# N210UP: 1979 Boeing 727-247, registration cancelled 2002-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2002
- Exported to: Malaysia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-247](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247) (registry code 138408F)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21697
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 1, 1985
- Last registry action: December 19, 2000
- Mode S code: A1BB52
- Owner when cancelled: [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2585° N, 85.5398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40223, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210UP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=210UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N210UP-2002-08-09

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 727-247: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247.md

## Service difficulty reports (50)

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

- [SDR UPS01235925](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01235925), May 1, 2001: STRINGER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1010 S29 HAS BULGE AT RIVET HEAD. REMOVED FASTENERS FOR ACCESS INSPECTED AREA. FOUND CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS PER SRM PER 
- [SDR UPS01235924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01235924), May 1, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, FUSE SKIN BS 1010, S-28R HAS BULGE AT RIVET. CORROSION FOUND BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 53-30-3, CUT OUT AREA AND INSTALLED DOU
- [SDR UPS01235091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01235091), Feb 27, 2001: REGULATOR. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, O2 REGULATOR AT F/O POSITION WILL NOT INDICATE FLOW DURING MASK TEST. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED F/O''S REGULATOR O2, OPS CHECKED AND LEAK 
- [SDR UPS01234826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01234826), Feb 1, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:IN, COCKPIT EMER EXIT LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON DURING TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTER PACK, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS01234828](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01234828), Jan 31, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:IN, BATTERIES REMOVED FROM EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. REPLACED COCKPIT DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSY, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS01234822](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01234822), Jan 31, 2001: BATTERY PACK. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:PFLT, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS FAILED TO TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK OK.
- [SDR UPS00233774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00233774), Sep 19, 2000: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. OUT OF ADJ. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, AIR TURNBACK TO MIA DUE TO NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED LIGHT ILLUM. UPON GEAR RETRACT (GREEN LIGHT ALSO REMAINED ILLUM THE WHOLE TIME). FOUND NOSE L
- [SDR UPS00231515](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00231515), Feb 3, 2000: STRINGER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, STR 1 BS 620, HOLE CRACKED AT REMOVED STRINGER CLIP LOCATION. REPAIRED STRINGER PER SRM.
- [SDR UPS00231387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00231387), Jan 16, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, WHILE WORKING NRC 051193, FOUND CORROSION ON FRAME BS 600, RBL 8 WL 153. REPAIRED FRAMED PER SRM 53-10-2, 53-10-4, 51-30-2, MM 51-20-131.
- [SDR UPS00231380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00231380), Jan 14, 2000: STRINGER  CLIP. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C STRINGER CLIP CRACKED AT BS 660 STR5L AND STR 7L. REPLACED STRINGER CLIPS IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR UPS00231390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00231390), Jan 13, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C CORROSION (C53-113-01.00-01) ON STR28R BS 565 WL 148 RBL 8. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW SRM'S 53-10-3, 51-30-05, 51-30-2, MM 51-20-151 AND SRM 51-20
- [SDR UPS00231389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00231389), Jan 13, 2000: WEB. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C CORROSION (C53-113-01.00-01), WEB BS560-580 WL 148 RBL 8. REPAIRED PER SRM'S 51-10-3, 51-30-5, 51-30-6, 51-20-4, 51-30-2.
- [SDR UPS00231388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00231388), Jan 13, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, WHILE WORKING NRC 051378 (WINGS 75), FOUND CORROSION TO BE OUT OF LIMITS ON NR 3 K-FLAP. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 K-FLAP IAW MM 27-81-01.
- [SDR UPS00231386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00231386), Jan 12, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, NR 4 SLAT UPPER SURFACE SKIN IS CRACKED AT O/B GUIDEHOOK UPPER FASTENER. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-3 FIG 10.
- [SDR UPS99229684](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS99229684), May 27, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSY. OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM 33-50-01, P/N ON AND OFF 10-0067-9 S/N OFF 28158 S/N ON
- [SDR UPS99229683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS99229683), May 27, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MAIN ENTRY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSY, P/N ON AND OFF 10-00 67-9 S/N OFF 5200 S/N ON 27025. OPS CHECK GOOD PER MM
- [SDR UPS98227538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227538), Aug 26, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORROSION. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION (C53-111-01.00-03) ON LOWER CHORD OF BS 1130 FLOORBEAM BETWEEN LBL 2 AND RBL 51 WL 201. REPAIRED CORROSION WITH NEW PART IAW ENGIN
- [SDR UPS98227535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227535), Aug 26, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION (C53-224-04.00-01) ON MAIN DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD TOP FLANGE BS 1130, RBL 22, WL 208 AT SMALL DRILLED HOLE (NR 40 BIT). REPAIR
- [SDR UPS98227534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227534), Aug 26, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION (C53-224-04.00-01) ON MAIN DECK FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AT BS 1130, RBL 18, WL 208 UNDER SHEAR WEB. REPAIRED IAW ENGINEERING REPAIR 
- [SDR UPS98227588](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227588), Aug 24, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, NR 11 SPOILER FITTING CORRODED AT MOUNT HOLE. REPLACED PER SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR UPS98227587](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227587), Aug 24, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION (C53-111-01-3D) ON STRINGER BS 1016 WL 150 RBL 28. STRINGER REPAIRED BS 1006 TO BS 1016 PER 727 SRM 53-10-3 AND 51-30-2.
- [SDR UPS98227567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227567), Aug 24, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORROSION. INSPECTION TYPE:SI CORROSION BETWEEN SEAT TRACK AND EXPANSION LINK FLANGES BS 850 LBL 45 WO L208. REPLACED SEAT TRACK ON EXPANSION LINK PER 727 SRM 51-30-2, 51-
- [SDR UPS98227569](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227569), Aug 20, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORROSION. INSPECTION TYPE:SI CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK UPPER AND LOWER FLANGES STA 1070-1130 RBL 45 WL 208. REMOVED CORRODED SEAT TRACK, FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK AND INSTA
- [SDR UPS98227568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227568), Aug 19, 1998: FRAME. CORROSION. INSPECTION TYPE:SI CORROSION (C53-111-03.00-01) ON FRAME WEB AT BS 294.5 WL 167-169 RBL 35-40 FABRICATED NEW WEB AND INSTALLED WORK DONE IAW SRM 53-10-1, 51-40-
- [SDR UPS98227540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227540), Aug 19, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORROSION. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION ON EXPANSION LINK UPPER SEAT TRACK O/B FLANGE UNDER STRAP AFT OF BS 740 LBL 45 WL 208. REMOVED CORRODED SEAT TRACK, FABRICATED AND
- [SDR UPS98227539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227539), Aug 19, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION ON LONGITUDINAL BEAM AT I/B FLOOR SUPPORT FITTING ATTACH POINT BS 850 LBL 45 WL 208. REMOVED CORRODED PART, INSTALLED NEW PART IAW
- [SDR UPS98227479](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227479), Aug 17, 1998: SUPPORT. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION ON (C53-224-01.05-01) FLOOR SUPPORT BS 312 TO 322 LBL 30 WL 208. REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT PER 727 SRM 51-20-4 AND 51-30-2.
- [SDR UPS98227478](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227478), Aug 17, 1998: CLIP. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, FWD BAY STR 23L, BS 540 HAS A CRACKED AND CORRODED STRINGER CLIP. REPLACED STRINGER CLIP PER 727 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR UPS98227477](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227477), Aug 17, 1998: SUPPORT. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION (C53-224-01.05-01) ON FLOOR SUPPORT BS 344 LBL 30 WL 208. REPLACED FLOOR SUPPORT PER 727 SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-20-4.
- [SDR UPS98227474](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227474), Aug 17, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION (C53-224-01.05-01) FLOORBEAM BS 720D LBL 5 TO 25 WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-02, 53-10-8
- [SDR UPS98227476](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227476), Aug 16, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION ON SEAT TRACK BS 655 TO 668, LBL 45, WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION FROM SEAT TRACK BS 668 TO 655, FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. REPLACED 
- [SDR UPS98227431](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227431), Aug 14, 1998: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:SI CORROSION (C53-224-01.00-01), ON CREASE BEAM AT BS 418 RBL 60 WL 208. REPLACED CREASE BEAM PER 727 SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR UPS98227430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227430), Aug 13, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:SI CORROSION (C53-224-01.05-01), ON FLOORBEAM BS 344 LBL 60 RBL 5 WL 208. REMOVED CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10-01, 53-10
- [SDR UPS98227429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227429), Aug 13, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:SI CORROSION (C53-224-01.05-01) FLOOR BEAM BS 680 WL 208 LBL 2-15. REMOVED CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REPAIRED PER 51-10-6, 53-10-1, 51-30-0
- [SDR UPS98227472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227472), Aug 11, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION (C53-224-01.05-01) ON FLOORBEAM BS 312 LBL 3 TO 25 WL 208. REMOVED OUT OF LIMITS CORRODED FLOORBEAM, FABRICATED NEW FLOORBEAM AND 
- [SDR UPS98227432](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227432), Aug 11, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:SI WHILE WORKING CUST CARD 816656 (INTERIOR 105), FOUND CORROSION ON FRAME AT BS 377 RBL 60 WL 209. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR PA
- [SDR UPS98227536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227536), Aug 6, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION BETWEEN SEAT TRACK AND EXPANSION LINK FLANGES AT BS 850 RBL 25 WL 208. REPLACED SEAT TRACK AND EXPANSION LINK AS PER SRM 51-30-5.
- [SDR UPS98227473](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227473), Aug 4, 1998: KEEL BEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, SEVERAL RIVETS SHOW SIGNS OF CORROSION EMANATING FROM FASTENER HOLES, THIRD HOLE AFT ON KEEL BEAM, LOWER FWD CHORD, (MARKED) (C53-123-01.03-
- [SDR UPS98227475](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS98227475), Jul 31, 1998: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-SI, CORROSION (C53-224-06-1B) ON MOP SILL OUTER FLANGE AT LEFT HAND AFT SERVICE DOOR CUTOUT BS 1048 TO 1058 LBL 66 WL 209. CORROSION FOUND TO BE
- [SDR UPS97222069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS97222069), Feb 15, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-C, WHILE WORKING FUSELAGE 36 FOUND CORRODED STRINGER 26R BS 1146 TO 1183 FOUND STRINGER TO BE OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 53-10-03. REPAIRED STRINGER 
- [SDR UPS97222070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS97222070), Feb 7, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE-C, CORROSION ON FRAME OUT OF LIMITS STA 950B LBL 9 WL 138. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW ANGLE AND DOUBLERS ALL IAW SRM 53-10-2, 51-30-3.
- [SDR UPS97221923](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS97221923), Feb 1, 1997: HINGE LUG. CRACKED. NR 1 KREUGER FLAP HAS CRACK ON CENTER HINGE LUG AT BOTTOM BOLT HOLE. REPLACED NR 1 KREUGER FLAP IAW MM 27-81-01. SYS OP/C NORMAL. LANDING LIGHT OP/C NORMAL.
- [SDR UPS205568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS205568), Feb 24, 1996: SUPPORT. CRACKED. CREW REPORTED, AFTER TAKEOFF LOUD AIR LEAK COMING FROM FWD ENT DOOR. FOUND CRACK AROUND A LIGHTENING HOLE SUPPORT AREA FOR TORQUE TUBE LATCH ARM FWD UPPER CORNE
- [SDR UPS805130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS805130), Dec 6, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. WHILE ON GROUND IN YHM, MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT L1 CABIN ENTRY DOOR DOES NOT TEST. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSY REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER M/M 3
- [SDR UPS204934](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS204934), Nov 4, 1995: EEL ASSY. MALFUNCTIONED. CREW REPORTED, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS VERY DIM. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS204919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS204919), Oct 30, 1995: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. WHILE ON THE GROUND, MAINTENANCE FOUND COCKPIT DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES ON THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGH
- [SDR UPS204027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS204027), Aug 7, 1995: FITTING. CRACKED. WHILE IN FOR C-CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND LOWER IB T/E SUPPORT BEAM FOR NR 8 SPOILER SUPPORT FITTING IS CRACKED AND HAS SEVERAL LOOSE FASTENERS. REMOVED CRACKED S
- [SDR UPS204026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS204026), Aug 7, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. WHILE IN FOR C-CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 4 SLAT RIB STRUCTURE BUILD UP FOR ACTUATOR ROD END MOUNT IS CRACKED. REMOVED DAMAGED SLAT AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEAB
- [SDR UPS204025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS204025), Aug 7, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. WHILE IN FOR C-CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND LT O/B FOREFLAP CENTER LINK TO TRACK ATTACH BOLT IS CHAFING ON MIDFLAP CUTOUT RIB. FOUND CHAFED AREA TO HAVE CRACK REMOV
- [SDR UPS202159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS202159), Feb 1, 1995: EEL. INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REPORTED EXIT DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.

## 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 19931217049639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931217049639I), Dec 17, 1993: Boeing 727247 (N210UP), Wichita, KS. A system hydraulic problem on descent. Landed safely. Towed to gate. Found loose b nut on NR2 engine supply line.

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