# N271FL: 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: 22734 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 27, 1993 - Certificate issued: August 3, 1993 - Last registry action: May 15, 2001 - Mode S code: A2AABB - 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/N271FL - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=271FL - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N271FL-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 (108, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR F3LA200200357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200357), Oct 22, 2002: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. DURING A C 2 CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE CARGO TIE DOWN TRACK AT LBL 17, WL 157, BS 813. TIE DOWN TRACK WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 53-10-05 AND SRM 51-10-02. - [SDR F3LA200200353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200353), Oct 21, 2002: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. DURING C 2 CHECK, THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR, LOWER CORNER, WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK. THE CRACK WAS REPAIRED USING SB 737-52A1100 AND COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENT - [SDR F3LA200200346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200346), Oct 8, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED LT WING FIXED LE CRACKED ON INBD SIDE OF NR 2 SLAT, INBD AUX TRACK CUTOUT. REPAIRED CRACK PER SRM 57-20-L1 AND MM 51-21-02 - [SDR F3LA200200345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200345), Oct 8, 2002: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CORROSION ON CARGO FLOORBEAM, BS 813, RBL 8, WL 157. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER SRM 5 - [SDR F3LA200200344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200344), Oct 8, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED FWD GALLEY DOOR INNER DOOR SKIN CRACKED AT ATTACH RIVET, FWD EDGE, CENTER SPAN. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED AND INSTA - [SDR F3LA200200343](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200343), Oct 8, 2002: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CORROSION ON CARGO FLOOR BEAM, BS 813, LBL 8, WL 157. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA PER SRM 53-10-1 AND 53-10-5. - [SDR F3LA200200342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200342), Oct 8, 2002: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CORROSION ON CARGO FLOORBEAM, BS 813, LBL 12, WL 157. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT PARTS PER SRM 53-10-5 AND 51-30 - [SDR F3LA200200341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200341), Oct 8, 2002: STRAP. CORRODED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CORROSION ON FLOORBOARD SPLICE STRAP, BS 772, WL 157. REPLACED STRAP PER SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR F3LA200200340](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200340), Oct 8, 2002: STRAP. CORRODED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CORROSION ON FLOOR SPLICE, BS 504, WL 155. REPLACED STRAP PER SRM 51-30-02. - [SDR F3LA200200339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200339), Oct 8, 2002: CLIP. DAMAGED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED SHEARED RIVETS ON SUB THRESHOLD "T" CLIP, BS 440, RBL 16. REPLACED "T" CLIP PER SRM 51-30-02. - [SDR F3LA200200337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200337), Oct 8, 2002: SUPPORT. CORRODED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CORROSION ON FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT AT BS 786, RBL 21, WL 157. REPLACED SIDEWALL SUPPORT PER SRM 51-30-02, FIG. 1, AND - [SDR F3LA200200338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200338), Oct 8, 2002: SUPPORT. CORRODED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CORROSION ON FLOOR TO SIDEWALL SUPPORT, BS 500A - BS 520, RBL 25, WL 156. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT SIDEWALL SU - [SDR F3LA200200336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200336), Oct 8, 2002: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CORROSION ON FRAME AT BS 747, RBL 6, WL 148. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS PER SRM 53-10-4, 53-10-1 AND 51-30-02. - [SDR F3LA200200335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200335), Oct 8, 2002: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED FWD ENTRY DOOR AFT LOWER THRESHOLD CRACKED AT FWD EDGE. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-30-3 AND BOEING DRAWING 65-02938. - [SDR F3LA200200333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200333), Oct 8, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CRACKED SKIN AT AFT ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT FWD LOWER CORNER, APPROX .25 INCH IN LENGTH. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 24. - [SDR F3LA200200334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200334), Oct 8, 2002: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING C-2 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED FWD SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT SKIN CRACKED AT AFT LOWER CORNER. REPAIRED SKIN PER SRM 53-30-3. - [SDR F3LA200200364](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200364), Sep 29, 2002: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING C 2 CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE STRINGER AT STA 520, STR 26L.THE STRINGER WAS REPAIRED BY REMOVING THE DAMAGED SECTION BETWEEN STA 510 AND 540 AT S - [SDR F3LA200200349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200349), Sep 29, 2002: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C 2 CHECK, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE SKIN AT BS 470, ON THE EXTERIOR, UNDER THE DME ANTENNAE. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 53-30-3, FIGUR - [SDR F3LA200200256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200256), Aug 29, 2002: SENSING ELEMENT. FAULTY. AIR TURNBACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NR 2 FIRE WARNING BELL SOUNDED AND LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED WITH THRUST REDUCED TO IDLE. ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS - [SDR F3LA200200255](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200255), Aug 24, 2002: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. AIR TURNBACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NR 2 FIRE WARNING HANDLE ILLUMINATED MOMENTARILY ON THREE OCCASIONS DURING DEPARTURE. CLEANED CONNECTORS A AND B ON LOWER FIR - [SDR F3LA200200254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200200254), Aug 24, 2002: MODULE. MALFUNCTIONED. AIR TURNBACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. FIRE WARNING WENT OUT WHEN THRUST REDUCED, ALL IN - [SDR F3LA200100132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100132), Nov 30, 2001: ODOR. DETECTED. UPON DEPARTURE FROM ABQ, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED STRONG PULL TO THE RIGHT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THRUST WAS SET. FULL LEFT RUDDER WITH A LITTLE TILLER STRAIGHTENED THE - [SDR F3LA200100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100), Nov 30, 2001: ODOR. DETECTED. UPON DEPARTURE FROM ABQ, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A STRONG PULL TO THE RIGHT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THRUST WAS SET. FULL LEFT RUDDER WITH A LITTLE TILLER STRAIGHTENED T - [SDR F3LA200100124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100124), Nov 14, 2001: CONTROLLER. FAILED. AIR TURN BACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LOUD RUMBLE NOISE NEAR RT. PACK, ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG SMELL. TURNED PACK AND RT. BLEED OFF AND SMELL AND NOISE WENT AWAY. - [SDR F3LA200100114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100114), Oct 22, 2001: ACTUATOR. FAILED. UPON ARRIVAL, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE FELL TO ZERO AFTER LANDING. REPLACED NO. 8 GROUND SPOILER ACTUATOR PER MM 27-62-10 - [SDR F3LA200100108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100108), Sep 24, 2001: COUPLING. DISCONNECTED. AIR TURN BACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FLAPS DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. LT. TORQUE TUBE COUPLING AT NO. 4 FLAP TRANSMISSION WAS DISCONNECTED. RECONNECTED COUPL - [SDR F3LA200100100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100100), Aug 21, 2001: B-NUT. LOOSE. AIR TURNBACK, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LOSS OF A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY. TIGHTENED NR 1 ENGINE SUPPLY LINE B-NUT, REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE CASE DRAIN FI - [SDR F3LA200100093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100093), Jun 25, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-1 CHECK, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SEVERAL CRACKS FROM RIVET HOLE BEHIND THE 178 BULKHEAD IN THE FLOOR STRUCTURE AT BS 180, WL 207. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CRAC - [SDR F3LA200100056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100056), Apr 23, 2001: AILERON. DELAMINATED. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, MAINTENANCE REPORTED OTBD SIDE OF RT AILERON DELAMINATED. REPLACED AILERONS IN LT AND RT POSITIONS PER MM 27-11-11, RIGGED AILERONS, AND PER - [SDR F3LA200100008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100008), Jan 21, 2001: ENGINE. VIBRATION. AIR TURNBACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE VIBRATION ON CLIMBOUT AT 20,000 FT. NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO - [SDR F3LA200100005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100005), Jan 9, 2001: TELEFLEX CABLE. OUT OF ADJ. AIR TURN BACK. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO "UP" POSITION AFTER TAKEOFF AND LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WOULD NOT SILENCE AFTER FLAPS WERE R - [SDR F3LA200100004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200100004), Jan 5, 2001: FIRE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED APU FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT FROM PHX TO DEN. THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS - [SDR F3LA200000272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA200000272), Dec 15, 2000: COOLING FAN. INOPERATIVE. UPON ARRIVAL, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED EQUIPMENT COOLING FAN "OFF" LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. SELECTED ALT NORMAL BLOWER AND COOLING FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, - [SDR F3LA00110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00110), May 31, 2000: CHANNEL. CORRODED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED FORWARD LAVATORY AFT WALL HAT SECTION CORRODED AT BS 306, LBL 45, LBL 65. MAINTENANCE REPLACED HAT SECTION PER SRM 5 - [SDR F3LA00111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00111), May 26, 2000: SKIN. BULGED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED NR 1 DME ANTENNA BASE HAD SEALANT BLOWN OUT OF GAP, REVEALING A BULGE IN THE SKIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DME ANTENNA P - [SDR F3LA00103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00103), May 21, 2000: FAIRING. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED A 2 INCH CRACK IN THE NR 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER FAIRING FORWARD WEB STIFFENER UNDER FIRE SEAL. MAINTENANCE REPLACE - [SDR F3LA00082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00082), May 5, 2000: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED A 1 INCH CRACK IN INTERCOSTAL AT LBL 5.7 FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD BETWEEN WL 195 AND WL 194 BEHIND LANDING GEAR LEV - [SDR F3LA00074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00074), Apr 29, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CRACK IN LOWER AFT ANGLE OF C2 DOOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED DAMAGED ANGLE PER SRM 51-40-3. (M) - [SDR F3LA00072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00072), Apr 29, 2000: BEAM. CRACKED. DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION REPORTED CRACK IN AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER REAR CROSSBEAM WEB. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED NEW LOWER REAR CROSSBEAM WEB CHORD PER SRM 51-30-2. - [SDR F3LA00071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00071), Apr 29, 2000: BEAM. CRACKED. DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, REPORTED AFT CARGO DOOR LOWER AFT BEAM INNER WEB CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND INSTA - [SDR F3LA00068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00068), Apr 27, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, REPORTED CRACK IN INTERIOR PANEL SKIN JUST FORWARD OF L-2 DOOR CENTER. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED REPAIR STRAP AND REPAIRED AREA - [SDR F3LA00043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00043), Apr 20, 2000: WEB. TORN. DURNG C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, REPORTED WEB TORN BETWEEN BS 294 AND BS 312, BELOW TOP CHORD AT STIFFENER. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPLACEMENT WEB PER - [SDR F3LA00055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00055), Apr 20, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED E/E FRAME CORRODED AT BS 312, STRINGER 26L. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR SECTIO - [SDR F3LA00045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00045), Apr 18, 2000: CHANNEL. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, REPORTED 1.6 INCH CRACKED IN RIGHT ENGINE INBOARD FIXED COWL AT LAST RIB, UPPER CROSS U-CHANNEL. MAINTENANCE FABRICATED REPLA - [SDR F3LA00059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00059), Apr 17, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION REPORTED CRACK IN AIRSTAIR DOOR TRACK SUPPORT ANGLE AT BS 351 STRINGER 22. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED TRACK SUPPORT ANGLE PER SRM 51 - [SDR F3LA00058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00058), Apr 17, 2000: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION REPORTED A HOLE IN THE NR 2 ENGIEN INLET. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED REPLACEMENT PARTS AND REPAIRED PER SRM - [SDR F3LA00070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00070), Apr 16, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C-7 INSPECTION, FOUND FRAME CRACKED IN RADIUS FORWARD OF E/E BAY DOOR AT BS 294.5, STRINGER 23R. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE, FABRICATED AND IN - [SDR F3LA00057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00057), Apr 16, 2000: MOUNT. CORRODED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK, INSPECTION REPORTED CORROSION ON SUPPORTS AND MOUNTING SKIN OF AFT LAVATORY HEATED WATER DRAIN MAST, BS 987, STRINGER 23-24. MAINTENANCE - [SDR F3LA00042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00042), Apr 15, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION, REPORTED CRACK IN LIGHTENING HOLE ON R-1 DOOR TORQUE BOX WEB. MAINTENANCE REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILL - [SDR F3LA00069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F3LA00069), Apr 14, 2000: TRACK. CRACKED. DEN - DURING C-7 CHECK INSPECTION REPORTED, CRACK IN RIGHT FORWARD CARGO DOOR TRACK INBOARD OF DOOR CENTER AT BS 460, STRINGER 27R. MAINTENANCE INSTALLED NEW TR All 108: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N271FL-2003-03-20/reports.md --- 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.