# N281US: 1975 Boeing 727-251, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (registry code 138408H)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21160
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 1975
- Last registry action: October 8, 2003
- Mode S code: A2D385
- Location: [Danville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Danville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8147° N, 121.9845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94526, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N281US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=281US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281US-2013-06-18

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 727-251: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

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

- [SDR 98ZZZX2499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2499), May 31, 1998: LIGHT. FAILED. REMOVED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSY, INOPERATIVE. FOUND WHEN PLACING ACFT IN SHORT TERM STORAGE.
- [SDR 97ZZZX4600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4600), Jun 2, 1997: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING DAILY OR SHORT TERM MAINTENANCE, FOUND EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE.
- [SDR 9519332281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9519332281), Nov 28, 1995: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING SERVICE CHECK, FOUND FORWARD GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES. CHECKED OK.
- [SDR 9514402281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9514402281), Aug 17, 1995: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF, ALL THREE ENGINE FUEL FLOW INDICATORS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE 
- [SDR 9505112281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9505112281), Mar 28, 1995: EEL BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING THROUGH FLIGHT, FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR 9504142281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9504142281), Mar 8, 1995: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. ENGINE FAIL WARNING ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. A COMPRESSOR STALL WAS SUSPECTED (ENGINE POSITION UNDETERMINED). THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO 

## 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 ATL81IA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA060), Apr 9, 1981: Boeing 727 (N281US), Washington, DC, incident, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19971230041339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971230041339I), Dec 30, 1997: Boeing 727251 (N281US), Pittsburgh, PA. Aircraft slsid off snow covered taxiway onto crassy area. No damage or injuries.
- [Incident 19900825049569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825049569I), Aug 25, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N281US), Milwaukee, WI. A system hydraulic failure on final. Landed safely. Flow control valve body was cracked in left wheel well.
- [Incident 19800111013519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800111013519I), Jan 11, 1980: Boeing 727251 (N281US), Minneapolis, MN. Trailing edge flap asymmetry trip on takeoff. Inboard trailing edge flap jack screws lubricated.

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