# N243US: 1982 Boeing 737-201, registration cancelled 2004-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2004
- Exported to: Mexico
- 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: 22445
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 1982
- Certificate issued: July 7, 2004
- Last registry action: July 7, 2004
- Mode S code: A23CF7
- Owner when cancelled: [Alameda Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALAMEDA%20CORP%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N243US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=243US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243US-2004-09-13

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 (100, newest 50)

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

- [SDR USAA010751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010751), Jun 16, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND BULKHEAD WEB WITH NUMEROUS CRACKS RANGING FROM .125 INCH TO .75 INCH, BS 178 WL 207 TO 234, LBL 12.6 TO RBL 11.7. DAMAGE REMOVED, REPAIR DOUBLER INS
- [SDR USAA010752](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010752), Jun 16, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND VERTICAL CHORD WITH TWO CRACKS EACH 1 INCH LONG, BS 178 WL 181 AT RBL 5.7 AND WL 184 AT LBL 5.7. DAMAGE REMOVED, INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES ADN STRAPS 
- [SDR USAA010753](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010753), Jun 16, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SIDE CHORDS WITH TWO CRACKS .25 INCH AT RBL 26, 1 INCH AT LBL 24, BS 178 WL 195 AT LBL 24 AND WL 207 AT RBL 26. DAMAGED SECTION REMOVED, INSTALLED C
- [SDR USAASB01086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01086), Mar 23, 2001: DUCT. FAILED. PBI - FLT 2990 - EN ROUTE FROM LGA TO PBI, APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVISED THE CREW OF AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN MID-CABIN. CREW C
- [SDR USAASB01085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01085), Mar 22, 2001: BLEED VALVE. FAULTY. LGA - FLT 2721 - ON TAKEOFF FROM LGA, EN ROUTE TO FLL, THE AUTO THROTTLE DISENGAGED AND THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR PULLED BACK TO 1.88. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THROTT
- [SDR USAASB00351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00351), Dec 18, 2000: ENGINE. FAILED. FLL - FLT 2828 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM FLL, EN ROUTE TO BOS, THE NR 2 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL AND HIGH EGT. CAPTAIN SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE, DECLARED
- [SDR USAA002076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA002076), Dec 6, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. TPA - FOUND STRINGER CORRODED 2 INCHES BY 3 INCHES, STATION 965, STRINGER 27R. CORROSION LEVEL 2. SPLICED IN SECTION PER SRM 53-10-3 PAGE 4 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR USAASB00270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00270), Sep 22, 2000: GYRO. FAULTY. BWI - FLT 2821 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM BWI, THE HEADING COMPARATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAINS AND FIRST OFFICERS COMPASS SYSTEM SPLIT 30 DEGREES APART AND REMAINED
- [SDR USAASB00214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00214), Aug 10, 2000: HANDLE. FAILED. BOS - FLT 2602 - CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE PAST THE OFF POSITION TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. CREW ACCOMPLISHE
- [SDR USAA000188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000188), Feb 11, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND 1 INCH CRACK, STATION 727 STRINGER 24R CHORD ANGLE. INSTALLED NEW CHORD AND DOUBLER PER EA 66451 AND SRM 51-40-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA000137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000137), Feb 3, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - Q-1, BS 1016 LT LENGTH OF FLOORBEAM HAS CORROSION LEVEL 1. REPLACED WEB, T-CAP PER TR 53-60-02 AND SRM 51-40-02. (M)
- [SDR USAA000136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000136), Feb 3, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CLT - Q-1, FOUND CORROSION AT RBL 39 STATION 1000 TO 1014 FLOOR SEAT TRACK 1 INCH BY 14 INCH CORROSION LEVEL 1. INSTALLED NEW SEAT TRACK PER SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-
- [SDR USAA000135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000135), Feb 2, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK, LOWER FORWARD CORNER AFT ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT. REPLACED PARTS PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 24. (M)
- [SDR USAA000134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000134), Feb 2, 2000: FITTING. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, FOUND .5 INCH CRACK, LOWER DOOR STOP FITTING. REPLACED FITTING PER DRAWING 6517685. (M)
- [SDR USAA000133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000133), Feb 2, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - Q,1, FOUND .1 INCH CRACK STATION 578, STRINGER 7R TIE CLIP. REPLACED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-1 AND EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA000132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000132), Feb 2, 2000: STRAP. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK, STRINGER 5A JUST AFT STATION 1138. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER EA66501 AND SRM 53-00-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA000131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000131), Feb 2, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STRINGER 17 TIE CLIP AT STATION 1138, HAS 1 INCH CRACK. REPLACED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA000130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000130), Feb 2, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STRINGER 161 TIE CLIP AT STATION 1138, HAS A .75 INCH CRACK. REPLACED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-40-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA000129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000129), Feb 2, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STATION 1104 STRINGER 161 INBOARD SIDE FRAME SHEAR TIE HAS A .5 INCH CRACK. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA000128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000128), Feb 2, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STRINGER 21 AT FRAME 616 TIE CLIP HAS A .5 INCH CRACK. REPLACED TIE CLIP PER EO5393G227 PART 3. (M)
- [SDR USAA000127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000127), Feb 2, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STATION 707, LBL 25, WL 202.5 FLOORBEAM WEB HAS A 1.5 INCH CRACK. REPLACED PARTS PER SRM 51-40-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA000126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000126), Feb 2, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STATION 663 BULKHEAD UPPER FRAME RBL 23, WL 201.5 HAS A .5 INCH CRACK. REPLACED VERTICAL ANGLES AND CHORD PER BOEING 65C37732. (M)
- [SDR USAA000125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000125), Feb 2, 2000: CREASE BEAM. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STRINGER 17R CREASE BEAM 8 INCH AFT STATION 639 FRAME CREASE BEAM WEB HAS A .375 INCH CRACK AT WL 208. REPLACED WEB PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
- [SDR USAA000124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000124), Feb 2, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STATION 520 FORWARD CARGO PIT BULKHEAD STRINGER 24R SHEAR TIE HAS A .375 INCH CRACK. INSTALLED CLIP PER SRM 51-10-02 AND BOEING 6551298. (M)
- [SDR USAA000123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000123), Feb 2, 2000: CREASE BEAM. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, FOUND STRINGER 17R STATION 639 FRAME WL 208 CREASE BEAM WEB HAS A 1 INCH CRACK. REPLACED WEB AND ANGLE PER SRM 51-10-01 AND 51-40-04. (M)
- [SDR USAA000122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000122), Feb 2, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STATION 597 STRINGER 8R TIE CLIP HAS A .1 INCH CRACK. REPLACED STRINGER CLIP PER EO5393G227 PART 3. (M)
- [SDR USAA000121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000121), Feb 2, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STRINGER 15R AT SKIN FASTENER FORWARD STATION 540 FRAME HAS A .25 INCH CRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR SPLICE PER EA66436 AND SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR USAA000120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000120), Feb 2, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STATION 726, S18AL AT L/B CHORD FRAME HAS A .5 INCH CRACK. REPLACED SHELF PER EO5393G256 AND SRM 51-10-9. (M)
- [SDR USAA000114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000114), Jan 27, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, BS 178, LBL 5, WL 184 ANGLE HAS A 1.5 INCH CRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND STRAP PER EA 66497. (M)
- [SDR USAA000113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000113), Jan 27, 2000: BEAM. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1, STATION 178, LBL 5.25, WL 188 BEAM HAS A 1 INCH CRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER PER EA 66497. (M)
- [SDR USAA000092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000092), Jan 26, 2000: STRINGER. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1 - BS 533.5 AND 532.5, STR 151, STRINGER HAS 2 EACH .25 INCH CRACKS. SPLICED NEW STRINGER PER EACH 66436 AND SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (X)
- [SDR USAA000090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000090), Jan 26, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1 - STA 727, LBL 23, WL 202, BULKHEAD HAS A .50 INCH CRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-03. (X)
- [SDR USAA000089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000089), Jan 26, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - Q-1 - STA 727, RBL 23, WL 202. BULKHEAD HAS A .50 INCH CRACK. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-03. (X)
- [SDR USAA000088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000088), Jan 26, 2000: BEAM. CORRODED. CLT - Q-1 - BS236, RBL 6, WL189, TRANSVERSE BEAM HAS 1 INCH BY .50 INCH OF CORROSION. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-1. (X)
- [SDR USAA000068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000068), Jan 19, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 727, RT BUTTLINE 1 WATERLINE 202. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER TR 53-10-03 A. (M)
- [SDR USAA000049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000049), Jan 18, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. WEB CRACKED AT BS 350, STRINGER 15 LT. INSTALLED NEW WEB SKIN PER SRM 51-10-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA000048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000048), Jan 18, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. BULKHEAD CRACKED AT BS 663, LT BUTTLINE 23, WATERLINE 201.5. INSTALLED SPLICE ANGLE PER TR 57-10-03. (M)
- [SDR USAA000047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000047), Jan 18, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT BS 986, RT BUTTLINE 47, LT BUTTLINE 12. INSTALLED NEW T-CAP PER TR 53-60-1 AND EA 66459. (M)
- [SDR USAA000034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000034), Jan 14, 2000: SPLICE. CORRODED. SPLICE CORRODED AT BS 359, STRINGER 27L. REPLACED STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR USAA000031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000031), Jan 13, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. WEB FOUND CRACKED AT BS 578, LBL 58, 59, 60, 60.5, WL 205.5. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA000030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000030), Jan 13, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. FOUND FRAME CRACKED AT BS 400, STRINGER 25L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-3. (M)
- [SDR USAA000029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000029), Jan 13, 2000: STRINGER. CRACKED. FOUND STRINGER 15 RIGHT CRACKED AT BBS 533.5.. REPAIRED PER EA 66436 AND SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR USAA000028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000028), Jan 13, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND WEB CRACKED AT BS 639, WL 208, RBL 63. REPLACED WEBPER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA000027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000027), Jan 13, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. INTERCOSTAL FOUND CRACKED AT BS 278, STRINGER 14R. REPLACED PART PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA000026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000026), Jan 13, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 350, WL 216, RBL 65. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-30-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA000025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000025), Jan 13, 2000: FITTING. CRACKED. FOUND FITTING CRACKED AT BS 348.2, WL 216, RBL 61. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-30-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA000024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000024), Jan 13, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. WEB FOUND CRACKED AT BS 350, LBL 61, WL 216. REPAIRED PERSRM 51-30-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA000023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000023), Jan 13, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND ANGLE CRACKED AT BS 727, WL 202, RBL 8..5. REPAIREDPER SRM 51-30-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA000022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000022), Jan 13, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. FOUND BULKHEAD CRACKED. INSTALLED REPAIR KIT PER DWG 65C37732. (M)
- [SDR USAA991480](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991480), Jan 12, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-1 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FUOND A .125 INCH CRACK FORWARD SERVICE DOOR FORWARD CUTOUT STUB FRAME BETWEEN STRINGER 11R AND 12R OUTBOARD CHORD ANG

All 100: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243US-2004-09-13/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20001218022509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001218022509I), Dec 18, 2000: Boeing 737201 (N243US), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On t/o just past V2 experienced a loud pop, high EGT and loss of power on #2 engine. A/c returned safely to fll with no injuries or damage to a/c.…
- [Incident 19950807022269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950807022269I), Aug 7, 1995: Boeing 737201 (N243US), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Bird strike on climbout. Lost power left engine. Secured and returned. Found ten impeller blades bent.

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