# N342US: 1986 Boeing 737-301, registration cancelled 2003-10-16 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: October 16, 2003 - Exported to: Malaysia - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 737-301](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-301) (registry code 138447R) - Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802) - Data sheets: [TCDS A16WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 23511 - Year built: 1986 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: September 3, 1986 - Certificate issued: December 13, 1999 - Last registry action: May 7, 2002 - Mode S code: A3C68F - Owner when cancelled: [Wachovia Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WACHOVIA%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342US - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=342US - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342US-2003-10-16 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 737-301: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-301.md ## Service difficulty reports (53, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR USAA030015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030015), Feb 5, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 2.5 INCH, LEFT AFT FUSELAGE BS 727E STRINGER 23. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 201. (M) - [SDR USAASB02211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB02211), Nov 26, 2002: CONTROL PANEL. FAULTY. ALB - FLT 342 - ON APPROACH TO ALB, FROM PHL, CREW REPORTED A BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THE NR 1 NAV INDICATIONS ALL FLAGGED AND THE NR 1 NAV CIRCUIT BREAKE - [SDR USAASB01356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01356), Dec 28, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. PHL - PILOT REPORTED THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT AT SEAT ROW 2C WAS BROKEN/INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT SEAT ROW 2C. OPERATI - [SDR USAASB01253](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01253), Sep 15, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DCA - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE L1 DOOR EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTER - [SDR USAASB01204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01204), Jul 16, 2001: ENGINE. MALFUNCTIONED. MSY - FLT 239 - EN ROUTE FROM CLT-IAH - AT FL350, THE CREW FELT A JOLT AND THEN A NR 2 ENGINE VIBRATION ALONG WITH A RISE IN EGT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SEEI - [SDR USAASB00318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00318), Nov 19, 2000: COMPUTER. FAILED. TPA - FLT 1091 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL TO GCM, BOTH FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM CONTROL DISPLAY UNITS FAILED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO TPA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHE - [SDR USAASB00289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00289), Oct 6, 2000: DUCT. LEAKING. TPA - FLT 1515 - EN ROUTE FROM CLT TO CUN, THE LT WING-TO-BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON FOR TWENTY MINUTES AFTER QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROC - [SDR USAASB00159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00159), Jun 7, 2000: GCU. FAILED. BOS - FLT 6535 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM BOS, AT APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FEET, THE NR 1 GENERATOR WENT OFF LINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL AVIONIC SYSTEMS ON THE CAPTAINS SIDE WE - [SDR USAA991019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991019), Sep 27, 1999: ANGLE. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 20 INCH AREA OF CORROSION RT SERVICE DOOR Z-ANGLE BETWEEN STATION 947.5 AND 986.5. CORROSION LEVEL 1. INSTALLE - [SDR USAA991018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991018), Sep 27, 1999: ANGLE. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SEVERAL 1 INCH BY 1 INCH AREAS OF CORROSION AT ANCHOR NUT HOLES BS 312 TO BS 370 FORWARD ENTRY SILL Z-ANGLE. COR - [SDR USAA991017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991017), Sep 27, 1999: SPLICE. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK AT RIVETS BS 907, STRINGER SPLICE 4R. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE PER SRM 51-10-02. (M) - [SDR USAA991016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991016), Sep 27, 1999: FRAME. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CORROSION SPOT AT FRAME BS 500 RBL 25 FORWARD CARGO. CORROSION LEVEL 1. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER EA - [SDR USAA991001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991001), Sep 27, 1999: STRINGER. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 4.5 INCH CRACK BS 1138 TO STATION 1143 STRINGER 5R. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER EA 65627A. (M) - [SDR USAA990999](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990999), Sep 27, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 2 INCH BY 24 INCH AREA OF CORROSION AT STATION 1016 FLOORBEAM AND INTERCOSTAL. CORROSION LEVEL 2. REPLACED INTER - [SDR USAA990993](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990993), Sep 27, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION APPROX 3 INCHES AT STATION 986.5, 44 RBL FLOORBEAM. CORROSION LEVEL 2. INSTALLED BEAM CAP REPAIR PER T - [SDR USAA990983](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990983), Sep 27, 1999: CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK AND .500 INCH CRACK AFT CARGO AT BS 727D BL 3L AND 3R CLIP. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES PER SRM 51- - [SDR USAA990982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990982), Sep 27, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 2.75 INCH CRACKS IN UPPER PRESS DECK OF LEFT MLG W/W BS 664, LBL 30, WL 203 SKIN. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 65333 - [SDR USAA990981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990981), Sep 27, 1999: BRACKET. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .2 5INCH CRACK INBOARD COAT CLOSET BRACKET AT BS 1016. REPLACED BRACKET PER REPAIR DOCUMENT 51-10-02. (M) - [SDR USAA990980](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990980), Sep 27, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, F OUND 2 CRACKS .750 LEFT AND .500 RIGHT AFT CARGO BS 727D, LBL 3 AND RBL 3 FRAME. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 65325. (M) - [SDR USAA990979](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990979), Sep 27, 1999: BEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION RUNNING ALONG TOP AND SECONDARY CAPS OF BEAM APPROX 1 INCH BEAM 986.5, LBL 04, CORROSION LEVEL 1. INST - [SDR USAA990966](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990966), Sep 27, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK AT BS 178, BL 5 LEFT 10.5 INCH FROM BOTTOM BULKHEAD WEB ATTACH ANGLE. INSTALLED REPAIR FILLER, - [SDR USAA990962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990962), Sep 27, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .250 INCH CRACK AT BS 379, LBL 2.5 AFT SIDE OF EQUIP COOLING EXHAUST OUTLET FUSELAGE SKIN. INSTALLED SKIN DOUB - [SDR USAA990961](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990961), Sep 27, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK AT BS 327 FORWARD SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT AFT LOWER CORNER EXTERIOR SKIN. INSTALLED TRIPLER PER SRM - [SDR USAA990960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990960), Sep 27, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND THREE .25 INCH CRACKS AT FAST HOLES ALONG WEB SKIN AT BS 709-712, WL 203, BBL 0. INSTALLED WEB REPAIR PER EA 654 - [SDR USAA990959](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990959), Sep 27, 1999: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK AT BS 178, RBL 24, WL 195 INTERCOSTAL. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL PER TR 53-10-15/SRM 51-40-03 FIG - [SDR USAA990938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990938), Sep 27, 1999: CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK AT BS 1040, STRINGER 2R TO 3R SHEAR TIE CLIP. INSTALLED FABRICATED SHEAR TIE CLIP PER DWG 65-4636 - [SDR USAA990937](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990937), Sep 27, 1999: BULKHEAD WEB. CORRODED. CLT - DURNG Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH BY 1 INCH AREA OF CORROSION LEFT FACE OF BS 1016 PRESSURE BULKHEAD CTR BL 0 STIFFENER. CORROSION LEVEL 2 - [SDR USAA990936](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990936), Sep 27, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK AT LOWER FASTENER HOLE BS 616 FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD WL 203. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER PER - [SDR USAA990935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990935), Sep 27, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK AT LOWER FASTENER HOLE BS 616 FUSELAGE FRAME INNER CHORD WL 203 LEFT SIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND - [SDR USAA990934](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990934), Sep 27, 1999: T-CAP. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AT NUTPLATE HOLE BS 344, LBL 49 FORWARD FLANGE AND LBL 31 SPLICE T-CAP. CORROSION LEVEL 1. INSTALLED T - [SDR USAA990933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990933), Sep 27, 1999: CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK IN RADIUS BS 1040 BETWEEN STRINGER 6R AND STRINGER 7R SHEAR TIE CLIP. FABRICATED NEW SHEAR TIE - [SDR USAA990924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990924), Sep 27, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AT CLIP NUT HOLES BS 344, LBL 49 FLOORBEAM. CORROSION LEVEL 1. INSTALLED T-CAP PER SRM 53-30-51. (M) - [SDR USAA990923](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990923), Sep 27, 1999: SPLICE. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK, 2 RIVETS WORKING AND CRACKED AT BS 907, STRINGER SPLICE 4L. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE PER SRM 51-10-0 - [SDR USAA990919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990919), Sep 27, 1999: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 3 INCH BY .300 INCH CRACK AT STATION 178, BULKHEAD LBL 7, 32 INCHES FROM BOTTOM OF BULKHEAD. INSTALLED FILLER - [SDR USAA990917](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990917), Sep 27, 1999: BEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING RON CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 7 EACH 1 INCH BY .50 INCH AREAS OF CORROSION AROUND CLIP NUT HOLES AT BS 360 - BS 380, LT CREASE BEAM INBOARD AN - [SDR USAA990916](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990916), Sep 27, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK AT BS 520, RBL 47 CABIN FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 65 - [SDR USAA990915](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990915), Sep 27, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK AT BS 520, LBL 47 CABIN FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 65 - [SDR USAA990914](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990914), Sep 27, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK AT BS 520, LBL 24 CABIN FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 65 - [SDR USAA990913](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990913), Sep 27, 1999: CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .1250 INCH CRACK AT STA 520 AND STR 16L FRAME TIE CLIP. REMOVED AND REPLACED TIE CLIP PER BOEING DWG 65-46534 - [SDR USAA990885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990885), Sep 27, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AT CLIP NUT HOLES BS 328, LBL 20, TO RBL 50 FLOORBEAM. CORROSION LEVEL 1. INSTALLED T-CAP PER SRM 53-1 - [SDR USAA990920](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990920), Sep 20, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 3 EACH, .50 INCH CRACKS, NR 1 SLAT INBOARD EDGE OF LOWER SKIN AFT FASTENER ROW. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER BOEING DWG - [SDR USAASB98064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB98064), Mar 15, 1998: LINE. LOOSE. IAH - FLT1840 - SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET, THE FIRST OFFICERS AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND ALTIMETER BECAME UNRELIABLE. CAPTAINS SIDE WAS OPERA - [SDR USAASB98032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB98032), Feb 6, 1998: TRANSMITTER. FAILED. PIT - FLT 544 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING FLAP RETRACTION, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT TO THE UP POSITION BUT WOULD RETRACT T - [SDR USAASB97128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB97128), May 12, 1997: SENSOR. MALFUNCTIONED. CLT - FLT 1594, DURING CRUISE FL350, THE CABIN ALT WARNING HORN WENT OFF AT 10,000 FT CABIN ALT. ALL SYS'S APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMAL WITH NO INDICATION OF - [SDR 97ZZZM734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM734), May 12, 1997: THERMOSTAT. MALFUNCTIONED. CLT - FLT 1594, DURING CRUISE FL350, THE CABIN ALT WARNING HORN WENT OFF AT 10,000 FT CABIN ALT. ALL SYS'S APPEARED TO BE OPERATING NORMAL WITH NO INDICATION OF - [SDR USAASB97106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB97106), Apr 17, 1997: FLOW CONTL VALV. STUCK. TPA - FL 1515 - EN ROUTE CUN, CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED WITH CABIN INDICATOR SHOWING 10,000 FEET. CREW PERFORMED DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET. FLIGHT DIVERT - [SDR USAASB97074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB97074), Mar 8, 1997: MEC. MALFUNCTIONED. PHL - FL 8550 - CAPTAIN REPORTED HE DIVERTED TO PHL DUE TO FLUCTUATING LEFT ENGINE PARAMETERS AND THROTTLE STAGGER. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LAN - [SDR 97ZZZM476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM476), Mar 8, 1997: PMC. MALFUNCTIONED. PHL - FL 8550 - CAPTAIN REPORTED HE DIVERTED TO PHL DUE TO FLUCTUATING LEFT ENGINE PARAMETERS AND THROTTLE STAGGER. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LAN - [SDR USAASB95019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB95019), Nov 30, 1995: CONTROLLER. FAILED. PHL - FLT NR 2169 - EN ROUTE LGA TO FLL, PRESSURIZATION FAILED. FLIGHT DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET AND DIVERTED TO PHL. LANDING WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE R - [SDR USAA950946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA950946), Aug 30, 1995: ANGLE. CORRODED. INT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND 2 INCH BY 3 INCH CORRODED AREA BS 294.5 ON Z ANGLE. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-1. CORROSION TASK NR C53-107-02. CORR All 53: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342US-2003-10-16/reports.md ## 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 19970502033709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970502033709I), May 2, 1997: Boeing 737301 (N342US), Little Rock, AR. Narrative: two passengers and a flight attendant received minor injuries after being thrown about the cabin when momentary severe turbulence was encountered… - [Incident 19900721063929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721063929I), Jul 21, 1990: Boeing 737301 (N342US), Newark, NJ. Passenger became abusive and unruly on approach. Refused to sit down. Arrested at gate. ## Other aircraft with N342US - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342US): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T, S/N 342/US, built 2021 --- 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.