# N258US: Boeing 727-251, registration cancelled 1998-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 1998
- Exported to: Denmark
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (registry code 138408H)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1989
- Last registry action: March 20, 1998
- Mode S code: A27709
- Owner when cancelled: [First Security Bank Na](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20NA)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N258US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=258US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N258US-1998-03-20

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 (16)

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

- [SDR 98ZZZX181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX181), Dec 1, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, STR 15L WAS NOTED CRACKED AT STA 720C.
- [SDR 98ZZZX180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX180), Dec 1, 1997: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, CORROSION NOTED ON UPPER CHORD OF CABIN FLOOR BEAM. STA 460 FROM RBL 25 TO RBL 45.
- [SDR 97ZZZX5090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5090), Nov 1, 1997: TRUNNION BEAM. BOLTS SHEARED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, TWO SHEARED BOLTS WERE FOUND ON THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION BEAM AT STA 18A.
- [SDR 97ZZZX5089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5089), Nov 1, 1997: FRAME. SEPARATED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, STR 5L AND STR 6L HAD PULLED FASTENERS AND SEPARATED FRAME AT STA 825.
- [SDR 97ZZZX5088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5088), Nov 1, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, STR 17L WAS FOUND CRACKED AT STA 848.
- [SDR 97ZZZX5087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5087), Nov 1, 1997: FRAME. SEPARATED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, STR 6R HAD PULLED FASTENERS AND SEPARATED FROM FRAME AT STA 848.
- [SDR 97ZZZX5086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5086), Nov 1, 1997: FRAME. SEPARATED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, STR 5L AND STR 6L HAD PULLED FASTENERS AND SEPARATING AT FRAME STA 848.
- [SDR USVA69701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USVA69701), Jun 22, 1997: TUBE. LOOSE. SUFFERED AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF HYDRAULIC QUANTITY ON 'A' SYSTEM. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND LANED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND HYDRA
- [SDR IXKA960007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXKA960007), Feb 26, 1996: FIRE SENSOR. SHORTED. DEPARTING PBI, FIRE WARNING INDICATION ON NR 3 ENGINE DURING CLIMB-OUT. FOLLOWED CHECK LIST AND DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO PBI. R
- [SDR IXKA960003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXKA960003), Jan 3, 1996: TEST MODULE. FAILED. TPA/ATL - FLT 72 - WHILE PARKING AT GATE, ELECTRICAL SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM GLARE SHIELD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHUT DOWN ENGINES AND APU. FOUND MASTER DIM A
- [SDR IXKA950036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXKA950036), Dec 20, 1995: SHUT-OFF VALVE. FAILED. TPA/MDW - FLT 42 - DIVERTED TO ATL WHEN CABIN RATE OF CLIMB WENT TO 1,000 FPM UP, COULD NOT CONTROL RATE IN AUTO OR MANUAL. FOUND LEFT PACK VALVE NOT OPENING. R
- [SDR 95ZZZX2362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2362), Apr 17, 1995: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK AND C.P.C.P. INSPECTION, FOUND SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT RBL 42 FROM FS 1010 TO BS 1030. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION. ALSO, NR 4 SEAT TRACK AT BS 480 C
- [SDR 95ZZZX2361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2361), Apr 17, 1995: STIFFENER. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK AND C.P.C.P. INSPECTION, FOUND VERTICAL STIFFENER ON FORWARD SIDE OF BS 1183 BULKHEAD AT RBL 24 HAS CRACKED WEBBING APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ABOVE FL
- [SDR 95ZZZX2360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2360), Apr 17, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK AN C.P.C.P. INSPECTION, FOUND BS 1323 SKIN CRACKED AT LOWER FORWARD CORNER OF CUT-OUT FOR THE LT NEG. RELIEF DOOR. (1.33 INCH IN LENGTH.) STOP DR
- [SDR 95ZZZX2359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX2359), Apr 17, 1995: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK AND C.P.C.P. INPSECTION, FOUND FLOOR BEAM AT BS 1070 BESIDE R2 DOOR CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF UPPER CHORD. FABRIATED REPAIR SECTIONS 
- [SDR IXKA9500016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXKA9500016), Apr 13, 1995: TIRES. FAILED. ACY - UPON LANDING, 3 EACH MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY TIRES BURST. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1, NR 2, NR 3, AND NR 4 MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLIES PER MM 32-45-01. (X)

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19950413011259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950413011259I), Apr 13, 1995: Boeing 727251 (N258US), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Narrative: on April 13, 1995 at approximately 1220 hours, a Boeing 727, N258US piloted by a kiwi international airlines experienced difficulties while landing…
- [Incident 19860521027929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860521027929I), May 21, 1986: Boeing 727251 (N258US), Great Falls, MT. Recycled gear to get a safe indication and made a safe landing. Lubricated the nose gear.
- [Incident 19800722062269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722062269I), Jul 22, 1980: Boeing 727251 (N258US), Morgantown, WV. Rear airstairs came open in flight.

## Other aircraft with N258US

- [Cancelled 2025-12-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N258US-2025-12-09): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER, S/N 058/US, built 2024. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Aero Dreams LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20DREAMS%20LLC), [Cheyenne, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Cheyenne)

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