# N261AU: 1983 Boeing 737-201, registration cancelled 2002-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 2002
- 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: 22867
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1983
- Certificate issued: May 7, 2002
- Last registry action: May 7, 2002
- Mode S code: A282C7
- 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/N261AU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261AU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261AU-2002-06-06

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 (73, newest 50)

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

- [SDR USAASB01181](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01181), Jun 20, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. BOS - THE PASSENGER CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERIES. (M)
- [SDR USAASB01102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01102), Apr 17, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. MCO - THE CENTER OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CENTER OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (M)
- [SDR USAASB01107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01107), Apr 4, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. LGA - THE CENTER EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (M)
- [SDR USAA010201](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010201), Feb 9, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. BOS - FOUND SKIN CRACKED .75 INCH, BETWEEN STATION 787/807 STRINGER 19L. INSTALLED DOUBLER INCORPORATED PREVIOUS PATCH PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR USAASB00293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00293), Oct 16, 2000: ACCESSORY UNIT. FAULTY. BDL - FLT 2708 - ON FINAL APPROACH TO BDL FROM MCO, CREW RECEIVED THREE GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS AND THREE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED. CREW REC
- [SDR USAA001728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001728), Oct 12, 2000: STRINGER. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND STRINGER CRACKED .250 INCHES, BS 360, STRINGER 15L. INSTALLED NEW PART PER SRM 51-10-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA001729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001729), Oct 12, 2000: WEDGE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SLAT TRAILING EDGE WEDGE CRACKED 12.5 INCHES, ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE WEDGE. REMOVED DAMAGED CORE PER EA 68081 AND SRM 51-40-10 AND 51-70-10. (M)
- [SDR USAA001698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001698), Oct 9, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND CHORD ANGLE CRACKED 2 INCHES, STATION 695 AT RBL 48. REPAIRED PER EA 68082. (M)
- [SDR USAA001697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001697), Oct 9, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND CHORD ANGLE CRACKED 2 INCHES, STATION 695 AT LBL 48. REPAIRED PER EA 68082. (M)
- [SDR USAA001696](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001696), Oct 9, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED .500 INCH, STRINGER TIE CLIP FS 500B, STRINGER 22L. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-1 AND 51-30-3. (M)
- [SDR USAA001648](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001648), Oct 2, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND CHORD ANGLE CRACKED 1 INCH, AT FLOORBEAM CHORD BS 344, RBL 12. REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 51-10-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA001649](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001649), Oct 2, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM CHORD CRACKED 1 INCH, AT SEAT TRACK BS 344, WL 208. REPLACED BEAM PER TR 53-10-13. (M)
- [SDR USAA001650](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001650), Oct 2, 2000: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 350, STRINGER 15L, WL 221. REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 51-10-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA001651](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001651), Oct 2, 2000: STRINGER. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND STRINGER CRACKED .75 INCH, STRINGER 16L CRACKED AT FS 787. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR USAA001631](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001631), Sep 29, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED 1 INCH BY 1 INCH, BS 967, RBL 44 - LBL 12. CORROSION LEVEL 1 C 53-107-02. REPAIRED PER T-CAP SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-9. (M)
- [SDR USAA001630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001630), Sep 29, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED 1 INCH BY 1 INCH, BS 947, RBL 50 - LBL 44. REPAIRED T-CAP PER SRM 53-10-09. (M)
- [SDR USAA001629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001629), Sep 29, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND ANGLE CRACKED 1.5 INCH, FORWARD SERVICE DOOR Z-ANGLE STATION 296.5, WL 208. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE PER DWG 65-45807. (M)
- [SDR USAA001628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001628), Sep 29, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED .25 INCH, STATION 827, STRINGER 9R. REPAIRED PER EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA001627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001627), Sep 29, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED .25 INCH, STATION 663.75, STRINGER 10R. REPAIRED PER EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA001626](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001626), Sep 29, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND ANGLE CRACKED .25 INCH, AFT LOWER CORNER ANGLE ASSEMBLY THRESHOLD. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-30-02. (M)
- [SDR USAA001613](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001613), Sep 28, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND THE BULKHEAD WEB CRACKED .5 INCH, STATION 178 RBL 6.75, WL 198. ENLARGED CUTOUT OF DAMAGE (3 INCHES BY 5 INCHES) AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-1
- [SDR USAA001619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001619), Sep 28, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CARCKED .25 INCH, AT FS 727B-582. MODIFIED PART INSTALLED PER EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA001618](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001618), Sep 28, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED, .572 INCH BS 663-510L. MODIFIED PART INSTALLED PER EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA001617](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001617), Sep 28, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND STRINGER TIE CLIP CRACKED .25, STRINGER 10L B STATION 500A. REPLACED CLIP PER EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA001622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001622), Sep 28, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED .25 INCH, AT FORWARD END OF STRINGER 14R AT STATION 277. ROUTED OUT CRACK PER 51-10-1 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR USAA001621](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001621), Sep 28, 2000: STIFFENER. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND VERTICAL STIFFENER CRACKED 1 INCH, INBOARD FLANGE LBL 5.7 VERT STIFFENER STATION 178 WL 184. INSTALLED 1/2 HARD SS ANGLES PER SRM 53-10-11. (M)
- [SDR USAA001620](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001620), Sep 28, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED .5 INCH, STATION 597 STRINGER 9R. MODIFIED PART INSTALLED PER EO 53936227. (M)
- [SDR USAA001616](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001616), Sep 28, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND STRINGER TIE CLIP CRACKED, FS 727B-S7L. MODIFIED PART INSTALLED PER EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA001615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001615), Sep 28, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED .5 INCH, STATION 639 STRINGER 2R. MODIFIED PART INSTALLED PER EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA001614](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001614), Sep 28, 2000: SPLICE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND STRINGER END SPLICE CRACKED .5 INCH, STATION 360 STRINGER 14L. REPLACED SPLICE PER SRM 51-10-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA001610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001610), Sep 28, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND DOOR CUTOUT CRACKED 3 INCHES, LEFT AFT ENTRY DOOR LOWER FORWARD CORNER. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-03 AND EA 68158. (M)
- [SDR USAA001609](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001609), Sep 28, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND AFT NOSE W/W BULKHEAD CRACKED 1.5 INCHES, ACT SUPPORT BEAM WEB STATION 228, WL 185.5, BL 0. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA001599](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001599), Sep 28, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND VERTICAL ANGLE CRACKED .25 INCH, AFT SIDE STATION 727, BULKHEAD RBL 6.5. REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 51-10-01 AND EA 68132. (M)
- [SDR USAA001570](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001570), Sep 27, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED .25 INCH, BS 339, STRINGER 17LT. REPAIRED PER DWG 65C27257 AND 65C27297. (M)
- [SDR USAA001569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001569), Sep 27, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SIDE CHORD CRACKED 2 INCHES, BS 178, WL 207, LBL 25. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER SRM 53-10-11 AND EA 68032. (M)
- [SDR USAA001598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001598), Sep 27, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED .5 INCH, STATION 178 BULKHEAD WEB LBL 6.75 WL 201. ENLARGED CUT OUT OF DAMAGE (3 INCHES BY 5 INCHES) AND INSTALLED DOUBLERS. (M)
- [SDR USAA001575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001575), Sep 27, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM CORRODED 1 INCH BY 1 INCH, BS 986, RBL 46, LBL 12. CORROSION LEVEL 1, C53-107-02. INSTALLED FABRICATED T-CAP AND SPLICE DOUBLER PER TR 53-
- [SDR USAA001574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001574), Sep 27, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED TWO PLACES .25 INCH EACH, 2 INCHES AND 3 INCHES AFT OF BS 706 AT BL 0. INSTALLED FILLER, DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER TR 57-10-05. (M)
- [SDR USAA001573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001573), Sep 27, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND CHORD ANGLE CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 663, RBL 25, WL 201.5 ON L/B SIDE. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND SPLICES PER EA 68031. (M)
- [SDR USAA001572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001572), Sep 27, 2000: TORQUE BOX. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TORQUE BOX CRACKED .5 INCH, FS 947 PLUS 1, STRINGER 10L. INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR STRAP PER TR 53-30-07A. (M)
- [SDR USAA001571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001571), Sep 27, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED 3 INCHES, IN RADIUS OF NLG ACT BEAM WEB. REPLACED WEB PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
- [SDR USAA001565](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001565), Sep 26, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 3 INCHES, BS 962, STRINGER 17 LEFT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 24. (M)
- [SDR USAA001544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001544), Sep 25, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - FOUND FLOORBEAM 2 INCHES BY 10 INCHES, BS 1016, LBL 5 - LBL 15. CORROSION LEVEL 1. REPAIRED T-CAP PER TR 53-60-02. (M)
- [SDR SAA001543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SAA001543), Sep 25, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND TIE CLIP CRACKED .25 INCH, STATION 827, STRINGER 9RT. REPAIRED PER EO 5393G227. (M)
- [SDR USAA001539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001539), Sep 25, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND BULKHEAD CRACKED 3 INCHES, STATION 178, LBL 5.7, WL 211-214. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-11. (M)
- [SDR USAA001538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001538), Sep 25, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND CHORD ANGLE CRACKED 1 INCH, STATION 663, LBL 25, WL 201.5 ON L/B SIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 68031. (M)
- [SDR USAA001507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001507), Sep 12, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND INTERCOSTAL CRACKED 2 INCHES, BS 178, WL 195, RBL 24. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL PER TR 53-10-15. (M)
- [SDR USAA001506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001506), Sep 12, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND INTERCOSTAL CRACKED 2 INCHES, BS 178, WL 195, LBL 24. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL PER TR 53-10-15. (M)
- [SDR USAA001505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001505), Sep 12, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - FOUND T-CAP CORRODED 6 PLACES 1 INCH BY 1 INCH EACH, BS 344 LBL 24 TO RBL 24, WL 208. CORROSION LEVEL 1 C53-46-53501C. INSTALLED T-CAP PER TR 53-10-13. (M
- [SDR USAA001504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001504), Sep 12, 2000: STRAP. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND STABILIZER STRAP CRACKED .5 INCH, BS 328 AT RBL 33. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-9 FIG 4. (M)

All 73: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261AU-2002-06-06/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 19910603026929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910603026929I), Jun 3, 1991: Boeing 737201 (N261AU), Houston, TX. NR2 engine fire warning light on climb. Returned. Replaced NR2 engine left inlet guide vane duct.

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