# N227JL: 1974 Boeing 727-214, registration cancelled 2004-06-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 9, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-214](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-214) (registry code 138407R)
- 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: 20875
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 1974
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2002
- Last registry action: June 24, 2002
- Mode S code: A1FBD5
- Owner when cancelled: [Capital Cargo International Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPITAL%20CARGO%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.4899° N, 81.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32822, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227JL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=227JL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227JL-2004-06-09

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 727-214: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-214.md

## Service difficulty reports (8)

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

- [SDR C8GA20010001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20010001), Jan 17, 2001: ENGINE. STALLED. ON FLT DAE232 FROM MROC TO KMIA EXPERIENCED NR 2 ENGINE STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE. ENG (S/N 700741) REPLACED WITH ENG (S/N 700748).
- [SDR 20000727AP004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000727AP004), Apr 19, 2000: VALVE. INOPERATIVE. FLT 503 - KDAY-KOKC - IN FLIGHT, COPILOT RMI (CAPTAINS HIS COMPASS NR 1) SYNCRONIZATION INFLIGHT 12 DEGREES OFF FROM COMPASS NR 2 AND MAGNETIC COMPASS. RETURNED
- [SDR 98ZZZM964](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZM964), Nov 6, 1998: PAX DOOR. JAMMED. FLT 310 - KLAX-KBSM - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KLAX, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KLAX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON RETURN TO GATE
- [SDR C8GA1006981](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA1006981), Oct 6, 1998: JACKSCREW. FAILED. FLT 312 - KPHL-TJSJ - AFTER TAKEOFF AT FL 180, THE AUTO PILOT DISENGAGED AND THE STABILIZER TRIM JAMMED AT 5 DEGREES NOSE UP. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGE
- [SDR 99ZZZM118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM118), Jan 5, 1998: PIN. MISSING. FLT PT 315 - KJSJ-KPHL - AFTER LANDING AND DURING DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY ONTO TAXIWAY, AIRCRAFT LOST NOSE WHEEL STEEING AND HAD SEVERE NOSE WHEEL VIBRATION. CONT
- [SDR 97ZZZM1228](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1228), Nov 26, 1997: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 526 - KJP-MIA - FLIGHT RETURNED TO KJP, ON CLIMB-OUT OF KJP, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. OUTFLOW VALVE WOULD NOT CLOSE. REMOVED PRESSURE CONTROLLER, INSP
- [SDR 97ZZZM146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM146), Nov 21, 1996: CONNECTOR. WORN. KTPA - DURING CLIMB-OUT THE CABIN CLIMBE TO 10,000 FEET AT FL 180, CLOSED CARGO HEAR OUT FLOW VALVE, NO HELP. SWITCHED TO MANUAL MODE, NO HELP. INITIATED DESCEN
- [SDR 97ZZZX6224](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX6224), Nov 6, 1996: CASE BUSHING. PULLED THREADS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DAY AT 1011Z FOR TPA, FL. AT 1115Z, NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND OIL PRESSURE. UPON LANDING IN TAMPA, FL, THE CAU

## 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 19981006040189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981006040189I), Oct 6, 1998: Boeing 727214 (N227JL), Philadelphia, PA. (-5)On October 6, 1998, at approximately 17:10 local, crew reported that the horizontal stabilizer jammed at 5.0 degrees nose up at flight level 180 and…

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