# N275AF: 1981 Boeing 727-227, registration cancelled 2003-06-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 12, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-227](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (registry code 1384078)
- 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: 22092
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1981
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1997
- Last registry action: September 26, 2000
- Mode S code: A2B915
- Owner when cancelled: [Finova Capital Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINOVA%20CAPITAL%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4945° N, 111.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85251, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N275AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=275AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275AF-2003-06-12

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 727-227: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227.md

## Service difficulty reports (137, newest 50)

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

- [SDR SCNA01716](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA01716), Sep 28, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. RIGHT AFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CORRECTED BY REPLACING BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR SCNA01045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA01045), Jun 18, 2001: GEARBOX. On climbout from MSP the number one engine low oil pressure light illuminated, oil quantity dropped and oil pressure gauge started to drop verifying the warning
- [SDR SCNA01043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA01043), Jun 6, 2001: DUCT. CONTAMINATED. DURING TAXI OUT FROM THE GATE, HYDRAULIC FLUID HAZE WAS DETECTED IN THE AFT CABIN. FOUND AND REMOVED HYDRAULIC RESIDUE FROM DUCTING IN AFT STAIRWELL. ALSO, FOUN
- [SDR SCNA01026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA01026), Apr 6, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING A MAINTENANCE LINE CHECK THE OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BETWEEN THE AFT LAVS WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATT
- [SDR SCNA01021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA01021), Mar 1, 2001: LIGHT. BROKEN. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ON LEFT REAR OVERWING DOOR CASE WAS FOUND BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT ASSEMBLY.
- [SDR SCNA01020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA01020), Feb 28, 2001: LIGHT. BROKEN. DURING A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION THE EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING WAS FOUND BROKEN AT THE L2 DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE L2 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHING ASSY.
- [SDR SCNA01013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA01013), Feb 8, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING A MAINTENANCE LINE CHECK THE AFT AIRSTAIR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT IN THE AFT STAIRWAY OV
- [SDR SCNA01012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA01012), Feb 4, 2001: DETECTOR. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING DEPARTURE FROM MSP THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED COM PROCEDURES THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. CLIMB TO 25,000 WAS RESUMED, THE 
- [SDR SCNA01006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA01006), Jan 9, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING A MAINTENANCE LINE CHECK THE THE FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED THE WIRING AND REMOVED AND REPLACED SELF CONTAINED OVER
- [SDR SCNA00127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00127), Dec 2, 2000: JACKSCREW. BROKEN. DURING CLIMB OUT FROM MSP THE INBOARD FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT PAST THE TWO DEGREE POSITION. THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO MSP. THE LEFT INBOARD JACKSCREW END TIP 
- [SDR SCNA00388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00388), Nov 13, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS ON FLOORBEAM AT STA 1110 RBL 12. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727 SRM 511006. REMOVED DAMAGED SE
- [SDR SCNA00389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00389), Nov 12, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS RT SIDE SEAT TRACK BETWEEN STATIONS 420 AND 440 RBL 48. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727 SRM 511
- [SDR SCNA00387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00387), Nov 10, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND OF LIMITS ON THE FLOORBEAM AT STA 344 RBL 12 THROUGH 24. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727 SRM 511006. REMOVED 
- [SDR SCNA00385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00385), Nov 10, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS ON THE FLOORBEAM AT STA 380, BL 0 THROUGH RBL 24. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727 SRM 511006. F
- [SDR SCNA00384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00384), Nov 10, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS ON THE FLOORBEAM AT STA 360, LBL 24 THROUGH RBL 12. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727 SRM 511006.
- [SDR SCNA00383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00383), Nov 10, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS ON THE FLOORBEAM AT STA 440, BL 0 - RBL 12. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727 SRM 511006. REMOVED
- [SDR SCNA00382](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00382), Nov 10, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS ON SEAT TRACK UPPER AND LOWER SIDE AT BS 380 TO BS 420, RBL 40. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727
- [SDR SCNA00381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00381), Nov 10, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENACE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS ON INBOARD SIDE OF SEAT TRACK AT BS 380 TO BS 420, RBL 20. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727 SRM 5
- [SDR SCNA00379](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00379), Nov 10, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS ON FLOOR SEAT TRACK OUTBOARD SIDE RBL 42. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727 SRM 511006. FABRICATE
- [SDR SCNA00386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00386), Nov 9, 2000: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS ON SEAT TRACK AT FS 1090 THROUGH 1136 LBL 25. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727 SRM 511006. REMOV
- [SDR SCNA00380](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00380), Nov 9, 2000: FLOOR SUPPORT. CORRODED. DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS ON FLOOR SUPPORT AT FS 1067, LBL 13 - 25. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 51-10-06. FABRICATED N
- [SDR SCNA00099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00099), Sep 8, 2000: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, ENGINE NUMBER TWO COMPRESSOR STALL DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT LAS (10 KNT) CROSS WIND. SLIGHT EPR FLUCUATION, SLIGHT NOISE, AIRFRAME PULSAT
- [SDR SCNA00074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00074), Jul 6, 2000: BULB. FAILED. DURING FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED ONE OF THE GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CREW EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AT MSP. THE CREW 
- [SDR SCNA00058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00058), Jun 19, 2000: LIGHT. MISSING. DURING MAINTENANCE LINE CHECK, THE RIGHT FORWARD OVERWING EXIT DOOR WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR THE R
- [SDR SCNA00056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00056), Jun 10, 2000: MOTOR. LEAKING. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE A-SYSTEM LOST ALL FLUID, THE FLIGHT CREW EXECUTED EMERGENCY CHECK LIST PROCEDURES. PERFORMED MANUAL FLAP AND GEAR EXTENSION AND LANDED.
- [SDR SCNA00050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00050), Jun 4, 2000: OUTFLOW VALVE. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE. THE FLIGHT CREW DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO POINT OF ORIGIN LAS. THE RIGHT PACK VALVE WAS REMOVED
- [SDR SCNA00043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00043), May 6, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING A MAINTENACE LINE CHECK, THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY AT M1086, ALL EMERGENCY LIGHTS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR SCNA01022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA01022), Mar 26, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING A MAINTENANCE LINE CHECK THE AIRSTAIR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR SCNA00301](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00301), Jan 25, 2000: WIRE. BROKEN. DURING SCHEDULED HEAVY MAINTENANCE CHECK THE CENTER AISLE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT HAD BROKEN WIRE. REPLACED PIN IN CONNECTOR IAW SWP 206111. OPS CHECK GOO
- [SDR SCNA00300](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA00300), Jan 25, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING SCHEDULED HEAVY MAINTENANCE CHECK THE LEFT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR OVERHEAD LIGHT WAS FOUND INOP AT ROW 18A. RELAMPED AND OPS CHECK GOOD IAW B727 MM 
- [SDR SCNA99131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA99131), Oct 31, 1999: START VALVE. INOP. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE START VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER THREE ENGINE START VALVE PER MM 801111. OPERATIO
- [SDR SCNA99117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA99117), Sep 5, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DURING A LINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE THE R2 DOOR WAS FOUND TO BE DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY PACK IAW MM 345001. OPERATIONALLY C
- [SDR SCNA99092](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA99092), Jul 19, 1999: HYDRAULIC LINE. FRACTURED. DURING CLIMB, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LOSS. COMPLIED WITH COM ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. UPON INSPECTION FOUND PRESSURE LI
- [SDR SCNA99090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA99090), Jul 9, 1999: COMPRESSOR. STALLED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT ABOUT 40 KNOTS, NUMBER TWO ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED THREE TIMES. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND TAXIED BACK TO RAMP. INSPECTED NUMBER TWO ENGINE IN
- [SDR SCNA99075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA99075), May 25, 1999: SENSE LINE. DAMAGED. DURING CLIMB WITH TAKEOFF POWER GOT MOMENTARY ILLUMINATION OF THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. REPLACED DAMAGED SENSE L
- [SDR SCNA99074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA99074), May 24, 1999: CLAMP. LOOSE. DURING CLIMB, THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER ONE STRUT FOUND A LOOSE CLAMP. REMOVED AND REPLACED CLAMP AS
- [SDR SCNA99705](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA99705), Apr 26, 1999: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING A HEAVY MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS ON FLOORBEAM AT BS312 BL0. REMOVED CORROSION IAW SRM 511006, OUT OF LIMITS PER SRM 531001. CUTOU
- [SDR SCNA99051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA99051), Mar 14, 1999: OIL PUMP. INOPERATIVE. DURING DESCENT AT APPROXIMATELY FL200, CREW OBSERVED LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON NR 2 ENGINE. OIL PRESSURE DECAYED TO 15 PSI, QUANTITY WAS 2 QTS AND TEMPERATURE S
- [SDR SCNA99021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA99021), Jan 23, 1999: OVEN. SPARKING. THE FRONT LEFT OVEN WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE SPARKS EMITTING FROM THE FRONT VENT AREA. OVEN WAS SHUT DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FORWARD LEFT OVEN UNIT, OPERATIO
- [SDR SCNA99005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA99005), Jan 10, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING A LINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE AFT LEFT SERVICE DOOR (L2) OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE IN THE ARM POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED T
- [SDR SCNA98152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA98152), Dec 27, 1998: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. DURING A LINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE AFT AIRSTAIR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BATTERIES. OPERATIONALLY CHECKS
- [SDR SCNA98137](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA98137), Nov 8, 1998: LIGHT. INOP. DURING A LINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE L2 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. TESTED EMERGEN
- [SDR SCNA98134](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA98134), Oct 31, 1998: SWITCH. FAILED. DURING CLIMBOUT, THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ON FILTER BYPASS INDICATOR. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO LAS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BYPASS DIFFERENTIAL PRE
- [SDR SCNA98100](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA98100), Sep 1, 1998: WIRE. BROKEN. ON DESCENT HAD AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. FOUND A BROKEN WIRE UNDERNEATH A CLAMP
- [SDR SCNA98050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA98050), May 23, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING A LINE CHECK, FOUND AN EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT AT THE R1 DOOR EXIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED R1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR SCNA98049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA98049), May 23, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING A LINE CHECK, FOUND THE EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING INOPERATIVE AT SEATS'S 5ABC, 28DEF AND 29DEF. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY TRACK LIGHTING PIGTAILS
- [SDR SCNA98700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA98700), May 2, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. DURING A HEAVY MAINT CHECK, AT FUSE STA 1303 SECTION 48 CROWN WEB RT SIDE HAS 2 CRACK. CUT-OUT DAMAGE AREA IN ACCORANCE WITH B727 SRM 51-40-2. MATERIAL IS PER B
- [SDR SCNA98035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA98035), Apr 15, 1998: TR VALVE. FAILED. NUMBER THREE THRUST REVERSER OPERATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1.95 EPR ON TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF ABORTED AT 60 KNOTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THRUST REV
- [SDR SCNA98034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA98034), Apr 8, 1998: TR LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, NUMBER THREE REVERSER LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ABORTED TAKEOFF. MEGGED WIRES BACK TO THRUST REVERSER SWITCH AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED GOOD. SYSTEM OPER
- [SDR SCNA98033](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SCNA98033), Apr 8, 1998: TR LIGHT. ILLUMINATED. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, NUMBER THREE REVERSER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABORTED TAKEOFF. MEGGED WIRES BACK TO THRUST REVERSER SWITCH AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED GOOD. SYSTEM OPER

All 137: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275AF-2003-06-12/reports.md

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