# N273AU: 1983 Boeing 737-2B7, registration cancelled 2003-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2003
- Exported to: Sierra Leone
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-2B7](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2b7) (registry code 138447C)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22885
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1983
- Certificate issued: November 14, 2003
- Last registry action: November 14, 2003
- Mode S code: A2B1B4
- Owner when cancelled: [Business Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUSINESS%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2117° N, 123.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97128, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273AU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=273AU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273AU-2003-12-04

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 737-2B7: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2b7.md

## Service difficulty reports (133, newest 50)

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

- [SDR USAA011166](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA011166), Aug 29, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND CHORD CRACKED .5 INCH, IN RADIUS OF LEFT SIDE CHORD BS 178 AT WL 196 AND WL 207. SPLICED IN ANGLE AND DOUBLER STRAP PER EO 5300V157. (M)
- [SDR USAA011165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA011165), Aug 29, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED 1 INCH, BS 179, WL 207, RBL 24. REMOVED AND REPLACED PART WITH NR 65-45833U40. (M)
- [SDR USAA011164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA011164), Aug 29, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED FIVE PLACES .25 INCH EACH, BS 178, WL 234, LBL 10. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON WEB, CRACK CUT OUT OF WEB PER EO 5300V153 AND SRM 53-10-08 FIG 2
- [SDR USAA011163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA011163), Aug 29, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SIDE CHORD CRACKED .5 INCH, BS 178 BULKHEAD, WL 207 AND WL 196, LEFT SIDE CHORD. INSTALLED NEW CHORD SECTION AND SPLICE PARTS. (M)
- [SDR USAA011162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA011162), Aug 29, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND VERTICAL CHORD CRACKED .5 INCH AND .9 INCH, BS 178 BULKHEAD LBL 5-7 VERTICAL CHORD, WL 184. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER EO NR 5300V155. (M)
- [SDR USAA011161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA011161), Aug 29, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED .5 INCH, BS 178 BULKHEAD WL 2.8, LBL 11.7. CUT OUT DAMAGE FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER EA 85310 AND SRM 53-10-08 FIG 211. (M)
- [SDR USAA011160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA011160), Aug 29, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB PRESSURE CRACKED .06 AND .08 INCH, BS 178 BULKHEAD WEB, LBL .5 AND RBL .5, WL 188. CUT OUT CRACKS AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 85310. (M)
- [SDR USAA011159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA011159), Aug 29, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED .6 INCHES, BS 178, WL 188 AT RBL .5 AND LBL .5 INCH. INSTALLED WEB REPAIR PER EA 85310, EO 5300V152. (M)
- [SDR USAASB01176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01176), Jun 16, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. BWI - THE LEFT OVERWING AN LEFT LOWER FUSELAGE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. (M)
- [SDR USAASB01155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01155), Jun 2, 2001: CHARGER. FAILED. LGA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LOCATOR LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CHARGER ASSEMBLY AND
- [SDR USAASB01110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01110), Apr 6, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. BWI - THE EXIT ROW OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT POWER SUPPLY. (M)
- [SDR USAASB01123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01123), Mar 30, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. CLE - THE AISLE OVERWING EXIT LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. (M)
- [SDR USAASB01122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01122), Mar 21, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. IAD - THE CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 10 WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY PACK. (M)
- [SDR USAA200101172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA200101172), Jan 1, 2001: COMPASS. MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER TAKEOFF, HDNG SYTM ON BOTH COMPASS SYTM BECAME UNRELIABLE. SYTM WAS APRX 30 TO 35 DEGREES OFF. CREW TRIED TO FLY DIRECT TO A VOR, COULD NOT NAVIGATE PROPE
- [SDR USAASB00360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00360), Dec 26, 2000: WIRE. CHAFED. BWI - FLT 2706 - DESCENDING THROUGH 10,000 FEET, ON APPROACH TO BWI, THE WHEEL WELL FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BEGAN FLICKERING. CREW FOLLOWED QUICK REF
- [SDR USAASB00193](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00193), Jul 20, 2000: HOSE. LEAKING. FLL - FLT 2724 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FLL AND GEAR RETRACTION, CREW RECEIVED AND RED AND GREEN INDICATION FROM THE NOSE GEAR. THE MAINS INDICATED GREEN. CREW SELE
- [SDR USAASB00105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00105), Apr 6, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. MCO - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT FAILED TO TEST. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK (PN 61-0478-9) AND POWER SUPPL
- [SDR USAASB00102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00102), Apr 5, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. SYR - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT, RIGHT SIDE, INOPERABLE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD
- [SDR USAA991446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991446), Dec 25, 1999: BEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AROUND NUTPLATE HOLES 12 EACH 1 INCH BY 1 INCH STATION 312 TO 328, RBL 11 T-SUPPORT BEAM. CORROSION LE
- [SDR USAA991445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991445), Dec 25, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 5 INCH CRACK AT BS 294.5, STRINGER 17R SUPPORT ANGLE. REPLACED PART PER SRM 51-40-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA991444](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991444), Dec 25, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK LOWER AFT CORNER OF FORWARD ENTRY DOOR CUTOUT SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER EO 65C272
- [SDR USAA991429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991429), Dec 25, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK BS 695 STRINGER 18A OUTBOARD VERTICAL FLANGE FORWARD FITTING. REPLACED FITTINGS PER EO NR 5391G62
- [SDR USAA991428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991428), Dec 25, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK FORWARD CARGO DOOR ASSIST CABLE CUTOUT INTERIOR SKIN. RESKINNED DOOR PER BOEING DWG 65-46921 AND
- [SDR USAA991416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991416), Dec 25, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 6 INCH BY 2 INCH AREA OF CORROSION STRINGER AFT CARGO STRINGER 27L STATION 941-947, CORROSION LEVEL 2. REMOVED
- [SDR USAA991415](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991415), Dec 25, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND STRINGER REPAIR SKIN CUTOUT 18.25 INCH LENGTH BY 3 INCHES WIDE BY 23.75 INCHES IN LENGTH BY 8 INCHES WIDE CENTER
- [SDR USAA991410](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991410), Dec 25, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK HFEC INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK AT BS 727 STRINGER 18A LEFT CHORD. REPAIRED PER EA 66261 AND EO 5394G068. (M)
- [SDR USAA991409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991409), Dec 25, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK LOWER AFT CORNER FORWARD SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT SKIN. INSTALLED TRIPLERS PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 26. (M)
- [SDR USAA991408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991408), Dec 25, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH BY 1 INCH AREA OF CORROSION STATION 294.5 LBL 13 TO RBL 1 FLOORBEAM. CORROSION LEVEL 2. REPLACED T-CAP 
- [SDR USAA991381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991381), Dec 25, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH BY 3 INCH AREA OF CORROSION STRINGER 28R, STATION 313 TO 324.. CORROSION LEVEL 2. INSTALLED STRINGER SP
- [SDR USAA991380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991380), Dec 25, 1999: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH BY 2 INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON SURFACE STATION 847, RBL 24, AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT AFT FRAME. CORROSION 
- [SDR USAA991378](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991378), Dec 25, 1999: STIFFENER. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK AFT SIDE 663 BULKHEAD, LBL 7, 16 FT UP FROM KEEL BEAM STIFFENER. REMOVED AND REPLACED STIFFENER
- [SDR USAA991377](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991377), Dec 25, 1999: BEAM. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK IN RADIUS OF FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE STA 294.5 RBL 54. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE PER SRM 51-40-1. (X
- [SDR USAA991376](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991376), Dec 25, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 4 INCH CRACK AT BS 663, BL ZERO FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED REPAIR SECTION OF FLOORBEAM PER TR 57-10-04. (X)
- [SDR USAA991374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991374), Dec 25, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 4 INCH BY 1 INCH DAMAGED FASTENER HOLE CUTOUT AT BS 294.5, WL 208, RBL 21-RBL 25 WEB. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SR
- [SDR USAA991372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991372), Dec 25, 1999: ANGLE. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AROUND NUTPLATE HOLES IN Z-ANGLE, STA 300 TO STA 333, RBL 55 TO RBL 60, WL 208.1 CREASE BEAM INNER CHO
- [SDR USAA991371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991371), Dec 25, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AROUND NUTPLATES HOLES IN FLOORBEAM 6 EACH 1 INCH BY 1 INCH STATION 328, BL 0 TO RBL 35. CORROSION LEV
- [SDR USAA991370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991370), Dec 25, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION .5 INCH BY 5 INCH BY 15 INCHES AT BS 344, WL 208, BL 0 - LBL 15 FLOORBEAM. CORROSION LEVEL 2. CORROSIO
- [SDR USAA991369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991369), Dec 25, 1999: STRINGER. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK LEFT STRINGER 18A SHELF, STATION 725 TO 727, 4 INCHES OF SKIN. INSTALLED NEW AFT SHELF SECTION PE
- [SDR USAA991360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991360), Dec 25, 1999: SPLICE. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN STRINGER PRODUCTION SPLICE BS 908 STRINGER 4R. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 51-10-01
- [SDR USAA991359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991359), Dec 25, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 4R STATION 767 TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA991358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991358), Dec 25, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .0625 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 2L STATION 727A TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA991338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991338), Dec 25, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .1875 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 4L STATION 907 TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA991337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991337), Dec 25, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .3125 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 2L STATION 867 TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA991336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991336), Dec 25, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .375 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 5L STATION 847 TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-30-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA991335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991335), Dec 25, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 2L STATION 827 TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA991334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991334), Dec 25, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 10L STATION 807 TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA991333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991333), Dec 25, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 6R STATION 807 TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-30-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA991332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991332), Dec 25, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 5R STATION 807 TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA991331](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991331), Dec 25, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 9L STATION 787 TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR USAA991330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991330), Dec 25, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK AT STRINGER 6R STATION 767 TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)

All 133: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273AU-2003-12-04/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 19961216043479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961216043479I), Dec 16, 1996: Boeing 7372B7 (N273AU), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: on 12-16-96, usair flight 2316, at flight level 31.0' enroute from bwi to jax experienced a turbine failure in the right engine. The aircraft…

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