# N18611: 1994 Boeing 737-524, registration cancelled 2013-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-524](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-524) (registry code 1384721)
- Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27324
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 1994
- Certificate issued: February 5, 2009
- Last registry action: February 5, 2009
- Mode S code: A1598B
- 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: 29.7568° N, 95.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77002, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18611
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18611
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18611-2013-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 737-524: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-524.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR CALA0800350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0800350), Apr 24, 2008: FIRE LOOP. FAULTY. UPON TOUCHDOWN AND T/R ACTIVATION THE A-LOOP NR 2 AFT CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK FOR CARGO FIRE DETECTION/FIRE WARNING LIG
- [SDR CALA0500045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0500045), Feb 10, 2005: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FRAME IN AFT BAGGAGE BIN CORRODED AT STA 907 ABOVE S21R. A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-70-11.
- [SDR CALA0500037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA0500037), Feb 2, 2005: FRAME. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK THROUGH RIVET IN LT FRAME WHERE FRAME JOINS CABIN FLOORBEAM AT STA 616, LBL 64. THE CRACKED AREA WAS CUT OUT AND AN ANGLE DOUBLE
- [SDR CALA9601527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601527), Oct 27, 1996: OVEN. CONTAMINATED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE NR 2 OVEN IN FIRST CLASS GALLEY WHILE INFLIGHT. THE OVEN CIRCUITS WERE DEACTIVATED AND THE SMOKE CEASED. THE
- [SDR CAL950835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950835), Sep 19, 1995: BEARING. FAILED. FLT NR 397 - DEN - THE NR 2 ENGINE SUDDENLY SPOOLED DOWN WITH VIBRATION, IN FLIGHT AT 31,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO DEN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCI

## NTSB investigations (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 DCA09MA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09MA021), Dec 21, 2008: Boeing 737-524 (N18611), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain’s cessation of right rudder input, which was needed to maintain directional control of the airplane, about 4 seconds before the excursion, when the airplane encountered a strong and gusty…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20081220853549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081220853549A), Dec 20, 2008: Boeing 737524 (N18611), Denver, CO, Destroyed. During a take off in a strong cross wind on runway 34R, the aircraft departed the runway to the left, crossed an empty taxiway, struck a raised airport access…

## Other aircraft with N18611

- [Cancelled 1954-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18611-1954-05-05): Boeing 314, S/N 2085, built 1941. Owner: [Universalairline Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSALAIRLINE%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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