# N234US: 1980 Boeing 737-201, registration cancelled 2004-12-06 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: December 6, 2004 - Exported to: Sierra Leone - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - 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: 22274 - Year built: 1980 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 22, 1980 - Certificate issued: October 15, 2004 - Last registry action: October 15, 2004 - Mode S code: A2192F - Owner when cancelled: [Hamilton Aerospace Technologies Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20AEROSPACE%20TECHNOLOGIES%20INC) - Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 32.0676° N, 110.8672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85734, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234US-2004-12-06 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 737-201: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-201.md ## Service difficulty reports (41) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAA001879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001879), Nov 7, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 1.6 INCH, RT FUSE STATION 944 AT STRINGER 24R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-03 FIG 6. (M) - [SDR USAASB00305](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00305), Oct 29, 2000: CHARGER. FAILED. TPA - MAINTENANCE FOUND TWO FORWARD CABIN/ENTRY DOOR SECTIONS OF EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK (P/N 9008- - [SDR USAASB00130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00130), Apr 29, 2000: CHARGER. FAILED. ALB - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ON THE CEILING IN THE FIRST CLASS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK (P/N 9008-3-5A) - [SDR USAA000262](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000262), Feb 24, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. SKIN HAS A 1 INCH CRACK AT 490 STRINGER 24. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND QUADRUPLER PER EA 54235. (M) - [SDR USAA000263](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000263), Feb 24, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. SKIN HAS A 2.5 INCH CRACK AT BS 980, STRINGER 21L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-303 FIG 1. (M) - [SDR USAASB99243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB99243), Oct 2, 1999: WIRE. BROKEN. TPA - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AISEL EMERGENCY LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 12C INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED TWO BROKEN WIRES AT SEAT ROW 12C. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M - [SDR USAASB98172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB98172), Jul 6, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ALB - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FOLLOWING EMERGENCY EVACUATION LIGHTS INOP, LEFT OVERWING EXIT HATCH SIDEWALL EXIT LIGHT, THE LEFT OUTSIDE EXIT HATCH WING LIGHT AND - [SDR USAASB98143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB98143), Jun 7, 1998: ACCESSORY UNIT. FAILED. BUF - FLT 461 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BUF, LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT BUF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. - [SDR USAASB98132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB98132), Jun 1, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. ALB - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLIGHT DECK EMERGENCY EVACUATION EXIT LIGHT IN THE CEILING TO BE INOPERABLE WHEN SWITCHED ON FROM THE OVERHE - [SDR USAA980040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980040), Jan 23, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND .5 INCH CRACK FLOORBEAM BS 520, RBL 24. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND MOD REPAIRED PER EA 43461. (M) - [SDR USAA980039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980039), Jan 23, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORRODED AREA 20 INCHES BS 907-927 STRINGER 25L. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR SPLICE, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG - [SDR USAA980038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980038), Jan 23, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 10 INCH BY 5 INCH SKIN BULGED FUSELAGE SKIN BS 727, STRINGER 27L, STRINGER 27R BELLY. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILL - [SDR USAA980037](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980037), Jan 23, 1998: CHORD. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK BS 727 RT STRINGER 18A FORWARD FASTENER HOLE CRACKED FORWARD FLANGE OF OUTBOARD CHORD. INST - [SDR USAA980036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980036), Jan 23, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 2 CRACKS, .5 INCH AND 1.5 INCHES LONG AT BS 520 RBL 45 FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED KIT, REPAIRED PER EA 43461. (M) - [SDR USAA980035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980035), Jan 23, 1998: BULKHEAD WEB. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK BS 178 LBL 4.5 AT LOWER LEFT ANT MOUNT BULKHEAD WEB. STOP DRILLED, NDT INSPECTION AND INSTALLED FIL - [SDR USAA980034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980034), Jan 23, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND .375 INCH CRACK FORWARD DOOR FRAME AT UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. STOP DRILLED CRACK, NDT INSPECTION, INSTALLED REPAIR D - [SDR USAA980033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980033), Jan 23, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND .5 INCH CRACK BS 520, LBL 24 FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED DOUBLER, REPAIRED PER EA 43461. (M) - [SDR USAA980032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980032), Jan 23, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH BY 1 INCH CORRODED AREA BS 990 WL 208 STRINGER 17R FRAME. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER, REPAIRED PER SRM - [SDR USAA980031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980031), Jan 23, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH BY 4 INCH CORRODED AREA BS 344 TO BS 348 STRINGER 25L. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF STRINGER, REPAIRED PER S - [SDR USAA980030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980030), Jan 23, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 7 INCH CRACK, TWO 3.5 INCH CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 727 A PLUS 3, TO BS 727B BETWEEN STRINGER 18 AND STRING - [SDR USAA980029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980029), Jan 23, 1998: SPAR LUG. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND .125 INCH BY 1 INCH CORRODED AREA CENTER SECTION FRONT SPAR CLEVEIS LUG BORE LEFT HORIZONTAL LOWER STABILIZER. I - [SDR USAA980028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980028), Jan 23, 1998: SPAR LUG. CORRODED. INT - DUIRNG Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND .125 INCH BY 1 INCH CORRODED AREA CENTER SECTION FRONT SPAR CLEVIS LUG BORE RT LOWER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. INST - [SDR USAA980027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980027), Jan 23, 1998: CLIP. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORRODED AREA E/E BS 345 TO BS 363 STRINGER AND TIE CLIP. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE REPAIR AND REPLACED TIE CLIP - [SDR USAA980026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980026), Jan 23, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK .5 INCH AFT SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT UPPER HINGE, UPPER FORWARD END SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLERS, REPAIRED PER EA 4 - [SDR USAA980025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980025), Jan 23, 1998: SKIN. DAMAGED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND PREVIOUS DOUBLER STATION 947 STRINGER 20L TO STRINGER 21L SKIN. INSTALLED EXT SKIN REPAIR, REPAIRED PER EA 43493 - [SDR USAA980024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980024), Jan 23, 1998: SPAR. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 1 INCH BY .125 INCH CORRODED AREA RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER OUTBOARD REAR SPAR TERMINAL LUG. INSTALLED OVER - [SDR USAA980023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980023), Jan 23, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 4 INCH BY 1 INCH CORRODED AREA BS 907 - BS 927, S27R STRINGER. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF STRINGER, REPAIRED PER - [SDR USAA980022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980022), Jan 23, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND APPROX 2 INCH BY 2 INCH AREA OF CORROSION LOWER CHORD OF FRAME AT STATION 787 LEFT KEEL BEAM. INSTALLED REPAIR D - [SDR USAA980021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980021), Jan 23, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND APPROX 2 INCH BY 2 INCH AREA CORRODED STRINGER 25L AT STATION 968. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE, REPAIRED PER SRM 53 - [SDR USAA980020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980020), Jan 23, 1998: SPAR. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND .125 INCH BY 1 INCH CORRODED AREA CENTER SECTION FRONT SPAR CLEVIS LUG BORE RT HORIZONTAL UPPER STABILIZER. INST - [SDR USAA980019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980019), Jan 23, 1998: SPAR. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-6 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND .125 INCH BY 1 INCH CORRODED AREA CENTER SECTION SPAR CLEVIS LUG LEFT UPPER HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. INSTALLED OVE - [SDR USAA970276](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA970276), Aug 27, 1997: SKIN. TORN. GSO - DURING "UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE CHANGE' VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND 1 INCH BY 1 INCH PIECE OF SKIN TORN AWAY, LEFT AFT ENTRY DOOR SKIN ABOVE LOWER HINGE CUTOU - [SDR USAASB97143](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB97143), May 29, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. GSO - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT SERVICE DOOR AND THE AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK - [SDR USAASB97020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB97020), Jan 19, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ROA - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT ENTRY DOOR INTERIOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIO - [SDR 97ZZZM214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM214), Jan 19, 1997: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. ROA - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT ENTRY DOOR INTERIOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE POWER SUPPLY. OPERATIO - [SDR USAASB97019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB97019), Jan 17, 1997: BYPASS SWITCH. FAILED. PIT - FL 1261 - ON CLIMB-OUT OF PIT, THE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT FOR THE NR 1 ENGINE ILLUMINATED AT APPROX 11,000 FEET. THE CAPT SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND R - [SDR USAA960369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960369), Mar 22, 1996: STRINGER. CRACKED. INT - DURING 'DROP-IN' CHECK VISUAL PCI INSPECTION, FOUND 2.2 INCH CRACK, STATION 706 STRINGER 18A RIGHT. INSTALLED REPAIR, REPAIRED PER EA 41018. (M) - [SDR USAASB96018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB96018), Jan 22, 1996: AUX POWER UNIT. FAILED. FLT NR 1184 - BWI - ON FINAL APPROACH APU FIRE WARNING MOMENTARILY WENT OFF. FIRED FIRE BOTTLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU. (M) - [SDR USAA960195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960195), Jan 3, 1996: STRINGER. CORROSION. ROA - DURING CX-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 27L, BS 786.5 TO BS 1016. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICES, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3. (M) - [SDR USAASB95029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB95029), Dec 16, 1995: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. FLT NR 8582 - RSW - AFTER SECOND APU START ATTEMPT APU FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED APU FIRE SWITCH PULLED AND BOTTLE DISCHARGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU FCU. AD - [SDR USAA950642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950642), Jun 18, 1995: ACTUATOR. FAILED. BWI - FLT 1120 - UNABLE TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. FLIGHT RETURNED TO BWI WHERE LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATO ## 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 19921107054029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921107054029I), Nov 7, 1992: Boeing 737201 (N234US), Orlando, FL. First officer became incapacited at the control while taxiing for takeoff. Returned to gate. Received medical help. ## Other aircraft with N234US - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234US): Beech D35, S/N D-3678, built 1953 --- 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.