# N120FE: 1966 Boeing 727-25C, registration cancelled 2003-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-25C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25c) (registry code 138400H)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19356
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1967
- Certificate issued: November 21, 1995
- Last registry action: December 22, 1998
- Mode S code: A05434
- Owner when cancelled: [Rfc N120fe/9 Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RFC%20N120FE%2F9%20INC)
- Location: [Cheyenne, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Cheyenne)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1001° N, 104.9249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82001, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=120FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120FE-2003-01-15

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 727-25C: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25c.md

## Service difficulty reports (11)

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

- [SDR 02FDEA00314](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00314), May 7, 2002: TURBINE. DAMAGED. NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. INTAKE HAD NO APPARENT DAMAGE, EXHAUST SHOWED THE TURBINE BLADES HAD DAMAGE AND POOLS OF OIL. REMOVED AND RE
- [SDR 02FDEA00090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/02FDEA00090), Feb 6, 2002: O-RING. DAMAGED. LOST HYDRAULIC SYS-A QT & PRESS INSTANTLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING, SERVICED HYD SYS.
- [SDR 99FDEA00308](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00308), Aug 3, 1999: BY PASS SWITCH. INOP. 99-188 - AFT T/O ENG NR 3 LOW OIL PRESSURE OR FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUM AT 500 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. OIL PRESS AND TEMP WERE NORM. SHUTDOWN ENG PER RED TAB. OI
- [SDR 99FDEA00042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99FDEA00042), Feb 3, 1999: FAN. FAILED. FUME IN THE COCKPIT, MASK UP AND RETURN TO MCI FOR INVESTIGATION. FOUND GASPER FAN C/B POPPED. REMOVED FAN IAW 727 M/M 20-23-0. *S/D* INSTALLED GASPER FAN PER M
- [SDR 98FDEA00755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00755), Dec 18, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. FOUND ON VISUAL INSP WITH LATCHING PINS. REMOVED AT C-001 CHECK, CARGO DOOR LATCH FITTING NR 2 THROUGH NR 8 CORRODED INSIDE BORE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LATCH FIT
- [SDR 98FDEA00754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00754), Dec 18, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. BS 760 AT RBL 70.5 RIB UPPER CHORD IS CRACKED. FOUND AT COOL CHECK BY VISUAL INSP. LARGE REPAIR INSTALL IAW SB 727-57-0112.
- [SDR 98FDEA00753](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98FDEA00753), Dec 18, 1998: MOUNT. CRACKED. NR 1 ENG AFT FITTING MOUNT CRACKED. FOUND BY VISUAL INSP AT C-001 CHECK/FITTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SB 727-54-0017.
- [SDR 96FDEA01707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01707), Dec 24, 1996: FIRE LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. WHEEL WELL FIRE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY DURING TAKEOFF. GROUND RACK HOLD DOWN BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED HOLD DOWN. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR 96FDEA01090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01090), Jun 11, 1996: BELLFRAME. CRACKED. STR 9L IS CRACKED AT BELLFRAME 440L LWR RIVET. STR FLANGE CRACKED, VIEWED FROM UNDERSIDE AT RIVET BULKTAIL. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF STR 9L FROM STA 430 TO 45
- [SDR 96FDEA01046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01046), Apr 30, 1996: STRINGER. CORROSION. CORROSION STA 6L STA 848 TO 870 UPPER LOBE. CUT CORROSION OUT, INSTALLED STR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-3 PG 5 TO 8.
- [SDR 96FDEA01045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96FDEA01045), Apr 29, 1996: SPAR. CRACKED. LT WING FRONT SPAR UPPER CHORD CRACKED ABOVE AND O/B OF NR 2 LE FLAP ACTUATOR. REMOVED CRACK, VOID IN CORROSION AND CORROSION ABOVE AND O/B OF NR 2 LE FLAP ACTU

## 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.

- [Incident 19830928063899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830928063899I), Sep 28, 1983: Boeing 727100 (N120FE), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff when loss of power was noted. Found second stage fan blade had failed.

## Other aircraft with N120FE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120FE): Boeing 767-3S2F, S/N 44380, built 2015

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