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N538PA, Clipper Fleetwing, 747SP-21

Posted by Mark Bermudez (m2eagle2) on 4/19/2008, 4:18 pm, in reply to "N538PA"
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AIRFRAME DETAILS Manufacturer: Boeing Model: 747SP - 21 Aircraft Type: Fixed Wing Multi-Engine Const. No: 21548 Line Number: 331 Engine MFR: Pratt & Whitney Engine Model: JT9D – 7A Operator: Pan American World Airways Registration: N538PA Clipper Name: Fleetwing >> Plymouth Rock >> Fleetwing AIRFRAME HISTORY Manufacturer’s first flight: 06 / 30 / 1978 Service Dates: 07 / 1978 to 1986 Previous Registrations: N538PA, N147UA, N147UA Summary: Delivered to Pan Am as Clipper Fleetwing. Renamed Clipper Plymouth Rock. Renamed Clipper Fleetwing. Leased by United Airlines and delivered 12 / 02 / 1986. Registration changed to N147UA. Aircraft retired from the United fleet in 1994 and was stored until it was purchased by the FAA in 2001. Ferried to ACY where it was used as a test bed for fuel inerting systems in the wake of the TWA 800 tragedy. DELIVERY DATE OPERATOR REGISTRATION 07 / 12 / 1978 Pan Am N904PA 12 / 02 / 1986 United Airlines N147UA 05 / 01 / 2001 FAA N147UA CURRENT STATUS Fate: Stored Location: Atlantic City International Airport (ACY), Atlantic City, New Jersey Date: 03 / 16 / 2005 Owner: UNITED AIR LINES INC Registration: N147UA Hours: 71,476.13 Cycles: 9,197 Comments: Aircraft is pushed back about once a month and is taxied around the airport. Sensors are wired to the landing gear for high speed taxi test. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): Aircraft Description Serial Number 21548 Type Registration Corporation Manufacturer Name BOEING Certificate Issue Date 09/05/1996 Model 747SP-21 Mode S Code 50137164 Year Manufacturer None Cancel Date 05/30/2001 Reason for Cancellation Cancelled Exported To ________________________________________ Aircraft Registration prior to Deregistration Name UNITED AIR LINES INC Street PO BOX 66100 City CHICAGO State ILLINOIS Zip Code 60666-0100 County COOK Country UNITED STATES AIRFRAME #21548 - PHOTOS 1) Operator: Pan American World Airways Registration: N538PA Country: USA http://www1.airliners.net/open.file/249450/L/ http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?regsearch=N538PA&view=true http://www1.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=N538PA&distinct_entry=true http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5980461 http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5664383 2) Operator: United Airlines Registration: N147UA Country: USA http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=32020 http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=189944 http://www1.airliners.net/open.file/214853/M/ http://www1.airliners.net/open.file/0559936/L/ http://www.747sp.com/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=66 http://www1.airliners.net/open.file/0559936/L/ http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0212667/L/ http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=438987 http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=438900 http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=32020 http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5857820 http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=440137 http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=438902 http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=438899 http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=413593 http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=189944 http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=19273 Have a great day, Mark Bermudez Embry Riddle Aeronautical University graduate & alumni Research Aviation historian Plane spotter Certified aircraft mechanic References “747SP.com AIRLINERS ARTICLE” http://www.747sp.com/NewsDetail.asp?id=48 “Operator History” http://www.747sp.com/History.asp?21548 “Federal Aviation Administration, N- number registry” http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=147UA --Previous Message-- : I'm sure GE re-registed her but apparently : Boston Maine has re-used N538PA on one of : their turbo prop's. : : : http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=538pa : : : --Previous Message-- : Hi evryone and many former PAA employee's of : the real PAA the queen of the skies and many : views and former passengers frequent fliers. : I recal an article in the USA today papers : from last year on the on going : investigations into the PA103 N739PA 747-121 : incident over lockerbie in 1988. I also see : that the real PAN AM still exsist's by way : as a leasing corperation trading as Pan : American World Airways world wide leasing. : I thought the company was well and truly : gone but it still today exsist's Even : registary dept has this as active and : trading. They manly deal with larger : aircraft leases of today's generation jets : and a few older jets with cargo operators. I : also found out after doing my own : investigations that Boston Marine Airways : owners of the name sake PAN AM have the : original airbus jets and 727's that belong : to the PAA queen of the skies from the past : fleet. However it brings me down to the fact : that if this is the case and the original : PAN AM is still operating where is this on : the share price index or Wall ST exchange? : But the strange thing i quired is if the : name sake or copyright was sold of to Boston : Marine airways how is the original PAN AM : operating and who is the company running : this leasing service. Can anyone help with : this. Surley who every operates or leases : aircraft would know of this PAN AM : exsistance. It also had a article on all the : retired 747's scrapped and stored at : locations in the deserts. Yet every single : 747 Pan AM had went to the brink or onto : other companies still opertating these jets : today un noticed that PAN AM still had : leases and ownership of them all yet they : are either scrapped or active. Here's some : thing which is comming to light. The 747sp : jet N538PA CLIPPER FLEETWING remains stored : at Atlanta airport leased to GE as a test : bed jet? Yet the real owners still exsits : which is PAN AM for some unknown reasons : they won't scrap her yet they got the FAA to : registar her as stored not active? : Yet her rego still remains with the leasing : company. Any comments please let me know. : : Patrica Garcia : CPA investigation officer Citibank. : : :

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Message Thread: PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS STILL EXSIST'S. - Patrica Garcia 4/17/2008, 5:56 pm Re: PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS STILL EXSIST'S. - Ken Baker 4/20/2008, 9:17 pm Re: PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS STILL EXSIST'S. - Mark Bermudez (m2eagle2) 4/19/2008, 4:10 pm Re: PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS STILL EXSIST'S. - Nicole 5/1/2008, 9:17 pm Re: PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS STILL EXSIST'S. - Garret 5/2/2008, 1:40 am Re: PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS STILL EXSIST'S. - Nicole 5/2/2008, 5:01 am N538PA - Garret 4/19/2008, 3:50 am Re: N538PA EX PAA 747SP21 JET Comfirmed new owners - Willie Singh 4/28/2008, 10:39 pm N538PA, Clipper Fleetwing, 747SP-21 - Mark Bermudez (m2eagle2) 4/19/2008, 4:18 pm Re: N538PA, Clipper Fleetwing, 747SP-21 - Narel Hofterman 4/20/2008, 7:05 pm Re: N538PA, Clipper Fleetwing, 747SP-21 - Mark Bermudez (m2eagle2) 4/23/2008, 9:43 pm « Back to thread

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