# N397US: 1986 Boeing 737-3B7, registration cancelled 2006-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2006
- Exported to: Indonesia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-3B7](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7) (registry code 138447F)
- Engine: [CFM International CFM56 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (registry code 13802)
- Serial number: 23319
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 1986
- Certificate issued: July 14, 2006
- Last registry action: July 14, 2006
- Mode S code: A49E9D
- Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N397US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=397US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N397US-2006-07-18

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 737-3B7: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7.md

## Service difficulty reports (74, newest 50)

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

- [SDR USAA051066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA051066), Sep 6, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN BS 754, S25L. CUT OUT DAMAGE, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 249. DEFECT SIZE: 4.5 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN.
- [SDR USAA051067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA051067), Sep 6, 2005: SKIN. CRACKED. 15.5 INCHES AFT OF BS 727D, S23L (2) 16.5 INCHES AFT OF BS 727D, S-22L, REMOVED DAMAGE, FAB AND INST DOUBLER, INC 2 CRACKS AND 2 PREEX REPAIRS TO 1 DOUBLER REP 
- [SDR SB05078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SB05078), Jul 2, 2005: SEAL. LEAKING. CREW REPORTED A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION. CREW ACCOMPLISHED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO RIC WHERE THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT 
- [SDR USAA040352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA040352), Jul 20, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND SKIN CRACKED 2.5 INCHES, 5 INCHES FORWARD OF BS 500 RT AND 1 INCH ABOVE S-15R. (M)
- [SDR USA2004F00017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USA2004F00017), Mar 1, 2004: TURBOCHARGER. OVERSERVICED. ON DESCENT, CREW REPORTED STRONG EXHAUST FUMES IN THE AFT CABIN. NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. CREW TURNED RIGHT PACK TO HIGH AND RECIRCULATION FAN TO OFF WITH NO CHANGE.
- [SDR USAA040014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA040014), Jan 13, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED .008 INCH, FS 727E JUST BELOW S24L. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA040015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA040015), Jan 6, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 6.250 INCH, FS 500D PLUS 3 INCHES JUST BELOW S15R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA030222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030222), Nov 4, 2003: STRINGER. CORRODED. FOUND STRINGER CORRODED 6 INCHES, STRINGER 27R BETWEEN STRINGER TIE BS 360 AND BS 366. CORROSION LEVEL 1, TASK NR C53-202-01. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-
- [SDR USAA030233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030233), Oct 26, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND SKIN CRACKED 1.4 INCH LONG, STATION 727D PLUS 2 INCHES BELOW S23R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 94836. (M)
- [SDR USAA030234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030234), Oct 22, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND SKIN CRACKED 1.1 INCH, STATION 754 ABOVE S21R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 202. (M)
- [SDR USAA030211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030211), Oct 3, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND SKIN CRAKCED .375 INCH, LOWER HINGE CUT OUT AFT SERVICE DOOR. REMOVED DAMAGE, INSTALLED TRIPLERS PER SRM 53-60-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA030210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030210), Sep 27, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND SKIN CRACKED 2 INCHES, LOWER AFT CORNER OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR OPENING. ROUTED OUT DAMAGE, INSTALLED FILLER/DOUBLER/TRIPLER PER SRM 53-10-01. (M)
- [SDR USAA030209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030209), Sep 22, 2003: STRINGER. CRACKED. FOUND STRINGER CRACKED 3 INCHES, BS 520 STRINGER 12 RT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 77007. (M)
- [SDR USAA030145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030145), Aug 6, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. PIT - FOND SKIN CRACKED 3 INCHES, RIGHT SIDE STATION 520 STRINGER 12 RT. INSTLALED EXTERNAL DOUBLER, TEMPORARY REPAIR PER EA 76766 PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 201. (M)
- [SDR USAASB03126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB03126), Aug 2, 2003: OUTFLOW VALVE. LEAKING. DTW - FLT 390 - EN ROUTE FROM CLT TO DTW, AT FL350, A/C LOST PRESSURIZATION. CABIN CLIMBED TO 11,000 FT WITH CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDING. CREW ACCOM QR
- [SDR USAASB03123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB03123), Jul 27, 2003: WIRE. CHAFED. ORD - FLT 299 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL TO ORD, AT FL350, THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. CABIN ALTITUDE WAS AT 11,500 FEET. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND D
- [SDR USAA030099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030099), Jun 27, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND SKIN CRAKED .75 INCHES LONG, SKIN BS 360 S27L, S27R, LOWER CENTERLINE. INSTALLED DOUBLER FROM BS 360-380 ON BOTTOM C/L OF SKIN PER TYPICAL REPAIR 53-30-07
- [SDR USAA030023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030023), Mar 4, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND SKIN CRACKED 3.25 INCH, STATION 520 AND STRINGER 16R. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01 FIG 202. (M)
- [SDR USAA030017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA030017), Feb 11, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. CLT - FOUND UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, SKIN CRACKED 2 INCHES, STATION 764 ABOVE STRINGER 21R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-00-01, FIG 202. (M)
- [SDR USAASB01257](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01257), Sep 16, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. IAD - MAINTENANCE FOUND SIX SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY LIGHTS, IN THE AFT CABIN, WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN TESTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT EMERGENC
- [SDR USAASB01121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01121), Apr 30, 2001: OUTFLOW VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. PIT - FLT 1107 - EN ROUTE FROM YYZ TO CLT, AT FL350, THE CABIN ALTITUDE ALERT SOUNDED AS CABIN WAS AT 10,000 FEET AND CLIMBING AT APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET PER MIN
- [SDR USAASB01024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB01024), Jan 27, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TPA - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT AISLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT LEFT BATTERY PACK IN OVERHEAD PANEL AT STATION 736.
- [SDR USAASB99216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAASB99216), Aug 31, 1999: COMPUTER. FAILED. CLT - FLT 8052 - AIRCRAFT WAS FERRYING TO ABE FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE WHEN THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THE ELEVATOR FEEL DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FLIGHT 
- [SDR USAA990909](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990909), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .1250 INCH CRACK STA 847 FRAME AT STR 9R OVERHEAD BIN ATTACH POINT. INSTALLED FILLER AND REPAIR ANGLE PER EA 6
- [SDR USAA990908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990908), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. WORN. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH SLIT WORN INTO FUSELAGE FRAME. BLENDED OUT DAMAGE, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER TR 53-80-02. (X)
- [SDR USAA990907](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990907), Aug 29, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK LT RAM AIR INLET UPPER AFT ANGLE AT BS 520, STR21L. INSTALLED REPAIR FILLER AND DOUBLER PER TR 53
- [SDR USAA990906](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990906), Aug 29, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK AT STRINGER TIE CLIP STA 616 AT STR 4L. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 53-00-03. (X)
- [SDR USAA990905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990905), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK BS 726 STR 18A LT CHORD ANGLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 51-10-02. (X)
- [SDR USAA990904](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990904), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK BS 723 STR 18A, LT CHORD ANGLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED PER SRM 51-10-02. (X)
- [SDR USAA990903](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990903), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A ..125 INCH CRACK STATION 787 FRAME AT STRINGER 9L OVERHEAD BIN ATTACH POINT. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND REPAIR ANGL
- [SDR USAA990902](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990902), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A ..125 INCH CRACK STATION 380 BETWEEN STRINGER 8R AND 9R FRAME. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-07. (M)
- [SDR USAA990901](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990901), Aug 29, 1999: SPLICE. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK STA 907 + 1/2 AT STR 4R. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 51-10-00. (X)
- [SDR USAA990900](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990900), Aug 29, 1999: SPLICE. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A ..25 INCH CRACK STATION 907 PLUS 1/2 AT STRINGER 4L. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 51-10-00. (M)
- [SDR USAA990899](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990899), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. CHAFED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A ..25 INCH BY 2 INCH CHAFFED AREA AT STATION 1064, BL 0 FRAME. DAMAGED BLENDED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER
- [SDR USAA990898](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990898), Aug 29, 1999: STRAP. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS STATION 774-855, RBL 19 STRAP. CORROSION LEVEL 1. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW S
- [SDR USAA990897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990897), Aug 29, 1999: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A ..5 INCH CRACK STRINGER TIE CLIP STATION 663.75, STRINGER 10R. REMOVED CRACKED TIE CLIP INSTALLED NEW TIE CLIP
- [SDR USAA990896](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990896), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A ..125 INCH CRACK STATION 807 FRAME, STRINGER 9R OVERHEAD BIN ATTACH POINT. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER P
- [SDR USAA990895](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990895), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FUOND .125 INCH CRACK STATION 787 FRAME, STRINGER OVERHEAD BIN ATTACH POINT. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLE AND FILLER PER EA 
- [SDR USAA990879](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990879), Aug 29, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH BY 3 INCH AREA OF CORROSION BS 1007, STRINGER 23R, CORROSION LEVEL 1. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM
- [SDR USAA990878](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990878), Aug 29, 1999: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK STATION 178, RBL 22, WL 196 INTERCOSTAL. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER TR 53-10-15 AND SRM 53-10-08. (M)
- [SDR USAA990871](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990871), Aug 29, 1999: ANGLE. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION AT BS 312 TO 344 LBL 45 Z-ANGLE. CORROSION LEVEL 2. REPAIRED PER 53-10-15 AND 51-10-02. (M)
- [SDR USAA990854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990854), Aug 29, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTINO, FOUND A ..25 INCH CRACK AT DRAG ANGLE VERT FIN ATTACH FITTING. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLERS PER EA 65234 AND 65234A. 
- [SDR USAA990853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990853), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A ..1 INCH CRACK AT BS 726 STRINGER 18A RIGHT CHORD ANGLE. INSTALLED NEW PART PER EA 65273A. (M)
- [SDR USAA990852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990852), Aug 29, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION 60 INCHES BY 2 INCHES AT STATION 344 FLOORBEAM LBL 45 - RBL 15. CORROSION LEVEL 1. CORROSION TASK NR C
- [SDR USAA990845](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990845), Aug 29, 1999: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-5 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A ..75 INCH CRACK BS 278 STRINGER 14R IN RADIUS OF INTERCOSTAL. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 51-70-11 FIG 1.
- [SDR USAA990844](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990844), Aug 29, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A AREA OF CORROSION BS 1016, BBL 0, LBL 12, WL 208 FLOORBEAM. CORROSION LEVEL 1. INSTALLED COMPLETE T-CAP PER SR
- [SDR USAA990836](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990836), Aug 29, 1999: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK STATION 666, LBBL 32.5 PRESSURE DECK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER EA 65231. (M)
- [SDR USAA990835](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990835), Aug 29, 1999: BRACKET. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A ..25 INCH CRACK IN ANGLE RIGHT BS 616 STRINGER 7 AND STRINGER 8 BRACKET. REPLACED BRACKET, FABRICATED NEW PART
- [SDR USAA990834](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990834), Aug 29, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK BS 305, STRINGER 4L FRAME. INSTALLED NEW PART PER SRM 51-10-02.. (M)
- [SDR USAA990833](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA990833), Aug 29, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. CLT - DURING Q-2 CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A 2 INCH BY 2 INCH AREA OF CORROSION AT STATION 360, RBL 12 FLOORBEAM. CORROSION LEVEL 1. REPAIRED ANGLES PER SR

All 74: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N397US-2006-07-18/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC00LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA097), Feb 3, 2000: Boeing 737-300 (N397US), Boston, MA, no damage. Probable cause: In flight encounter with turbulence.

## 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 20050702019319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050702019319I), Jul 2, 2005: Boeing 7373B7 (N397US), Richmond, VA. (-23) An emergency descent was initiated after the cabin altitude warning was triggered as the aircraft climbed through 27,700FT, and the cabin altitude was…
- [Accident 20000203038769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000203038769A), Feb 3, 2000: Boeing 7373B7 (N397US), Boston, MA. (.4)While in cruise flight, the airplane encountered turbulence, and the flight attendants returned to their seats. The turbulence continued, and a cart began…

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