# N201US: 1980 Boeing 727-251, registration cancelled 2004-06-01 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 1, 2004 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 727-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (registry code 138408H) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 22154 - Year built: 1980 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 25, 1980 - Certificate issued: August 22, 1980 - Last registry action: January 20, 2004 - Mode S code: A1978D - Owner when cancelled: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC) - Location: [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 44.8873° N, 93.1924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=201US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N201US-2004-06-01 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 727-251: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251.md ## Service difficulty reports (19) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0004572201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0004572201), Dec 22, 2000: AT THE GATE WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD, FUMES/SMOKE FILLED THE CABIN. CREW EVACUATED AIRCRAFT AND DEPLOYED RIGHT AFT SLIDE. DTW MAINTENANCE FOUND PARKING BRAKE SH - [SDR 0000962201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0000962201), Mar 16, 2000: CONTROL VALVE. LEAKING. DURING APPROACH AND AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, THE ''A'' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LAND - [SDR 0000112201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0000112201), Jan 16, 2000: SWITCH. FAILED. DURING APPROACH AND GEAR EXTENSION, CREW RECEIVED RED NOSE GEAR WARNING LIGHT. CREW RECYCLED GEAR THREE TIMES AND CONDITION REMAINED. PILOTS VERIFIED MANUALLY T - [SDR 0000102201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0000102201), Jan 14, 2000: PUMP. INOPERATIVE. DURING CLIMB-OUT AND PASSING THROUGH 2900 FEET ALTITUDE, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A FLAMEOUT. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COM PRODECURES AND DUMPED FUEL TO ACCO - [SDR 0000062201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0000062201), Jan 8, 2000: SOLENOID. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING CLIMB, CREW RECEIVED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT. CREW VISUALLY VERIFIED THAT RIGHT GEAR DOOR WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION. - [SDR 9904222201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9904222201), Oct 10, 1999: SADDLE DUCT. BLOWN. DURING CLIMBOUT, THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ACTIVATED WITH EPR GOING FROM 1.94 TO 1.8 AND EGT AT RED LINE. CREW DECLARED A YELLOW EMERGENCY, NR 1 ENGINE WAS S - [SDR 9903232201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9903232201), Jun 18, 1999: KEEL BEAM. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT KEEL BEAM AT FS 984. REPAIRED KEEL BEAM PER EA 22-167879 (P/N 65-56441-5). - [SDR 9903222201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9903222201), Jun 15, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER CHORD OF FS 380 FLOORBEAM RBL 22-26 AND RBL 52-70. REPAIRED PER EA 22-167882 (P/N 65-20826-16). - [SDR 9800172201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9800172201), Jan 1, 1998: DNLOCK ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING APPROACH WITH LANDING GEAR DOWN, NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LO - [SDR 9720872201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9720872201), Nov 6, 1997: FUEL PUMP. FAILED. AS TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, AUTO PACK TRIP OCCURRED WITH ASSOCIATED LEFT ENGINE N1. FUEL FLOW AND OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO NEAR ZERO INDICATIONS. CREW ABORTE - [SDR 9710562201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710562201), May 31, 1997: PRECOOLER. FAILED. DURING CLIMBOUT, NR 3 STRUT OVERHEAT INDICATION ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE PRECOOLER, - [SDR 9709752201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9709752201), May 17, 1997: TEMP CONTROLLER. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE RIGHT PACK TRIPPED OFF LINE WITH CABIN CREW REPORTING SMOKE IN CABIN. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CABIN TEMPERATURE - [SDR 9612792201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9612792201), May 29, 1996: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE BS 1130 FLOOR BEAM LOWER CHORD FROM LBL 37 TO 28 AND RBL 51. REPAIRED BEAM (P/N 65-20822-3) PER EA 22-105287. - [SDR 9611192201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9611192201), May 18, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING H-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE STR 29L TENSION TIE FITTING BS 1183. REPLACED FITTING (P/N 22-5300-3-0246) PER SRM 51-10-01. - [SDR 9602232201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9602232201), Jan 30, 1996: GROUND PROX WARN. SOUNDED. DURING SHORT FINAL, GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SOUNDED PULL-UP COMMAND. AIRCRAFT MADE A GO-AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. RIGGED BODY CABLE SYSTEM. CHECKED O - [SDR 9600112201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9600112201), Jan 3, 1996: T/O WARNING. SOUNDED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL WITH FLAPS AT 5 DEGREES, TAKEOFF WARNING HORN ACTIVATED AND TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND SYSTEM INDICATION CHECK - [SDR 9520542201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9520542201), Dec 15, 1995: APU WIRING. BURNED. AT THE GATE WHILE APU WAS RUNNING, THE PILOT NOTICED THE SMELL OF BURNT ELECTRICAL WIRING FOLLOWED BY APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT. THE PILOT PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE A - [SDR 9516942201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9516942201), Oct 30, 1995: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. OVERNIGHT PRE-FLIGHT FOUND FIRST SECTION OF FLOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM CHECK OK. - [SDR 9512242201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9512242201), Aug 13, 1995: GALLEY DOOR. NOT LATCHED. MSP-DFW - DURING CLIMB, A LOUD SHRILL NOISE BEGAN EMANATING FROM THE LEFT AFT GALLEY DOOR, NO PRESSURIZATION DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. DUMPED 3,000 LBS OF FUEL ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20001222029259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001222029259I), Dec 22, 2000: Boeing 727251 (N201US), Detroit, MI. (-23) This aircraft was at the gate with the APU running with both packs on, having a hydraulic leak at the parking brake shut off valve repaired, in the left… - [Incident 19890322016579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890322016579I), Mar 22, 1989: Boeing 727200 (N201US), Detroit, MI. Creaking sound and movement of second observers desk on climb. Structural problem considered but none found. - [Incident 19870917061939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870917061939I), Sep 17, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N201US), Minneapolis, MN. During climbout the cockpit had smoke. Radar circuit breakr popped. Aircraft returned to airport. Rt caused smoke. ## Other aircraft with N201US - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201US): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 64TBL3L0020016 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.