KALITTA AIR LLC
Also recorded as: KALITTA AIR LLC
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by KALITTA AIR LLC (per NTSB report)
The fatigue failure of multiple hinge ribs associated with the right outboard aileron, which resulted in abnormal aileron movement and airframe vibration. Contributing to the failure was the mis-rigged condition of the right outboard aileron, which increased operational loads on the hinge fittings during cruise flight.
Operated by KALITTA AIR LLC (per NTSB report)
Incorrect lubrication of the foreflap fitting assembly.
Operated by Kalitta Air (per NTSB report)
An unavoidable collision with a garbage dumpster that had blown into the path of the airplane during the takeoff roll.
Operated by KALITTA AIR LLC (per NTSB report)
An engine fire in the No. 3 engine due to the failure of, and subsequent flammable fluid leak from, one of three fuel or hydraulic lines located in the engine's accessory raceway that ignited when the fluid came in contact with the hot engine cases. Contributing to the incident were the lack of adequate inspection and test requirements and appropriate life limit or inspection interval requirements by the manufacturer.
Operated by Kalitta Air (per NTSB report)
The pilot's failure to verify the extension of the landing gear prior to landing, and his failure to perform the emergency landing gear extension procedure. The popped circuit breaker was a factor.
FAA enforcement actions
Sanction: $9,075 · case closed 2018-06-18
Sanction: $24,000 · case closed 2013-08-05
Sanction: $8,000 · case closed 2012-09-24
Sanction: $6,000 · case closed 2008-12-15
Sanction: $32,500 · case closed 2009-08-28
Sanction: $5,000 · case closed 2008-02-12
Sanction: $12,000 · case closed 2006-05-16
Maintenance disclosure history
Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
Reports span 2002–2026. Most-reported systems: Fuselage (53) — 3,056; Lights (33) — 596; Nacelles / pylons (54) — 569; Wings (57) — 370; Doors (52) — 334 (top 5 of 33 systems, covering 4,925 of 5,423 coded reports). Most-common natures of condition, as filed: OTHER — 4,694; NO TEST — 421; WARNING INDICATION — 103; FALSE WARNING — 85; SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS — 45 (top 5 of 31 conditions, covering 5,348 of 5,423 coded reports).
5,423 reports on file — showing most recent 50.
Part: LAMP — INOPERATIVE (ZONE 200) · airframe 91,962 hrs · 15,814 cycles
MAIN ENTRY L1 DOOR FWD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (FO WINDOW) · airframe 70,414 hrs · 12,782 cycles
FO WINDOW SEAL NOISY. CLEANED AND INSPECTED R2 WINDOW SEAL IAW BOEING SOPM 20-30-03 AND B777-200/300 AMM 56-11-13. ALL CHECKS GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
UPPER DECK SEAT TRACK APPROX RBL 40 STA 450 HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
POSSIBLE CORROSION ON STRINGER 49L IN AFT CARGO AT BS 1860 - 1880.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
POSSIBLE CORROSION ON STRINGER 48L IN AFT CARGO AT BS 1920-1940.
Part: SPLICE PLATE — CORRODED (ZONE 600) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON RT WING IN L/E CAVITY APPROX WS 1454 TWO INCHES FWD OF FRONT SPAR
Part: STRINGER — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
UPPER DECK R/H SIDE STRINGER 8R UPPER SURFACE HAS POSSIBLE CRACK BY HILOK FASTENER JUST FWD OF BODY FRAME 460
Part: PANEL — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
L/H CANTED PRESSURE DECK COMPOSITE PANEL STA 1240 LBL 70-80 DAMAGED
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
FLIGHT DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER SURFACE CORRODED AT WEB SEAM BS 330 LBL 41 TO RBL 41.
Part: TENSION TIE — CRACKED · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
2 EACH CRACK INDICATIONS IN FASTENER HOLES IN THE FRAME COMMON TO THE TENSION TIE AT STA 1160 R/H SIDE
Part: TENSION TIE — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
INNER FRAME DOUBLER CRACKED AT STA 1160 R/H
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
UPPER DECK SEAT TRACK FOUND TO BE CORRODED AT STA 720-780 LBL 30
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
UPPER DECK SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT STA 720 LBL 24
Part: STIFFENER — CORRODED (ZONE 600) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON R/H WING IN L/E CAVITY ON FWD SPAR STIFFENER APPROX WS 1513
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
UNDER SIDE OF PANEL SUPPORT HAS CORROSION IN AFT BULK CARGO COMPARTMENT APPROX STA 2160 RBL 38-48
Part: FLOORBEAM — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
UNDERSIDE OF FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT HAS CORROSION IN AFT BULK CARGO COMPARTMENT APPROX STA 2160 LBL 5-12
Part: FLOOR SUPPORT — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
UNDER SIDE OF PANEL SUPPORT HAS CORROSION IN AFT BULK CARGO COMPARTMENT APPROX STA 2160 RBL 12
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
POSSIBLE CORROSION ON S-49L IN AFT CARGO AT STA 1860-1880.
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
POSSIBLE CORROSION ON S-48L IN AFT CARGO AT BS 1920-1940
Part: STRINGER — CORRODED (ZONE 100) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CORROSION FOUND AT BS 1965 ON STRINGER 51R.
Part: BATTERY PACK — NO TEST (ZONE 200) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY AT APPROX STA 830 BEHIND GALLEY FAILS OPS CHECKED
Part: BATTERY PACK — DISCHARGED (ZONE 200) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
L/H SIDE UPPER DECK DOOR BATTERY HAS LOW VOLTAGE
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
LEFT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS CUTOUT 553BB HAS CORROSION
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
LEFT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS CUTOUT 553EB HAS CORROSION
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
LEFT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS CUTOUT 545BB HAS CORROSION
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
LEFT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS CUTOUT 546AB HAS CORROSION
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
LEFT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS CUTOUT 546BB HAS CORROSION
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
LEFT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS CUTOUT 552EB HAS CORROSION
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
LEFT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS CUTOUT 553GB HAS CORROSION
Part: ACCESS PANEL — CORRODED (ZONE 500) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
LEFT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS CUTOUT 545AB HAS CORROSION
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
UPPER DECK SEAT TRACK APPROX RBL 40 STA 450 HAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION
Part: BEAM — CRACKED (FUEL CELL) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CENTER WING TANK INTERIOR NR 2 SPANWISE BEAM WEB HAS POSSIBLE CRACK AT APPROX LBL 90
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (ZONE 400) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CRACKED ANGLE AT NAC 354 IN LOWER AFT TORQUE BOX # 2 PYLON
Part: TENSION TIE — CRACKED · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
VISIBLE CRACK APPROX 2 INCHES LONG FOUND IN LT SIDE OF TENSION TIE AT STA 1160
Part: STIFFENER — CORRODED (ZONE 600) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
EVIDENCE OF CORROSION ON RT WING IN L/E CAVITY ON FWD SPAR STIFFENER APPROX WS 1513
Part: TENSION TIE — CRACKED · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
TENSION TIE AT STA 1120 FOUND TO HAVE CRACK INDICATION AT I/B FASTENER HOLE COMMON WITH L/H SIDE FRAME
Part: STRINGER CLIP — CRACKED · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
O/B FASTENER HOLE WITH POSSIBLE CRACK INDICATION FOUND AT STA 1120 COMMON WITH FRAME, STRINGER CLIP AND TENSION TIE
Part: TENSION TIE — CRACKED · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
FOUND 2EA CRACK INDICATIONS IN FASTENER HOLES AS MARKED AT STA 1160 TENSION TIE TO FRAME ATTACHMENT LOCATIONS L/H
Part: TENSION TIE — DAMAGED · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
TENSION TIE AT STA 1120 RT SIDE HAS DAMAGED FASTENER HOLE
Part: TENSION TIE — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CRACK INDICATIONS FOUND ON FRAME DOUBLER AT STA 1160 L/H, S-10L
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CRACK FOUND AT INTERCOSTAL BL 0 L/H OUTER FLANGE STA 306
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CRACK FOUND AT INTERCOSTAL BL 0 RT OUTER FLANGE STA 339
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CRACK FOUND AT INTERCOSTAL BL 0 R/H OUTER FLANGE STA 310.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CRACK FOUND AT INTERCOSTAL BL 0 LT OUTER FLANGE BS 326.
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CRACK FOUND AT INTERCOSTAL BL 0 L/H OUTER FLANGE STA 310
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED (ZONE 200) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CRACK FOUND AT INTERCOSTAL BL 0 L/H OUTER FLANGE STA 323
Part: INTERCOSTAL — CRACKED · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CRACK FOUND AT INTERCOSTAL BL 0 RT INNER FLANGE BS 337
Part: WEB — CRACKED (ZONE 100) · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
CRACKED WEB BELOW BULK PIT FLOOR AT STA 2060 RBL 25
Part: SEAT TRACK — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
MAIN DECK STA 2220-2240 RBL 90 EVIDENCE OF CORROSION. ( SEAT TRACK)
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (BULKHEAD) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 110,074 hrs · 18,726 cycles
POSSIBLE CRACK INDICATION IN BOLT HOLE COMMON WITH OUTER CHORD OF RT SIDE BS 2598 BULKHEAD AT WL 321 FOUND DURING OPEN HOLE HFEC INSPECTION.
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N401KZ | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N54CK | MITSUBISHI MU-2B-20 | 1968 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N703CK | BOEING 747-412 | 1990 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N704CK | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N705CK | BOEING 747-4B5F | 2001 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N782CK | BOEING 747-4HQF | 2009 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
Aircraft with earlier records under this certificate
Maintenance and accident records on this page also cover aircraft that are not in this operator's current FAA fleet list. Charter and management fleets change — owners switch management companies, sell, or export aircraft. Where the registry shows what became of a tail, it is noted below.
35 aircraft filed records under this certificate within the last two years but are not in the fleet list we hold — fleet lists can lag actual operations.
- N703CK (BOEING 747-412) — records 2005–2024 · registered to KALITTA AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N743CK (BOEING 747-446) — records 2011–2024 · registered to KALITTA AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N401KZ — records 2017–2023 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N403KZ — records 2015–2023 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N402KZ — records 2014–2023 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N761CK (BOEING 767-341) — records 2018–2022 · registered to KALITTA AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N760CK (BOEING 767-341) — records 2017–2022 · registered to KALITTA AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N763CK (BOEING 767-3P6) — records 2017–2022 · registered to KALITTA AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N762CK (BOEING 767-3P6) — records 2017–2022 · registered to KALITTA AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N739DH — records 2019–2022 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N764CK (BOEING 767-3P6) — records 2018–2022 · registered to KALITTA AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N765CK (BOEING 767-3P6) — records 2018–2022 · registered to KALITTA AIR LLC (owner ≠ operator)
33 more aircraft
- N276DH — records 2020–2021 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N284DH — records 2017–2020 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N496BC (DJI AGRAS T100) — records 2017–2019 · registered to SALE REPORTED (owner ≠ operator)
- N739CK — records 2019 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N539BC (ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC P2 ZIP) — records 2016–2018 · registered to ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC (owner ≠ operator)
- N976BA — records 2016–2018 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N262JM — records 2017–2018 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N635BC — records 2017 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N720CK (BOEING 727-200) — records 2017 · registered to KALITTA CHARTERS II LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N170CR — records 2016 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N794CK (BOEING 777F1H) — records 2011–2016 · registered to DAE 35609 TRUST (owner ≠ operator)
- N173CR — records 2016 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N746CK — records 2009–2015 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N787RR — records 2014 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N704CK — records 2004–2014 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N792CK — records 2010–2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N748CK — records 2007–2013 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N791CK — records 2011–2012 · no longer on the FAA registry
- NKCSA — records 2012 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N798BA — records 2011 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N747CK — records 2007–2011 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N746CC (EMBRAER ERJ 170-100 LR) — records 2011 · registered to WILMINGTON TRUST CO TRUSTEE (owner ≠ operator)
- N723CK (BOEING 727-2H3) — records 2011 · registered to KALITTA CHARTERS II LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N644NW — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N640US — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N632NW — records 2010 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N717CK — records 2004–2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N714CK — records 2004–2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N719CK — records 2007–2008 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N915CK — records 2007 · no longer on the FAA registry
- N706 (CESSNA 180C) — records 2006 · registered to OLD AIRE LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N673UP (RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY 400A) — records 2003 · registered to WHEELS UP PARTNERS LLC (owner ≠ operator)
- N54CK (MITSUBISHI MU-2B-20) — records 2002 · registered to NEWTON PROPERTY LEASING LLC (owner ≠ operator)