# N270FL: 1981 Boeing 737-2L9, registration cancelled 2003-03-20 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 20, 2003 - Exported to: Nigeria - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 737-2L9](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2l9) (registry code 1384497) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (registry code 52049) - Data sheets: [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 22733 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 27, 1993 - Certificate issued: September 22, 1993 - Last registry action: May 15, 2001 - Mode S code: A2A704 - Owner when cancelled: [Polaris Holding Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLARIS%20HOLDING%20COMPANY) - Location: [Stamford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stamford) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.0534° N, 73.5387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stamford, CT, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N270FL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=270FL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270FL-2003-03-20 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 737-2L9: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2l9.md ## Service difficulty reports (123, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR F3LA200200362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200362), Oct 23, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C 2 CHECK, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER, FORWARD AND AFT CORNERS OF THE DOOR FRAME ON THE FORWARD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR. THE LOWER, FORWARD AND AFT - [SDR F3LA200200332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200332), Oct 8, 2002: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED RT AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT STRINGER 20, BS 727-727B. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SUPPOR - [SDR F3LA200200331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200331), Oct 8, 2002: SKIN. GOUGED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED RT. WING OTBD FOREFLAP UPPER SURFACE GOUGED AT WBL 314. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEM - [SDR F3LA200200330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200330), Oct 8, 2002: SKIN. GOUGED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED RT. WING INBD FOREFLAP, INBD UPPER SURFACE, GOUGED IN 2 AREAS. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-20. - [SDR F3LA200200348](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200348), Sep 29, 2002: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. DURING C 2 CHECK, CORROSION FOUND IN AFT CARGO BAY FLOOR SUPPORT AT LBL 8. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF FLOOR SUPPORT, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53- - [SDR F3LA200200171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200171), Jun 12, 2002: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE REPORTED SECTION OF EMERGENCY AISLE PATH LIGHTING IN FWD CABIN INOPERATIVE. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO DEN FOR REPAIR. UPON ARRIVAL, REPLACED THE FWD BATTE - [SDR F3LA200200107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200107), Mar 9, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING AN OUTFLOW VALVE TEST WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED, MAINTENANCE REPORTED A LOUD POP IN THE AREA OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR AND FOUND A 5-INCH CRACK IN THE RA - [SDR F3LA200200106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200106), Mar 1, 2002: CARTRIDGE. DEFECTIVE. UPON ARRIVAL, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AILERONS BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND FELT AS IF IN MANUAL REVERSION. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURES WERE BOTH NORMAL. RUDDER AND E - [SDR F3LA200100151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100151), Dec 31, 2001: SKIN. GOUGED. DURING C-1 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED FUSELAGE SKIN LAP AT STR 19-R, STA 386 TO STA 410 SCRATCHED AND GOUGED. A 14.5 INCH AREA ON SKIN LAP AT STR 19-R, STA 386 - [SDR F3LA200100138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100138), Dec 15, 2001: BUSHING. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED ALL BUSHINGS CORRODED ON RT WING SWING LINK ASSY. REPLACED RT WING SWING LINK ASSY PER BOEING DRAWING 65-82770 AND MM 57-1 - [SDR F3LA200100137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100137), Dec 15, 2001: COLLAR. CORRODED. DURING C-1 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED LT. MLG BELLCRANK RETAINING COLLAR CORRODED. REPLACED RETAINING COLLAR PER MM 32-32-31. - [SDR F3LA200100122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100122), Nov 18, 2001: PYLON. GOUGED. DURING C-1 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED GOUGE IN NR 1 ENGINE PYLON, AFT OTBD LOWER CORNER. REMOVED GOUGE PER SRM 51-10-2. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM - [SDR F3LA200100126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100126), Nov 17, 2001: SKIN. DAMAGED. DURING C-1 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED A 14.5 INCH AREA ON FUSELAGE SKIN LAP AT STR 19R, BS 386-410, SCRATCHED AND GOUGED. REMOVED DAMAGE AT BS 390-404, STR 19R - [SDR F3LA200100125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100125), Nov 17, 2001: DOUBLER. TORN. DURING C-1 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED NR 2 ENGINE OTBD ENGINE COWL DOUBLER METAL TORN AT LATCH CUTOUT, 5TH LATCH FROM AFT. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND - [SDR F3LA200100121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100121), Nov 17, 2001: SKIN. DENTED. DURING C-1 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED SEVERAL DENTS IN SKIN OF DORSAL FIN FWD OF VERTICAL STABILIZER. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL REPAIR PER SRM 55-30-6 A - [SDR F3LA200100120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100120), Nov 17, 2001: SKIN. GOUGED. DURING C-1 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED GOUGES IN SKIN AND SCRATCHES ON OTBD SIDE OF RT ENGINE PYLON, AFT END AREA ABOVE THRUST REVERSER FAIRING. PERFORMED TYPICA - [SDR F3LA200100118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100118), Nov 16, 2001: DOOR. CRACKED. DURING C-1 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CRACK IN OUTER SKIN OF NR 2 ENGINE TOP OUTBOARD THRUST REVERSER FAIRING DOOR. INSTALLED SCAB PATCH PER SRM 51-40-02. - [SDR F3LA200100119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100119), Nov 16, 2001: NOSE COWL. WORN. DURING C-1 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL AT 2 O'CLOCK POSITION MATING SURFACE WORN. CUT AWAY DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FI - [SDR F3LA200100101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100101), Aug 21, 2001: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. ON WALKAROUND PRIOR TO FLIGHT, MAINTENANCE REPORTED LT SPOILER CABLE BROKEN. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SPOILER CABLE PER MM 27-09-111 AND MM 20-10-91 - [SDR F3LA200100099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100099), Aug 8, 2001: BATTERY. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, MAINTENANCE REPORTED OVERHEAD EXIT LOCATOR SIGN FOR OVERWING EMERGENCY EXITS, FIXED EXIT LIGHTS ON SIDE OF EMERGENCY EXITS AND EMERGENCY EXI - [SDR F3LA200100042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100042), Mar 10, 2001: CONTROL UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. AIR TURNBACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WARNING HORN SOUNDED AT 14000 FT AND OXYGEN MASKS DROPPED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. P - [SDR F3LA200100040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100040), Mar 7, 2001: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ALL PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED AFTER OXYGEN SYSTEM WAS SERVICED. REPLACED PASSENGER OXYGEN CONTINUOUS FLOW CONTROL - [SDR F3LA200100034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100034), Feb 23, 2001: FAIRING. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO DUE TO WEATHER. UPON WALKAROUND, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED DAMAGE TO RT INBD WING-TO-BODY FAIRING ELEPHANT EAR SCUFF PL - [SDR F3LA200100035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100035), Feb 19, 2001: INDICATOR. INOPERATIVE. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED STICK SHAKER ACTIVATED ON TAKEOFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS. REPLACED RT TRAILING EDGE FLAP POSITION INDICATOR PER MM 27-58-01. - [SDR F3LA200000255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200000255), Nov 1, 2000: DETECTOR. DEFECTIVE. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE DETECTION/SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE LIGHT AND SYSTEM OK LIGHT BOTH ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANC - [SDR F3LA00151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00151), Jul 16, 2000: MODULE. FAILED. DEN - ON APPROACH INTO DEN, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THREE RED LIGHTS AT GEAR EXTENSION. RECYCLED GEAR AND RECEIVED THREE GREEN LIGHTS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LANDING - [SDR F3LA00141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00141), Jul 6, 2000: LINK. CORRODED. DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CORROSION ON AILERON ACTUATOR REACTION LINK AROUND BEARING RETAINER AND A CRACK ON BEARING BOSS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED AILE - [SDR F3LA00126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00126), Jun 26, 2000: CASE. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, REPORTED NR 2 ENGINE EXHAUST CASE CRACKED AT 3, 6 AND 9 O''CLOCK STRUTS AT ROOT OF FAIRING, AND OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OR 9:00 - [SDR F3LA00140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00140), Jun 24, 2000: HINGE. CORRODED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR CORRODED AT CENTER PART OF HINGE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR PER MM - [SDR F3LA00139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00139), Jun 24, 2000: FRAME. DAMAGED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT AFT BULKHEAD FRAME IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DAMAGED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-0 - [SDR F3LA00137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00137), Jun 24, 2000: CHANNEL. CORRODED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FORWARD LAVATORY AFT WALL HAT SECTION CORRODED AT BS 306, LBL 45-65. MAINTENANCE REPLACED HAT SECTION PER SRM 53-10-2 AND 53- - [SDR F3LA00136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00136), Jun 24, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND HOLE IN NR 2 THRUST REVERSER SKIN AND SMALL CRACKS AT 11:00 POSITION 1.25 INCHES AFT OF THRUST REVERSER SKIN. MAINTENAN - [SDR F3LA00135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00135), Jun 24, 2000: CHANNEL. DAMAGED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND BOTTOM CHANNEL OF NR 2 ENGINE INBOARD COWL DAMAGED AT FORWARD END. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED SECTINO OF LOWER CHANNEL - [SDR F3LA00134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00134), Jun 24, 2000: RIB. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE RIB CRACKED 4TH RIB FROM INBOARD END. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CRACKED RIB PER SRM - [SDR F3LA00133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00133), Jun 24, 2000: SPINDLE. CORRODED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD CARRIAGE SPINDLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT OUTBOARD FLAP INBOARD SPINDLE CARRI - [SDR F3LA00132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00132), Jun 24, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND 2 INCH CRACK IN C-1 DOOR INNER SKIN ABOVE INNER DOOR HANDLE LIGHTNING HOLE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED CRACK PER SRM 51-40-2. - [SDR F3LA00131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00131), Jun 24, 2000: COWL DOOR. DAMAGED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION FOUND NR 2 ENGINE INBOARD COWL DAMAGED, EXTERNAL SURFACE, 32 INCHES FROM AFT END AND 12 INCHES FROM TOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED - [SDR F3LA00129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00129), Jun 24, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, REPORTED CORROSION ON LEFT WING OUTBOARD FORE FLAP, INBOARD MOUNT SUPPORT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FORE FLAP. (M) - [SDR F3LA00128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00128), Jun 24, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DEN - DURINGC-7 CHECK INSPECTION REPORTED, CORROSION ON TOP OF FLOORBEAM FRAME, BS 328 RBL 12. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL, HI-LOCKS, ANGLE, BRACKETS AND - [SDR F3LA00127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00127), Jun 24, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. DEN - FOUND DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER LOWER CLAM SHELL INNER SKIN CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED INNER SKIN PER SRM 51-1 - [SDR F3LA00125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00125), Jun 24, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, REPORTED CRACK IN RADIUS OF CIRCUMFERENTIAL CHORD BETWEEN STRINGER 20 AND STRINGER 21 AT BS 540 IN FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT - [SDR F3LA00138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00138), Jun 24, 2000: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. DEN - FOUND DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, REPORTED AFT FLOOR FRAME IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DAMAGED, BS 947. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND REPAIRED PER SR - [SDR F3LA00130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00130), Jun 21, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK IN SKIN ABOVE LOWER ACCESS PLATE, OUTBOARD SIDE, OF NR 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SKIN PER OH - [SDR F3LA00118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00118), Jun 1, 2000: PLATE. CORRODED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR EDGE PLATES CORRODED. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED REPLACEMENT EDGE PLATES AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-20-2, FIGUR - [SDR F3LA00117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00117), Jun 1, 2000: COWLING. DAMAGED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND NR 1 ENGINE OUTBOARD COWL HAD A CRACK FROM RIVET HOLE, BELOW NR 2 HINGE POINT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AREA AN - [SDR F3LA00116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00116), Jun 1, 2000: CARRIAGE. CORRODED. DEN - FOUND DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND PITTING CORROSION ON LT INBOARD MID-FLAP OUTBOARD CARRIAGE ON INSIDE DIAMETER OF TORQUE TUBE HOLES. MAINTENANCE R - [SDR F3LA00115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00115), Jun 1, 2000: ROD. CORRODED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON ADJUSTMENT THREADS OF RUDDER PCU VERNIER ROD AND CHAFING ON AFT OUTBOARD SIDE OF ROD. MAINTENANCE REPLACED - [SDR F3LA00113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00113), May 31, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CRACKS AT FOUR SEAT TRACK ATTACH POINTS AT BS 520. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED FLOORBEAM PER EA 53-737-073, PAGES 1, 2 AND - [SDR F3LA00109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00109), May 30, 2000: SHROUD. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED APU UPPER SHROUD RIGHT SIDE CENTER LIGHTENING HOLE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND - [SDR F3LA000108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA000108), May 30, 2000: SHROUD. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED APU UPPER SHROUD RIGHT SIDE CENTER LIGHTENING HOLE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED DOUBLER AND All 123: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270FL-2003-03-20/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 19980122002899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980122002899I), Jan 22, 1998: Boeing 737* (N270FL), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: during take-off roll, at or after VI speed, outboard nose wheel outer bearing failed, causing tire to blow-out. Crew initiated procedures to… --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.