# N12231: Boeing 737-217, registration cancelled 1999-07-01 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 1, 1999 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 737-217](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-217) (registry code 1384464) - Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 19885 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: September 30, 1998 - Last registry action: October 1, 1998 - Mode S code: A05DFB - Owner when cancelled: [Rfc 737/23 Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RFC%20737%2F23%20INC) - Location: [Cheyenne, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Cheyenne) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.1001° N, 104.9249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82001, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12231 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12231 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12231-1999-07-01 From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 737-217: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-217.md ## Service difficulty reports (24) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR CALA9800684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9800684), Apr 21, 1998: SLIDE. LOW PRESSURE. INSPECTION FOUND R-2 DOOR SLIDE PRESSURE AT ZERO. THE R-2 DOOR SLIDE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 25-61-311. - [SDR CALA9701652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701652), Nov 20, 1997: SENSOR. OUT OF ADJUST. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE HANDLE WOULD GO TO THE OFF POSITION AND STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO CLE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INC - [SDR CALA9701161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701161), Aug 1, 1997: SLIDE. ZERO PRESSURE. INSPECTION FOUND THE R-2 DOOR ESCAPE SLIDE WITH ZERO PRESSURE. THE SLIDE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. - [SDR CALA9700891](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700891), Jun 12, 1997: HYD LINE. LEAKING. THE B HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS LOST DURING CRUISE, EN ROUTE TO ATL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ATL WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC LINE FROM NR 1 ELECTRIC - [SDR CALA9700438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700438), Mar 26, 1997: HYD LINE. CRACKED. THE AIRCRAFT LOST A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DURING CLIMBOUT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND - [SDR CALA9600961](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9600961), Jul 3, 1996: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. THE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LOST WHILE ON DESCENT INTO CHS. THE FLUID LOSS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMP LIGHTS. THE LANDI - [SDR CALA9601014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601014), Jun 27, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR BEAM LOWER CHORD AND TRANSVERSE BEAM CRACKED AT STA 675, BL 0. THE TRANSVERSE BEAM AT STA 685, BL 0 WAS ALSO CRACKED. THE BEAMS WERE REPA - [SDR CALA9601012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601012), Jun 26, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1.75 INCH AND 5.75 INCH CRACK IN RT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 188 AND 251, WL 207 TO 234. THE CRACKED AREA WAS CUT OUT. A FILLER AND DOUBLER W - [SDR CALA9601010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601010), Jun 26, 1996: SKIN. DISBONDING. INSPECTION FOUND ONE AREA OF RT WINDOW BELT SKIN DISBONDING. THE WINDOW BELT SKIN WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-08. - [SDR CALA9601013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601013), Jun 20, 1996: WEB. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN WEB AT STA 358, STRINGER 17L. A REPAIR ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW 51-40-3, 51-10-2 AND 53-10-2. - [SDR CALA9601011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601011), Jun 10, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN LT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 188 AND 251, WL 207 TO 234. THE CRACKED AREA WAS CUT OUT, DOUBLER AND FILLER WERE FABRICATED AND - [SDR CALA9601009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601009), Jun 9, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK IN RT WING UPPER SURFACE SKIN AT REAR SPAR, WBL 165, AFT OF INBOARD DRY BAY PANEL. THE CRACKED SECTION WAS CUT OUT AND A DOUBLER - [SDR CALA9601008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601008), Jun 8, 1996: SKIN. GOUGED. INSPECTION FOUND A GOUGE IN FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW R-1 DOOR AT STRINGER 18R. THE GOUGED AREA WAS CUT OUT IAW SRM 53-30-3. A DOUBLER AND FILLER REPAIR WAS FABRICATE - [SDR CALA9601007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601007), Jun 8, 1996: SKIN. DENTED. INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED BETWEEN STA 1020 AND 1044, STRINGER 25R. THE DENTED AREA WERE CUT OUT IAW SRM 53-30-8. A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTAL - [SDR CAL960088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960088), Feb 6, 1996: CONNECTORS. LOOSE. FLT NR 1517 - MDW - THE APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MDW. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE AIRCRAFT W - [SDR CAL951175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951175), Dec 24, 1995: HYD LINE. LEAKING. FLT NR 1084 - EWR - THE NLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE RED LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE FOUND T - [SDR CAL951078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951078), Dec 1, 1995: DUCT. RUPTURED. FLT NR 1495 - BOS - THE NR 2 ENGINE SURGED ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT V1. THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED TO KEEP EGT BELOW REDLINE. THE NR 2 ENG - [SDR CAL951082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951082), Nov 20, 1995: DOUBLER. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A 1.25 INCH CRACK IN THIRD LAYER OF FUSELAGE INTERNAL DOUBLER AT AFT GALLEY DOOR FORWARD LOWER CORNER. THE CRACKED AREA WAS CUTOUT. A DOU - [SDR CAL951073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951073), Nov 20, 1995: SHEAR BEAM WEB. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN LOWER INBOARD RADIUS OF SHEAR BEAM WEB JUST FORWARD OF STATION 727 AT S18A, LEFT SIDE. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED. A - [SDR CAL951072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951072), Nov 20, 1995: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A 4.05 INCH CRACK IN WEB ON LEFT SIDE OF NOSE WHEEL WELL AFT BULKHEAD AT LBL 6.12 AND A 3.25 INCH CRACK ON RIGHT SIDE OF NOSE WHEEL WELL - [SDR CAL951071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951071), Nov 20, 1995: SKIN. CREASED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A CREASE IN SKIN PANEL ON RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AT STATION 350 AFT OF R-1 DOOR BETWEEN S18R AND S20R. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS CUTOUT. A FIL - [SDR CAL951070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951070), Nov 20, 1995: FLOOR BEAM. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN CENTER FLOOR BEAM OF MAIN CABIN AT STATION 660, BL 0. A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW BAC DRAWING 65C34537 - [SDR CAL951069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951069), Nov 20, 1995: BATTERY PACK. INOP. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND THE L-1 AND R-1 EXTERIOR EMEREGNCY EXIT SLIDE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERY PACK FOR THE L-1 AND R-1 EMERGENCY EXIT SLIDE LIGHTS WAS RE - [SDR CAL951074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951074), Nov 1, 1995: CHORD. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK AT FASTENERS IN LEFT STATION 727 OUTBOARD CHORD, STRINGER 18A. THE CRACKED CHORD SEGMENT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW EA 5 ## Other aircraft with N12231 - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12231-undated): Lockheed ORION 9B, S/N 189. 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