# N2816W: 1974 Boeing 727-247, registration cancelled 2013-06-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 20872
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 1974
- Last registry action: July 26, 2001
- Mode S code: A2D4F1
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8050° N, 80.3151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2816W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2816W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816W-2013-06-11

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (57, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DL72W010827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W010827), May 23, 2001: ACTUATOR. FAILED. NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND, ASSOCIATED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QTY WENT TO ZERO. FOUND NLG LOCK ACTUATOR BLOWN APART. REPLACED SAME.
- [SDR DL72W010810](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W010810), May 19, 2001: DOOR. OBSTRUCTED. AFT CARGO DOOR LIGHT ILLUM DURING CLIMBOUT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS. MTC CLEANED DEBRIS FROM THE DOOR JAMB. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.
- [SDR DL72W010643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W010643), Apr 18, 2001: WINDOW. WORN. R-2 WINDOW CAME OPEN ON T/O ROLL. CREW CLOSED WNDOW AND RETURNED TO ABQ. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE R-2 WINDOW
- [SDR DL72W010509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W010509), Mar 28, 2001: GASPER FAN. FAILED. PAX REPORTED ELECT SMELL IN CABIN, STRONGEST NEAR ROW 14 OCCURED JUST PRIOR TO LANDING AND DURING TAXI TO GATE.A PAX IN THE VICINITY OF ROW 14 ALSO MENTIONED TH
- [SDR DL72W010399](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W010399), Mar 11, 2001: MODULE. FAILED. LOSS OF SYSTEM A FLUID AND PRESSURE SHORTLY AFTER LDG GEAR WAS SELECTED DN. ALL 3 GREEN DN LOCK LGTS ILLUM AND RED DR LGT REMAINED ILLUM. THE L/R GEAR DR AND TA
- [SDR DL72W010273](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W010273), Feb 13, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. THE INNER CHORD OF THE FS 1303 RT FRAME WAS FOUND WITH A CRACKED FLANGE AT A HYDRAULIC BRACKET ATTACH POINT JUST ABOVE THE AFT VENTRAL STAIRWAY TORQUE BOX. THE 
- [SDR DL72W010271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W010271), Feb 13, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. THE UPPER AFT CORNER OF THE R5 COCKPIT WINDOW WAS FOUND WITHA .25 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE SKIN. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL ALUMINUM
- [SDR DL72W010250](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W010250), Feb 12, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. WING L/E SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED O/B SIDE NR 3 SLAT O/B TRACK. REPAIR PER M/M 57-20-21-8.
- [SDR DL72W010249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W010249), Feb 12, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. WING L/E SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED I/B SIDE NR 3 SLAT O/B TRACK. REPAIR PER M/M 57-20-021-8.
- [SDR DL72W010248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W010248), Feb 12, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. A 1 INCH CRACK NR 2 L/E FLAP OUTER SKIN AT LOWER LIP INBD HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIR PER M/M 57-53-000-8.
- [SDR DL72W010231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W010231), Feb 8, 2001: FRAME. DAMAGED. THE FS 720D FUSELAGE FRAME WEB WAS DAMAGED BY TOOLING JUST BELOW STRINGER 25R AND THE EXISTING FRAME SPLICE. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED WITH A 2 INCH CUTOUT IN THE 
- [SDR DL72W002093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W002093), Oct 23, 2000: ENGINE. LEAKING. OIL QUANTITY ON NB 3 ENGINE DECREASING AT A RATE OF APPROX 1 QUART EVERY 15 MINUTES. ADDED 18 PINTS OF OIL TO NR 3 ENGINE. FOUND OIL LINE LEAKING. REPLACED BOTH
- [SDR DL72W001390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W001390), Jul 23, 2000: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. AFT RIGHT SERVICE DOOR OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES, NOW CKS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72W001341](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W001341), Jul 16, 2000: VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. NR 1 ENGINE COWL ANTI-ICE VALVE WON''T INDICATE OPEN IN FLT. GOOD EPR DROP WHEN SWITCHED OPEN. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE COWL ANTI-ICE VALVE. NO HELP. FOUND BAD GROU
- [SDR DL72W992659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W992659), Dec 6, 1999: SKIN. DELAMINATED. LTR CHK C-1 12/6/99, NR 3 SPOILER DELAMINATED UPPER O/B SIDE. REPAIRED PER SRM 57-50-6.
- [SDR DL72W991030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W991030), May 10, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE CRACKED BELOW I/B STOP PAD NR 8 SLAT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0 FIG 812.
- [SDR DL72W991029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W991029), May 10, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN SUPPORT ANGLE FWD OF NR 8 SPOILER. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-22 FIG 806.
- [SDR DL72W990859](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W990859), Apr 19, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 680 AND 740 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION
- [SDR DL72W990858](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W990858), Apr 19, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 360 AND 480 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN. INTERNAL HFEC INSPECTION
- [SDR DL72W990857](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W990857), Apr 19, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. LFEC INSPECTION OF THE STRINGER 4R SKIN LAP SPLICE BETWEEN FS 481 AND 681 INDICATED CRACKS IN THE LOWER FASTENER ROW OF THE LOWER SKIN PANEL. INTERNAL HFEC INSP
- [SDR DL72W990156](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W990156), Jan 22, 1999: SIGN. MISSING. RT FWD OVERWING EXIT SIGN MISSING. REPLACED RT FWD OVERWING EXIT SIGN, OP CKS OK.
- [SDR DL72W982373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982373), Nov 16, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. RT WING FWD EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK.
- [SDR DL72W982165](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982165), Oct 19, 1998: WEB. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER HORIZ PRESSURE WEB DOUBLER OF THE NLG W/W FWD OF BS 315. THE DAMAGE NECESSITATED A NEW SECTION BE SPLICED IN. REPAIRED PER ERA 
- [SDR DL72W982138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982138), Oct 14, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE AFT ENTRY DOORWAY LT FRAME AT WL 276.6. THE CRACK WAS 4.5 INCH LENGTH AND TYPICAL OF THAT FOUND IN SB 727-53-0055 REV 9. REPAIRED PER ERA
- [SDR DL72W982119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982119), Oct 12, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. A FAILED FASTENER WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER ROW OF THE S26R SKIN LAP JOINT AT BS 684. CRACKS WERE FOUND EMANATING FROM THIS FASTENER HOLE IN THE OUTER SKIN ONLY. T
- [SDR DL72W982118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982118), Oct 12, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE I/B FLANGE OF S3R AT FS 371 REQUIRING A SECTION OF STRINGER TO BE CUT OUT. REPAIRED PER ERA 332244-14.
- [SDR DL72W982105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982105), Oct 6, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, THE AFT LOWER CLOSEOUT ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED 33 FROM THE IB END OF FLAP. THE ANGLE WAS REPAIRED PER 727 MM 57-52-0,FIG. 802 BY INSTALL
- [SDR DL72W982064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982064), Oct 6, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. CORROSION DAMAGE FOUND THAT EXCEEDED ALLOWABLE LIMITS, ON THE S1L, AT BS 375. REPAIRED PER ERA 332246-14.
- [SDR DL72W981971](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W981971), Sep 24, 1998: SPAR. CRACKED. SPAR CRACKED AT ANTI-ICE DUCT CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
- [SDR DL72W982217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982217), Sep 14, 1998: S-DUCT. CRACKED. AT HMV FOUND SKIN - BENT/CRACKED INSIDE S-DUCT APPROX 4FT FROM L/E OF INLET AT 12 O-CLOCK POSITION. CORR: MANUFACTURED REPAIR DBLR AND FILLER PER SRM 54-10-3 P.
- [SDR DL72W982216](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982216), Sep 11, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. AT HMV, FOUND RT WING OUTER W/UPR STRINGER 2 RIB AT WS 656.5 STRINGER 13 IS CRACKED AT FASTENER HOLE. REPAIR INFO IS REF ON OPN 8602AD ITEM 5. CUT OUT VENT STRI
- [SDR DL72W982213](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982213), Sep 11, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. ON HMV, RT WING OUTER UPPER STRINGER 2 RIB AT WS 656.5 STR 12 IS CRACKD AT FASTENER HOLE. CUT OUT VENT STRINGER, DRILLED UP REPAIR ANGLES RADUIS FILLERS CVR ASS
- [SDR DL72W982210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982210), Sep 10, 1998: GUIDE. WORN. AT HMV, FOUND GUIDE ON NR 5 SLAT TRAILING EDGE O/B OF ACTUATOR WORN. WEAR LIMITS OK, REPAIRED PER M/M 27-81-11.
- [SDR DL72W982209](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982209), Sep 10, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. AT HMV, FOUND NR 5 SLAT ANGLES - ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT BOTH I/B AND O/B ANGLES CRACKED. STOP DRILLED CRACK PER M/M, FABD REPAIR DOUBLERS, INSTALLED PER MM 57-54
- [SDR DL72W982197](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W982197), Sep 10, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, THE AFT LOWER SPAR ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED 32 INCHES FROM I/B END OF FLAP. THE ANGLE WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0 FIG 802, BY STOP DRILLI
- [SDR DL72W981982](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W981982), Sep 9, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. I/B AFT RIB IS CRACKED AT AFT LWR CORNER. REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0 FIG 808.
- [SDR DL72W981509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W981509), Jul 20, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. .25 INCH CRACK DORSAL FIN SKIN LEFT SIDE BELOW PANEL 9523. REPAIRED PER M/M 54-30-0 PG 804.
- [SDR DL72W981485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W981485), Jul 16, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. WORKING L/O, NR 2 FOUND AIRSTAIR UPPER EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERY PACK PER M/M OP CK GOOD.
- [SDR DL72W972589](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W972589), Dec 9, 1997: LIGHT ASSY. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT EMERGENCY OVERWING EXIT LIGHT INOP ON EMERGENCY PWR. OP NORMAL ON AC PWR. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY AT OVERWING EXIT.
- [SDR DL72W972560](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W972560), Dec 6, 1997: BRACKET. CRACKED. NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR I/B ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED. OPENED PANELS FOR ACCESS, REMOVED RIB WEB, STOP DRILLED CRACK, DRILLED UP DOUBLER. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND CLOSED U
- [SDR DL72W972559](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W972559), Dec 6, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND ON A1 LETTER CK, .1562 AND .125 INCH CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN COMING OUT OF RIVET HOLE JUST AFT OF L3 WINDOW LOWER END. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3.
- [SDR DL72W972558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W972558), Dec 6, 1997: STIFFENER. CRACKED. A 1.5 INCH CRACK_IN SPAR STIFFENER LOCATED OUTBD SIDE OF NR 6 SLAT INBD TRACK. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
- [SDR DL72W972557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W972557), Dec 6, 1997: BRACKET. CRACKED. FOUND ON A1 LETTER CK, NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR I/B ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
- [SDR DL72W971990](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W971990), Oct 3, 1997: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE 1183 BULKHEAD AT RBL 8.0 AND WL 180. THIS ER/A WILL GIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH A REPAIR UNTIL THE FULL MODIFICATION REQUIRE
- [SDR DL72W970919](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W970919), May 13, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. STRINGER 8 CRACKED INSIDE VERT STAB RT SIDE FIN STA 133.800. REPAIRED PER M/M 55-30-0.
- [SDR DL72W962336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W962336), Oct 16, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. RT AFT SERVICE DOOR FWD FRAME CRACKED .5 INCH AT LOWER I/B CORNER OF UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-40-2 FIG 4.
- [SDR DL72W962333](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W962333), Oct 16, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. RT AFT SERVICE DOOR FWD FRAME CRACKED .5 INCH AT LWR I/B CORNER OF UPPER HINGE CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-40-2 FIG 4.
- [SDR DL72W962332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W962332), Oct 16, 1996: STIFFENER. CRACKED. A 1 INCH CRACK IN WING L/E VERTICAL STIFFENER AT NR 5 SLAT I/B TRACK O/B POSITION. REPLACED STIFFENER PER M/M.
- [SDR DL72W960611](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W960611), Mar 19, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND DURING E-2 LETTER CHECK - 2 EA, .25 INCH CRACKS EXTENDING FROM RIVET HOLES, RT VERTICAL STAB SKIN, JUST BELOW SADDLE PLATE 9501. REPAIRED PER M/M 54-30-0.
- [SDR DL72W960610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72W960610), Mar 19, 1996: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND DURING E-2 LETTER CHECK - .50 INCH CRACK, LT FWD TORQUE BOX LIGHTENING HOLE. REPAIRED PER M/M 53-11-0.

All 57: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816W-2013-06-11/reports.md

## 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 19910729035529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910729035529I), Jul 29, 1991: Boeing 727247 (N2816W), San Antonio, TX. Lost hydraulic system after departure. Returned. Hydraulic flex line in tail leaking.
- [Incident 19820203006899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820203006899I), Feb 3, 1982: Boeing 727 (N2816W), Tulsa, OK. Pilot turned too soon on taxiway and wheel sank into the dirt. Passengers removed and aircraft pulled on taxiway.
- [Incident 19790330012969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790330012969I), Mar 30, 1979: Boeing 727247 (N2816W), Las Vegas, NV. Ar APU caught fire during hot start. Discharged bottle and shut off fuel. No other damage.

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