# N283WA: 1978 Boeing 727-247, registration cancelled 2006-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 21485
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 13, 1978
- Last registry action: August 29, 2006
- Mode S code: A2DB15
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.6544° N, 80.4122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33186, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N283WA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=283WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N283WA-2006-11-07

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 727-247: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-247.md

## Service difficulty reports (51, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DL72E020609](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E020609), May 30, 2002: SPAR. CRACKED. INSPECTION OF THE CENTER WING REAR SPAR WEB PER AD 2000-14- 07 AND BAC S/B 727-57A0182 REVEALED A .25 INCH CRACK IN THE WEB BELOW THE UPPER SPAR CAP. THE CRACK 
- [SDR DL72E011852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E011852), Nov 24, 2001: COUPLER. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF A/C BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. NO YAW DAMPER FLAGS IN VIEW. NO MOVEMENT OF INDICES ON YD INSTRUMENT. RETURN TO AIRPORT FOR LANDING. FOUND LOWER YAW DAMPER
- [SDR DL72E010484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E010484), Mar 24, 2001: ACTUATOR. JAMMED. AFTER TAKEOFF NR 3 KRUEGER FLAP DID NOT RETRACT. REPLACED KRUEGER FLAP ACTUATOR AND SHUTTLE VALVE LEAK AND OPS CHECK OK PER OPN 7054.RII
- [SDR DL72E010320](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E010320), Feb 22, 2001: ANGLE. CRACKED. A .25 INCH CRACK AT FWD SIDE OF NR 6 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR MOUNT BOX O/B TRUNNION UPPER ATTACH ANGLE. REPAIRED PER MM.
- [SDR DL72E010319](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E010319), Feb 22, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. FWD SPAR STIFFENER CRACKED AT I/B SIDE OF NR 6 SLAT O/B TRACK. REPLACED STIFFENER PER MM 57-20-021-8.
- [SDR DL72E010318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E010318), Feb 22, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. FWD SPAR VERTICAL STIFFENER CRACKED AT I/B SIDE OF NR 6 SLAT I/B TRACK. REPLACED STIFFENER PER MM 57-20-021-8.
- [SDR DL72E010269](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E010269), Feb 13, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN AROUND THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE LOWER HINGE CUTOUT. THE CRACK WAS ROUTED OUT OF THE SKIN AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL
- [SDR DL72E002176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E002176), Nov 3, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. THE UPPER HINGE CUTOUT OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT WAS FOUND WITH A CRACK IN THE SKIN. HFEC INSPECTION OF ADJACENT FASTENER HOLES REVEALED A CRACK INDICATION IN THE B
- [SDR DL72E002161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E002161), Nov 3, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT TEST. FOUND LIGHT ASSY TO HAVE BAD ARM ON SWITCH. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY, P/N ON 334701743, S/N ON 2995, S/N OFF 2955.
- [SDR DL72E002121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E002121), Oct 26, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. THE LT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT FRAME AT FS 783.95 WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACKING IS TYPICAL OF BAC S/B 727-53-0197 AND AD 98-11-03. THE CRACKED FRAME WAS REPAI
- [SDR DL72E002124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E002124), Oct 25, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. THE FUSELAGE SKIN WAS FOUND WITH AN AREA OF CORROSION AT FS 685 AT STRINGER 27L. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED WITH A 4 X 5 INCH CUTOUT. THE CUTOUT WAS BETWEEN AN E
- [SDR DL72E002144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E002144), Oct 17, 2000: STIFFENER. CRACKED. FOUND DURING MV4 CORROSION VISIT NRC 22, L/E SPAR STIFFENER CRACK APPROX 1 INCH AT NR 7 SLAT INBOARD TRACK INBOARD ANGLE. REPLACED ANGLE PER M/M 57-20-21.
- [SDR DL72E002120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E002120), Oct 17, 2000: ANGLE. CORRODED. CORROSION AT STA 740 LWR CHORD (SKIN ATTACH ANGLE) AT AFT END OF STR 27R. REPLACED RT SKIN SUPPORT ANGLE PER 727 M/M 53-11-0 PG 858.
- [SDR DL72E002074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E002074), Oct 17, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. TWO CRACKS ON RT TORQUE BOX I/B VERT WEB AT UPPER END AT STA 1235. REPAIRED PER MM 53-11-0 PG 832.
- [SDR DL72E001363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E001363), Jul 19, 2000: ANGLE. CRACKED. FOUND AT D2 LTR CHECK N/R 42, .5 INCH CRACK EXTENDING BEYOND THE RADIUS BLOCK, TORQUE BOX HORIZONTAL ANGLE FWD SIDE STA 1263. REPLACED ANGLE PER DRD 53-10-10D F
- [SDR DL72E001189](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E001189), Jun 18, 2000: BULKHEAD. PUNCTURED. THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WEB WAS PUNCTURED DUE TO GROUND CONTACT WITH THE WING-TIP OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE WEB DAMAGED WAS CLEANED UP WITH A 13 X 9 CUTOUT. THE CUTO
- [SDR DL72E001188](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E001188), Jun 17, 2000: BEAM. CRACKED. THE FS 178 BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED FROM GROUND CONTACT WITH THE WING-TIP OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE FWD CHORD OF THE LBL 5.7 BEAM WAS SEVERED NEAR WL 180 AND BEAM WE
- [SDR DL72E000535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E000535), Mar 19, 2000: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. IR-ON GEAR RETRACTION LEFT GEAR RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED CA-REPLACED GEAR ACCESSARY UNIT. PERFORMED MODULE CHECKOUT PER MM. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72E000242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E000242), Feb 1, 2000: CHARGER. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT ON AFT CARGO DOOR INOP. REPLACED BATTERY CHARGER.
- [SDR DL72E992694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E992694), Dec 9, 1999: BRACKET. CRACKED. NR 8 SLAT ACTUATOR O/B MOUNT BRACKET CRACKED ON WEB. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
- [SDR DL72E992691](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E992691), Dec 9, 1999: ANGLE. CRACKED. DOUBLER CRACKED AT NR 2 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ANGLE BELOW I/B UPSTOP PAD. REPAIRED PER MM 57-54-0.
- [SDR DL72E990874](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E990874), Apr 22, 1999: OIL SCREEN. LEAKING. NR 3 ENG OIL ZERO, SHUT DOWN ENG. FOUND MAIN OIL SCREEN LEAKING. REPLACED MAIN OIL SCREEN AND O-RING SEAL PER MM 71-00 PG 212L AND 212M. NO LEAKS ON ENG RUN.
- [SDR DL72E990783](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E990783), Apr 10, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. LT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATT M955. OPS CHKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72E980998](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980998), May 11, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ON L/O CK, FOUND EXIT SIGNS AT CEILING BULLNOSE L1023A AND L1022A INOP W/EMER LIGHT TEST. REPLACED RACK AND BATTERY PACK PER M/M, OPN CKS OK.
- [SDR DL72E980997](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980997), May 11, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ON L/O CK, FOUND O/W EXIT SIGNS OVER LT EXITS INOP W/EMERG LIGHT TEST. REPLACED RACK AND BATTERY PACK M 1090 PER M/M, OPN CKS OK.
- [SDR DL72E980585](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980585), Mar 16, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. THE CENTER WING FUEL TANK SPANWISE BEAM NR 1 WEB WAS FOUND CRACKED AT APPROX LBL 3, JUST BELOW THE CHEM-MILL RADIUS. THE RESULTING CUTOUT IS 2.9 (INB'D-OUTB'D) 
- [SDR DL72E980545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980545), Mar 9, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. EXISTING REPAIR AT L1 DOOR LWR HINGE WAS INSTALLED PER B727 MM 53-30-00. REPAIR PER ERA 304060-14, REV B.
- [SDR DL72E981711](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E981711), Mar 6, 1998: SPAR. CRACKED. CRACK AFT SPAR RAIL DOUBLER 38 FROM I/B END OF FLAP. AFT SPAR AND SEAL RETAINER DAMAGED 33 FROM O/B END OF FLAP AFT SPAR RAIL CRACKED 55 FROM I/B END OF FLAP. A
- [SDR DL72E981670](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E981670), Mar 6, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED AT THE CORNER OF THE CUTOUT IN THE COVE SKIN FOR THE I/B AFT FLAP DRIVE ROD. THE COVE SKIN WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57
- [SDR DL72E980637](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980637), Feb 25, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. DURING SHOP VISIT, THE FLAP WAS FOUND WITH A CRACKED RIB AT THE LOWER AFT CORNER. THE RIB WAS REPAIRED PER 727 MM 57-52-0 FIG 808 BY STOP DRILLING THE CRACK AND
- [SDR DL72E981734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E981734), Feb 23, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING SHOP VISIT THE AFT CHORD ANGLE WAS FOUND CRACKED IN 3 LOCATIONS 19, 33 AND 37 FROM I/B END OF FLAP. THE ANGLE WAS REPAIRED PER MM 57-52-0, FIG 802 BY REM
- [SDR DL72E980573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980573), Feb 20, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN STA 930 STRINGER S-13-R FRAME CRACKED. REPAIRED PER 53-10-4 FIG 25 AND ERA 331494.
- [SDR DL72E980572](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980572), Feb 20, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. MAIN CABIN STA 930 STRINGER S-14-L BRACKET CRACKED IN RADIUS. TRIMMED OFF DAMGED SECTION OF FRAME AND BEGAN DRILLING REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 25. DRILLED UP R
- [SDR DL72E980571](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980571), Feb 20, 1998: FALSE SPAR. CRACKED. JUST O/B OF NR 5 FLAP TRACK MOUNT, LOWER CAP OF FALSE SPAR IS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-55-0 FIG 805.
- [SDR DL72E980565](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980565), Feb 20, 1998: TIP. MISSING. OB AFT TIP IS MISSING ON THE LT ELEVATOR. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED REPAIR PER M/M 55-20-0 PG 801. OK TO INSTALL. INSTALLED REPAIR PER M/M 55-20-0 PG 801
- [SDR DL72E980299](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980299), Feb 3, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND DURING B-1 LETTER CHECK, 1.3125 INCH CRACK VERTICAL STAB SKIN AT BASE LT SIDE JUST ABOVE FUSELAGE STA 1340. REPAIRED PER M/M 55-30-0.
- [SDR DL72E980297](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980297), Feb 3, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. FOUND ON B1 LETTER CK, .25 INCH CRACK IN LIGHTENING HOLE LT VERT TORQUE BOX WEB. ROUTED OUT DAMAGED AREA PER MM 53-11-0.
- [SDR DL72E980208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E980208), Jan 23, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. TRACK LIGHTING INOP IN FIRST CLASS. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, CKS GOOD.
- [SDR DL72E962598](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E962598), Nov 26, 1996: BRACKET. CRACKED. FOUND ON A1 LETTER CK, NR 1 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR I/B ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED. REPAIRED PER MM 57-20-21.
- [SDR DL72E962049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E962049), Aug 23, 1996: DOOR FRAME. ELONGATED HOLES. FOUR FASTENER HOLES FOUND ELONGATED ON THE STA 760.95 RT OVERWING EXIT FRAME. THESE HOLES WILL BE OVERSIZED PER B727 S/B 53-01-97, REVISION 2.
- [SDR DL72E961142](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E961142), May 13, 1996: STRINGER. CRACKED. STRINGER CRACKED INSIDE TAIL CRAWLWAY 3RD BAY FROM TOP LT SIDE. REPAIRED PER MM 55-30-0 FIG 803.
- [SDR DL72E961141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E961141), May 13, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. A .375 INCH VISUAL CRACK R-2 DOOR UPPER HINGE CUTOUT AT FWD FRAME. REPAIRED PER SRM 52-40-2.
- [SDR DL72E954786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E954786), Dec 19, 1995: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. DURING STANDBY POWER CHECK, FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK OPERATION NORMAL.
- [SDR DL72E954676](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E954676), Dec 11, 1995: TRUNNION. CORRODED. CORROSION ON ATTACH POINTS FOR NLG TRUNNION AT MATING SURFACE FOR CAPS AND SURFACE WHERE BEARINGS SET. REPAIRED PER MM 53-40-0.
- [SDR DL72E960315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E960315), Oct 9, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. DURING SHOP INSPECTION, RIBS NR 2 AND NR 3 WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED. REPAIRS WERE MADE AS PER M/M 57-54-0. ALSO, THE LOWER FORWARD SKIN ATTACH ANGLE WAS FOUND T
- [SDR DL72E953915](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E953915), Oct 4, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING F-1 LETTER CHECK, FOUND 1 INCH CRACK NR 3 L/E SLAT COVE SKIN ATTACH ANGLE BELOW ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. REPAIRED PER M/M 57-54-0.
- [SDR DL72E953336](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E953336), Jul 18, 1995: SKIN. DENTED. DUE TO GROUND DAMAGE, THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED DAMAGE. STRINGER 21R WAS SEVERED, THE SKIN DAMAGE WAS CUTOUT BETWEEN FS 660 TO FS 680 TO THE DIME
- [SDR DL72E951581](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E951581), Mar 28, 1995: TORQUE BOX. CRACKED. AT THE LETTER CHECK, THE RT TORQUE BOX UPPER TRANSVERSE BEAM AND SUPPORT ANGLE AT FS 1273 AND THE UPPER TRANSVERSE CHANNEL AT FS 1263 WERE FOUND CRACKED. REPAIR
- [SDR DL72E951288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E951288), Mar 27, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. ONE INCH CRACK IN LOWER LT ELEV SKIN AFT OF NR 4 BAL BOARD. FOUND DURING E-2 LTR CK TPAMM 3/27/95. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 55-20-3 FIG 4.
- [SDR DL72E951287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DL72E951287), Mar 27, 1995: SLAT. CRACKED. NUMBER 5 SLAT CRACKED AT NOSE RIBS WHERE ACT ROD END ATTACHES. FOUND DURING E-2 LETTER CHECK TPAMM 3/27/95. FOUND PREVIOUS DOUBLERS CRACKED. REPLACED SLAT ASSEM

All 51: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N283WA-2006-11-07/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 19921230055729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921230055729I), Dec 30, 1992: Boeing 727247 (N283WA), Idaho Falls, ID. As aircraft exited runway the nose wheel slid off taxiway into dirt. Aircraft towed out of dirt.

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