# N273US: 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: 20295
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 13, 1969
- Certificate issued: January 19, 1995
- Last registry action: February 1, 2001
- Mode S code: A2B374
- Owner when cancelled: [International Aero Components Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AERO%20COMPONENTS%20INC)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1478° N, 110.9354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85706, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=273US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273US-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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR USAA960174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA960174), Jan 30, 1996: TIE CLIP. CRACKED. INT - DURING DROP IN CHECK VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND .125 INCH CRACK STRINGER TIE CLIP BS 616 STRINGER 2 RIGHT. REPAIRED PER EO 5393G227. MODIFIED PART NR 69-353

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19890228031429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890228031429I), Feb 28, 1989: Boeing 727251 (N273US), Tampa, FL. NR3 fire light came on after takeoff. Returned to Tampa and landed without incident. Cause not given.
- [Incident 19811125083699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811125083699I), Nov 25, 1981: Boeing 727200 (N273US), Minneapolis, MN. Aborted takeoff roll due to all warning lights on. Replaced master dim and test circuit board PN69482723.
- [Incident 19810430027909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430027909I), Apr 30, 1981: Boeing 727 (N273US), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff due to loss of b system hydraulic pressure. Hydraulic pump had blown seal.

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