# N281KH: 1975 Boeing 727-2J0, registration cancelled 2008-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 2008
- Exported to: Colombia
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-2J0](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2j0) (registry code 1384045)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21105
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1997
- Last registry action: January 10, 2008
- Mode S code: A2D29B
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N281KH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=281KH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281KH-2008-01-10

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 727-2J0: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2j0.md

## Service difficulty reports (84, newest 50)

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

- [SDR GAIA05037OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA05037OP), Dec 15, 2005: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. DURING APPROACH, ON SHORT FINAL, NOSE GEAR LIGHT CHANGED FROM GREEN TO RED, GOT HORN. CYCLED GEAR TWICE TO NO AVAIL. VISUAL INSPECTION THROUGH PORT INDICATED DO
- [SDR GAIA05035OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA05035OP), Dec 6, 2005: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. DURING APPROACH, INITIAL GEAR EXTENSIO, NOSE GEAR INDICATOR (NOT SAFE), AFTER RECYCLE AND A SHORT DELAY INDICATION NORMAL. LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. CL
- [SDR GAIA05029OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA05029OP), Nov 2, 2005: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING A-CHECK FOUND L1 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EXIT LIGHT AT L1 DOOR. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)
- [SDR GAIA05022OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA05022OP), Aug 11, 2005: BULB. BURNED OUT. L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED L1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. LIGHT OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)
- [SDR GAIA04175OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04175OP), Dec 4, 2004: DOWNLOCK SWITCH. FAILED. DURING APPROACH, ON SHORT FINAL, NOSE GEAR LIGHT CHANGED FROM GREEN TO RED, GOT HORN. CYCLED GEAR TWICE TO NO AVAIL. VISUAL INSPECTION THROUGH PORT INDICATED DO
- [SDR GAIA04080OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04080OP), Jun 16, 2004: ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. FLT 716 - FWA-PHX - ON DEPARTURE AFTER RETRACTING FLAPS NOTED NR 2 LED DID NOT RETRACT, PROCEEDED TO CHECK LIST. RETURNED TO FWA WHERE A LANDING WAS MADE WITHOU
- [SDR GAIA04078OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04078OP), Jun 4, 2004: WIRE. BROKEN. FLT 2715 - ELP-DFW-FWA - DURING CLIMB, THE UPPER RUDDER INDICATOR WAS SWINGING BETWEEN MINOR INDICIES. AT 10,000 AGL THE LOWER RUDDER SWUNG HARD LEFT AND THEN A
- [SDR GAIA04071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04071), Apr 27, 2004: COUPLER. MALFUNCTIONED. DEPARTURE, FLIGHT, WITH AIRSPEED CHANGES, AIRCRAFT YAW CHANGES NOTICEABLY. AFTER RUDDER IS RETRIMMED AIRCRAFT DUTCH ROLLS A FEW TIMES IN A JERKING MANNER. WITH 
- [SDR GAIA04002OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04002OP), Jan 17, 2004: VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 2872 - LAX-FWA - DURING CRUISE, THE FILGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE NR 2 FUEL CROSS FEED VALVE APPEARED TO BE CLOSED. THE CREW DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY 
- [SDR GAIA03081OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03081OP), Sep 17, 2003: LIGHT. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CRUISE, THE CREW NOTICED THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE SWITCH IN THE ARMED POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. O
- [SDR GAIA03033SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03033SP), Jul 19, 2003: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 360 HAS WEB CRACKED AT STRINGER 16L FASI N/R 35753. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM MATERIAL 7075-T6 .063 PO NR 9911488
- [SDR GAIA03035SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03035SP), Jul 19, 2003: STIFFENER. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT WING FRONT SPAR STATION 475 VERTICAL STIFFENER CRACKED TWO FASI N/R 35923. FABRICATED STIFFENERS FROM MATERIAL 7075-T6 STRUT P/N 1505
- [SDR GAIA03032SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03032SP), Jul 19, 2003: FRAME. DENTED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 360 HAS DENTS INTO THE RADIUS BETWEEN STRINGER 15L AND 17L FASI N/R 35752. CUT OUT DAMAGES AREAS, FABRICATED REPAIR DO
- [SDR GAIA03039SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03039SP), Jul 19, 2003: SKIN. DEBONDED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LEFT WING OUTBOARD AFT FLAP T/E DISBONDED AREAS BETWEEN WBW .348 AND WBL 442 FASI N/R 35939. CUT OUT DELAMINATED AREAS, FABRICATED FILLER 
- [SDR GAIA03041SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03041SP), Jul 19, 2003: SKIN. DENTED. MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 580 DENTED BELOW STRINGER 8 RT FASI N/R 36052, FOUND DURING C-CHECK. CUT OUT DAMAGE 1 INCH BY 1.5 INCH, DOUBLER REPAIR 7075 T-6 IAW B-727 SR
- [SDR GAIA03040SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03040SP), Jul 19, 2003: WEB. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LOWER FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT BS 620 FRAME WEB DOUBLER HAS PIECES BROKEN OFF FASI N/R 35707. REMOVED BROKEN PART, FABRICATED DOUBLER REP
- [SDR GAIA03026SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03026SP), Jul 19, 2003: FRAME. DENTED. DURING C-CHECK, MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 720 HAS A DENT INTO THE RADIUS BELOW STRINGER 16R. REMOVED FASTENERS AND CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF FRAME, FABRICATED REPAIR DO
- [SDR GAIA03025SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03025SP), Jul 19, 2003: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN FORWARD STATION 720C, STRINGER 15L IS CRACKED AFT OF WING LIGHT. CUT OUT CRACK FROM STRINGER 15L, IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 5, FABRIC
- [SDR GAIA03029SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03029SP), Jul 19, 2003: FRAME. DENTED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 520 HAS A DENT INTO THE RADIUS AT STRINGER 16R FASN/R 35745. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED FILLER FROM MATERIAL 707
- [SDR GAIA03028SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03028SP), Jul 19, 2003: FRAME. DENTED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 540 HAS DENT INTO THE RADIUS AT STRINGER 16 RT, FASI N/N 35744. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED SECTION OF FRAME MATE
- [SDR GAIA03027SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03027SP), Jul 19, 2003: FRAME. DENTED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 600 HAS A DENT INTO THE RADIUS AT STRINGER 16R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF FRAME. FABRICATED NEW SECTION OF FRAME, MAT US
- [SDR GAIA03038SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03038SP), Jul 19, 2003: SPLICE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CARGO DOOR DECK BS 640, FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATE CRACKED FROM SLOT RADIUS FASI N/R 35932. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATE P
- [SDR GAIA03037SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03037SP), Jul 19, 2003: SPLICE. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CARGO DECK BS 600, FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATE CRACKED AT SLOT RADIUS FASI N/R 35931. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATE P/N AE72
- [SDR GAIA03036SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03036SP), Jul 19, 2003: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CARGO DECK BS 580, FLOORBEAM SPLICE PLATE CRACKED AT SLOT RADIUS, FASI N/R 35930. REMOVED AND REPLACED SPLICE PLATE P/N AE 727-1-42-1
- [SDR GAIA03034SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03034SP), Jul 19, 2003: FRAME. DENTED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 560 HAVE DENTS INTO THE RADIUS AT STRINGER 16R AND STRINGER 8R FASI N/R 35743. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREAS, FABRICATED DOUBL
- [SDR GAIA03031SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03031SP), Jul 19, 2003: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 360 HAS A DENT AND CRACK BETWEEN STRINGERS 7R AND 8R FASI N/R 35751. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED DOUBLER REPAIR F
- [SDR GAIA03030SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03030SP), Jul 19, 2003: FRAME. DAMAGED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 460 HAS A TOOLING HOLE INTO THE RADIUS AT STRINGER 17R FASI N/R 35747. CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA, FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 70
- [SDR GAIA03042SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03042SP), Jul 19, 2003: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK CORRODED LBL 45 BS 720D FASI N/R 36068. REPLACED DAMAGED PARTS 90 INCHES LONG P/N BAC1520-792 AND BAS 1593-100122 IA
- [SDR GAIA03024SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03024SP), Jul 19, 2003: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND AT MAIN CABIN FORWARD STATION 720B, STRINGER 15L IS CRACKED. CUT OUT CRACK FROM STRINGER 15L, IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 5, FABRICATED REPAIR PAR
- [SDR GAIA03047SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03047SP), Jul 19, 2003: SKIN. CHAFED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND UPPER AND LOWER RUDDERS LEADING EDGES TEFLON ANTI-CHAFE PAINT WORN OUT, BOTH RUDDERS HAVE AREAS OF CHAFING. FOUND 6 AREAS ON LOWER RUDDER 
- [SDR GAIA03046SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03046SP), Jul 19, 2003: KEELBEAM. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RIGHT WHEEL WELL BS 870 AND KEEL BEAM, VERTICAL STIFFENER CRACKED FASI N/R 35583. REPLACED VERTICLE ANGLE, P/N 65-18636-378 IAW B727 SRM 5
- [SDR GAIA03045SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03045SP), Jul 19, 2003: FRAME. DENTED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND MAIN CABIN FRAME BS 580 HAS A DENT AT STRINGER 16 RT, FASI N/R 36051. CUT OUT DAMAGE 1 INCH BY 1.5 INCH, REPAIR DOUBLER 7075 T-6 INSTALLED
- [SDR GAIA03044SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03044SP), Jul 19, 2003: SKIN. CHAFED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND LOWER RUDDER LOWER L/E CLOSE OUT WEB CHAFED THROUGH FASI N/R 36010. REPLACED WEB P/N 65-16830-4 IAW B-727 SRM 51-30-2. (M)
- [SDR GAIA03048SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03048SP), Jul 19, 2003: SKIN. DEBONDED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND RT WING LOWER TRAILING EDGE PANEL 8605 HAS DISBONDED SPOT OUTER SKIN. CUT OUT 3 INCHES BY 48 INCHES, FABRICATED FILLER 3 INCHES BY 48 INCH
- [SDR GAIA03023SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03023SP), Jul 19, 2003: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FASI NR 35734, AT MAIN CABIN FRAME 720B, STRINGER 15R IS CRACKED FORWARD OF THE WING LIGHT. CUT OUT CRACK FROM STRINGER 15R IAW SRM 53-10-
- [SDR GAIA03022SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03022SP), Jul 19, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND FUSELAGE RIGHT SIDE STATION 675 STRINGER R19 HAS PILLOWING AT FASTENERS. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN 3 INCHES BY 2.75 INCHES, ACCOMPLISHED DOUBLE
- [SDR GAIA03043SP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03043SP), Jul 19, 2003: BEAM. CRACKED. DURING C-CHECK, FOUND VERTICAL BEAM BULKHEAD 1183 RBL 36.5 WL 249 INBOARD CHORD HAS A CRACK. REMOVED FASTENERS FOR ACCESS IAW 727 SRM 51-30-2. STOP DRILLED CRAC
- [SDR GAIA03001OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03001OP), Jan 17, 2003: VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 884 - ONT-FWA - DURING CLIMB CREW DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PANEL. THE NR 2 CROSSFEED VALVE WAS NOT OPEN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED T
- [SDR GAIA01318ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01318ST), Dec 11, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOR A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON A FRAME ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE NR 3 AFT CARGO DOOR ASSEMBLY. REMOVED AND REP
- [SDR GAIA01294](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01294), Aug 9, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT PHX, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE L1 DOOR POSITION EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE L1 DOOR POSITION E
- [SDR GAIA01078OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01078OP), Feb 28, 2001: TRANSMISSION. BINDS. FLT 281 - JAX - DURING APPROACH, THE INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP INDICATOR WILL NOT MOVE PAST FOUR DEGREES IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. DECLARED AN E
- [SDR GAIA01068ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01068ST), Feb 28, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. DURNG A LTC INSPECTION OF FLIGHTSTAR JAX, FOUND RIGHT WING L/E HAS A CRACK AT WS 464. ACCOMPLISHED RIGHT WING FIXED L/E SKIN REPAIR WS 464 IAW B727 SRM 57-30-4 
- [SDR GAIA01067ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01067ST), Feb 28, 2001: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR JAX, FOUND LEFT WING STATION 431.5 CORROSION ON FRONT SPAR WEB AT LOWER CHORD. ACCOMPLISHED LEFT WING FRONT SPAR WEB REPAI
- [SDR GAIA01066ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01066ST), Feb 28, 2001: STIFFENER. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR JAX, FOUND LEFT WING FRONT SPAR HYDRAULIC LINE SUPPORT ANGLE (VERTICAL STIFFENER) AT FSS 386 IS CORRODED. ACCOMPLISHED VER
- [SDR GAIA01065ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01065ST), Feb 28, 2001: STIFFENER. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR JAX, FOUND LEFT WING FRONT SPAR HYD LINE SUPPORT ANGLE (VERTICAL STIFFENER) AT FSS 396 IS CORRODED. ACCOMPLISHED VERTICAL 
- [SDR GAIA01064ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01064ST), Feb 28, 2001: STIFFENER. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR JAX, FOUND LEFT WING L/E WS 390 HAS CORROSION ON FORWARD SPAR STIFFENER. ACCOMPLISHED VERTICAL STIFFENER REMOVAL AND REPLA
- [SDR GAIA01063ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01063ST), Feb 28, 2001: SKIN. GOUGED. DURING A TLC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR JAX, FOUND SEVERAL DENT''S AND GOUGES ON FUSELAGE SKIN BS 1050-1055 AT STRINGER 23-25R. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR 
- [SDR GAIA01062ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01062ST), Feb 28, 2001: SKIN. CANNING. DURING LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR JAX, FOUND SKIN OIL CANNED AT BS 196R AREA IS MARKED. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BS 196 R IAW B727 SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1 
- [SDR GAIA01061ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01061ST), Feb 28, 2001: SKIN. DENTED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR JAX, FOUND DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1153 BETWEEN STRINGER 21-22 RIGHT. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BS 1153 BETWEE
- [SDR GAIA01060ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01060ST), Feb 28, 2001: SKIN. DENTED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT FLIGHTSTAR JAX, FOUND OUTWARD FACING DENT AT BS 720A PLUS 10 INCHES ABOVE STRINGER 18 RT. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BS 720A P

All 84: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281KH-2008-01-10/reports.md

## 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 20040426006049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040426006049I), Apr 26, 2004: Boeing 7272J0 (N281KH), San Francisco, CA. (-23) Crew declared an emergency due to statement entered into logpage 4169-37, with airspeed changes, aircraft yaw changes noticeably. After rudder is…

## Other aircraft with N281KH

- [Cancelled 2024-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281KH-2024-11-02): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 64TBL8A0020029. Assigned, pending cancellation

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