# N204AU: 1968 Boeing 737-247, registration cancelled 2013-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-247](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247) (registry code 138448D)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19603
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1968
- Last registry action: April 27, 2004
- Mode S code: A1A0F2
- Location: [Newtown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Newtown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2606° N, 74.9371° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 18940, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204AU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=204AU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204AU-2013-08-13

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 737-247: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-247.md

## Service difficulty reports (103, newest 50)

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

- [SDR P2EA99301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99301), Sep 24, 1999: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. SJO - SKIN REPAIR NOT PER SRM AT BS 847 BETWEEN STRINGER 22R AND 24R. REPAIRED IAW COOPESA EO COO-3-53-551-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99294), Sep 24, 1999: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. SJO - SKIN REPAIR NOT IAW SRM AND BS 870 BETWEEN 20R AND 21R. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-03 FIG 4. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99293), Sep 24, 1999: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. SJO - SKIN REPAIR NOT IAW SRM AT BS 887 BETWEEN 21R AND 22R. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-03 FIG 7. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99285), Sep 24, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. SJO - SKIN DAMAGED, FROM BS 235 TO BS 243 BETWEEN STRINGER 20R AND 21R. REPAIRED IAW COOPESA EO COO-3-528-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99257), Sep 1, 1999: STRINGER. CRACKED. SJO - STRINGER 10L AT BS 727B CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 3. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99258), Aug 29, 1999: STRINGER. WORN. SJO - STRINGER 22R WORN TO LIMITS BETWEEN BS 1078 AND 1083. REPLACED SECTION ON STRINGER FROM BS 1071.750 TO 1083.250 IAW SRM 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99256), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. SJO - RIGHT EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH OPENING MECHANISM CRACKED. REPLACED FRAME ASSEMBLY IAW SRM 51-10-0 PAGE 5 AND 51-30-2. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99295](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99295), Aug 27, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. SJO - SKIN DENTED AT BS 807 AND BS 840 BETWEEN 20R AND 24R. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-10-01 PAGE 6. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99286), Aug 26, 1999: SPOILER. DAMAGED. SJO - SPOILER NR 4 DAMAGED. REPAIRED IAW COOPESA EO COO-CMP-3-57-532-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99272), Aug 26, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. SJO - NR 6 SPOILER DAMAGED. REPAIRED IAW COOPESA EO NR COO-CMP-3-57-503-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99269](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99269), Aug 26, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. SJO - RIGHT WING NR 8 SPOILER DAMAGED. REPAIRED NR 8 SPOILER IAW EO COO-CMP-3-57-504-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99298), Aug 25, 1999: BEAM. CRACKED. SJO - SPAN WISE BEAM NR 2, STRINGER 16C CRACKED AT BL 0. REPAIRED IAW EO COO-3-57-519-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99292), Aug 25, 1999: BEAM. CRACKED. SJO - SPAN WISE BEAM NR 1 CRACKED AT STRINGER 9C BL 0. REPAIRED IAW COOPESA EO COO-3-57-520-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99270), Aug 25, 1999: LUG. WORN. SJO - RUDDER LOWER HINGE LUG WORN. REPAIRED IAW COOPESA EO COO-3-55-507-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99259), Aug 25, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. SJO - LEFT WING FUEL TANK LOWER SKIN AT WBL 75.85 HAS CORROSION. REWORKED SKIN IAW COOPESA EO 3-57-509-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99300), Aug 24, 1999: STRINGER. CRACKED. SJO - STRINGER 16R CRACKED AT BS 787. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-03 FIG 3. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99261](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99261), Aug 24, 1999: STRINGER. CRACKED. SJO - STRINGER 14L CRACKED AT BS 360. REPLACED STRINGER FROM BS 352 TO 372 IAW SRM 51-10-1 PAGE 5. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99260](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99260), Aug 24, 1999: STRINGER. CRACKED. SJO - STRINGER 15L CRACKED AT BS 360. REPLACED STRINGER SECTION FROM BS 352 TO 372 IAW SRM 51-10-0 PAGE 5. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99255), Aug 24, 1999: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. SJO - FORWARD CARGO DOOR INNER SKIN REPAIR NOT PER SRM. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99254), Aug 24, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. SJO - FRAME CRACKED AT BS 907 BETWEEN STRINGER 16L AND 17L. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-40-3 FIG 3. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99251), Aug 24, 1999: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. SJO - FOUND CORROSION IN NOSE GEAR WHEEL WELL AT BS 277, WL 193, LBL 11. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-10-02 PAGE 5. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99245), Aug 24, 1999: SUPPORT. CRACKED. SJO - LEFT WING SPOILER NR 4 SUPPORT LUG CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW EO COO-SJO-99-00186H, DATED 8/30/99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99237), Aug 24, 1999: STRINGER. CRACKED. SJO - STRINGER 11 LEFT CRACKED AT BS 294.5, DEFECT SIZE, LENGTH .500 INCH. REPAIRED STRINGER 11 LEFT BETWEEN BS 293.5 AND STRINGER 299.5 PER SRM 53-10-3, FIG 2.
- [SDR P2EA99291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99291), Aug 23, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. SJO - FLOORBEAM WEB CRACKED AT BS 578 BETWEEN RBL 55 AND RBL 55 AT WL 206. REPAIRED IAW SERVICE BULLETIN 737-53-1061 REVISION 4. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99278](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99278), Aug 23, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. SJO - SEAT TRACK ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 727, RBL 25 AND WL 203.1. REPAIRED IAW EO COO-3-53-499-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99263), Aug 23, 1999: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. SJO - SEAT TRACK WEB CRACKED AT BS 706 AND BS 727 BETWEEN WL 203.1 AND 208.1. REPAIRED IAW COOPESA EO COO-SJO-3-53-500-98. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99262), Aug 23, 1999: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. SJO - FLOORBEAM DAMAGED AT BS 360, WL 208 AND BETWEEN RBL 24 AND RBL 60. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-9 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99244), Aug 23, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. SJO - FRAME ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 578 BETWEEN WL 208.1 AND WL 204.1 AT STRINGER 17R. REPLACED FRAME ANGLE IAW SRM 51-10-1 PAGE 5 AND SRM 51-30-2. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99297), Aug 22, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. SJO - SKIN CRACKED AT BS 755 BETWEEN STRINGERS 17L AND 18L. REPAIRED IAW COOPESA EO COO-3-53-542-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99284), Aug 22, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. SJO - SKIN FROM BS 186 TO BS 188 AT WL 170 DENTED, IN PROXIMITY TO EXTERNAL REPAIR AT BS 180 STRINGER 24R. REPAIRED IAW COOPESA WO NR COO-3-53-524-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99268), Aug 22, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. SJO - RIGHT WING NR 6 SLAT INTERNAL ANGLE CRACKED. REPLACED ANGLE FROM SLAT STATION 385.36 TO 254.24 BY FABRICATION IAW SRM 51-10-01 PAGE 5 AND 51-30-02. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99265](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99265), Aug 22, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. SJO - LEFT VERTICAL WEB CRACKED IN APU COMPARTMENT AT BS 1134, LBL 22. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 2. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99264), Aug 22, 1999: SKIN. LIGHTNING STRIKE. SJO - LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 540 BETWEEN STRINGERS 4L AND 5L. REPAIRED SKIN IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 28. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99252), Aug 22, 1999: RIVETS. LOOSE. SJO - LOOSE RIVETS FROM BS 1138 TO BS 1156, STRINGER 11R AND 12R. TORQUE BOX DAMAGED AT SAME LOCATION. REPAIRED TORQUE BOX IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIGURE 1 AND REPLACED
- [SDR P2EA99250](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99250), Aug 22, 1999: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. SJO - BULKHEAD WEB CRACKED AT BS 178, RBL 15, WL 218. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-11 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99249), Aug 22, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. SJO - FRAME LOWER FLANGE CRACKED IN FORWARD CARGO AT BS 460 BETWEEN STRINGERS 28L AND 28R. REPAIRED FRAME IAW SRM 51-40-03 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99248), Aug 22, 1999: SKIN. LIGHTNING STRIKE. SJO - LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 755 STRINGER 5L. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-03 FIG 23. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99247), Aug 22, 1999: SKIN. LIGHTNING STRIKE. SJO - LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 365 STRINGER 5L. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-03 FIG 23. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99246), Aug 22, 1999: SKIN. LIGHTNING STRIKE. SJO - LIGHTNING STRIKE AT BS 860, STRINGER 6L. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-30-03 FIG 23. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99243), Aug 22, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. SJO - SECTION 48 APU COMPARTMENT AT BS 1156 RBL 14 HAS CRACKED FRAME. REPAIRED FRAME AT BS 1156 BETWEEN RBL 15.25 AND RBL 12.750 IAW SRM 51-40-2 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99242), Aug 22, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. SJO - FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT AT BS 500A STRINGER 26R HAS CORROSION. REPAIRED STRINGER 26R BETWEEN BS 500A AND BS 514 IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 3. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99240), Aug 22, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. SJO - FUSELAGE FROM BS 188 TO BS 196.5 AT LAP JOINT, SKIN DENTED, STRINGER 20L. DEFECT SIZE, DEPTH .220. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99296](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99296), Aug 21, 1999: SKIN. CANNED. SJO - SKIN OIL CANNED AT BS 727B PLUS 14 BETWEEN STRINGERS 20L AND 21L. REPAIRED IAW COOPESA EO COO-3-53-542-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99277](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99277), Aug 21, 1999: SPLICE. CRACKED. SJO - STRINGER 27L SPLICE CRACKED BETWEEN BS 727 PLUS 10 TO 727A. REPAIRED IAW 5310-06. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99276), Aug 21, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. SJO - LEFT WING NR 2 KRUEGER FLAP DENTED. REPAIRED IAW EO COO-3-57-511-99. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99241), Aug 21, 1999: FRAME. CORRODED. SJO - AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FRAME BS 807, BETWEEN STRINGER 27R AND 26L HAS CORROSION, LENGTH 2 INCHES, WIDTH 1 INCH, DEPTH .025 INCH. FRAME REPAIRED AT BS 807 B
- [SDR P2EA99238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99238), Aug 21, 1999: BULKHEAD WEB. DENTED. SJO - AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB DENTED AT BS 1025, WL 196, RBL 8 INCHES. DEFECT SIZE, DEPTH .300 INCH. PRESSURE BULKHEAD SECTION BS 1025, WL 198.1, WL 198, RBL 
- [SDR P2EA99299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99299), Aug 20, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. SJO - FRAME CRACKED AT BS 947.5 BETWEEN STRINGER 20L AND 21L. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-10-01 PAGE 5. (M)
- [SDR P2EA99290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99290), Aug 20, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. SJO - CORROSION, SKIN AND TEAR STRAP BOND SEPARATED, AT BS 847 TO BS 907 AND BETWEEN 20R AND 25R. REPAIRED SKIN FROM BS 855 TO BS 867 AND BETWEEN STRINGER 23R A
- [SDR P2EA99271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/P2EA99271), Aug 20, 1999: STRINGER. CRACKED. SJO - AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, STRINGER 21L CRACKED AT BS 967. REPAIRED STRINGER FROM BS 975 TO BS 959 IAW SRM 53-10-03 FIG 1. (M)

All 103: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204AU-2013-08-13/reports.md

## 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 19990415019679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990415019679I), Apr 15, 1999: Boeing 737200 (N204AU), Kansas City, MO. (-5) On takeoff from mci, the pilot selected gear up. Both main landing gears retracted, the nose gear did not. The pilot selected gear down. All gears…
- [Incident 19930224005079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930224005079I), Feb 24, 1993: Boeing 727247 (N204AU), Buffalo, NY. Loud bang on climb. Shut NR2 engine down. Returned. Landed safely. Dome assembly was replaced.
- [Incident 19920908041209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920908041209I), Sep 8, 1992: Boeing 737247 (N204AU), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Wing tip struck the jetway on a power out from the gate. Pilot under direction of aircraft marshaller.

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