# N18480: Boeing 727-76, registration cancelled 1996-10-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 8, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-76](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-76) (registry code 1384016)
- Serial number: 18741
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1993
- Last registry action: August 21, 1996
- Mode S code: A15311
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Controls Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20CONTROLS%20INC)
- Location: [Auburn, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Auburn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3097° N, 122.2644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98001, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18480
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18480
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18480-1996-10-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 727-76: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-76.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19900505022449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900505022449I), May 5, 1990: Boeing 72776 (N18480), Greensboro, NC. Lavatory motor overheated setting off smoke alarm. Used halon bottles. Pulled breaker.
- [Incident 19860423027909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423027909I), Apr 23, 1986: Boeing 72776 (N18480), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Lightning strike to the right horizontal stabilizer while loading passengers at gate. Damage to control panel.
- [Incident 19851219068649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851219068649I), Dec 19, 1985: Boeing 72776 (N18480), Kansas City, MO. Unable to control cabin pressure in either manual or auto mode. Replaced cargo door seal and outflow valve.
- [Incident 19810531043159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531043159I), May 31, 1981: Boeing 72776 (N18480), Houston, TX. Zk pressure lite for "a" hydraulic system came on. Found line cracked at number 2 engine firewall. Replaced line.
- [Incident 19781031027959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031027959I), Oct 31, 1978: Boeing 727 (N18480), New Orleans, LA. Seven elderly french passengers caused a disturbance over food. Captain made unscheduled landing. Put them off.

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