# N293US: 1977 Boeing 727-251, registration cancelled 2007-09-19 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 19, 2007 - Status when cancelled: Revoked by enforcement action - 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: 21504 - Year built: 1977 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: February 17, 1978 - Last registry action: August 13, 2003 - Mode S code: A30272 - Location: [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N293US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=293US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N293US-2007-09-19 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 (31) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 0000822293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0000822293), Feb 11, 2000: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. DURING ''H'' CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LT KEEL BEAM AT BS 950B TO 950C, BS 950C+15 AND BS 950D+15 IN AFT CARGO BAY. REPAIRED PER EA22-170766. - [SDR 0000842293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0000842293), Feb 9, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING ''H'' CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD. REPAIRED PER EA22-170760. - [SDR 0000832293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/0000832293), Jan 28, 2000: WEB. CORRODED. DURING ''H'' CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON VERTICAL STABILIZER TENSION TIE WEB, FORWARD HORIZONTAL LUG LOWER SURFACE AROUND FASTENER HOLES. REPAIRED PER EA22-170771 - [SDR 9805352293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9805352293), Mar 21, 1998: SWITCH. FAILED. DURING GEAR EXTENSION, RECEIVED NO NOSE GEAR INDICATION DOWN AND LOCKED. CYCLED GEAR WITH NO INDICATION. AFTER TWO MINUTES, GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION LIG - [SDR 9805342293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9805342293), Mar 21, 1998: SWITCH. FAILED. ON LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, RECEIVED NO INDICATION FOR NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. RECYCLED GEAR AFTER THREE TO FOUR MINUTES. RECEIVED NOSE GEAR INDICATION AND LA - [SDR 9804992293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9804992293), Mar 21, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND RIGHT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT FLASHES. REPLACED BATTERY AND POWER SUPPLY M655. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9805212293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9805212293), Mar 16, 1998: INDICATION. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. CYCLED GEAR INCREASED AIRSPEED TO 200 KIAS. RECEIVED SAFE INDICATION 1.5 MINUTES LATER. VERIFIED THROUGH VISU - [SDR 9802742293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9802742293), Feb 14, 1998: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING CRUISE, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE, DIVERTED TO MEM, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAI - [SDR 9724432293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9724432293), Dec 25, 1997: DUCT. CRACKED. DURING CLIMB, COULD NOT HOLD CABIN PRESSURIZATION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CRACKED ANTI-ICE DUCT. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATIO - [SDR 9721502293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9721502293), Nov 15, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND RIGHT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9716332293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9716332293), Aug 29, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND OVERHEAD MID CABIN AND AFT GALLEY EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED MID CABIN BATTERY PACK AND GALLEY POWER SUPPLY, OPERATIONAL CHE - [SDR 9713782293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9713782293), Jul 14, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND AISLE CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT IN AFT GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9710962293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710962293), May 21, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT AND RIGHT ATTACH ANGLES FOR ACCESS PANEL 1104, FS 328 TO 340. REPAIRED PER EA 22-150638. - [SDR 9710972293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710972293), May 20, 1997: KEEL BEAM. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON KEEL BEAM LOWER CHORD FS 740 TO 787. REPAIRED PER EA 22-150452. - [SDR 9710992293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710992293), May 16, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON AFT ATTACH ANGLE FOR ACCESS PANEL 1104, FS 351. REPAIRED PER EA 22-150637. - [SDR 9710982293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710982293), May 15, 1997: LONGERON. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON OUTBOARD FLANGE OF STR 29L, FS 950E +3-15. REPAIRED PER EA 22-150179. - [SDR 9710032293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710032293), May 15, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM UPPER SURFACE OF UPPER FLANGE FS 1030, LBL 13 TO RBL 24. REPAIRED PER EA 22-150313. - [SDR 9710022293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9710022293), May 15, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD UPPER SURFACE FS 380, LBL 7 TO RBL 70. REPAIRED PER EA 22-150312. - [SDR 9709962293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9709962293), May 12, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING M-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION AT NUTPLATE HOLES IN CABIN FLOORBEAM LOWER CHORD FS 1130, RBL 28 TO 40. REPAIRED PER EA 22-124025. - [SDR 9704372293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9704372293), Mar 2, 1997: CONTROL PANEL. SMOKING. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AUTO-PILOT CONTROL PANEL STARTED SMOKING AT THE HEADING SELECT SWITCH AND AREA OF PANEL BECAME HOT TO THE TOUCH. PULLED AUTO-PILOT CIR - [SDR 9707042293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9707042293), Feb 25, 1997: PRESSURE SYST. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CRUISE, FLIGHT EXPERIENCED GRADUAL PRESSURE LOSS. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET AND CONTINUED UNPRESSURIZED TO DTW. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. - [SDR 9704062293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9704062293), Feb 18, 1997: PRESSURIZATION. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMB TO FL290, UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN ALTITUDE WITH SINGLE PACK OPERATION. MADE RAPID DESCENT TO FL 9,000, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ATL AND LANDED WITHOUT - [SDR 9701722293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9701722293), Jan 11, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHT EXIT SIGN BETWEEN AFT LAVS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9625012293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9625012293), Nov 20, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND LEFT FORWARD AND AFT EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BOTH BATTERY PACKS, FORWARD AND AFT, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9614312293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9614312293), Jul 1, 1996: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND AFT OVERSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK, CHECKED OK. - [SDR 9606962293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9606962293), Mar 25, 1996: DNLOCK SWITCH. BUSHING MISSING. DURING FINAL APPROACH, NOSE GEAR INDICATION DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED, MADE MISSED APPROACH GO-AROUND. ON SECOND EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS SHOW N - [SDR 9521802293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9521802293), Dec 30, 1995: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT RIGHT SIDE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK AND CHECKED OK. - [SDR 9518062293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9518062293), Nov 16, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY, FUNCTIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9504012293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9504012293), Mar 4, 1995: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED FOR DESCENT, NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO 10 PSI FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING. A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTD - [SDR 9502582293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9502582293), Feb 14, 1995: POSITION SW. FAILED. DURING APPROACH UPON LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, NOSE GEAR SAFE (GREEN) INDICATION DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHILE UNSAFE (RED) INDICATION REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CREW RECYC - [SDR 9502382293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9502382293), Feb 12, 1995: APU. FIRE. DURING DE-ICING AT GATE, EXPERIENCED AN APU FIRE WARNING IN THE COCKPIT. THE APU WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. EVIDENCE OF FIRE WAS FOUND, T ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 19901102061399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901102061399I), Nov 2, 1990: Boeing 727200 (N293US), Juneau, AK. Over flew sitka due to flaps being stuck at 02 degrees. Landed Juneau. Replaced flap indicator. - [Incident 19840716047079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840716047079I), Jul 16, 1984: Boeing 727251 (N293US), Pembina, ND. Experienced severe updraft downdraft cycles. No weather indicated on radar. Seatbelt sign on. Passengers injured. --- 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.