, 2010: DOUBLER. CRACKED. RT HORZ STAB TIP AREA, MOST O/B RIB WEB LWR CHORD FOUND CRACK. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 52-30-06 REV 166, FIGURE 1. REPAIR DIMENSION - [SDR VGQY2010070100042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010070100042), Jan 7, 2010: SUPPORT FITTING. CORRODED. RIGHT WING LANDING GEAR INBOARD TRUNNION UPPER SUPPORT FITTING FORWARD OUTBOARD FASTENER HOLE AREA FOUND CORROSION AT BOLT HEAD SIDE. REMOVED CORROSION AND PFI - [SDR VGQY2010070100041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VGQY2010070100041), Jan 7, 2010: DOOR. CORRODED. RIGHT WING LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT DOOR - UPPER 'U' CAP FOUND CORRODED AT UPPER SIDE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT WLG SHOCK STRUT UPPER DOOR PER AMM 32-12-07 REV 9 ## Other aircraft with N820SA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N820SA): Yates Electrospace SILENT ARROW CLS-200, S/N CLS-200-00004 --- 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.