# Boeing 747-2B4B - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 138481B - Manufacturer (registry): BOEING - Model: 747-2B4B - Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 4 · Turbo-fan - Seats: 495 - Weight class: 20,000 lb and over - Certification: Type certificated - Registered aircraft: 0 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-2b4b Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft None registered with this model now. ## NTSB investigations None matched to aircraft with this model. ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20080727854569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080727854569I), Jul 27, 2008: Boeing 7472B4B (N710CK), Hong Kong, UK, Minor damage. A Boeing 747-2B4B serial number 21097, operated by kalitta air (kcsa), experienced a fire fault indication on the P2 panel after flaps up. The “b” loop on the… - [Incident 20080119013499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080119013499I), Jan 19, 2008: Boeing 7472B4B (N713CK), New York, NY, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft lined up with the rwy 31L right side rwy marking at kjfk airport. Upon take off it came in contact with eleven rwy side lights (2200') causing… - [Incident 20050204004759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050204004759I), Feb 4, 2005: Boeing 7472B4B (N713CK), New York, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On February 4 2005 kalitta air, LLC., (kcsa), operated a Boeing 747 aircraft us registered as N713CK out of kjfk @ 0750Z under flight number 6600. At… ## Service difficulty reports (509, newest 50) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR KCSA111126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111126), May 15, 2011: COVER. MISSING. LT STA 540 MAIN DECK EMERGENCY LIGHT COVER MISSING. - [SDR KCSA111125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111125), May 15, 2011: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. LT STA 540 MAIN DECK EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. - [SDR KCSA111124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA111124), May 15, 2011: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. L1 AFT SILL LIGHT INOP. - [SDR KCSA10052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA10052), Nov 8, 2010: CONTROL BOX. UNSERVICEABLE. NR 2 ENGINE THRUST LEVER INOPERATIVE. ENGINE AT IDLE FOR 5 MINUTES. ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. PERFORMED INFLIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. TIME OF SHUTDOWN: 0029Z; OIL PRES - [SDR KCSA101106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101106), Jul 15, 2010: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT UNARMED INDICATOR LIGHT FAILS TO ILLUMINATE IN EITHER ON OR UNARMED POSITION. - [SDR KCSA101105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101105), Jul 15, 2010: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. R4 MAIN ENTRY DOOR FWD LOWER CORNER VERTICAL FRAME CRACKED IN RADIUS. - [SDR KCSA101104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101104), Jul 13, 2010: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. TWO CRACKS ON VERTICAL WEB ON I/B LOWER CORNER OF L1 DOOR CUTOUT AREA ABOVE FLOORBEAM AT STA 440, LBL 106, BWL 205 AND 209. - [SDR KCSA101103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101103), Jul 13, 2010: BUSHING. MIGRATED. NR 1 SPOILER HINGE NR 3 BUSHING MIGRATED AND WORN. - [SDR KCSA101102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101102), Jul 9, 2010: HINGE FITTING. CRACKED. MAIN DECK STA 1260, R3 DOOR CUTOUT AREA LOWER FRAME HINGE FITTING IS CRACKED. - [SDR KCSA101101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101101), Jul 7, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. MAIN DECK BS 1660 RBL 99 SEAT TRACK IS CRACKED. - [SDR KCSA101100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101100), Jul 6, 2010: SHEAR WEB. CRACKED. MAIN DECK SHEAR WEB CRACKED AT BS 403, LBL 114. - [SDR KCSA101099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101099), Jul 6, 2010: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. STRINGER CLIP CRACKED A T BS 420, STR 8L. - [SDR KCSA101098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101098), Jul 6, 2010: STRINGER CLIP. CRACKED. STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 660, STR 10R. - [SDR KCSA101097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101097), Jul 6, 2010: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. LT NOSE W/W SIDEWALL HORIZ STIFFENER SUPPORT CLIP CRACKED AT BS 340, LBL 20, WL 150. - [SDR KCSA101096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101096), Jul 6, 2010: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. LEFT NOSE WHEEL WELL SIDEWALL HORIZ STIFFENER SUPPORT CLIP CRACKED AT BS 340, LBL 18, WL 159. - [SDR KCSA101095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101095), Jul 6, 2010: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. LEFT NOSE W/W SIDEWALL HORIZ STIFFENER SUPPORT CLIP CRACKED AT BS 340, LBL 21, WL 141. - [SDR KCSA101094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101094), Jul 6, 2010: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. RIGHT NOSE W/W SIDEWALL HORIZ STIFFENER SUPPORT CLIP CRACKED AT BS 340, RBL 20, WL 143. - [SDR KCSA101093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101093), Jul 6, 2010: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. AFT SIDE OF FWD BULKHEAD HAS CRACK IN REINFORCEMENT RING AT BS 140, LBL 23, WL 191. - [SDR KCSA101092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101092), Jul 6, 2010: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. AFT SIDE OF FWD BULKHEAD HAS CRACK IN REINFORCEMENT RING AT BS 140, RBL 23, WL 191. - [SDR KCSA101091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101091), Jul 3, 2010: REPAIR. DAMAGED. REMOVE AND INVESTIGATE NR 2 PYLON INBOARD SKIN REPAIR AT NAC STA 175. - [SDR KCSA101090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101090), Jul 3, 2010: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. MAIN DECK BS 1680 RBL 99 SEAT TRACK IS CRACKED AT FASTENER. - [SDR KCSA101089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101089), Jul 1, 2010: REVEAL. CRACKED. R1 DOOR REVEAL, UPPER FORWARD CORNER IS CRACKED AT BS 440, WL 262. - [SDR KCSA101087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101087), Jun 29, 2010: STRAP. CRACKED. BS 2231 FUSELAGE FRAME STRAP CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE BETWEEN STR 24L AND 25L. - [SDR KCSA101086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101086), Jun 29, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. BS 2231 FUSELAGE FRAME STRAP CRACKED AT TWO FASTENER HOLES BETWEEN STR 23R AND 24R. - [SDR KCSA101085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101085), Jun 29, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. BS 2231 FUSELAGE FRAME STRAP CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE BETWEEN STR 22R AND 23R. - [SDR KCSA101084](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101084), Jun 29, 2010: STRAP. CRACKED. BS 2231 FUSELAGE FRAME STRAP CRACKED AT TWO FASTENER HOLES BETWEEN STR 23L AND 24L. - [SDR KCSA101083](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101083), Jun 29, 2010: STRAP. CRACKED. BS 2231 FUSELAGE FRAME STRAP CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE BETWEEN STR 24R AND 25R. - [SDR KCSA101082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101082), Jun 29, 2010: STRAP. CRACKED. BS 2231 FUSELAGE FRAME STRAP CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE BETWEEN STR 24R AND STR 25R. - [SDR KCSA101081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101081), Jun 29, 2010: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED BETWEEN STR 16L AND STR 17L ON BOX STRUCTURE FWD OF L5 MAIN ENTRY DOOR AT BS 2231. - [SDR KCSA101080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101080), Jun 29, 2010: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED BETWEEN STR 16R AND STR 17R ON BOX STRUCTURE FWD OF R5 MAIN ENTRY DOOR OPENING. - [SDR KCSA101079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101079), Jun 29, 2010: SKIN. DENTED. FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT BS 2020, STR 34L. - [SDR KCSA101020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101020), Apr 15, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. A 7 INCH CRACK IN NR 4 PYLON O/B FRAME AT NAC STA 236 AND STR 4R. - [SDR KCSA101019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101019), Apr 15, 2010: FRAME. CRACKED. A .5 INCH CRACK IN NR 3 PYLON NAC STA 225 FRAME AT STR 3R. - [SDR KCSA101005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA101005), Feb 16, 2010: BATTERY. WEAK. EMERGENCY LIGHT AT STA 580 RT UPPER DECK HAS WEAK BATTERY. - [SDR KCSA091108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091108), Oct 14, 2009: BULKHEAD. DAMAGED. NR 3 PYLON NAC STA 221.9 BULKHEAD DAMAGED ON AFT SIDE AT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE BULKHEAD FITTING. - [SDR KCSA091107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091107), Oct 14, 2009: DOUBLER. CHAFED. NR 4 PYLON NAC STA 221.9 BULKHEAD JAM NUT ON HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE LOOSE AND CHAFING INTO DOUBLER. - [SDR KCSA091104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091104), Oct 8, 2009: STIFFENER. CORRODED. LEFT WING FSSI 1040 HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON VERTICAL STIFFENER. - [SDR KCSA091052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091052), Jun 4, 2009: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. UPPER DECK RT EMERGENCY SLIDE IS INOPERATIVE. - [SDR KCSA091051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091051), Jun 4, 2009: LIGHT. INTERMITTENT. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WITH SWITCH IN OFF. - [SDR KCSA091022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091022), Feb 26, 2009: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MAIN DECK EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP NEAR L-5 MAIN ENTRY DOOR. - [SDR KCSA091008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091008), Feb 17, 2009: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT IS OUT OVER THE UPPER DECK RT CREW DOOR. - [SDR KCSA091005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091005), Jan 31, 2009: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. UPPER DECK CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT IS INOP AT STA 405. - [SDR KCSA091004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091004), Jan 27, 2009: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. NR 4 PYLON NAC STA 221.9 BULKHEAD WEB CHAFED AND CRACKED AT HYD. LINE FITTINGS. - [SDR KCSA091003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA091003), Jan 26, 2009: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. UPPER DECK EXTERIOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHT INOP. - [SDR KCSA08068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA08068), Oct 12, 2008: FIRE SUPPRESSION. MALFUNCTIONED. RECEIVED FIRE WARNING ON CLIMBOUT AT 3500 FT ON NR 3 ENG FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON. OIL PRESS WENT TO "0", OIL QTY WENT TO "0", OIL TEMP 160, N1, N2 NORMAL. F - [SDR 2008F00022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008F00022), Oct 12, 2008: FIRE WARNING. ACTIVATED. RECEIVED T FIRE WARNING ON CLIMBOUT AT 3500 FT ON NR 3 ENG. FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON, OIL PRESS WENT TO '0', OIL QTY WENT TO '0', OIL TEMP 160, N1, N2 NORMAL - [SDR KCSA081438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081438), Sep 1, 2008: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. CENTER DOME EMERGENCY LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES BACK OUT AFTER 3 SEC. - [SDR KCSA081433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081433), Aug 28, 2008: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED AT STA-2480 STR-49R. - [SDR KCSA081428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081428), Aug 27, 2008: BULKHEAD. CHAFED. NR 4 PYLON AT NAC STA-221.9 BULKHEAD WEB CHAFFED AT HYD PRESSURE LINE. - [SDR KCSA081366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KCSA081366), Aug 3, 2008: SKIN. CORRODED. FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED AT BS 1000, LBL 53, WL 91. (S) All 509: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-2b4b/reports.md --- 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.