N782CK

BOEING 747-4HQF · 2009 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 4 engines · 8 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: KALITTA AIR LLC, MI (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
KALITTA AIR LLC (KCSA)Operatoron 2024-08-17Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2024-08-17 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 747-4HQF No injuries Part 121KALITTA AIR LLC

Operated by KALITTA AIR LLC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case DCA24LA293

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

24 reports on file, 2012-12-13 – 2025-09-25.

OTHER · 2025-09-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON FITTING — CRACKED · airframe 51,825 hrs · 8,490 cycles

ONE CRACK WAS FOUND AT LT LONGERON EXTENSION FITTING.

Source: SDR KCSA202509251169
OTHER · 2025-09-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5313

Part: LONGERON FITTING — CRACKED · airframe 51,825 hrs · 8,490 cycles

TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND AT RT LONGERON EXTENSION FITTING.

Source: SDR KCSA202509251170
NO TEST · 2025-09-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: BATTERY PACK — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 51,825 hrs · 8,490 cycles

UPPER DECK STA 410 EXIT SIGN FOUND INOP.

Source: SDR KCSA202509201167
OTHER · 2025-09-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 51,825 hrs · 8,490 cycles

CRACK FOUND AT STA 1000 INTERCOSTAL LUG FITTING AT LBL 11.33

Source: SDR KCSA202509181166
OTHER · 2025-09-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5320

Part: FITTING — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 51,825 hrs · 8,490 cycles

CRACK FOUND AT BS 1000 INTERCOSTAL LUG FITTING AT RBL 11.33

Source: SDR KCSA202509181165
NO TEST · 2025-09-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — FAILED INSP (ZONE 200) · airframe 51,825 hrs · 8,490 cycles

M/D L1 DOOR AFT SELF ILLUMINATED EXIT SIGN LIGHT INTENSITY BELOW MINIMUM LIMIT

Source: SDR KCSA202509181162
NO TEST · 2025-09-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: POWERPACK — NO TEST (ZONE 200) · airframe 51,825 hrs · 8,490 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER PACK ( M5169) CAN NOT STAY ON FOR 15 MINS

Source: SDR KCSA202509181164
NO TEST · 2025-09-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: POWERPACK — NO TEST (ZONE 200) · airframe 51,825 hrs · 8,490 cycles

EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER PACK ( M5168) CAN NOT STAY ON FOR 15 MINS.

Source: SDR KCSA202509181163
Earlier reports · 2012–2024 · 16 reports

2024

OTHER · 2024-07-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (EXTERIOR) · airframe 47,325 hrs · 7,798 cycles

EXTERIOR SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT, L1533, ON R/H UPPER FUSELAGE INOP

Source: SDR KCSA202407101085
NO TEST · 2024-04-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (UPPER DECK) · airframe 46,404 hrs · 7,651 cycles

U/D CREW REST EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP APPROX STA 590

Source: SDR KCSA202404231054
NO TEST · 2024-01-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 45,365 hrs · 7,488 cycles

U/D CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT APPROX STA 520

Source: SDR KCSA202401221003

2023

OTHER · 2023-11-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (UNKNOWN) · airframe 44,503 hrs · 7,368 cycles

MULTIPLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP

Source: SDR KCSA202311161142
OTHER · 2023-11-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5310

Part: DOUBLER — CRACKED · airframe 44,502 hrs · 7,367 cycles

CRACKED DOUBLER AT STA. 1220 LBL 77 ON CANTED PRESSURE WEB

Source: SDR KCSA202311141140
OTHER · 2023-11-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5312

Part: FIREWALL — CRACKED (UNKNOWN) · airframe 44,502 hrs · 7,367 cycles

APU FIRE WALL BOTTOM L/H SIDE AT STA. 2657 WL 265 HAS CRACK

Source: SDR KCSA202311141138
OTHER · 2023-11-14 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5312

Part: BULKHEAD — CRACKED (UNKNOWN) · airframe 44,502 hrs · 7,367 cycles

MAIN DECK BILGE/CANTED PRESSURE DECK AT TRIM AIR DUCT BULKHEAD LOCATION PANEL HAS EVIDENCE OF CRACKING STA 1240 LBL 90

Source: SDR KCSA202311141139
OTHER · 2023-10-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5322

Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (UNKNOWN) · airframe 44,502 hrs · 7,367 cycles

SHEAR TIE AT STA 1000 LBL 33.99 IS CRACKED.

Source: SDR KCSA202310201127
OTHER · 2023-02-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2500

Part: NOT REPORTED — NOT REPORTED (NOT REPORTED) · airframe 41,763 hrs · 6,923 cycles

PER COMPANY CONVENIENCE REMOVED EMERGENCY DECENT DEVICE COMPARTMENT DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT N403KZ. INSTALLED EMERGENCY DECENT DEVICE COMPARTMENT DOOR ASSEMBLY IAW BOEING 747-400 AMM 25-61-01 ALL CHECKS GOOD

Source: SDR KCSA2023020306

2021

OTHER · 2021-11-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE · airframe 37,048 hrs · 6,126 cycles

TRANSFER FROM LOG BOOK #782-6112: ITEM #3 MAIN AISLE EMERGENCY INOP

Source: SDR KCSA202111221126
NO TEST · 2021-03-22 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 34,578 hrs · 5,689 cycles

L1 OVER DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP

Source: SDR KCSA202103221025

2019

FALSE WARNING · 2019-02-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

Part: FIRE WARNING — FALSE ACTIVATION (MAIN DECK AFT) · airframe 26,853 hrs · 4,352 cycles

FIRE MAIN DECK AFT. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK IAW AMM 26-14-00. NO FAULTS FOUND AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR KCSA20190226301

2017

NO TEST · 2017-10-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CARGO BAY) · airframe 21,495 hrs · 3,542 cycles

MAIN DECK DOOR L1 THRESHOLD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LAMP IS INOP AT STA 464 ON CEILING IN THE MAIN CARGO DECK.

Source: SDR KCSA201710231072

2015

OTHER · 2015-08-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5247

Part: DOOR — DAMAGED (APU BAY) · airframe 14,446 hrs · 2,351 cycles

DISCOVERED DAMAGE ON AFT APU SECTION DOORS. REPAIRED IAW DWG'S 53301516-1, 53301517-1 AND SRM 53-80-08, FIG 201.

Source: SDR KCSA2015081310
OTHER · 2015-05-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5240

Part: HOSE — MISROUTED (SERVICE DOOR) · airframe 13,308 hrs · 2,185 cycles

UPPER DECK SERVICE DOOR RT SLIDE SUPPLY HOSE MISROUTED. REROUTED SUPPLY HOSE IAW AMM 25-68-00, CONFIGURE 2.

Source: SDR KCSA2015051705

2012

NO TEST · 2012-12-13 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3350

Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (CABIN) · airframe 3,814 hrs · 667 cycles

L1 MAIN ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY SILL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON DURING TEST.

Source: SDR KCSA201212131211