# N309GT: 1996 Boeing 737-4Q8, registration cancelled 2026-07-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: July 21, 2026 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 737-4Q8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-4q8) (registry code 138447Q) - Engine: [CFM International CFM56-3C1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-3c1) (registry code 13077) - Serial number: 26334 - Year built: 1996 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: February 1, 2015 - Certificate issued: December 20, 2018 - Last registry action: July 1, 2023 - Mode S code: A34169 - Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309GT - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=309GT - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309GT-2026-07-21 From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 737-4Q8: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-4q8.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 I5EA2021011900006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/I5EA2021011900006), Jan 19, 2021: BATTERY PACK. NO TEST. R1 EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK M1674. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD, IAW B737-400 AMM 33-51-02. - [SDR I5EA2020101600006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/I5EA2020101600006), Oct 16, 2020: SMOKE DETECTOR. FALSE ACTIVATION. INTERMITTENT "MAIN CARGO SMOKE" INDICATION UPON INITIAL DESCENT FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN NO FURTHER INDICATION. RAN SMOKE DET TEST, PER AMM 10-R-817-MM REV D SUP - [SDR I5EA2020100500002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/I5EA2020100500002), Sep 13, 2020: SLIDE. UNWANTED DEPLOY. L1 DOOR EVACUATION SLIDE INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED BY GROUND CREW. SLIDE DEFFERED ON LOGPAGE 59980, MEL 52-16, CAT B, EXP 9-16-20, TRACKING NUMBER 2009035. SLIDE R - [SDR Q2SA20200608432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA20200608432), Jun 8, 2020: BUSS. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. GEN 1 LOSS TRANSFER BUS FAIL ALL INSTRUMENTS OFF EXCEPT F/O PFD. FOUND GEN CONTROL UNIT #1 UNLOCKED AND SLID OUT OF RACK APPROX 3 IN RESECURE - [SDR EE4Y2020020210596](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y2020020210596), Feb 2, 2020: FITTING. WORN. SECTION 46 RH STRUT SUPPORT FITTING AFT LUG AT BS 685 WITH WEAR. THE PART WAS REPAIRED IAW BOEING ID #3-4617944374 UNDER 8100-9 FORM AND COOPESA EO COO-EO-2020- - [SDR EE4Y2020020210594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y2020020210594), Feb 2, 2020: STRINGER. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPART. STRINGER 26R WITH EXISTING REPAIR LOCATED BTWN S-787 / S-807. THE STRINGER WAS REPAIRED IAW AEI TICKET 10188. - [SDR EE4Y202002010593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y202002010593), Feb 2, 2020: TRIPLER. CORRODED. AFT CARGO COMPT. DOOR CUT OUT WITH INTERNAL TRIPLER CORRODED LOCATED BTWN STA787 / STA 794.3 AND BTWN S-25R / S-26R. THE MENTIONED PART WAS REPAIRED IAW FROM AE - [SDR EE4Y202002010590](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y202002010590), Feb 1, 2020: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. LOWER FUSELAGE AFT CARGO COMPT. AT BS 727F BTWN S-27L AND S-27R WITH LOWER SECTION CLIPS CORRODED. THE MENTIONED CLIPS WERE REPLACED. - [SDR EE4Y202002010589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y202002010589), Feb 1, 2020: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. LOWER FUSELAGE AFT CARGO COMPT. AT BS 727F BTWN S-27L AND S-26R WITH LOWER SECTION CORRODED. THE MENTIONED PART WAS REPAIRED IAW B737-400 SRM 53-00-07-2R-17 REP - [SDR EE4Y202002010588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y202002010588), Feb 1, 2020: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. LOWER FUSELAGE AFT CARGO COMPT. AT BS 887 BTWN S-27L AND S-27L WITH LOWER SECTION CORRODED. THE MENTIONED PART WAS REPAIRED IAW B737-400 SRM 53-00-07-2R-17 REPA - [SDR EE4Y202002010585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y202002010585), Feb 1, 2020: SKIN. WORN. LH WING O/B MID FLAP LOWER SURFACE WITH WEAR AT WBL 255. THE MENTIONED PART WAS REPAIRED IAW BOEING ID #3-4620339317 AND COOPESA E.O. COO-EO-2020-10540-R01 - [SDR Q2SA20190522418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/Q2SA20190522418), May 22, 2019: CONTROL PANEL. SHORTED. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL @ FL 340. MCP FAILED VNAV AND LNAV. ALL INDICATIONS FAILED TO INPUTS. MCP REMOVED AND REPLACED MCP 22-11-34-004-003 AN - [SDR EE4Y2018070906891](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y2018070906891), Jun 25, 2018: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING THE CURRENT MAINTENANCE PROCESS IT WAS FOUND AT FWD ENTRY DOOR AREA, THE FUSELAGE SKIN WITH CRACK AT THE SILL LOWER AFT CORNER. DUE TO THIS SITUATION THE - [SDR EE4Y2018070906892](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y2018070906892), Jun 24, 2018: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING THE CURRENT MAINTENANCE PROCESS IT WAS FOUND AT THE EMPENNAGE, VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE LEFT ATTACHMENT SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED AT THE BS 1121 FIN W - [SDR EE4Y2018070906884](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EE4Y2018070906884), Jun 19, 2018: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING THE CURRENT MAINTENANCE PROCESS IT WAS FOUND AT RT WING THE UPPER VENT STRINGERS S9U-S10U WITH CORROSION ON THE CHANNEL AREA INTERNAL SURFACE AT WS 557. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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