# N242US: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 13, 2007
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242US

## Aircraft that carried N242US

- [Cancelled 2007-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242US-2007-04-13): Boeing 737-201, S/N 22444, built 1981. Exported to Pakistan. Owner: [None, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/None)

## NTSB investigations on N242US (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI89MA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89MA046), Jan 20, 1989: Boeing 737-201 (N242US), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PREVIOUS DAMAGE TO THE AFT CONE (ENGINE MOUNTING) BOLT, WHICH RESULTED IN MISMATCHED SURFACES BETWEEN THE BOLT AND ISOLATION MOUNT, LOSS OF TORQUE DURING CYCLIC LOADING OF THE MOUNTING BOLT, AND…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N242US (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19990430015319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990430015319I), Apr 30, 1999: Boeing 737201 (N242US), Richmond, VA. On 4/30/99, at approximately 13:09 local time, us airways flight #517 lfight attendant and forward passengers noted "hot" electrical odor. F/o entered cabin to…
- [Accident 19890120001289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890120001289A), Jan 20, 1989: Boeing 737201 (N242US), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Right engine separated from aircraft on climbout. Returned safely. Aft engine cone support bolts failed.

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