# N272US: 1969 Boeing 727-251, registration cancelled 2014-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-251](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (registry code 138408H)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (registry code 52046)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20294
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1969
- Certificate issued: December 7, 2001
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A2AFBD
- Owner when cancelled: [Red Apple Lease Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RED%20APPLE%20LEASE%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=272US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272US-2014-09-25

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 727-251: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19880127013349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880127013349I), Jan 27, 1988: Boeing 727251 (N272US), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Engine had compressor stalls and throttle vibration. Returned. Found a piece of sheet metal in the engine intake.
- [Incident 19870719047929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719047929I), Jul 19, 1987: Boeing 727251 (N272US), Great Falls, MT. Aborted takeoff after hearing a noise. No evidence of bird strike, tire problem or pressurization.
- [Incident 19841220070009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841220070009I), Dec 20, 1984: Boeing 727 (N272US), Boston, MA. Passenger dropped hot ashes on package. Package flamed up, attendant used water fire extinguisher to put it out.
- [Incident 19790818032139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818032139I), Aug 18, 1979: Boeing 727200 (N272US), Minneapolis, MN. Afted diversion and g force manuever r main gear extended unable to determine cause.

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