# N10242: Boeing 737-2CO, registration cancelled 1998-06-23 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 23, 1998 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 737-2CO](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2co) (registry code 1384488) - Serial number: 20071 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: February 11, 1997 - Last registry action: March 7, 1997 - Mode S code: A00F21 - Owner when cancelled: [Continental Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 29.7533° N, 95.4129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77019, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10242 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10242 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10242-1998-06-23 From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Boeing 737-2CO: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2co.md ## Service difficulty reports (34) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR CALA9800727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9800727), May 2, 1998: WHEEL. MISSING. THE NUMBER THREE TIRE ASSY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. INSPECTED AXLE, NO DAMAGE. INSTALLED NR 3 TIRE AND WHEEL ASSY WITH NEW SPRING RETAINER AND AXLE NUT - [SDR CALA9701710](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701710), Dec 6, 1997: FITTING. LEAKING. THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP WHILE EN ROUTE. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND - [SDR CALA9701219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701219), Jun 7, 1997: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND AN 8 INCH CRACK IN FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD OF NOSE WHEEL WELL ON LT SIDE APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES OUTBOARD OF DOOR STOP. DOUBLERS WERE FABR - [SDR CALA9700583](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700583), Apr 20, 1997: HYDRAULIC LINE. CHAFED. I/B CREW REPORTED LOSS OF A-SYSTEM HYD. FLUID CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. - [SDR CALA9700070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700070), Jan 20, 1997: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT LANYARD PULLED OUT FROM ITS SEAT AND THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. THE BATTERY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AN - [SDR CALA9601712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601712), Nov 25, 1996: FUEL CONTROL. INOPERATIVE. THE NR 1 GENERATOR FAILED WHILE EN ROUTE. THE APU WAS STARTED AND THE FIRE WARNING BELL SOUNDED WITH THE RED APU FIRE HANDLE ILLUMINATED. THE APU START SWITCH W - [SDR CALA9601218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601218), Aug 24, 1996: FIRE DET. SHORTED. THE APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL ACTIVATED ON SHORT FINAL INTO IND WITH APU START. THE APU SWITCH WAS MOVED TO OFF, BUT THE WARNING CONTINUED. THE APU FIRE B - [SDR CAL960504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960504), Apr 19, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. GSO - R1 DOOR SLIDE LIGHT BATTERY CHECK BAD - LOW VOLTAGE. REPLACED R1 DOOR SLIDE LIGHT BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW B737 MX MAN 33-51-63. (X) - [SDR CAL960503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960503), Apr 19, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. GSO - L1 DOOR SLIDE LIGHT BATTERY CHECKS BAD - ZERO VOLTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED L1 DOOR EVAC SLIDE LIGHT BATTERY PACK ASSY, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW B737 MM 33-51-63. - [SDR CAL960502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960502), Apr 19, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. GSO - 42 DOOR SLIDE LIGHT BATTERY CHECKS BAD - ZERO VOLTS. REPLACED R2 DOOR SLIDE BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW B737MM 33-52-63. (X) - [SDR CAL960507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960507), Apr 10, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. GSO - FLOOR BEAM AT STA 986 AT RBL 65 AND LAV SUPPORT CHANNEL CORRODED. REMOVED FLOOR BEAM CAP. FABRICATED NEW CAP AND INSTALLED PER B737 SRM 51-10-2, SRM 51-30 - [SDR CAL960526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960526), Apr 9, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. GSO - R1 DOOR CUTOUT, LOWER AFT CORNER CRACKED. CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCH LONG. CUT OUT 1.5 INCH CRACK, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 26. - [SDR CAL960523](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960523), Apr 6, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. GSO - RIGHT OUTBOARD AFT CORNER OF NOSE WHEEL WELL UPPER PRESS. PANEL HAS SEVERE BULGING AROUND FASTENERS. REMOVED CORROSION, INSTALLED DOUBLER PER CAL EA 5310- - [SDR CAL960509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960509), Apr 6, 1996: FLOOR WEB. CRACKED. GSO - COCKPIT FLOOR HAS BULGING IN 2 PLACES AND CRACKED FLOOR WEB AT STA 259.5. CRACK LENGTH = .1250 INCH. CUT OUT AND REPLACED FLOOR SECTION AT BS 259.5. CORD - [SDR CAL960505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960505), Apr 3, 1996: BULKHEAD SKIN. CORRODED. GSO - CORROSION FOUND AT BS 540 BETWEEN 27L AND 26L. REMOVED DAMAGE FROM WEB. FABRICATED FILLER, DOUBLER AND SHIMS. ALODINED AND PRIMED FILLER DOUBLER AND SHIMS - [SDR CAL960527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960527), Apr 2, 1996: STIFFENER. CRACKED. GSO - FOUND BS 540 STIFFENER RBL 26 CRACKED. APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH IN LENGTH. REMOVED CRACKED SUPPORT BEAM. FABRICATED NEW SUPPORT BEAM AND TAPERED SHIMS. INSTAL - [SDR CAL960524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960524), Apr 2, 1996: SKIN. DISBONDED. GSO - DISBOND FOUND BETWEEN WINDOWS AT STATION 727 LEFT, 6 INCHES DISBOND AREA. DRILLED LOCATION FOR FIELD RIVETS AND OVERSIZED FASTENERS AND INSTALLED PER SA 0 - [SDR CAL960521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960521), Apr 2, 1996: SKIN. DISBONDED. GSO - DISBOND FOUND AT 6TH WINDOW FORWARD OF STATION 980 LEFT 8 INCH AREA. ADDED FIELD FASTENERS AT DISBOND AND OVERSIZE EXISTING FASTENERS AND INSTALLED PER SA - [SDR CAL960510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960510), Apr 2, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. GSO - FRAME STA 520 CORRODED BETWEEN STR 28L AND STR 28R ON UPPER LEG. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA 12 INCHES LONG BY 3 INCHES DEEP. FABRICATED L-ANGLE REPAIR AND FILLE - [SDR CAL960506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960506), Apr 2, 1996: BULKHEAD SKIN. CORRODED. GSO - CORROSION FOUND AT BS 540 BETWEEN 27R AND 26R. REMOVED CORRODED AREA AROUND PNEUMATIC DUCT. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER. ALODINED AND PRIMED AS REQUIRED - [SDR CAL960508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960508), Apr 1, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CRACKED. GSO - AFT PIT FLOOR BEAM CRACKED, STA 727B, STR 27R AND STR 27L. CRACK APPROXIMATELY .5 INCH IN EXTRUSION. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS IAW B737 SRM 53-10-5. TREATED - [SDR CAL960525](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960525), Mar 22, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. GSO - RIGHT FORWARD FUSELAGE OUTER SKIN BULGED AND RIVETS PULLING THROUGH JUST FORWARD OF BS 253.5 AT STRINGER 526R. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN, REMOVED RI - [SDR CAL960047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960047), Jan 20, 1996: CONTROL PANEL. INOPERATIVE. BDL - FLT 1064 - THE CABIN PRESSURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AT FL 270 WHILE EN ROUTE FROM CLE TO BDL, AND SHORTLY AFTER, BEGAN TO CLIMB RAPIDLY. PRESSURE CONTROL WAS - [SDR CAL951120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951120), Dec 9, 1995: MOUNT BOLT. BACKED OUT. FLT NR 1727 - GSO - THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM GSO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO GSO WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FO - [SDR CAL950916](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950916), Oct 14, 1995: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. EWR - FLT 0244 - THE A-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS LOST AFTER LANDING AT EWR. THE PUMPS WERE FEATHERED WITHIN ONE MINUTE OF LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. MAINTENANC - [SDR CAL950892](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950892), Oct 3, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. GSO - THE FORWARD BULLNOSE PORTABLE EXIT LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE PORTABLE EXIT LIGHT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 33-51-31. (X) - [SDR CAL950891](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950891), Oct 3, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. GSO - THE R-2 DOOR PORTABLE EXIT LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE PORTABLE EXIT LIGHT BATTERIES WERE RECHARGED IAW MM 33-51-101. (X) - [SDR CAL950890](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950890), Oct 3, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. GSO - THE AFT BULLNOSE PORTABLE EXIT LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 33-51-31. (X) - [SDR CAL950889](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950889), Oct 3, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. GSO - THE LT E AND E HATCH PORTABLE EXIT LIGHT WAS FOUND DIM. THE E AND E HATCH PORTABLE EXIT LIGHT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 33-51-01. (X) - [SDR CAL950888](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950888), Oct 3, 1995: EEL EXIT SIGN. INOPERATIVE. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND THE R-1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT DIM. THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 33-51-101. (M) - [SDR CAL950887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950887), Oct 3, 1995: EEL BATTERY. DISCHARGED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND THE R-2 DOOR SLIDE LIGHT VOLTAGE READING ZERO. THE R-2 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE LIGHT ASSY AND BATTERY WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 33-51-63 - [SDR CAL950893](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950893), Sep 30, 1995: FRAME. CORRODED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON CHORD AT STA 227.8, BL ZERO. THE CORRODED SECTION OF CHORD WAS CUT OUT AND A NEW SECTION WAS SPLICED IN PER SRM 51-40-4. (X) - [SDR CAL950635](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950635), Jul 31, 1995: TRANSDUCER. INOPERATIVE. FLT NR 1405 - ATL - THE AIRCRAFT HAD A SLIGHT YAW AFTER TAKEOFF FROM EWR. THE RANGE OF THE YAW GREW AS SPEED INCREASED. THE YAWING STOPPED AFTER THE YAW DAMP SW - [SDR CAL950409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950409), May 20, 1995: HYD LINE. CHAFED. FLT NR 1758 - GSO - THE AIRCRAFT LOST 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID WHILE AT CRUISE. THE 'ABNORMAL' CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCI ## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19980419012779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419012779I), Apr 19, 1998: Boeing 737200 (N10242), Buffalo, NY. Narrative: during descent into buf, cala flight 1602, a 737-200, N10242, reported a flap problem. The flaps would not extend below 15 degrees and the position… - [Incident 19970704020259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970704020259I), Jul 4, 1997: Boeing 7372C0 (N10242), Kansas City, MO. On departure had th NR1 hyd system shut down. Continued to destination, landed, replaced b system hose. ## Other aircraft with N10242 - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10242): Cessna 210L, S/N 21059704, built 1972 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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