# N252US: 1968 Boeing 727-251, registration cancelled 2011-09-22 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 22, 2011 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 727-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (registry code 138408H) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (registry code 52046) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 19971 - Year built: 1968 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: November 1, 1968 - Certificate issued: July 25, 2002 - Last registry action: April 21, 2009 - Mode S code: A260BF - Owner when cancelled: [Kitty Hawk Collateral Liquidating Trust](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KITTY%20HAWK%20COLLATERAL%20LIQUIDATING%20TRUST) - Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 37.7984° N, 122.3992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=252US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252US-2011-09-22 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 727-251: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251.md ## Service difficulty reports (98, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR GAIA06035ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA06035ST), Dec 13, 2006: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING WALKAROUND, A HOLE WAS FOUND ON THE LT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN BS 360 AND BS 380. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT STRINGER 24 WAS ALSO DAMAGED. PERFORMED REP - [SDR GAIA06012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA06012), Mar 23, 2006: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE SKIN BY THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE R-2 DOOR CUT OUT. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW SB. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K) - [SDR GAIA06011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA06011), Mar 23, 2006: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. DURING INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RT MLG FORWARD TRUNNION ATTACH FITTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRUNNION ATTACH FITTING IAW SB AC RETURNED TO SERVIC - [SDR GAIA06008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA06008), Feb 24, 2006: SWITCH. INTERMITTENT. ON APPROACH TO LANDING, AT GEAR EXTENSION THE RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED. EVENTUALLY THE RED LIGHT WENT OUT AN - [SDR GAIA06007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA06007), Feb 24, 2006: ACCESSORY UNIT. INTERMITTENT. ON APPROACH TO LANDING, AT GEAR EXTENSION THE RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED. SECONDARY VIEW PORT INDICATED GEAR D - [SDR GAIA06006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA06006), Feb 23, 2006: SWITCH. INTERMITTENT. ON APPROACH TO LANDING, AT GEAR EXTENSION THE RED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED GREEN NOSE GEAR LIGHT NOT ILLUMINATED. SECONDARY VIEW PORT INDICATED GEAR D - [SDR GAIA0521OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA0521OP), Jun 23, 2005: COALESCER BAG. DIRTY. DURING CLIMB OUT, FUEL ODOR, LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHECKED AFT SPAR ENGINE FUEL FEED LINE SHROUDS, NO LEAKS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH WATER - [SDR GAIA04176OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04176OP), Dec 7, 2004: GCU. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING APPROACH, LOST ALL (REMAINING, NR 2 AND NR 3) GENERATORS IN FLIGHT DURING APPROACH. RESET NR 2 GEN. NO VOLTAGE OR FREQS. ON NR 3, UNABLE TO RESET. FAULT - [SDR GAIA04091OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04091OP), Aug 31, 2004: ACCESSORY UNIT. INOPERATIVE. FLT 713 - SJU-MIA - DURING CRUISE, RIGHT MAIN GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SJU WHERE A LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLE S - [SDR GAIA04069OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04069OP), Apr 20, 2004: CLAMP. LOOSE. NR 1 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF. CREW RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO DEPARTURE AERODROME (FWA) WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. DUPLICAT - [SDR GAIA04050OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04050OP), Mar 17, 2004: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE NR 3 LEADING EDGE DEVICE DID NOT RETRACT ON FLAP RETRACTION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FWA AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. CLEANED CONNECT - [SDR GAIA03021OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03021OP), Jun 25, 2003: PUMP. FAILED. DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM EWR AT 6500 FEET, THE NR 3 ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO EWR. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. INSPECTION FOUND THE DRIVE SHAFT SHE - [SDR GAIA03018OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03018OP), Jun 11, 2003: ODOR. DETECTED. DURING FLIGHT AND TAXI IN, CREW NOTICED A UNIDENTIFIABLE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. FUEL LEAKS WERE REPAIRED AT LT WING TO BODY BOLT AND AT BOTH LT AND RT FORWARD TRU - [SDR GAIA03017OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03017OP), Jun 10, 2003: COALESCER BAG. CONTAMINATED. DURING CLIMB-OUT, CREW NOTICED A STRONG, SMOKEY SOLVENT ODOR COMING FROM AIR VENTS. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH WATER SEPARATOR SO - [SDR GAIA03016OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03016OP), May 16, 2003: LINE. LEAKING. RIGHT STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. REMOVED AND REPLACED 13TH STAGE MOD VALVE SENSE LINE ON NR 3 ENGINE. OPERATIONALLY - [SDR GAIA02154OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02154OP), Nov 7, 2002: HINGE. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE MAIN CARGO DOOR HINGE, A CRACK WAS INDICATED ON THE FORWARD END OF BOTH HALVES, FUSELAGE/DOOR. ALSO, AT THE AFT END OF FUSELAGE - [SDR GAIA02099OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02099OP), Aug 28, 2002: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT FWA, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. O - [SDR GAIA02033OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02033OP), Apr 11, 2002: TRANSMITTER. INOPERATIVE. FLT 2863 - BWI-FWA - ON APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT HAD THE OUTBOARD FLAPS ASYMMETRY BETWEEN ZERO AND TWO DEGREES FLAPS. THE CREW USED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND DE - [SDR GAIA02032OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02032OP), Apr 10, 2002: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. FLT 713 - HSV-FWA - ON APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT HAD OUTBOARD SPLIT FLAP INDICATION. THE CREW USED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT - [SDR GAIA02030BOP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02030BOP), Apr 4, 2002: ENGINE. FAILED. FLT 734 - FWA-DFW - ON CLIMB AT FL270, THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD THE NR 1 ENGINE MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE OIL TEMP INCREASED TO 120 AND THERE WAS A SHARP JUMP IN - [SDR GAIA02021OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02021OP), Feb 28, 2002: TRANSMITTER. DAMAGED. FLT 715 - ELP-FWA - ON DESCENT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD OUTBOARD SPLIT FLAP IINDICATION. THE CERW USED THE ALTERNATE FLAP SYSTEM TO LOWER THE FLAPS TO THEIR DESIRED SE - [SDR GAIA02019OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02019OP), Feb 23, 2002: INDICATOR. STUCK. FLT 1801 - FWA-MCO - ON APPROACH TO MCO, THE OUTBOARD FLAPS ASYMMENTRIED LESS THAN 2 DEGREES. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MCO WITH - [SDR GAIA01311OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01311OP), Oct 3, 2001: LIGHT. DISCONNECTED. FLT 1713 - HSV-FWA - DURING CRUISE, THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM IT FIXED MOUNT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT TO FWA AND LANDE - [SDR GAIA01299OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01299OP), Aug 21, 2001: CONTROL HANDLE. STIFF. FLT 2019 - PHX-MHR - ON TAKEOFF, THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMAL, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS ABOUT TWO INCHES SHORT OF BEING IN THE FULL UP POSITION. RETURNED THE GEAR HANDL - [SDR GAIA01187ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01187ST), Jun 11, 2001: SEAT TRACK. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SEAT TRACK BS 720C LBL 45.50 HAS ELONGATED LOCK HOLES. ACCOMPLISHED SEAT TRACK REPAIR BS 690-740 L - [SDR GAIA01188ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01188ST), Jun 11, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BS 360 FRAME INBOARD FLANGE CHORD CRACKED IN THE RADIUS AT STRINGER 9L. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE FRAM - [SDR GAIA01189ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01189ST), Jun 11, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BS 178 B/H WEB IS CRACKED AT FASTENER LOCATION WL 198 RBL 3 AND WL 201 STIFFENERS ARE CRACKED AT R - [SDR GAIA01190ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01190ST), Jun 11, 2001: SEAT TRACK. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BS 700 RBL 45.50 SEAT TRACK HAS ELONGATED LOCK HOLES. ACCOMPLISHED BS 690-740 RBL 45.50 SEAT TRACK - [SDR GAIA01191ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01191ST), Jun 11, 2001: STIFFENER. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HORIZONTAL STIFFENER EXFOLIATED ON TOP OF NOSE WHEEL WELL BS 302 RBL 12-LBL 12 WL 181. ACCOMPLISHE - [SDR GAIA01192ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01192ST), Jun 11, 2001: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CORROSION ON LEFT 1070 FRAME INBOARD CHORD AT STRINGER 10L. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE FRAME REPAIR BS 1070 STRINGER - [SDR GAIA01193ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01193ST), Jun 11, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LEFT VENTRAL STAIRS TORQUE BOX AT BS 1323 AFT LIGHTING HOLE HAS A CRACK ON LOWER HOLE EDGE. ACCOMP - [SDR GAIA01194ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01194ST), Jun 11, 2001: WEB. CHAFED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TOP TRAILING EDGE OF LOWER RUDDER HAS METAL CHAFED THROUGH TOP. ACCOMPLISHED LOWER RUDDER CLOSE OU - [SDR GAIA01195ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01195ST), Jun 11, 2001: SKIN. DEFORMED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT DEFORMED FUSELAGE SKIN BS 215-227 STRINGER 25-26R. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BS 215-227 ST - [SDR GAIA01196ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01196ST), Jun 11, 2001: FRAME. DENTED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LEFT BS 1166 FRAME DENTED AT WL 212. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE FRAME REPAIR BS 1166 LEFT WL 212 IAW B7 - [SDR GAIA01197ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01197ST), Jun 11, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT RIGHT BS 1166 FRAME FAIL/SAFE CHORD CRACKED AT STRINGER 9R. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE FRAME REPAIR BS - [SDR GAIA01198ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01198ST), Jun 11, 2001: FRAME. DENTED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LEFT BS 1166 FRAME DENTED AT WL 212. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE FRAME REPAIR BS 1166 LEFT WL 212 IAW B7 - [SDR GAIA01199ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01199ST), Jun 11, 2001: WEB. DENTED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SHEAR WEB DENTED AT BS 1153 LBL 25 WL 208. ACCOMPLISHED SHEAR WEB REPAIR BS 1153 LBL 25 WL 208 IAW B727 SRM 51-4 - [SDR GAIA01200ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01200ST), Jun 11, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT L1 DOOR SKIN CRACKED AT LOWER HINGE CUT OUT. ACCOMPLISHED L1 DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN REPAIR IAW B727 SRM 52-03-00 FIG - [SDR GAIA01201ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01201ST), Jun 11, 2001: STIFFENER. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BS 1183 AFT BULKHEAD UPPER RIGHT SIDE STIFFENER IS CORRODED. ACCOMPLISHED 1183 BULKHEAD STIFFENER - [SDR GAIA01202ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01202ST), Jun 11, 2001: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CORROSION ON SKIN LAP BS 440 STRINGER 26L. ACCOMPLISHED STRINGER REPAIR BS 440 STRINGER 26L IAW B7 - [SDR GAIA01203ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01203ST), Jun 11, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CORROSION ON THE MAIN ELECTRONIC COMPARTMENT DOOR SKIN BS 420-440 STRINGER 28L-28R. ACCOMPLISHED E/E DOOR EXTERN - [SDR GAIA01204ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01204ST), Jun 11, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO CRACKS IN BS 178 B/H WEB AT FASTENER LOCATIONS WL 235 LBL 10-12. ACCOMPLISHED BS 178 BULKHEAD - [SDR GAIA01205ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01205ST), Jun 11, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO CRACKS IN BS 178 B/H WEB AT FASTENER LOCATIONS WL 235 RBL 10-12. ACCOMPLISHED BS 178 BULKHEAD - [SDR GAIA01206ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01206ST), Jun 11, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN BS 300 STRINGER 17R AT FASTENER VERIFIED BY HFEC. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BS - [SDR GAIA01207ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01207ST), Jun 11, 2001: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A CRACK IN THE UPPER SKIN IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL BS 287-292 BBL 0 WL 200. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE WHEEL WELL UPPER SKI - [SDR GAIA01208ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01208ST), Jun 11, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT ELEVATOR INBOARD TRAILING EDGE STATIC DISCHARGER CORROSION BETWEEN BASE AND ELEVATOR SKIN. ACCOMPLISHED - [SDR GAIA01209ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01209ST), Jun 11, 2001: SKIN. BULGED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BULGING SKIN ALONG LAP SEAM BS 1130-1148 STRINGER 3-4L. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BS 1130-1148 STRINGER - [SDR GAIA01210ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01210ST), Jun 11, 2001: SKIN. GOUGED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A GOUGE ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 630 STRINGER 15-16R. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BS 630 STRINGER - [SDR GAIA01211ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01211ST), Jun 11, 2001: STIFFENER. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HORIZONTAL STIFFENER AT BS 309 LBL 12 - RBL 12 WL 181 ON TOP OF NOSE WHEEL WELL IS EXFOLIATED. ACC - [SDR GAIA01212ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01212ST), Jun 11, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT STRINGER 15L IS CRACKED AT BS 720B PLUS 15. ACCOMPLISHED STRINGER REPAIR BS 720B PLUS 15 STRINGER All 98: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N252US-2011-09-22/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 20020228036479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020228036479I), Feb 28, 2002: Boeing 727251 (N252US), Fort Wayne, IN. (-23) See attached SDR: flight 715 from elp to fwa; on descent the aircraft had outboard split flap indication. The crew used the alternate flap system to… - [Incident 20010221005299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010221005299I), Feb 21, 2001: Boeing 727251 (N252US), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) As a/c was being marshalled to parking, left wing tip struck hangar wall causing minor damage to strobe light lens, and assembly, as well as surrounding… - [Incident 19880517038789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517038789I), May 17, 1988: Boeing 727251 (N252US), Milwaukee, WI. Aircraft had excessive hydraulic leak so PIC landed. Found gear door hydraulic return line had failed. - [Incident 19790620016479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620016479I), Jun 20, 1979: Boeing 727251 (N252US), Fargo, ND, Minor damage. Takeoff aborted due to vibration and fire warning light. 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