# N261LR: 1981 Boeing 737-230, registration cancelled 2002-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2002
- Exported to: Chile
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-230](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-230) (registry code 1384401)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22402
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 1996
- Certificate issued: December 22, 1995
- Last registry action: May 9, 2001
- Mode S code: A283BE
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- 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/N261LR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261LR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261LR-2002-07-11

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 737-230: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-230.md

## Service difficulty reports (7)

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

- [SDR 2001F00282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00282), Sep 8, 2001: OIL COOLER. DEFECTIVE. SJO - FLT LR-610 - DURING CLIMB OF THE FLIGHT LR610, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE, HIGH OIL TEMP CSD, AND NR 2 ENGINE, HIGH OIL TEMP CSD, THE AIRCRAFT RETUR
- [SDR 2001F00281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00281), Sep 8, 2001: CSD. OVERTEMP. SJO - FLT LR-610 - DURING CLIMB OF THE FLIGHT LR610, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE, HIGH OIL TEMP CSD, AND NR 2 ENGINE, HIGH OIL TEMP CSD, THE AIRCRAFT RETUR
- [SDR 2001F00280](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00280), Sep 8, 2001: OIL COOLER. DEFECTIVE. SJO - FLT LR-610 - DURING CLIMB OF THE FLIGHT LR610, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE, HIGH OIL TEMP CSD, AND NR 2 ENGINE, HIGH OIL TEMP CSD, THE AIRCRAFT RETUR
- [SDR 2001F00076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00076), Jun 20, 2001: INDICATOR. INTERMITTENT. SAL - FLT 441 - AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN PILOT SELECTED FLAP TO UP POSITION, IT DID NOT RESPONDED. ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT R
- [SDR 2001F00074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00074), Jun 20, 2001: FLAP. MALFUNCTIONED. SAL - FLT 441 - AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN PILOT SELECTED FLAP TO UP POSITION, IT DID NOT RESPOND. ALTERNATE FLAP EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RET
- [SDR 20000424AP009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000424AP009), Apr 13, 1999: PRESSURE SWITCH. DAMAGED. DURING FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SJO, BECAUSE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ISOLATION VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AT SJO,
- [SDR 20000420AP002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000420AP002), Apr 13, 1999: SWITCH. DAMAGED. DURNG FLIGHT LR-628, AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SJO STATION, BECAUSE IT WAS REPORTED THAT ISOLATION VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION WARNING LIGHT CAME

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA98WA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98WA151), May 5, 1998: Boeing 737-200 (N261LR), Havana, Cuba, substantial damage

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