# N294US: Boeing 727-251, registration cancelled 1997-04-08 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: April 8, 1997 - Exported to: Ecuador - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - Airframe: [Boeing 727-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (registry code 138408H) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 21505 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: July 5, 1990 - Last registry action: December 6, 1996 - Mode S code: A30629 - Owner when cancelled: [First Security Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Salt Lake City, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Salt%20Lake%20City) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 35.1408° N, 106.5146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N294US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=294US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N294US-1997-04-08 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 (15) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 9612852294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9612852294), Jun 4, 1996: ACT FITTING. CRACKED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE NR 4 SLAT ACTUATOR INBOARD MOUNT FITTING. REPLACED FITTING PER SRM 51-10-01, PG 4. - [SDR 9612562294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9612562294), May 31, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE RIGHT WING NR 8 SPOILER ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING. REPLACED FITTING. - [SDR 9612472294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9612472294), May 21, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING P-CHECK, FOUND A CRACK IN THE FORWARD GALLEY SERVICE DOOR LOWER AFT FRAME AT THE STOP FITTING. REPAIRED FRAME PER PROJECT 4-52-39963 SEC 2D AND DWG 69-69 - [SDR 9611352294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9611352294), May 17, 1996: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB, THE NR 3 LEADING EDGE KRUEGER FLAP WOULD NOT RETRACT AND FUEL WAS DUMPED TO LANDING WEIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT IN - [SDR 9519662294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9519662294), Dec 6, 1995: HYD HOSE. FAILED. DURING APPROACH ON EXTENSION OF LANDING GEAR, AIRCRAFT LOST A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND ALL FLUID. THE LEFT GEAR AND NOSE GEAR WERE MANUALLY CRANKED DOWN AN - [SDR 9517512294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9517512294), Nov 7, 1995: ACTUATOR. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF, TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED AT V1, HORN STOPPED WHEN AIRBORNE WITH FLAPS AND SLATS RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT ALSO HAD HEAVY VIBRATION DURING TAKEOFF, - [SDR 9517522294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9517522294), Nov 6, 1995: POSITION IND. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING DESCENT ON FLAP EXTENSION TO 5 DEGREES, OUTBOARD FLAPS HAD ASYMMETRIC TRIP AT 3 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHECKED OU - [SDR 9516972294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9516972294), Oct 30, 1995: RETRACT MECH. LACK OF LUBE. DURING INITIAL APPROACH WHEN LOWERING FLAPS, THE OUTBOARD FLAPS ASYMMETRIC TRIPPED AT APPROXIMATELY 5 DEGREES. CHECKED FLAP TRACK ROLLERS, TORQUE TUBES, AND TRA - [SDR 9515652294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9515652294), Oct 14, 1995: RADAR TRANS. FAILED. DURING CRUISE, WEATHER RADAR INDICATION PRODUCED INTERMITTENT PATTERNS. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ATL DUE TO WEATHER EN ROUTE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RADAR TRANSCEIV - [SDR 9512692294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9512692294), Aug 18, 1995: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 2 ENGINE HAD A LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATION AT POWER SETTING ABOVE 65 PERCENT N2. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND - [SDR 9510472294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9510472294), Jul 8, 1995: TO WARNING. SOUNDED. TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED UPON APPLICATION OF DEPARTURE THRUST. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. NOTE: FLAP SETTING WAS 25 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT GROSS WEIGHT REDUCED FOR A 1 - [SDR 9509682294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9509682294), Jun 19, 1995: MANUAL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CRUISE AT FL345, CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING AT 500 RPM AND COULD NOT CONTROL MANUALLY. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INITIA - [SDR 9504332294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9504332294), Mar 16, 1995: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION, RIGHT GEAR DOOR INDICATION REMAINS EXTINGUISHED. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR WITH SAME RESULTS. FLIGHT CONTINUED AND LANDED - [SDR 9504122294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9504122294), Mar 15, 1995: TIRE. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, CLE CENTER CONTACTED FLT 478 ADVISING THAT TIRE DEBRIS WAS FOUND ON DEPARTURE RUNWAY. FLIGHT CONTINUED AND DISPATCH CONTACTED TPA TOWER TO HAVE E - [SDR 9500882294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9500882294), Jan 12, 1995: OIL RETURN TUBE. STRIPPED. EN ROUTE TO DEN, THE NR 3 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING INDICATION ILLUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE AND OIL QUANTITY INDICATED ZERO. ACCOMPLUSHED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTD ## 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 19890225026909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225026909I), Feb 25, 1989: Boeing 727251 (N294US), Milwaukee, WI. Hydraulic quantity dropped on gear and flap retraction. Continued flight. Found a frayed hydraulic line. - [Incident 19840620035289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840620035289I), Jun 20, 1984: Boeing 727251 (N294US), Chicago, IL. No. 2 engine shut down during climb. Returned. Found damaged compressor and turbine blades. Cause undetermined. - [Incident 19830715044119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715044119I), Jul 15, 1983: Boeing 727251 (N294US), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Made turn onto a posted access road while using cargo ramp to bypass traffic. Wing hit a light pole. - [Incident 19800529052159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800529052159I), May 29, 1980: Boeing 727 (N294US), Chicago, IL. Flight returned when left gear would not retract. 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