# N681MA: Boeing 737-3M8, registration cancelled 1996-04-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 4, 1996
- Exported to: Spain
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 737-3M8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3m8) (registry code 138447T)
- Serial number: 24376
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1991
- Last registry action: February 9, 1994
- Mode S code: A90802
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilmington Trust Co Owner Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20OWNER%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/N681MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=681MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N681MA-1996-04-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 737-3M8: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3m8.md

## Service difficulty reports (7)

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

- [SDR MRKA9568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MRKA9568), Sep 26, 1995: EEL BATT CHARGER. FAILED. LEFT FORWARD EMERGENCY BATTERY CHARGER INOP. SUSPECT BAD INTERNAL FUSE. REMOVED AD REPLACED FORWARD LEFT EMERGENCY CHARGER. OPS CHECK NORMAL. (M)
- [SDR 95ZZZM503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZM503), Jul 20, 1995: STARTER. FAILED. RETURNED TO GATE, NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT ROTATE. REPLACED NR 1 STARTER DUE TO SHEARED SHAFT. ENGINE STARTS NORMALLY, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- [SDR MRKA9542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MRKA9542), Mar 31, 1995: VALVE. FAILED. RETURN TO GATE WHEN NR 2 START VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED START CONTROL VALVE. (W)
- [SDR MRKA9529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MRKA9529), Feb 28, 1995: EEL BATT CHARGER. FAILED. AISLE LIGHT AT ROW 17R INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND CHARGER ASSEMBLY. (W)
- [SDR MRKA9528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MRKA9528), Feb 23, 1995: EEL BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AFT SECTION OF FLOOR PROXIMITY LIGHTING INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY. OPERATIONAL CHECKED OK. (W)
- [SDR MRKA9522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MRKA9522), Feb 13, 1995: PBE INDICATOR. PROTRUDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL CABIN PBE DUE INDICATOR BUTTON PROTRUDING. (W)
- [SDR MRKA9521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MRKA9521), Feb 7, 1995: PBE. DAMAGED. CONTROL CABIN PBE RED INDICATOR MISSING. REMOVED AND REPLACED PBE. (W)

## 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 ANC95FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95FA019), Dec 11, 1994: Boeing 737-3M8 (300) (N681MA), Anchorage, AK, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE B SYSTEM CHANNEL AUTOPILOT ELEVATOR ACTUATOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 19941211041769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941211041769A), Dec 11, 1994: Boeing 737300 (N681MA), Anchorage, AK. Uncommanded pitchup on climb. Stewardess broke ankle. Some turbulence. B system autopilot. Elevator acutator defect

## Other aircraft with N681MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N681MA): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S8203, built 1999

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