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N479AU1985 Fokker F.28 MK4000

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 27, 2004.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (Nov 1994)4 ADs may apply341 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Wilmington, DE
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2003
NTSB events
1
1994
ADs may apply
4
confirm with A&P
Service reports
341
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Amtering Air INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
Oct 24, 2003
Canceled
Feb 27, 2004

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Fokker
Model
F.28 MK4000
Year
1985
Serial number
11228
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
69
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
A5E29C

Engine

Type
Turbo-jet

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2003 – 2004Amtering Air INCWilmington, DE

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident

Nov 23, 1994 · Evansville, IN

the failure of company maintenance personnel to adequately service (fill) the horizontal stabilizer drive actuator with hydraulic fluid.

Injuries
None
Report
CHI95IA045

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI95IA045)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2005-10-07Fokker Model F.28 Series AirplanesJun 21, 2005Airframe (F.28 MK4000)
2002-07-03Fokker Model F.28 Series AirplanesApr 19, 2002Airframe (F.28 MK4000)
2001-22-08Fokker Model F.28 Series AirplanesDec 4, 2001Airframe (F.28 MK4000)
96-13-05Fokker Model F28 Series Airplanes (Excluding Model F28 Mark 0100 Series Airplanes)Jul 26, 1996Airframe (F.28 MK4000)Certain serial numbers: 11003–11241; 11991; 11992. Only with: Excluding Model F28 Mark 0100 series airplanes.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (341)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Lights · battery · dischargedDec 17, 2002

    PDX-AFT 3 CEILING EVACUATION LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · sign · inoperativeDec 1, 2002

    PDX- FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN AT SEAT ROW 8 HAS NUMEROUS BULBS OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXIT SIGN. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · wire · brokenOct 3, 2002

    PDX- AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON SEAT 11B WILL NOT COME ON. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE IAW FOKKER SRM 33-52-01.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Lights · sign · inoperativeSep 25, 2002

    PDX-FORWARD EXIT SIGN HAS SEVERAL LIGHTS OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXIT SIGN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Electrical power · control unit · malfunctionedSep 5, 2002

    BOI- WHEN ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP GROUND POWER SMOKE APPEARED FROM RIGHT PANEL BEHIND FIRST OFFICER. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXTERNAL GROUND POWER CONTROL UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · sign · inoperativeJul 27, 2002

    BOI- EXIT SIGN AT PASSENGER CABIN LINTEL HAS SEVERAL LAMPS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EXIT SIGN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · sign · inoperativeJun 26, 2002

    SEA-FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS FORWARD EXIT SIGN ONLY WORKS INTERMMITANTLY, MOST OF THE TIME IT IS OFF. REPLACED FORWARD EXIT SIGN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · sign · inoperativeMar 19, 2002

    BOI- BOTH EXIT SIGNS AT MID CABIN POSITION HAVE BURNED OUT BULBS. REPLACED BOTH EXIT SIGNS. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · battery · dischargedDec 31, 2001

    PDX - EVACUATION LIGHTS ON EXIT SIGN IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COME ON DIM AND THEN GO OFF AFTER ONE TO TWO MINUTES. REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Lights · light · defectiveNov 12, 2001

    PDX - THE NUMBER TWO OVERHEAD EVACUATION LIGHT IS DIM AND UNREADABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK IS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Showing the 10 most recent of 341 reports.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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