# N346US: 1987 Boeing 737-301, registration cancelled 2004-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 2004
- Exported to: Belgium
- 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: 23515
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1987
- Certificate issued: October 31, 2003
- Last registry action: October 31, 2003
- Mode S code: A3D56B
- Owner when cancelled: [Afs Investments Xliii LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFS%20INVESTMENTS%20XLIII%20LLC)
- Location: [Stamford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stamford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0534° N, 73.5387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stamford, CT, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N346US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=346US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346US-2004-12-07

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 (58, newest 50)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR USAASB02158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB02158), Aug 20, 2002: COUPLER. FAULTY. ENROUTE, CLIMBING THROUGH FL210, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PULSING LEFT/RIGHT YAWING CONDITION. ONCE AUTOPILOT, AUTOTHROTTLE AND YAW DAMPER WERE OFF, YAWING STOPPE
- [SDR USAA011362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA011362), Nov 12, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. TPA - FOUND SKIN CORRODED 3 SQUARE INCHES, STRINGER 25L STATION 975. SPLICED IN SECTION OF STRINGER PER SRM 53-00-03 PAGE 201. (M)
- [SDR USAA010389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010389), Apr 16, 2001: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND WEB CRACKED 2 INCHES, BS 178, RBL 6, BETWEEN WL 197 AND 205. INSTALLED DOUBLER SRM 53-10-08, EO 5300V153. (M)
- [SDR USAA010386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA010386), Apr 16, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 2 INCHES, STATION 947 AT STRINGER 34L, FORWARD OF POTABLE WATER SERVICE PANEL. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 201. (M)
- [SDR USAASB01091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01091), Mar 27, 2001: COFFEEMAKER. SHORTED. MIA - FLT 1191 - EN ROUTE FROM CLT-MIA, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A SCORCHING SMELL IN THE FORWARD GALLEY APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES BEFORE LANDING AT MIA. OVENS
- [SDR USAASB01012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01012), Jan 19, 2001: WARNING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. ORF - FLT 12 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM MCO, CREW RECEIVED A RIGHT MLG RED LIGHT WHEN PLACING THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION AS WELL AS THE OFF POSITION. AFTER RE
- [SDR USAASB00309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00309), Nov 6, 2000: DOOR. NOT CLOSED. ATL - FLT 1273 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ATL, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. CRWE NOTICED THE AFT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR WAS LEAKING AIR. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT
- [SDR USAASB00245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB00245), Sep 5, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. GSO - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE MID CABIN EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT THE OVERHEAD BIN DOORS WEAK. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD
- [SDR USAA000039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000039), Jan 17, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. STATION 747 - AFT BAG BIN FRAME HAS A 1 INCH AREA OF CORROSION, LEVEL 1. FABRICATED REPAIR PER SRM 51-30-01 AND 53-00-07. (M)
- [SDR USAA000033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000033), Jan 13, 2000: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. RBL 6.5 STATION 528 TO 533 KEEL BEAM HAS A 5 INCH BY 1 INCH AREA OF CORROSION, LEVEL 2. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER EA 66434, SRM 51-70-12. (M)
- [SDR USAA000032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA000032), Jan 13, 2000: KEELBEAM. CORRODED. FOUND LBL 6.5, STATION 528, 537 TO 539 KEEL BEAM HAS A 2 INCH BY 1 INCH AREA OF CORROSION, LEVEL 2. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE PER EA 66434, SRM 51-70-12. (M)
- [SDR USAA991447](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991447), Jan 12, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK AT STATION 178, RBL 4.75, WL 201 BULKHEAD. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-8 AND EA 66276. (M)
- [SDR USAA991448](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991448), Jan 12, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .500 INCH CRACK AT STATION 294, OUTBOARD SIDE OF Z-ANGLE VERTICAL LEG SUPPORT ANGLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER 
- [SDR USAA991449](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991449), Jan 12, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK FORWARD SERVIEC DOOR CUTOUT UPPER FORWARD FRAME WEB UPPER DOOR STOP FRAME. REMOVED AND REPLACED 
- [SDR USAA991450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991450), Jan 12, 2000: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .5I NCH CRACK DOOR FRAME CUTOUT UPPER FORWARD STOP FITTING DOOR FRAME WEB. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 51-10-
- [SDR USAA991451](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991451), Jan 12, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH AREA OF CORROSION AT FORWARD END OF SEAT TRACK STATION 345, LBL 20. REPLACED SEAT TRACK PER SRM 53-00-0
- [SDR USAA991452](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991452), Jan 12, 2000: ANGLE. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH BY 4 INCH AREA OF CORROSION AT STATION 294.6 UPPER CHORD AFT FLANGE RBL 50.5, CORROSION LEVEL 1. INSTAL
- [SDR USAA991467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991467), Jan 12, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND TWO 1.9 INCH CRACKS BS 328 FORWARD SERVICE DOORWAY, DOOR CUTOUT AFT LOWER CORNER FUSELAGE SKIN. INSTALLED OUTER 
- [SDR USAA991468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991468), Jan 12, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND FIVE 1 INCH CRACKS ALONG ACTUATOR LOWER SKIN NR 1 SLAT. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER TR 57-50-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA991475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991475), Jan 12, 2000: WINDOW POST. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK L-1 WINDOW AFT UPPER POST. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 66274. (M)
- [SDR USAA991476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991476), Jan 12, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH BY 2 INCH AREA OF CORROSION AFT CARGO BS 793 STRINGER 25R FRAME, CORROSION LEVEL 1. REPAIRED PER SRM 51
- [SDR USAA991477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991477), Jan 12, 2000: ANGLE. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 36 INCH BY 2 INCH AREA OF CORROSION FORWARD SERVICE DOOR Z-ANGLE STATION 289-325, RBL 61. CORROSION LEVEL 1. R
- [SDR USAA991494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991494), Jan 12, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .250 INCH CRACK AT BS 311.9, STRINGER 5L CORNER OF FRAME. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 66257 AND TR 53-10-14. (M)
- [SDR USAA991495](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991495), Jan 12, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - DURIGN Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK AT BS 294.5, STRINGER 7L, IN CORNER MOUNT POINT WEB. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 51-10-02 AND B
- [SDR USAA991496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991496), Jan 12, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK AT BS 306.0, STRINGER 4L MIDDLE LOWER LEG WEB. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 53-00-03. (M)
- [SDR USAA991497](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991497), Jan 12, 2000: STRINGER. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .375 INCH CRACK AT STATION 726, STRINGER 18A SHELF, RBL 61, WL 188. REPAIRED PER SERM 51-10-02. (M)
- [SDR USAA991498](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991498), Jan 12, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK AT N/G UPPER DRAG HRM WEB. INSTALLED NEW WEB PER REPAIR DOCUMENT 51-10-02. (M)
- [SDR USAA991506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991506), Jan 12, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM STATION 344, BL 0 UPPER CHORD, CORROSION LEVEL 2. SPLICED IN NEW T-CPA P
- [SDR USAA991499](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991499), Jan 12, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 6 INCH BY 1.5 INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON FRAME STATION 927 BETWEEN STRINGER 27L AND STRINGER 7R. CORROSION LEVE
- [SDR USAA991373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991373), Jan 12, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK AT BS 887, STRINGER 9L TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
- [SDR USAA991417](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991417), Jan 12, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK AT BS 663, STRINGER 10R TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
- [SDR USAA991418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991418), Jan 12, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK AT BS 807, STRINGER 6R TIE CLIP. INSTALLED TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
- [SDR USAA991419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991419), Jan 12, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK AT BS 847, STRINGER 8R AND 9R FRAME. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-14. (M)
- [SDR USAA991420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991420), Jan 12, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURIGN Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK AT BS 480, STRINGER 8R AND 9R FRAME. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-14. (M)
- [SDR USAA991421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991421), Jan 12, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK BS 847 BETWEEN STRINGER 8L AND 9L FRAME. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-14. (M)
- [SDR USAA991423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991423), Jan 12, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION 1 INCH AT 3 AREAS UPPER CHORD TOP SURFACE BS 312, LBL 12 - RBL 24. FLOORBEAM CORROSION LEVEL 2. INSTAL
- [SDR USAA991440](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991440), Jan 12, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .250 INCH CRACK BS 480 BETWEEN STRINGER 8 AND 9 LEFT FRAME. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER PER TR 53-10-14. (M)
- [SDR USAA991439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991439), Jan 12, 2000: STRINGER. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND TWO .25 INCH CRACKS STRINGER 4L AT BS 908 AND 909 STRINGER. INSTALLED STRINGER PER SRM 51-40-00. (M)
- [SDR USAA991438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991438), Jan 12, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK AT BS 827 BETWEEN STRINGER 8L AND 9L FRAME. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-14 AND EA 66285. (M)
- [SDR USAA991437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991437), Jan 12, 2000: SPLICE. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK STRINGER 4R STATION 908 SPLICE. INSTALLED STRINGER PER SRM 51-40-00. (M)
- [SDR USAA991436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991436), Jan 12, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH BY .5 INCH, AREA OF CORROSION ON STRINGER 10R, STATION 337. CORROSION LEVEL 1. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER P
- [SDR USAA991431](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991431), Jan 12, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH BY .05 INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM STATION 344, LBL 9.5 UPPER CHORD OF T-CAP. CORROSION LEVEL 1
- [SDR USAA991430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991430), Jan 12, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH BY .05 INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM STATION 344, RBL 2.5 AFT EDGE OF T-CAP. CORROSION LEVEL 1. S
- [SDR USAA991424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991424), Jan 12, 2000: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-3 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK AT BS 663, STRINGER 10L TIE CLIP. INSTALLED NEW TIE CLIP PER SRM 51-10-02. (M)
- [SDR USAASB99264](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB99264), Nov 2, 1999: SENSOR. FAILED. CHS - FLT 542 - DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM CHS, FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF BOTH ATC TRANSPONDERS AND THE LEFT NAV FUNCTION OF THE AUTOPILOT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO 
- [SDR USAA980381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA980381), Aug 21, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. TPA - DURING CX-1 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1.25 INCH CRACK IN SKIN E/E DUCT COOLING OUTLET STATION 379 LBL 30. INSTALLED DOUBLER OF .100 INCH 2024-T3 PE
- [SDR USAASB98155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB98155), Jun 24, 1998: DETECTOR. FAILED. SBN - FLT 7002 - ABOUT 60 MILES OUT OF SBN, THE NR 2 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER GOING THROUGH CHECKLIST, CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD AT SBN
- [SDR USAASB97342](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB97342), Dec 20, 1997: WIRE. FAILED. CLT - CREW REPORTED THAT THE EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT ROW 10 WERE INOP. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED/SPLICED WIRES. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR USAASB97104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB97104), Apr 16, 1997: CONTROL MODULE. MALFUNCTIONED. RDU - FLT 1416 - EN ROUTE MCO TO BWI, FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR FAILURE. NR 1 ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BELL DID NOT SOUND. CREW SHUT D
- [SDR 97ZZZX2012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2012), Apr 16, 1997: CONTROL PANEL. MALFUNCTIONED. RDU - FLT 1416 - EN ROUTE MCO TO BWI, FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED NR 1 ENGINE GENERATOR FAILURE. NR 1 ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BELL DID NOT SOUND. CREW SHUT D

All 58: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N346US-2004-12-07/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 19980624040219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980624040219I), Jun 24, 1998: Boeing 737301 (N346US), South Bend, IN. (-5)During climbout the right engine overheat annunciation light came on. Flight crew shut down the engine i/a/w the aircraft checklist and landed back at…
- [Incident 19910911044709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910911044709I), Sep 11, 1991: Boeing 737301 (N346US), Boston, MA. On taxi for takeoff pilot braked aircraft and attendant fell and hurt back.

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