# N287SC: 1980 Boeing 727-2A1, registration cancelled 2017-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2017
- Exported to: Panama
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-2A1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2a1) (registry code 138407F)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053)
- Serial number: 21345
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 7, 1989
- Certificate issued: November 16, 2015
- Last registry action: June 14, 2016
- Mode S code: A2E98F
- Owner when cancelled: [727 Air Leasing Corp Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/727%20AIR%20LEASING%20CORP%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N287SC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=287SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287SC-2017-04-24

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 727-2A1: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2a1.md

## Service difficulty reports (161, newest 50)

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

- [SDR C8GA20120406005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20120406005), Apr 3, 2012: GENERATOR. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF, ALL COCKPIT LIGHTS FLICKERED FOLLOWED BY NR 2 GENERATOR OVER EXCITATION FOLLOWED BY PHASE IMBALANCE. NR 3 BUSS TIE TRIPPED FOLLOWED BY NR 3 GEN I
- [SDR C8GA20120321004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20120321004), Mar 20, 2012: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING 18 MONTH CPCP INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON OTBD END OF LT FLOORBEAM AT FS 910, AND WL 70. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND THE FLOORBEAM WAS REPAIRED 
- [SDR C8GA2011000009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA2011000009), Jun 30, 2011: RELAY. INOPERATIVE. DURING CLIMB OPERATION THE FO'S CDI NEEDLE DID NOT DEVIATE WITH COURSE CHANGES WITH THE VOR SELECTED. ALSO, THE CAPTAINS CDI WAS UNREADABLE ON LOCALIZER, SHOWED
- [SDR FOTR2102212390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212390), Mar 18, 2011: SKIN. DEBONDED. RT WING T/E NR 11 SPOILER UPPER SKIN IS DEBONDED OTBD END. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA DIM 10" X 6.25" IAW SRM 51-40-20 PARA 7,11,14,15 AND FABRICATED FILLER DIM 10" X
- [SDR FOTR2102212391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212391), Mar 18, 2011: SKIN. DEBONDED. RT WING T/E NR 13 SPOILER UPPER SKIN IS DISBONDED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA DIM 12" X 7.75" IAW SRM 51-40-20, PARA 7,11,14,15 AND FABRICATED FILLER DIM 12" X 7.75" 
- [SDR FOTR2102212508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212508), Mar 18, 2011: SKIN. DEBONDED. RT ELEVATOR TAB T/E IS DISBONDED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA DIM 6.5" X 6.5" IAW SRM 51-40-20, PAGE 12-14, PARA 7. FABRICATED REPAIR FILLER 6.5" X 6.5" AND DOUBLER DI
- [SDR FOTR2102212576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212576), Mar 15, 2011: TAB. DEBONDED. LT OTBD AILERON TAB HAS DISBOND ON INBD END. REMOVED DAMAGE ON AILERON INBD END DIM 7" X 3" IAW SRM 51-40-20, PAGE 12, PARA 7. FABRICATED REPAIR CORE IAW SRM 51
- [SDR FOTR2102212575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212575), Mar 15, 2011: TAB. DEBONDED. LT OTBD AILERON TAB HAS DISBOND ON OTBD END. REMOVED DAMAGE ON AILERON TAB DIM 2" X 2" IAW SRM 51-40-20, PAGE 12, PARA 7. FABRICATED REPAIR CORE IAW SRM 51-40-2
- [SDR FOTR2102212307](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212307), Mar 15, 2011: SPAR. CRACKED. NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR OTBD MOUNT SUPPORT ON LT WING FRONT SPAR CRACKED. REMOVED CRACKED WEB FROM L/E LT WING SLAT STA 398.1 IAW SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW WEB FRO
- [SDR FOTR2102212335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212335), Mar 14, 2011: TAB. DEBONDED. LT WING OTBD AILERON TAB IS DISBONDED AT 4 EA PLACES. REMOVED DAMAGED ON LT OTBD AILERON TAB 30" FROM OTBD END, DIM 7" X 4" IAW SRM 51-40-20-PAGE 12, PARA 7. FA
- [SDR FOTR2102212574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212574), Mar 14, 2011: TAB. DEBONDED. LT OTBD AILERON TAB HAS DISBOND ON UPPER SURFACE 15" FROM OTBD END. REMOVED DAMAGED ON LT OTBD AILERON TAB, FABRICATED REPAIR CORE, BONDED REPAIR CORE, FABRICAT
- [SDR FOTR2102212539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212539), Mar 14, 2011: SKIN. DEBONDED. RT INBD MID FLAP T/E UPPER OTBD END HAS AREA DISDOND. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, SANDED, CLEANED AND PREPPED AREA IAW SRM 51-40-20, PARA NR 7, REPAIRED RT INBD MID-F
- [SDR FOTR2102212489](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212489), Mar 14, 2011: SKIN. DEBONDED. RT WING NR 11 SPOILER UPPER SKIN IS DISBONDED INBD END. REMOVED DAMAGED, SANDED, CLEANED AND PREPPED AREA IAW SRM 51-40-20, FABBED REPAIR PARTS, 2 PCS, 1 FILLER
- [SDR FOTR2102212487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212487), Mar 14, 2011: WEDGE. DEBONDED. LT INBD FLAP T/E WEDGE, UPPER INBD END IS DISBONDED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, SANDED, CLEANED AND PREPPED AREA IAW SRM 51-40-20, PARA NR7, REPAIRED LT INBD MID FLA
- [SDR FOTR2102212485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212485), Mar 14, 2011: WEDGE. DEBONDED. RT INBD MID FLAP T/E WEDGE, LWR INBD NR 1 TRACK IS DISBONDED. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, SANDED, CLEANED AND PREPPED AREA IAW SRM 51-40-20 PARA NR 7, REPAIRED RT INB
- [SDR FOTR2102212402](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212402), Mar 14, 2011: SKIN. GOUGED. RT WING NR 5 SLAT T/E SKIN BY INBD HOOK IS GOUGED. CLEANED AREA ON NR 5 SLAT IAW MM12-40-00, FOUND AREA OF GOUGE TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 57-50-1, FIG 2. FRA
- [SDR FOTR2102212361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212361), Mar 14, 2011: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. BL-O-SEAT TRACK CORRODED STA 610. REMOVED BL-O- SEAT TRACK STA 590-730 IAW SRM 51-30-2 FABRICATED NEW SEAT TRACK FROM 40456, 7178T6511 PO 9007703 DIM 120" IAW S
- [SDR FOTR2102212349](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212349), Mar 14, 2011: SKIN. DAMAGED. DRILL STARTS IN FUSELAGE AT STR 2R STA 400. FOUND AREA TO HAVE A SMALL DELAMINAION ON TEAR STRAP AT STR 2R-3R, L1 = .5 PERCENT = 5 PERCENT, FOUND TO BE WITHIN L
- [SDR FOTR2102212339](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212339), Mar 14, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. LT WING OTBD FLAP, AFT FLAP HAS CRACK AT L/E, JUST INBD OF MOST OTBD TRACK. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 1.2" X 1" ON LT WING OTBD FLAP L/E IAW SRM 57-50-4, FIG 9. 
- [SDR FOTR2102212322](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212322), Mar 14, 2011: FENCE. CRACKED. 4 SLAT FENCE CRACKED LWR DRAIN HOLE SANDED, CLEANED AND PREPPED AREA IAW SRM 51-40-9 PARA. 7. APPLIED REPAIR TO PREPPED AREA IAW SRM 51-40-9, PARA 7 AND REFINIS
- [SDR FOTR2102212315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212315), Mar 14, 2011: SKIN. CRACKED. NR 2 SLAT LWR SKIN CRACKED AT INBD TRACK TO SKIN ATTACH FASTENERS. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 3.3" X 5.55" IAW SRM 57-50-3, FIG 1. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 
- [SDR FOTR2102212546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FOTR2102212546), Mar 14, 2011: SKIN. DENTED. EVALUATE EXISTING DENT ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 1336 ABOVE STRINGER 26L. EVALUATED DENT AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-30-1, FIG 1, DETAIL 2. DEBONDED A
- [SDR C8GA201000009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA201000009), Apr 16, 2010: BUSHING. DEFECTIVE. FLT 716 FROM CVG TO MEM. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 15,000 FEET ACCELERATING THROUGH 280 KTS A HIGH FREQUENCY AERODYNAMIC VIBRATION DEVELOPED. CREW WAS UNABLE TO ID
- [SDR C8GA20090179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090179), Aug 19, 2009: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. DURING CLIMB OPERATION A TOTAL "A" HYD SYS FAILURE OCCURRED. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP WAS PERFORMED. TH
- [SDR C8GA20090133](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090133), Aug 4, 2009: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. FLT 721 FROM TOL TO ROC. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, A LOSS OF SYSTEM "A" HYDRAULICS WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TOL WHERE AN
- [SDR C8GA20090076A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090076A), May 22, 2009: DOOR. UNSECURE. FLT 711 FROM SAN TO PHX. DURING CLIMB OPERATION A LOSS OF CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL WAS EXPERIENCED FOLLOWED BY AN AFT ENTRY DOOR LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN E
- [SDR C8GA20090062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090062), Apr 23, 2009: LATCH. DIRTY. FLT 1738- DURING CRUISE OPERATION THE MAIN CARGO DOOR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ON BULKHEAD BOTH VENT DOOR AND HOOK UNLOCKED LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. POST FLIGHT I
- [SDR C8GA20090136](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090136), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. CRACKED. WHILE IN HEAVY MAINTENANCE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 11 SPOILER PANEL IS DELAMINATED AT UPPER T/E. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA DIM. 5" X 2", FABR
- [SDR C8GA20090135](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090135), Mar 23, 2009: PANEL. CRACKED. WHILE IN HEAVY MAINTENANCE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 9 SPOILER PANEL IS DELAMINATED AT UPPER O/B SURFACE. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA DIM. 5" X 2
- [SDR C8GA20090134A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090134A), Mar 23, 2009: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. WHILE IN HEAVY MAINTENANCE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE # 6 SLAT I/B & O/B ROD END SUPPORT ANGLE IS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED I/B & O/B RIBS
- [SDR C8GA20090137A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090137A), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. DELAMINATED. WHILE IN HEAVY MAINTENANCE PERFORMING INSPECTIONS IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 12 SPOILER PANEL IS DELAMINATED AT I/B UPPER SURFACE. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA DIM. 2" X 
- [SDR C8GA20090132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090132), Mar 23, 2009: TAB. DELAMINATED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX PERFORMING INSP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RT IB AILERON TAB PREVIOUS REPAIR IS DELAMINATED. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 5" X 9", FABRICATED REPAIR F
- [SDR C8GA20090131](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090131), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. CANNING. WHILE IN HEAVY MX PERFORMING INSP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RT FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 670 STRINGER 26R HAS OIL CANNING. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA DIM 2.250" X 2.750", FABR
- [SDR C8GA20090130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090130), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. DELAMINATED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LT WING INBD AFT FLAP IS CRACKED AT EDGE WBL 124. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AND CORE DIM 7" X 1.5", FABRICATED REPAIR CORE DI
- [SDR C8GA20090129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090129), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. DELAMINATED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LT WING INBD FLAP IS DELAMINATED ON THE LWR T/E. REMOVED DAMAGE AREA, FABRICATED DOUBLER. HOT BONDED REPAIR, NO OTHER DE
- [SDR C8GA20090128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090128), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. DELAMINATED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LT WING INBD FOREFLAP IS DELAMINATED ON THE LWR SURFACE NEAR THE INBD END. REMOVED LT INBD FOREFLAP, REMOVED DAMAGE AREA
- [SDR C8GA20090127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090127), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. DELAMINATED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT LT WING OTBD MID-FLAP HAS AN AREA OF DELAMINATION ON THE T/E OTBD END. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER. 
- [SDR C8GA20090126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090126), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. DELAMINATED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LT WING OTBD MID-FLAP HAS AREA OF DELAMINATION ON T/E ON OTBD END. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER. 
- [SDR C8GA20090125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090125), Mar 23, 2009: STRINGER. GOUGED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT STRINGER 22L AT STA 1180 HAS A GOUGE ON THE UPPER FLANGE. REMOVED EXISTING STRINGER SPLICE AND FABRICATED NEW STRINGER AND S
- [SDR C8GA20090124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090124), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. DAMAGED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT NR 1 AND NR 3 PYLON UPPER SURFACE FASTENERS G AND H ARE PULLED THRU THE PANEL AT ENGINE STA 146 BBL 68. REMOVED PANELS AND F
- [SDR C8GA20090123](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090123), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR LOCATED AT BS 1179 BETWEEN STR. 20L-23R IS NON-COMPLIANT WITH SRM. THE EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMO
- [SDR C8GA20090122](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090122), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR LOCATED AT BS 720A +12 BETWEEN STR. 27L-27R IS NON-COMPLIANT WITH SRM. EXISTING REPAIR WAS REMO
- [SDR C8GA20090121](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090121), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. DELAMINATED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 11 SPOILER OTBD END T/E IS DELAMINATED. DAMAGED AREA WAS REMOVED. FABRICATED REPAIR FILLER, AND REPAIR DOUBLER, INSTA
- [SDR C8GA20090120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090120), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. DELAMINATED. WHILE IN HEAVY MAINTENANCE IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 12 SPOILER I/B END IS DELAMINATED. DAMAGED AREA WAS REMOVED. FABRICATED REPAIR FILLER, AND REPAIR DOUBLER, I
- [SDR C8GA20090119](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090119), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR LOCATED AT BS 720B +11 BETWEEN STRINGERS 26R-28R IS NON-COMPLIANT WITH SRM. REMOVED EXISTING RE
- [SDR C8GA20090118](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090118), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR LOCATED AT THE LOWER FWD CORNER ON THE R2 DOOR CUTOUT IS NON-COMPLIANT WITH SRM. REMOVED EXISTI
- [SDR C8GA20090117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090117), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR LOCATED AT R2 DOOR CUTOUT IS NON-COMPLIANT WITH SRM. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR, PERFORMED HFEC IN
- [SDR C8GA20090116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090116), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR LOCATED AT BS 1188 STRINGER 21L - 22L IS NON-COMPLIANT WITH SRM. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR, PERFO
- [SDR C8GA20090115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090115), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR LOCATED AT BS 297 STRINGER 22R -24R IS NON-COMPLIANT WITH SRM. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR, PERFORM
- [SDR C8GA20090114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/C8GA20090114), Mar 23, 2009: SKIN. MISREPAIRED. WHILE IN HEAVY MX IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EXISTING EXTERNAL REPAIR LOCATED AT BS 342 STRINGER 23R -25R IS NON-COMPLIANT WITH SRM. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR, PERFORM

All 161: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287SC-2017-04-24/reports.md

## Other aircraft with N287SC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N287SC): Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, S/N C0595, built 2017

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