# N920FT: 1980 Boeing 747-249F, registration cancelled 2006-10-05 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 5, 2006 - Exported to: Ghana - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 747-249F](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-249f) (registry code 1384849) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT9D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt9d-series) (registry code 52054) - Data sheets: [TCDS A20WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 22237 - Year built: 1980 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 13, 1996 - Certificate issued: June 24, 2003 - Last registry action: June 20, 2006 - Mode S code: ACBEB9 - Owner when cancelled: [Polaris Aircraft (Pacific Rim) Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLARIS%20AIRCRAFT%20(PACIFIC%20RIM)%20INC) - Location: [Stamford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stamford) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.0534° N, 73.5387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stamford, CT, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920FT - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=920FT - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N920FT-2006-10-05 From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 747-249F: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-249f.md ## Service difficulty reports (247, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR P5CA0601454](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0601454), Feb 27, 2006: LINE. CRACKED. CREW REPORTED ON CLIMBOUT THROUGH FL 280, AIRCRAFT YAWED, NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ATTEMPT TO RESTART UNSUCCESSFUL. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO PIK. FOUND SENSE L - [SDR P5CA0601450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0601450), Feb 26, 2006: MODULE. FAILED. CREW REPORTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL, ANTI-SKID LIGHT CAME ON F/E PANEL, HAD R/F, R/R, L/F, AND L/R LIGHTS ON FOR R/H BODY GEAR. TAKEOFF ABORTED AT 60 KTS. REPLACED AN - [SDR P5CA0601431](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0601431), Jan 15, 2006: COUPLER. DEFECTIVE. DURING APPROACH, CAPTAIN'S HSI AND F/O'S RMI FLAGS IN VIEW. REPLACED COMPASS COUPLER PER AMM 34-21-03. CHECKS OK. - [SDR P5CA0601430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0601430), Jan 13, 2006: COUPLER. FAILED. CAPTAIN'S COMPASS SYSTEM HAS TO BE SLAVED EVERY 10 MINUTES. APPEARS THE COMPASS FLUX VALVE IS INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 COMPASS COUPLER AS PER MM 34-21-03 - [SDR P5CA0501409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0501409), Oct 31, 2005: STARTER. FAILED. AFTER PUSH BACK, CREW REPORTED NR 3 ENGINE WOULD NOT START. PARAMETERS INDICATE NORMAL, NR N1 OR N2 INDICATION. REPLACED STARTER IAW MM 80-10-00. OPS NORMAL. - [SDR P5CA0501405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0501405), Oct 13, 2005: SKIN. CORRODED. LEFT WING LOWER SKIN CORROSION ON OUTBOARD JACK PAD AREA AT FSS 1295. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW BOEING FAA FORM 8100-9. SUPPLEMENTARY JOB CARDS AFM 0147 AND AFM 10 - [SDR P5CA0501403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0501403), Aug 1, 2005: BEAM. CRACKED. FWD CARGO, FOUND CRACKS PROPAGATED FROM BLANKET HOLE AT STA 300 AND 320 AND LT NOSE WHEEL WELL VERTICAL BEAM WEB AT WL 160. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW LO-BY714-072 - [SDR P5CA0501374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0501374), Jun 19, 2005: YAW DAMPER. MALFUNCTIONED. RUDDER WOULD NOT DEFLECT. REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER YAW DAMPER COMPUTERS PER AMM 22-16-02. - [SDR P5CA0501349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0501349), May 12, 2005: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. CREW RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO BLOCKS ADVISING ELEVATORS WERE STIFF DURING FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK. REPLACED ELEVATOR FEEL ACTUATOR PER MM 27-31-17. OPS CHECK PER MM 27 - [SDR PCAO501328](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PCAO501328), Mar 3, 2005: PUMP. MALFUNCTIONED. CREW REPORTED NR 4 ENGINE WOULD NOT MAKE TAKEOFF POWER. ENGINE COULD ONLY MAKE 1.24 EPR. REPLACED FUEL PUMP. PERFORMED TRIM RUN, ALL NORMAL PER 73-21-01 AND 73- - [SDR P5CAO501327](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CAO501327), Mar 3, 2005: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. CREW REPORTED NR 4 ENGINE WOULD NOT MAKE TAKEOFF POWER. ENGINE COULD ONLY MAKE 1.24 EPR. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL. PERFORMED TRIM RUN, ALL NORMAL PER 73-21-01 AND - [SDR P5CA0501315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0501315), Feb 6, 2005: VALVE. LEAKING. DURING WALKAROUND OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM RIGHT FUEL JETTISON MANIFOLD. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT FUEL JETTISON NOZZLE VALVE PER BOEING MM 28-31-03. OPS CHE - [SDR P5CA0501305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0501305), Jan 20, 2005: LINE. CHAFED. NR 3 ENG OIL PRESS FLUCTUATES FROM 35 TO 45 PSI. ENG OIL PRESS LIGHT BLINKS ON & OFF. ALSO OIL QTY WENT FROM 3/4 TO 1/4 AND BACK TO 1/2. FOUND UPPER ENGINE OIL - [SDR P5CA0501304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0501304), Dec 27, 2004: ACTUATOR. FAILED. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND HAD LOSS OF NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. LANDING WAS NORMAL. FOUND DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. REPLACED ACTUATOR PER - [SDR P5CA0501303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0501303), Dec 27, 2004: ACTUATOR. FAILED. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND HAD LOSS OF NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. LANDING WAS NORMAL. FOUND EXTEND/RETRACT ACTUATOR FAILED. REPLACED EXTERNAL - [SDR P5CA0501302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0501302), Dec 27, 2004: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND HAD LOSS OF NR 1 HYD SYSTEM. LANDING WAS NORMAL. FOUND LEFT BODY GEAR LEVELING CYLINDER FAILED. REPLACED PER M - [SDR P5CA0401274](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401274), Nov 14, 2004: ENGINE. FAILED. ON TAKEOFF TOWER REPORTED SPARKS FROM NR 1 ENGINE DURING CLIMB.EGT HIGH (600 DEGREE) AS COMPARED TO OTHER ENGINES.N1 90% N2 94%, EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALL AT - [SDR P55CA0401273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P55CA0401273), Nov 7, 2004: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. IN CLIMB AT 9200 FT, NR 1 ENGINE EGT WENT TO 771 FOR 18 SECOND, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BLAST & BRIGHT FLASHES OF LIGHT FROM LT SIDE. WIND MILL TIME 50 MINUTES, OIL - [SDR P5CA0401277](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401277), Nov 6, 2004: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. IN CLIMB AT 9200 FT NR 1 ENGINE EGT WENT TO 771 FOR 18 SECOND, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BLAST & BRIGHT FLASH OF LIGHT FROM LEFT SIDE OF A/C, WINDMILL TIME 50 MINUTES, - [SDR P5CA0401272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401272), Nov 1, 2004: VALVE. FAILED. NR 4 ENGINE START VALVE FAILED TO OPEN IN GROUND START, DUCT PRESSURE IS 40 PSI. NR 4 ENGINE START VALVE MANUAL OPS OK DEFERRED PER DDPG 80-2. - [SDR P5CA0401271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401271), Nov 1, 2004: START VALVE. FAILED. NR 3 ENGINE START VALVE FAILED TO OPEN IN GROUND START, DUCT PRESSURE IS 40 PSI. REPLACED START VALVE NR 3 ENGINE, AMM 80-11-04, OPS CHECK OK. - [SDR P5CA0401270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401270), Nov 1, 2004: FUEL SYS. LEAKING. A/C RETURN TO BLOCK DUE TO FUEL GOING OVERBOARD FROM RIGHT WING VENT BOX. DRAINED SURGE TANK, CHECKED FUELING SYSTEM PER AMM 28-21-00, CHECKS NORMAL WITH ALL PU - [SDR P5CA0401267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401267), Oct 31, 2004: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. FUEL CONDITION ACTUATOR NR 1 ENGINE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED ON ENGINE START. REMOVED, CLEANED & REINSTALLED CONNECTOR AT J14-P, PERFORMED SYSTEM CHECK, GOOD PER - [SDR P5CA0401264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401264), Oct 29, 2004: GENERATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR FEEDER FAULT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR PER AMM 24-21-01, SYSTEM OPS CHECK OK. - [SDR P5CA0401265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401265), Oct 29, 2004: GENERATOR. FAILED. NR 2 ENGINE GENRATOR WILL NOT COME ON LINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE GENERATOR, OPS CHECK OK PER AMM 24-21-01. - [SDR P5CA0401258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401258), Oct 18, 2004: GEARBOX. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN STARTING NR 2 ENGINE, N2 WENT 62.5 PERCENT IMMEDIATELY. NR 2 GENRATOR CAME ON LINE IMMEDIATELY, NO N1 INDICATION, OIL QTY WENT FROM FULL TO 3/4. REPLACED G - [SDR P5CA0401227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401227), Sep 27, 2004: SKIN. DAMAGED. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FOUND DAMAGE ON FWD CARGO DOOR LWR SKIN. REPAIRED DAMAGE AT LWR CORNER SKIN PER SRM 52-30-06, FIGURE 1 SHEET 7. - [SDR P5CA0401189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401189), Sep 9, 2004: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER T/O AFTER GEAR UP, FELT A/COLL TO THE LEFT, GOT CONTROL OF A/C THAN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. FLIGHT CONTROL SHOWING UPPER RUDDER MOVING TO THE LEFT, THEN SLOWLY - [SDR P5CA0401184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401184), Sep 5, 2004: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 1 ENGINE SHUT DOWN, EGT WENT OFF SCALE, N1 WENT 20 PERCENT, N2 14 PERCENT & OIL PRESSURE 5 PSI. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE PER WORK CARD MM 71-00-02 & 71-08-07, AL - [SDR P5CA0401178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401178), Aug 24, 2004: FILTER. DAMAGED. NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. VISUAL INSPECTION, REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL & OIL FILTER, ENGINE IDLE RUN ACCEPTABLE PER AMM 71-00-00. - [SDR P5CA0401170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401170), Aug 14, 2004: FRAME. CRACKED. FRETTING & CRACKS IN FRAME AFT EDGE OF HYD COMPT. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA PER SRM 53-10-04, FABRICATED ANGLE & PLATE INSTALLED PER SRM 53-10-02. - [SDR P5CA0401169](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401169), Aug 14, 2004: FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON RIGHT MLG FITTING BB 1480 RBL 22. REPAIRED AREA PER SAA SK 920-001(SR)FAA FORM 811-3. - [SDR P5CA0401141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401141), Aug 12, 2004: ACCESS PANEL. DELAMINATED. REFUELING PANEL 521BB IS DELAMINATED INSIDE RIGHT WING. REMOVED DELAMINATED AREA PER SRM 51-40-04, REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-15. - [SDR P5CA0401142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401142), Aug 12, 2004: PANEL. DENTED. MAIN CARGO RT SIDE STA 1790 FRAME PROTECTION PANEL DENTED, REMOVED AND REPLACED PANEL AND INSP FRAME FOR ANY DAMAGE. DAMAGED INSULATION MOUNT BRACKET , SEVERAL - [SDR P5CA0401143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401143), Aug 11, 2004: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. BULK CARGO FLOOR SUPPORT IS CRACKED AT STA 240. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED SUPPORT ANGLE & SPLICED IN PER SRM 57-30-02 & SRM 53-11-03, 51-10-02 & 51-10-06 - [SDR P5CA0401167](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401167), Aug 10, 2004: FLOOR PANEL. CRACKED. CARGO PIT FLOOR PANEL STA 1680 THRU 1780 IS CRACKED & CORRODED. CUT OUT AND REMOVED DAMAGE, NO CRACK FOUND. CUT OUT FABRICATED & INSTALLED AS PER SRM 51-40-08 & - [SDR P5CA0401168](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401168), Aug 10, 2004: SUPPORT. CORRODED. CORROSION ON SUPPORT STRUCTURE STA 940 LBL 3 TO RBL 3 REF KEEL BEAM AREA. REMOVE CORROSION AREA, FABRICATED WEB FLANG SRM 53-50-04, INSTALLED PER SRM 51-30-05. - [SDR P5CA0401138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401138), Aug 10, 2004: FLAP TRACK. DELAMINATED. DELAMINATION SEVERAL AREA, I/B FORE FLAP L/E RIGHT WING B/W FLAP TRACK. CLEANED AREA & REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-15. - [SDR P5CA0401148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401148), Aug 9, 2004: PANEL. CORRODED. FUSELAGE PANEL 191OA, BOTH HAVE HEAVY CORROSION. REMOVED 2 EA SPLICE PLATES IAW 51-30-01. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMIT, FABRICATED NEW PLATES PER BOEING DRAWING 65B - [SDR P5CA0401145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401145), Aug 9, 2004: ANGLE. BROKEN. L-ANGLE BROKEN AT STA 1940, L1 BIL 20 AFT CARGO AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED BROKEN BRACKET PER SRM 51-30-02. NEW BRACKET FABRICATED PER SRM 53-11-23. - [SDR P5CA0401147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401147), Aug 9, 2004: PANEL. DELAMINATED. PANEL NR 194 LR DELAMINATED IN SEVERAL PLACES. REMOVED DAMAGE & PREP PER SRM 51-40-15. - [SDR P5CA0401144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401144), Aug 9, 2004: NOSE COWL. DELAMINATED. NR 2 ENGINE NOSE COWL T/E TO CORE COWL HAS DELAMINATION. REPAIRED PER SRM 54-31-03. - [SDR P5CA0401146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401146), Aug 9, 2004: SUPPORT ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FWD SIDE OF WING TO BODY FAIRING SUPPORT ANGLE, AT BS 980 & AT RBL 36 AT I/B END OF PANEL 192. REMOVED CORROSION AREA PER 51-10-01 & SRM 51-30-02, - [SDR P5CA0401150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401150), Aug 9, 2004: PANEL. DELAMINATED. NR 4 ENGINE PYLON PANEL 481C HAS DELAMINATION. REMOVED DAMAGE IAW SRM 51-40-15, BONDED APPLIED PER SRM 51-40-15. - [SDR P5CA0401149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401149), Aug 9, 2004: SKIN. DELAMINATED. LWR FUSELAGE PANEL NR 1913, EXTENSION SIDE HAS DELAMINATION. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA PER SRM 51-40-15, REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-15. - [SDR P5CA0401140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401140), Aug 9, 2004: SUPPORT ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION AT FUSELAGE EXTERNAL STRUCTURE, AT STA 1180 AFT OF LWR BEACON. REMOVED SUPPORT ANGLE, FABRICATED NEW ANGLE & INSTALLED PER SRM 51-10-01. - [SDR P5CA0401139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401139), Aug 9, 2004: FAIRING. DAMAGED. DAMAGED TO WING TO BODY FAIRING PANEL 192RR. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-15. - [SDR P5CA0401155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA0401155), Aug 6, 2004: PANEL. DELAMINATED. FUSELAGE FITTED PANEL 191WL HAS DELAMINATION ON EXTERIOR SIDE. REPAIRED PANEL 191WL PER SRM 51-40-15. - [SDR P5CA04011054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA04011054), Aug 6, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK IN LWR CORNER OF MAIN ENTRY DOOR. REPAIRED IN LWR FWD CORNER L1 DOOR IAW SRM 52-10-02. - [SDR P5CA04011053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P5CA04011053), Aug 6, 2004: STOP FITTING. CORRODED. STOP FITTING STA 1490 L1 BL20 HAS CORROSION AFT PIT. REMOVED FASTENERS TO FOM IAW 51-40-02, REMOVED CORROSION, MAX MATERIAL REMOVED IAW 53-10-01, OK TO TREAT. All 247: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N920FT-2006-10-05/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Incident 20001122022059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001122022059I), Nov 22, 2000: Boeing 747249F (N920FT), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. (-23)On November 22, 2000 polar air 2916 under the command of[privacy data omitted] landed on runway 31L Boeing field. 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