# N251AU: 1982 Boeing 737-201, registration cancelled 2003-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2003
- 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-17 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (registry code 52049)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22757
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1982
- Certificate issued: May 24, 2002
- Last registry action: January 10, 2003
- Mode S code: A25B48
- 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/N251AU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=251AU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251AU-2003-08-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (107, newest 50)

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

- [SDR USAA011361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA011361), Nov 7, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED .20, FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FRAME 727A AND 727B STRINGER 16R. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND REPAIR ANGLE PER EA 72869 AND SRM 53-30-3. (M)
- [SDR USAASB01294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01294), Oct 13, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. BWI - THE RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. (M)
- [SDR USAASB01233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01233), Aug 15, 2001: LIGHT. NOT SEATED. BWI - PILOT REPORTED THE THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR WAS ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE RESEATED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. 
- [SDR USAA010300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010300), Mar 20, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND HORIZ WEB CRACKED 1 INCH, BS 178 BULKHEAD, WL 207, RBL 29. REMOVED AND REPLACED WEB PER EO 5300V157. (M)
- [SDR USAA010267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010267), Feb 28, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. TPA - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 2.5 INCHES, STATION 951, STRINGER 20L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 6. (M)
- [SDR USAA010221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010221), Feb 20, 2001: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND INTERCOSTAL CRACKED 1 INCH, 178 BULKHEAD, RBL 26, WL 195. MODIFIED PART INSTALLED PER EA 68934. (M)
- [SDR USAA010247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010247), Feb 15, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - FOUND FLOOR FRAME CORRODED 4 SQUARE INCHES, STATION 987.5 LBL 14, RBL 15, RBL 24. REPLACED T-CAP FROM LEFT AND RIGHT EXTREMITIES PER TYP REP 53-60-01. COR
- [SDR USAA010246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010246), Feb 15, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - FOUND FLOOR FRAME CORRODED 12 SQUARE INCHES, BS 947.5 LBL 30 - RBL 49. FABRICATED T-CAP AND SPLICE PARTS PER 53-10-9. CORROSION LEVEL 1, TASK NR C53-107-0
- [SDR USAA010249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010249), Feb 14, 2001: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND CHORD ANGLE CRACKED .5 INCH, STATION 663 RBL 24, WL 201.5. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES PER DRW 65C37732, EA 68973. (M)
- [SDR USAA010136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010136), Feb 12, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 1 INCH, FS 785 AT STRINGER 19L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 69066. (M)
- [SDR USAA010135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010135), Feb 12, 2001: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED .125 INCH, STATION 685 STRINGER 4L. REPLACED TIE CLIP PER EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA010134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010134), Feb 12, 2001: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED .25 INCH, STATION 727G, STRINGER 8R. REPLACED TIE CLIP PER EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA010133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010133), Feb 12, 2001: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED .125 INCH, STATION 616, STRINGER 2L. INSTALLED NEW TIE CLIP PE EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA010132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010132), Feb 12, 2001: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED .125 INCH, STATION 616, STRINGER 6L. INSTALLED NEW TIE CLIP PER EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA010155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010155), Feb 12, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SIDE CHORD CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 178, WL 207 AND 195 RIGHT SIDE. SPLICED IN NEW SIDE CORD PER EO 5300V157. (M)
- [SDR USAA010154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010154), Feb 12, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SIDE CHORD CRACKED 1 INCH, TWO PLACES, STATION 178, WL 207, AND WL 195, LEFT SIDE. SPLICED IN NEW SIDE CHORD PER EO 5300V157. (M)
- [SDR USAA010137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010137), Feb 12, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND BULKHEAD CRACKED .125 INCH, TWO PLACES, BS 1016 AT APPROX STRINGER 3L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 69021. (M)
- [SDR USAA010151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010151), Feb 12, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 1.60 INCH, RIGHT AFT SERVICE DOOR BEAR STRAP. INSTALLED TRIPLER PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
- [SDR USAA010150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010150), Feb 12, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED .5 INCH, STATION 767, STRINGER 13L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR USAA010149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010149), Feb 12, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED .25 INCH, STATION 767 WEB CRACKED STRINGER 13R. INSTALLED RADIUS BLOCK PER EA 69053. (M)
- [SDR USAA010125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010125), Feb 6, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND BULKHEAD CRACKED .125 INCH, BS 1016, STRINGER 6L. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 15. (M)
- [SDR USAA01024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA01024), Feb 6, 2001: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND UPPER CHORD ANGLE CRACKED .5 INCH, STATION 663, RBL 24, WL 201.5. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES PER EA 68973. (M)
- [SDR USAA010123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010123), Feb 6, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND CHORD FRAME CRACKED .75 INCH, STATION 639, WL 210. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER REPAIR DOCUMENT 51-30-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA010112A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010112A), Feb 5, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED .25 INCH, STATION 334 STRINGER 8R AT FORWARD SERVICE DOOR. REPLACED SHEAR WEB PER DRAWING 65C33288. (M)
- [SDR USAA010122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010122), Feb 5, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SHEAR TIE CRACKED .75 INCH, FS 1040 BETWEEN STRINGER 2/3 RT. INSTALLED SHEAR TIE PER DWG 65-46569. (M)
- [SDR USAA010121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010121), Feb 5, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SHEAR TIE CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 1040 STRINGER 2L AND 3L. INSTALLED REPAIR PER DWG 65 46569. (M)
- [SDR USAA010120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010120), Feb 5, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 2.5 INCH, STATION 727B PLUS 2 AND 727A PLUS 8 STRINGER 18L. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
- [SDR USAA010119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010119), Feb 5, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM WEB CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 727, RBL 24.5. FABRICATED REPAIR AND INSTALLED PER EA 68992A. (M)
- [SDR USAA010118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010118), Feb 5, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM WEB CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 706, LBL 24.5. FABRICATED REPAIR AND INSTALLED PER EA 69008 AND 69031. (M)
- [SDR USAA010117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010117), Feb 5, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 695 LBL 45.5. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-4. (M)
- [SDR USAA010116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010116), Feb 5, 2001: FLOOR SUPPORT. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 540. REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT PER SRM 51-10-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA010115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010115), Feb 5, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED 6 INCHES, STATION 520, RBL 24.5. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-10. (M)
- [SDR USAA010114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010114), Feb 5, 2001: DOUBLER. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND PRODUCTION DOUBLER CRACKED 1 INCH, 4 PLACES, BL 0, STATION 370 TO 380. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 69056. (M)
- [SDR USAA010113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010113), Feb 5, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND BULKHEAD CRACKED .250 INCH, STATION 178 BULKHEAD, WL 224, RBL 2. INSTALLED TRIPLER PER EA 68961 AND EO 5300V153. (M)
- [SDR USAA010248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010248), Feb 3, 2001: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. CLT - FOUND INTERCOSTAL CORRODED 2 SQUARE INCHES, BS 987.9, LBL 20 TO STATION 1016, LBL 6. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL PER 51-30-0 AND 51-10-1. CORROSION LEVEL1,
- [SDR USAA010099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010099), Jan 30, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED 3 INCHES, STATION 663.7, BL 0. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 57-10-04. (M)
- [SDR USAA010098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010098), Jan 30, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND T-CAP CRACKED 4 INCHES, STATION 663, BL 0. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES PER TR 57-10-04 AND EA 69046. (M)
- [SDR USAA010097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010097), Jan 30, 2001: CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND CLIP CRACKED .75 INCH, INTERCOSTAL FUSELAGE FRAME ATTACHED CLIP. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-3. (M)
- [SDR USAA010096](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010096), Jan 30, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND STIFFENER CRACKED 2 INCHES, STRINGER 10L 294. INSTALLED STIFFENER PER EA 68991. (M)
- [SDR USAA010095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010095), Jan 29, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 14 INCHES BY 8 INCHES, STRINGER 17R TO 19R, STATION 727A. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR USAA010094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010094), Jan 29, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 2.5 INCHES, LEFT AFT ENTRY DOOR OUTER SKIN STRINGER 17L PLUS 960. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
- [SDR USAA010093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010093), Jan 29, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND FRAME CRACKED .25 INCH, STATION 747 FRAME PLUS STRINGER 13L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-4. (M)
- [SDR USAA010092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010092), Jan 29, 2001: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND CHORD ANGLE CRACKED .75 INCH, STATION 663, LBL 23, WL 201.5. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 68798. (M)
- [SDR USAA010091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010091), Jan 29, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 663, LBL 0.0. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND ANGLES PER SRM 53-10-9. (M)
- [SDR USAA010090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010090), Jan 29, 2001: BEAM. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND BEAM CRACKED 1.8 INCH, STATION 520, RBL 45.5. REPAIRED DOUBLER PER SB 737-53-1120. (M)
- [SDR USAA010089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010089), Jan 29, 2001: BEAM. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND BEAM CRACKED 1.3 INCH, STATION 520-540, LBL 45.5. REPAIRED DOUBLER PER SB 737-53-1120. (M)
- [SDR USAA010088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010088), Jan 29, 2001: BEAM. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND BEAM CRACKED 1.5 INCH, STATION 520, LBL 24. REPAIRED DOUBLER PER SB 737-53-1120. (M)
- [SDR USAA010087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010087), Jan 29, 2001: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED 1 INCH, BS 520, STRINGER 19R. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-3. (M)
- [SDR USAA010086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010086), Jan 29, 2001: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND INNER CHORD CRACKED 3 INCHES, STATION 294, WL 208. REPLACED CHORD PER SRM 51-10-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA010085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010085), Jan 29, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND BULKHEAD CRACKED .5 INCH, WL 234, RBL 10. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-08. (M)

All 107: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251AU-2003-08-13/reports.md

## 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 19910706029219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910706029219I), Jul 6, 1991: Boeing 737201 (N251AU), Kansas City, MO. NR2 engine oil filter by-pass light on after takeoff. Returned. Found carbon in filter.

## Other aircraft with N251AU

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251AU): Textron 172S, S/N 172S13262, built 2024

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