# N229US: 1979 Boeing 737-201, registration cancelled 2002-07-09 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 9, 2002 - Exported to: Mexico - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 737-201](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-201) (registry code 1384454) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048) - Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 21818 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: October 16, 1979 - Certificate issued: August 16, 1996 - Last registry action: April 18, 2000 - Mode S code: A20443 - Owner when cancelled: [US Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20AIRWAYS%20INC) - Location: [Arlington, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Arlington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 38.8783° N, 77.1007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, VA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N229US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=229US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N229US-2002-07-09 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 737-201: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-201.md ## Service difficulty reports (37) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAA991300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991300), Nov 21, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - DURING RON, FOUND .8750 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 787 STR 18R. DAMAGE CUT OUT. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER (12 INCHES BY 6.5 INCHES) PER SRM 53-00-01 - [SDR USAASB99211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB99211), Aug 25, 1999: MODULE. FAILED. SDF - FLT 1473 - AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARING TO LAND AT ADF, WHEN THE MASTER CAUTION FLIGHT CONTROL ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE 'A' HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW P - [SDR USAA990601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990601), Jun 16, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. TPA - DURING CX-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 727A, 2 INCH AT STRINGER 18L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG - [SDR USAA990589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990589), Jun 16, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. TPA - DURING CX-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT STATION 727A, 2 INCH BY STRINGER 15L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG - [SDR USAASB99059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB99059), Feb 28, 1999: LIGHT. SHORTED. SDF - PILOT REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT FOR THE AFT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY DURING TURBULENCE AND TAXI. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED WIRING - [SDR USAASB98279](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB98279), Oct 22, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CLE - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE THE AFT LEFT SERVICE DOOR DIM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES FOR THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN. - [SDR USAASB98182](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB98182), Jul 13, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ALB - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE THE AFT LEFT SERVICE DOOR INOP DURING THE TRANSIT CHECK. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PAC - [SDR USAA980259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980259), Jun 17, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK .0625 INCH LONG FORWARD ENTRY DOOR SKIN SCUFF PLATE. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS AND TRIPLER, REPAIRED PER E - [SDR USAA980258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980258), Jun 17, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK .5 INCH LONG STATION 344 STRINGER 27R FRAME. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER, REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-3 - [SDR USAA980257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980257), Jun 17, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION,K FOUND 3 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE FRAME BS 747 BETWEEN STRINGER 13/14L. INSTALLED FRAME REPAIR AND REPAIR PER SRM 53-40- - [SDR USAA980256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980256), Jun 17, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND CRACK .25 INCH LONG STATION 722 TO 725 BL '0' LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED DOUBLER, REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-2 - [SDR USAA980255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980255), Jun 17, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH LONG CRACK STATION 707 TO 714 LBL 25 INCHES LONGITUDIAL FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED DOUBLER, REPAIRED PER SRM 51 - [SDR USAA980254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980254), Jun 17, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 1.5 INCH CRACK BL '0' AT BS 661 FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES, REPAIRED PER BOEING REPAIR DRAWING 65C34537. - [SDR USAA980253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980253), Jun 17, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK BS 707-714 25 INCH RBL WL 203.5 LONGITUDIAL FLOORBEAM WEB. CUTOUT CRACKED AREA AND INSTALLED WEB RE - [SDR USAA980252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980252), Jun 17, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SURFACE CORROSION ON STRINGER 8R STATION 365, 1 INCH BY 3 INCH. SPLICES IN NEW SECTION OF STRINGER, REPAIRED PER - [SDR USAA980251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980251), Jun 17, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 2 INCH CORRODED AREA BS 358-360 UPPER SIDE OF STRINGER 27L. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE ANGLE AND REPAIRED PER SRM 51-1 - [SDR USAA980250](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980250), Jun 17, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK BS 727 A PLUS 7 INCH STRINGER 17R SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLERS, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3. (M) - [SDR USAA980249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980249), Jun 17, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK .5 INCH LONG STATION 378 BL '0' SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER, REPAIRED PER TYPICAL REPAIR 53-30-04. (M) - [SDR USAA980248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980248), Jun 17, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 7R AND STRINGER 5R BS 460-480, .75 INCH BY 2 INCH. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIRS AND REPAIRED - [SDR USAA980247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980247), Jun 17, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SEVERAL CORRODED AREAS .25 INCH BY .25 INCH EACH STRINGER 3R BS 440 TO BS 460. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF STRINGE - [SDR USAA980246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980246), Jun 17, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-5 CEHCK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SURFACE CORROSION ON STRINGER STATION 425 TO 470 STRINGER 4R, 2 INCH BY 1.5 INCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER - [SDR USAA980245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980245), Jun 17, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SURFACE CORROSION ON STRINGER STATION 420-440 STRINGER 7R, 1 FT BY 3 INCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER 7R FROM - [SDR USAA980244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980244), Jun 17, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SURFACE CORRSION ON STRINGER STATION 410-463 STRINGER 3R, .5 INCH BY 1.0625. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER 3R FR - [SDR USAA980243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980243), Jun 17, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND .375 INCH CRACK RIGHT FORWARD SERVICE DOOR LOWER AFT CORNER SKIN. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER, REPAIRED DRAWING 6 - [SDR USAA980242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980242), Jun 17, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH BY 3 INCH CORRODED AREA TWO PLACES BS 304, STRINGER 25L, BS 286.5, STRINGER 25L STRINGER. INSTALLED STRIN - [SDR USAA980241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980241), Jun 17, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL (HFEC) INSPECTION, FOUND 3 CRACKS 3 FASTENERS HOLES CRACKED APPROX .125 INCH EACH, BS 320-BS 336, STRINGER 20 STRINGER. SPLICED IN - [SDR USAA980053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980053), Jan 31, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. INT - DURING 1/2C-CHECK, FOUND 2 INCH BY 4 INCH BULGE AT BS 800 AND 2 INCH BY 3 INCH BULGE AT BS 810 SKIN BETWEEN STRINGER 26R AND STRINGER 27R. REMOVED CORROSI - [SDR USAA980052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980052), Jan 31, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. INT - DURING 1/2C-CHECK, FOUND 4 INCH BY 20 INCH SKIN BULGES AT RIGHT KEEL BEAM SPLICE AT BS 727 THROUGH BS 727A. CUT OUT FUSELAGE SKIN TO GAIN ACCESS TO KEEL B - [SDR USAA980045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980045), Jan 31, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. ROA - DURING CX-6 CHECK VISUAL/EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, FOUND .625 INCH CRACK BS 945 STRINGER 24L FUSELAGE SKIN. REMOVED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, REPAIRED P - [SDR USAASB97296](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB97296), Oct 30, 1997: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. BWI - FL 1772 - EN ROUTE TO DCA, CAPTAIN COULD NOT GET TRAILING EDGE FLAPS TO GO DOWN. ABNORMAL CHECKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. DCA RUNWAY WAS TOO SHORT FOR A NO - [SDR 97ZZZM1105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1105), Oct 30, 1997: INDICATOR. FAILED. BWI - FL 1772 - EN ROUTE TO DCA, CAPTAIN COULD NOT GET TRAILING EDGE FLAPS TO GO DOWN. ABNORMAL CHECKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. DCA RUNWAY WAS TOO SHORT FOR A NO - [SDR USAASB96233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB96233), Nov 11, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. ROA - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT SERVICE DOOR INTERIOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLED NEW BATTERIES - [SDR USAASB96180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB96180), Sep 5, 1996: SOCKET. LOOSE. CLT - FL 1188 - CREW REPORTED EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN IN CENTER OF CABIN, ROW 9 OVERHEAD, IS LOOSE/INOP. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED WIRING AT EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN SOCKET A - [SDR USAA960418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960418), May 4, 1996: SKIN. DENTED. ROA - DURING CX-4 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 12/32 INCH BY .065 DENT RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN AT STRINGER 20 BS 390. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. - [SDR USAASB96050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB96050), Mar 20, 1996: CONNECTOR. DEFORMED. CLT - FLT 1850 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM CLT, CREW RECEIVED NR 1 FUEL HEAT LIGHT AND NR 1 OIL TEMPERATURE ROSE INTO THE YELLOW ARC. CREW REDUCED POWER TO ENGINE. FLI - [SDR USAA950839](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950839), Aug 3, 1995: STRAP. UNSECURE. PIT - FLT 0281 - THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS CLOSED WITH THE SAFETY STRAP OUTSIDE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE RIGHT REAR SERVICE DOOR SAF - [SDR USAA950513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950513), May 14, 1995: TRANSCEIVER. FAILED. CLT - FLT 1257 - FLIGHT EN ROUTE FLL TO DCA WHEN WEATHER RADAR FAILED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CLT WHERE LANDING WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED ## 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. - [Incident 19930317010249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930317010249I), Mar 17, 1993: Boeing 737201 (N229US), Kansas City, MO. A system quantity showed decrease on climb. Returned. Landed safely. O ring seal defective on NR5 spoiler actuator. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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