# N285AU: 1984 Boeing 737-2B7, registration cancelled 2002-08-30 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 30, 2002 - Exported to: Indonesia - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 737-2B7](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2b7) (registry code 138447C) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053) - Serial number: 23132 - Year built: 1984 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: August 30, 1984 - Certificate issued: May 2, 2002 - Last registry action: May 2, 2002 - Mode S code: A2E0A1 - Owner when cancelled: [Alameda Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALAMEDA%20CORP%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285AU - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285AU - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285AU-2002-08-30 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 737-2B7: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2b7.md ## Service difficulty reports (17) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAASB01095](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01095), Mar 29, 2001: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. RSW - FLT 2635 - EN ROUTE FROM ORF TO FLL, THE LEFT FORWARD WINDOW HEAT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW REPORTED THAT THE WINDOW BEGAN TO FOG UP AND THAT THEY - [SDR USAASB01089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01089), Mar 26, 2001: SENSOR. FAILED. FLL - FLT 2992 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FLL, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AS GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE PAST NEUTRAL. GEAR WARNING HORN AND AIR-GROUND SENSOR A - [SDR USAASB01088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01088), Mar 26, 2001: MODULE. MALFUNCTIONED. FLL - FLT 2719 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FLL, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT FLL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY W - [SDR USAASB01039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01039), Feb 7, 2001: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. TPA - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK (P/N 61-0478-9) IN THE AFT CAR - [SDR USAASB01003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01003), Jan 11, 2001: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. BWI - FLT 2709 - EN ROUTE FROM BDL TO MCO, AT FL310, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE FILGHT WAS LEVEL WITH AUTOPILOT ON WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A 600 FEET PER MINUTE - [SDR USAASB00306](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00306), Nov 1, 2000: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. BDL - FLT 2715 - CLIMBING THROUGH FL070, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE AIR CONDITION SYSTEM AND A TEMPERATURE DECREASE IN THE FORWARD PART OF THE CABIN. FLIGH - [SDR USAASB00292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00292), Oct 16, 2000: CIRCUIT BREAKER. DEFECTIVE. TYS - FLT 2700 - EN ROUTE FROM BWI TO MSY, AT FL310, THE NR 1 TRANSFER BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED WHICH AFFECTED CAPTAINS AVIONICS AND THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION - [SDR USAA001734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA001734), Oct 12, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. TPA - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 2 INCHES, LT HORIZ STAB LOWER SKIN STATION 188. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 55-10-3 FIG 3. (M) - [SDR USAASB00287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00287), Oct 5, 2000: GCU. MALFUNCTIONED. RDU - FLT 2990 - EN ROUTE FROM LGA TO PBI, THE NR 1 BUS OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW STARTED APU BUT WAS UNABLE TO POWER THE BUS. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO RDU AND LAND - [SDR USAASB00203](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00203), Jul 31, 2000: INDICATOR. FAILED. JAX - FLT 2675 - EN ROUTE FROM BOS-TPA, NEAR SAV, SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC QUANTITY SLOWLY DROPPED FROM REFILL (RF)TO ONE GALLON IN ABOUT 2 HOURS OF FLIGHT. NO LOW PR - [SDR USAASB00158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00158), Jun 7, 2000: CONTACTOR. FAILED. CLT - FLT 2668 - EN ROUTE FROM MCO-IAD, AT FL290, THE NR 1 TRANSFER BUS CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. CREW RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER BUT IT POPPED AGAIN FIVE MINUTES LATE - [SDR USAASB00118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00118), Apr 20, 2000: WIRE. CHAFED. BWI - PILOT REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED VERY DIM WITH THE COCKPIT SWITCH IN THE ARMED AND OFF POSITION. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED A CHAFED WI - [SDR USAASB99094](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB99094), Apr 10, 1999: WIRE. BROKEN. ROC - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT AND RIGHT OVERWING LOW LEVEL EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED WIRE AT STATION 360 TERMINAL BLOCK. OPERATIONAL - [SDR USAASB98061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB98061), Mar 13, 1998: LIGHT ASSY. FAILED. ALB - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN OVER THE AFT SERVICE DOOR INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M) - [SDR USAA951353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA951353), Dec 7, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - CLT INSPECTION FOUND A FUSELAGE SKIN CRACK 2 INCHES LONG, LOCATED AT STATION 727, STRINGER 17L. INSTALLED DOUBLER AS PER BOEING SRM 53-30-3 FIG 6. (M) - [SDR USAA951251](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA951251), Dec 7, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - CLT INSPECTION VISUALLY FOUND A 2 INCH SKIN CRACK AT BS 727, STR 17L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. (X) - [SDR USAA950046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950046), Jan 26, 1995: FILTER. CONTAMINATED. TYS - 1192 - ON CLIMB, NR 2 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO TYS WHERE LANDING WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 19981113045439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981113045439I), Nov 13, 1998: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Albany, NY, Minor damage. (-5) Aircraft departed runway 01. Upon reaching approx. 100 ft AGL, the aircraft encountered a bird strike. Approx. 13 birds struck the aircraft and two… - [Incident 19920110003809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920110003809I), Jan 10, 1992: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. NR1 engine noise on takeoff. Aborted,discharged extinguishers. Uncontained turbine failure. Damaged fuselage. - [Incident 19910418014979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418014979I), Apr 18, 1991: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Vibration on descent. Stowed speed brakes and aircraft pitched down. Part of an elevator tab had broken at hinge. - [Incident 19890118007249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890118007249I), Jan 18, 1989: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Washington, DC. Lost pressurization at altitude. Oxygen masks deployed. Diverted to dulles. Replaced cabin pressure controller. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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