N797CW1981 Cessna 550
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 23, 2018.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply7 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Last registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Gainesville, FL
- Canceled
- Mar 23, 2018
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Other
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 16, 1989
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
- Cessna
- Model
- 550
- Year
- 1981
- Serial number
- 550-0232
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- AAD24D
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Jt15d-4
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 2,500 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- until 2018Individual ownerGainesville, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (7)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-17-12 | Air Conditioning | Sep 29, 2015 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 550 0801–1136; 551 0002–0733; 551 0801–1136; …. Only with: Air conditioning system installed via Cessna STC SA3849SW, SA7580SW, SA7753SW, or SA8918SW. |
| 2013-09-11 | Air Conditioning | Jul 5, 2013 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 550 0801–1136; 551 0002–0733; 551 0801–1136; … |
| 2007-11-17 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, S550, 560, 560XL, and 750 Airplanes | Jul 6, 2007 | Airframe (550)Serial numbers per Cessna Service Bulletins SB500-26-02, SB550-26-05, SB560-26-01, SB560XL-26-02, SB750-26-05, SBS550-26-02 (Table 1 of this AD) |
| 2006-06-03 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, S550, 551, and 560 Airplanes | Apr 20, 2006 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; S550 0001–0160; 550 0002–0733; 551 0002–0733; 550 0801–1075; … |
| 2004-09-05 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, and 551 Airplanes | Jun 2, 2004 | Airframe (550)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 551 0002–0733. Only with: Equipped with BFGoodrich brake assembly P/N 2-1528-6 or 2-1530-4. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-04-38 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, and 560 Series Airplanes | Mar 25, 1998 | Airframe (550)Only with: Equipped with pneumatic deicing boots. |
| 95-25-10 | Cessna Model 441, 500, 550, and 560 Series Airplanes | Jan 22, 1996 | Airframe (550)Serial numbers per Allied Signal Aerospace Service Bulletins 103576-21-4054, 103576-21-4056, and 103648-21-4055. Only with: Equipped with Allied Signal outflow/safety valves identified in Allied Signal Aerospace Service Bulletins 103576-21-4054, 103576-21-4056, and 103648-21-4055. |
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Service Difficulty Reports (7)
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.
- Doors · seal · mismanufacturedMar 22, 2007
WHILE INSTALLING THIS FACTORY NEW SEAL IT WAS NOTED THAT THE SEAL WAS VERY TIGHT GOING AROUND THE DOOR. UPON CABIN PRESS TEST THE SEAL WILL NOT INFLATE DUE TO BEING TO TIGHT. (2) SEAL FROM STOCK WERE TRIED WITH THE SAME AFFECT. THE LAST SEAL WAS INSTALLED AND INFLATED AS SHOULD BE. THE FACTORY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · duct · unknownMar 22, 2007
UPON RECEIVING THE NEW PART P/N 6555030-11 IT WOULD NOT FIT THE ENGINE. THE ORIGINAL DUCT IS 27 .2500 INCH OUTSIDE AND 25.5 INCH INSIDE. THE NEW UNIT IS A FULL .5 INCH SMALLER IN DIAMETER ALL AROUND. THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE WITH THESE DUCTS THE FIRST WERE MIS-DRILLED BY 2 DEGREES AT THE 1 AND 5…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · duct · mismanufacturedMar 14, 2007
DURING INSPECTION MULTIPLE PATCHES WERE FOUND ON EXHAUST DUCT ASSY P/N 6555030-11. A REPLACEMENT WAS ORDERED AND FOUND TO HAVE 2 HOLES MISDRILLED BY 2 DEGREES. MFG WAS CONTACTED AS TO WHAT COULD BE DONE AND AFTER CONFIRMING THAT IN TRUTH 2 HOLES WERE NOT PROPERLY PLACED WE WERE TOLD THAT IN FACT 4…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Flight controls · actuator · bindingMar 7, 2007
WHILE REPLACING TRIM ACTUATOR P/N 6565141-2 WITH WHAT MFG SAID WAS AN APPROVED SUB PART P/N 5565450-92. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOLLIPOPS (JACK SCREWS) WERE 5.5 INCHES LONG AND THE ORIGINAL LOLLIPOPS ARE 5.75 INCHES LONG. IF YOU LOOK AT THE COMPONENT MANUAL FOR THIS ACTUATOR 6565141-2 IT SHOWS 4…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · roll pin · brokenFeb 22, 2007
DURING A PHASE 5 INSPECTION THE FLAPS SEAMED TO BE SLOW AND BINDING. AT CLOSER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ROLL PIN HAD BROKEN ALLOWING THE SPROCKET TO MOVE FWD. ON THE P/N 5565190-9 BRAZE ASSY-DRIVE THIS CAUSED BINDING AND ALLOWED THE SPROCKET TO EVEN DROP DOWN ON TO THE P/N 6565193-9 CHAIN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · wire harness · chafedOct 15, 2003
FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESS IS NOT SUPPORTED WITHIN THE FUEL CELL AND CHAFED ON THE FUEL LINE FROM THE PRIMARY PUMP TO THE CHECK VALVE INSIDE THE FUEL CELL. THERE WAS .006 INCH DAMAGE TO THE WALL OF THE FUEL LINE AND THE PUMP HARNESS SHIELDING WAS CHAFED THROUGH. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ARCING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · wire harness · chafedSep 26, 2003
THE FUEL PUMP WIRING HARNESS IS NOT SUPPORTED WITHIN THE FUEL CELL AND CHAFED ON THE ALUMINUM FUEL LINE FROM THE PRIMARY PUMP TO THE CHECK VALVE INSIDE THE FUEL CELL. THERE WAS .006 INCHES DAMAGE TO THE WALL OF THE FUEL LINE AND THE SHIELDING ON THE PUMP WIRING HARNESS WAS CHAFED THROUGH. THERE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026