N497US1981 Fokker F.28 MK4000
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 1, 2003.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply347 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Last registered owner
- Horizon Air Industries INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Seattle, WA
- Certificate issued
- Dec 2, 1998
- Canceled
- Aug 1, 2003
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Fokker
- Model
- F.28 MK4000
- Year
- 1981
- Serial number
- 11173
- 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
- A62BEC
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- 1998 – 2003Horizon Air Industries INCSeattle, WA
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-07 | Fokker Model F.28 Series Airplanes | Jun 21, 2005 | Airframe (F.28 MK4000) |
| 2002-07-03 | Fokker Model F.28 Series Airplanes | Apr 19, 2002 | Airframe (F.28 MK4000) |
| 2001-22-08 | Fokker Model F.28 Series Airplanes | Dec 4, 2001 | Airframe (F.28 MK4000) |
| 96-13-05 | Fokker Model F28 Series Airplanes (Excluding Model F28 Mark 0100 Series Airplanes) | Jul 26, 1996 | Airframe (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 (347)
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 · failedJul 21, 2003
PDX- LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND AFT EVACUATION LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · sign · malfunctionedFeb 14, 2003
PDX- FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Airborne auxiliary power · apu · failedJan 14, 2003
PDX- CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FEET, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT SMOKE ALARM IN LAVATORY WAS SOUNDING AND THAT SMOKE WAS VISABLE. TURNED OFF APU IN FLIGHT AND SMOKE WAS DISSIPATING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Wings · channel · corrodedJan 11, 2003
PDX- LEFT HAND WING LOWER STATION 2230 RIB 'U' CHANNEL HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON THE INTERIOR AT STRINGER 2.13 APPROXIMATELY .5 INCHES LONG. REPAIRED IAW FOKKER SRM 57-01-01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · channel · corrodedJan 11, 2003
PDX- LEFT HAND WING LOWER STATION 2230 RIB 'U' CHANNEL HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON THE INTERIOR INBOARD RADIUS AT STRINGER 2.14 APPROXIMATELY .35 INCHES LONG. REPAIRED IAW FOKKER SRM 57-01-01.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · sign · inoperativeDec 19, 2002
PDX- MID CABIN EXIT CEILING LIGHT HAS NUMEROUS BULBS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXIT SIGN. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · mechanism · lack of lubeDec 11, 2002
PDX - FLIGHT 2430 - MAIN CABIN DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPERATE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. OPEN BUTTON DOES NOT RESPOND UNLESS THE DOOR HANDLE IS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE DOOR AND LUBRICATED THE LATCHING AND LOCKING MECHANISM. THE MAIN CABIN DOOR SEAL WAS LUBRICATED ALSO. OPERATIONAL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Lights · circuit card · defectiveSep 20, 2002
PDX-EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN OVER COCKPIT ENTRY WAY HAS BULBS BURNT OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CARD. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - fastener · looseAug 9, 2002
PDX- CLASS THREE FUEL SEEP FROM LEFT HAND NR 5 LIFT DUMPER BELLCRANK FITTING, LOWER SIDE UPPER OUTBOARD HI-LOK. REPAIRED IAW F-28 SRM 28-11-0-5 AND 27-50-5.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · control unit · burnedJul 10, 2002
BOI-SMOKE IN COCKPIT-ELECTRICAL SMELL. FOUND STRONG BURNT SMELL FROM GENERATOR POWER CONTROL UNIT. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. GROUND RAN ENGINES AND PERFORMED AC GENERATOR SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED EXTERNAL POWER CONTROL UNIT AND EXTERNAL POWER CONTACTOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 347 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026