# N73243: Boeing 737-2CO, registration cancelled 1999-02-02 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 2, 1999 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 737-2CO](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2co) (registry code 1384488) - Serial number: 20072 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: February 23, 1998 - Last registry action: August 29, 1998 - Mode S code: A9D579 - Owner when cancelled: [Rcf 737/23 Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RCF%20737%2F23%20INC) - Location: [Aurora, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Aurora) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 39.6636° N, 104.8378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80014, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73243 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73243 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73243-1999-02-02 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 737-2CO: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-2co.md ## Service difficulty reports (19) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR CALA9701698](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701698), Nov 26, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION IN SKIN LAP AT STA 400, LONGERON 24L. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-30-3, FIGURE 16. - [SDR CALA9701615](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701615), Nov 13, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK IN LOWER FORWARD FRAME OF R-1 DOOR AND AN 8 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN LOWER AFT FRAME OF R-1 DOOR. THE R-1 WAS REMOVED AND REPLACE - [SDR CALA9701613](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9701613), Nov 12, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION FOUND LEFT SIDE EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERY PACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. - [SDR CALA9601726](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601726), Nov 5, 1996: WEB. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK IN LT MLG WHEEL WELL UPPER PRESSURE WEB AT LT FORWARD CORNER JUST AFT OF STA 664. LENGTH OF CRACK NOT IDENTIFIED. THE WEB WAS REMOVED A - [SDR CALA9601728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601728), Oct 31, 1996: SKIN. CREASED. INSPECTION FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR EXTERNAL SKIN CREASED AND OIL CANNED. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS REMOVED, A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 52-00-3 FIGUR - [SDR CALA9601727](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601727), Oct 31, 1996: SUPPORT. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED AT FS 887, RBL 60. THE CORRODED AREA WAS REMOVED, REPAIR PARTS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-3, 51-30-2, 5 - [SDR CALA9601341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9601341), Sep 27, 1996: AIR DATA COMP. CONTAMINATED. THE ACFT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ROLL OF NO MORE THAN 10 DEGREES UNCOMMANDED WITH BOTH AUTOPILOT A ANDB SELECTED WHILE EN ROUTE. PITCH MODE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY - [SDR CALA9600745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9600745), Jun 3, 1996: ENGINE. OIL LEAK. THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DROPPED ON TAKEOFF. THE DROP IN PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. T - [SDR CAL960383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960383), Mar 21, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FLT NR 1626 - CLE - INSPECTION FOUND BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHTS AT RIGHT WING EMERGENCY EXIT INOPERATIVE. THE CHARGER AND BATTERY PACK WERE - [SDR CAL960154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960154), Feb 9, 1996: FIREWALL. CRACKED. IAH - INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE PYLON FIREWALL PAN HAD A 2.5 INCH CRACK THROUGH FOUR FASTENERS AT NAC STATION 144. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5450- - [SDR CAL960110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960110), Feb 8, 1996: TURB BLADE. BROKE. FLT NR 1930 - IAH - THE NR 2 ENGINE SHUDDERED AND THEN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER DURING CLIMB-OUT OF IAH. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED - [SDR CAL951137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951137), Dec 1, 1995: DOUBLER. CORRODED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND DOUBLER CORRODED AT STA 323, STR 27L. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5330-02337. (X) - [SDR CAL951136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951136), Dec 1, 1995: ANGLE. CORRODED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND T-ANGLE CORRODED AT STA 323, S27L TO S27R. A NEW T-ANGLE WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2. (X) - [SDR CAL951135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951135), Dec 1, 1995: ANGLE. CORRODED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND T-ANGLE CORRODED AT STA 323 - STA 328, RT SIDE. A NEW T-ANGLE, SPLICES, AND DOUBLER WERE INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5330-02337. (X) - [SDR CAL951134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951134), Dec 1, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND RT FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL CORRODED AT STA 290. THE SKIN PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2. (X) - [SDR CAL951132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951132), Nov 28, 1995: PANEL. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A 4 INCH CRACK IN NOSE WHEELWELL CEILING PRESSURE PANEL AT STA 277, RT SIDE. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED - [SDR CAL950849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950849), Sep 21, 1995: HYD PUMP. INOPERATIVE. FLT NR 1746 - GSO - THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATOR GAUGE DECREASED SLOWLY TO ZERO WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS WHILE ON APPROACH TO GSO. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT G - [SDR CAL950745](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950745), Aug 22, 1995: HYD PUMP. LEAKING. GSO - FLT 1275 - THE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO DURING CLIMB-OUT OF GSO. THE FLUID LOSS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE A-HYDRAULIC SY - [SDR CAL950129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950129), Feb 13, 1995: FIRE WARNING. ACTIVATED. EWR - FLT 1452 - WHEN THE APU WAS STARTED ON APPROACH, THE APU FIRE WARNING LIGHT AND BELL ACTIVATED. THE APU WAS SHUTDOWN, THE APU FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED A ## Other aircraft with N73243 - [Cancelled 1980-09-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73243-1980-09-26): Cessna 207A, S/N 20700573. Exported to Bolivia. Owner: [Cav Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAV%20AIR%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale) - [Cancelled 1969-01-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73243-1969-01-03): Bell 47G-3B, S/N 2775. Exported to New Zealand. 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