# N32725: 1973 Boeing 727-224, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-224](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (registry code 1384076)
- 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: 20655
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1973
- Certificate issued: January 11, 2000
- Last registry action: May 5, 2006
- Mode S code: A38B0D
- Owner when cancelled: [Ial Aviation Resources](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IAL%20AVIATION%20RESOURCES)
- Location: [Hialeah, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hialeah)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8332° N, 80.2787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33010, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32725
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=32725
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32725-2018-01-17

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 727-224: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224.md

## Service difficulty reports (100, newest 50)

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

- [SDR CALA9901311](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901311), Oct 4, 1999: WIRE. BROKEN. INSPECTION FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT R-1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED GROUND WIRE AND POWER WIRE AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-50-1.
- [SDR CALA9901312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901312), Oct 2, 1999: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. INSPECTION FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT L-1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. RESEATED CONNECTOR PLUG TO LIGHT AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-51-02, PAGE 501.
- [SDR CALA9901310](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901310), Sep 30, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION FOUND RT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RECHARGED THE BATTERY AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-60-01, PAGE 201.
- [SDR CALA9901309](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901309), Sep 30, 1999: TERMINAL. BROKEN. INSPECTION FOUND THE R-2 DOOR EXIT SIGN INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED TERMINAL AT SOCKET AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 33-53-01, PAGE 201.
- [SDR CALA9900877](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900877), Jul 27, 1999: LIGHT. INOP. INSPECTION FOUND THE SEAT MOUNTED EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHT AT ROW 30 INOPERATIVE. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED.
- [SDR CALA9900851](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9900851), Jul 22, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. INOP. INSPECTION FOUND THE FORWARD ENTRY AND FORWARD GALLEY ESCAPE SLIDE EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. THE BATTERY AND POWER SUPPLY IN E&E COMPARTMENT WAS REMOVED AND
- [SDR CALA9802116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9802116), Nov 25, 1998: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. THE R-1 DOOR INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT WOULD NOT TEST. THE BATTERIES WERE REPLACED IAW MM 33-50-101 AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR CALA9801989](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801989), Oct 23, 1998: CABLES. OUT OF ADJUST. A LOUD EXTERNAL RUMBLE WAS HEARD ACCOMPANIED BY FLASHING GEAR WARNING LIGHTS WHILE CRUISING AT FL 290. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO BWI WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT 
- [SDR CALA9801578](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801578), Aug 27, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN SUPPORT BRACKET FOR LT WING NR 2 LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR. A NEW BRACKET WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR CALA9801577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801577), Aug 27, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN NR 5 SLAT ACTUATOR INBOARD ATTACH RIB. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED, A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-10-1.
- [SDR CALA9801576](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801576), Aug 27, 1998: CHANNEL. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1.25 INCH CRACK IN CHANNEL INSIDE TRAILING EDGE AT UPPER SKIN OUTBOARD END OF AFT FALSE SPAR ABOVE NR 3 FLAP TRANSMISSION. A NEW CHANNEL WAS 
- [SDR CALA9801575](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801575), Aug 27, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .375 INCH CRACK IN SUPPORT BRACKET FOR LT WING NR 1 LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR. A NEW BRACKET WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-1 AND 51-30-2.
- [SDR CALA9801574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801574), Aug 27, 1998: STIFFENER. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN AFT CARGO STIFFENER AT STA 950A, LONGERON 29R. THE STIFFENER WAS REMOVED AND A NEW STIFFENER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, 
- [SDR CALA9801573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801573), Aug 27, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED AT LT SIDE, STA 1166, TWO INCHES ABOVE TOP OF FLOORBEAM. THE CORRODED AREA WAS CUT OUT, A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA
- [SDR CALA9801558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801558), Aug 27, 1998: BOTTLE PIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND RT AFT BOTTLE PIN CORRODED. THE BOTTLE PIN AND FORWARD AND AFT BUSHINGS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED, THEN SAFETIED AND SEALED IAW MM 57-41-1.
- [SDR CALA9801557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801557), Aug 27, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND LT AND RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTING CORRODED. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED BY BORING HOLES. NEW BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS WERE INSTALLED. T
- [SDR CALA9801556](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801556), Aug 27, 1998: BOLT. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND RT WING FLAP TRACK NR 5 CORRODED AT FORWARD ATTACH BOLT. THE NR 5 FLAP TRACK AND ATTACH BOLT WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 57-50-0.
- [SDR CALA9801555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801555), Aug 27, 1998: RIB. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN RT OUTBOARD AILERON LEADING EDGE RIB JUST OUTBOARD OF NR 3 HINGE. THE RIB WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-1, PAGE 4.
- [SDR CALA9801554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801554), Aug 27, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK IN FUSELAGE SKIN JUST FORWARD OF CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD WIPER AREA. THE CRACKED AREA WAS CUT OUT IAW SRM 51-10-1. A DOUBLER, TRI
- [SDR CALA9801553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801553), Aug 27, 1998: BEAM. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN J BEAM AT CUTOUT AREA ABOVE NR 7 SPOILER. THE J BEAM WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5780-02914.
- [SDR CALA9801552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801552), Aug 27, 1998: SKIN. DELAMINATED. INSPECTION FOUND RT ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB INBOARD TRAILING EDGE DELAMINATED. THE ELEVATOR CONTROL TAB WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-30-11.
- [SDR CALA9801551](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801551), Aug 27, 1998: SKIN. DELAMINATED. INSPECTION FOUND RT WING INBOARD AFT FLAP LOWER SURFACE DELAMINATED AT MID OUTBOARD AREA. THE AFT FLAP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-51-10.
- [SDR CALA9801550](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801550), Aug 27, 1998: SKIN. DEBONDED. INSPECTION FOUND LT INBOARD FOREFLAP DEBONDED ON LOWER SURFACE ABOVE NR 4 CARRIAGE. THE FOREFLAP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-51-2.
- [SDR CALA9801549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801549), Aug 27, 1998: SKIN. DEBONDED. INSPECTION FOUND LT OUTBOARD AILERON TAB TRAILING EDGE DEBONDED 41.5 INCHES FROM INBOARD END. THE OUTBOARD AILERON TAB WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-10-41.
- [SDR CALA9801546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801546), Aug 27, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND LT WING INBOARD NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTING LOWER ANGLES (TWO EACH) RIB PANEL SUPPORTS CRACKED. THE CRACKS WERE .5 INCH LONG. THE INB
- [SDR CALA9801545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801545), Aug 27, 1998: SKIN. TORN. INSPECTION FOUND LEFT WING UPPER TRAILING EDGE SKIN TORN AT ALL THREE HINGES OF NR 6 SPOILER. THE TORN AREAS WERE CUT OUT IAW SRM 57-30-4. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALL
- [SDR CALA9801544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801544), Aug 27, 1998: BULKHEAD BEAM. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND TWO 1.5 CRACKS IN AFT BULKHEAD VERTICAL SUPPORT BEAM AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, BS 1183, RBL 46.93. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-1
- [SDR CALA9801548](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801548), Aug 26, 1998: SKIN. DEBONDED. INSPECTION FOUND LT WING NR 4 SPOILER DEBONDED AT LOWER SKIN. THE NR 4 SPOILER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-61-1.
- [SDR CALA9801547](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801547), Aug 26, 1998: SKIN. DEBONDED. INSPECTION FOUND THE LT WING NR 6 SPOILER LOWER SKIN DEBONDED AT FORWARD END. THE NR 6 SPOILER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 57-00 AND 27-60-1.
- [SDR CALA9801543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801543), Aug 26, 1998: BOLTS. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FOUR VERTICAL STABILIZER TENSION TIE BOLTS CORRODED AT TOP OF STABILIZER. THE FOUR BOLTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 55-20-00.
- [SDR CALA9801542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801542), Aug 26, 1998: SIDEWALL. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK IN LEFT SIDEWALL OF NLG WHEEL WELL. THE CRACKED AREA WAS CUT OUT IAW SRM 51-20-1. DOUBLER AND FITTINGS WERE INSTALLED IAW ECR
- [SDR CALA9801541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801541), Aug 26, 1998: SKIN. DELAMINATED. INSPECTION FOUND AREAS OF DELAMINATED SKIN ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF LT WING OUTBOARD AILERON OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE WEDGE PANEL. THE WEDGE PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REP
- [SDR CALA9801540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801540), Aug 26, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .875 INCH AND .25 INCH CRACK IN LT OUTBOARD FOREFLAP LEADING EDGE CUTOUT ABOVE NR 1 FLAP TRACK. THE FLAP WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-50-4, FIGURE
- [SDR CALA9801539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801539), Aug 26, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN RT WING NR 6 SLAT AT OUTBOARD HOOK. A REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 57-50-3, FIGURE 10.
- [SDR CALA9801538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801538), Aug 26, 1998: BEAM. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK IN RT WING TRAILING EDGE J BEAM JUST ABOVE NR 8 SPOILER MOUNT. REPAIR PARTS WERE INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5720-01676.
- [SDR CALA9801509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801509), Aug 25, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK IN LT FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN WINDOWS NR 16 AND NR 17 AT STA 680. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-40-00, 51-10-6, AND 51-
- [SDR CALA9801508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801508), Aug 25, 1998: WEB. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON TOP OF AFT CABIN FLOOR SUPPORT WEB AT BS 1148 TO 1183, RBL 25 TO LBL 25. THE CORRODED AREA WAS CUT OUT IAW SRM 51-40-2. A DOUBLER 
- [SDR CALA9801507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801507), Aug 25, 1998: WEB. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND LT LAV FLOOR WEB CORRODED AT STA 1130, LBL 27. THE CORRODED AREA WAS CUT OUT IAW SRM 51-40-2. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-2, FIGURE 1
- [SDR CALA9801506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801506), Aug 25, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .0781 INCH CRACK AT UPPER FORWARD LEG OF LT GEAR UPLOCK SUPPORT BRACKET WHERE IT MOUNTS TO FUSELAGE BS 910 BETWEEN STRINGER 18A LEFT AND 18L.
- [SDR CALA9801505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801505), Aug 25, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD LOWER C-3 DOOR CUTOUT CORRODED IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN LONGERON 25R AND 26R. THE CORRODED AREA WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2. A 
- [SDR CALA9801504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801504), Aug 25, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK AT ATTACH BOLT IN STRINGER 9R AT VERTICAL STABILIZER INNER COMPARTMENT NR 9 RIB. THE CRACKED AREA WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 55-30-4. 
- [SDR CALA9801503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801503), Aug 25, 1998: PLATE. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 4 INCH CRACK IN VERTICAL STABILIZER INNER COMPARTMENT NR 1 RIB LOWER LT CORNER PLATE JUST AFT OF S-DUCT. THE RIVETS WERE REMOVED IAW SRM 51-3
- [SDR CALA9801502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801502), Aug 25, 1998: SUPPORT. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND LT AFT LAV AISLE SIDEWALL FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED. THE FLOOR SUPPORT WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-10-1. A NEW FLOOR SUPPORT WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-1
- [SDR CALA9801439](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801439), Aug 11, 1998: STIFFENER. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 0.3 INCH CRACK IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT STIFFENER AT STA 950A, LONGERON 30R. THE STIFFENER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 51-40
- [SDR CALA9801438](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801438), Aug 11, 1998: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 0.6 CRACK IN FITTING AT RT INBOARD MIDFLAP RIB LEADING EDGE JUST OUTBOARD OF NR 5 CARRIAGE. THE FITTING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-1
- [SDR CALA9801437](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801437), Aug 10, 1998: CIRCUMFERENTIAL. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON FORWARD AND AFT FACE OF CIRCUMFERENTIAL AT LOWER FORWARD NOSE COMPARTMENT, BS 219 BETWEEN STRINGER 24R AND 26R. THE CORRODED AREA 
- [SDR CALA9801436](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801436), Aug 10, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN WEB PANEL NEXT TO BOOST PUMP INSIDE NR 2 FUEL TANK AT LT WS 171.50. THE WEB PANEL WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-40-2, FIGURE 1.
- [SDR CALA9801435](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801435), Aug 10, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND SEAT TRACK CORRODED AT BS 380-420, RBL 24. THE SEAT TRACK WAS REMOVED AND A NEW TRACK WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-5 AND 51-10-5.
- [SDR CALA9801434](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801434), Aug 10, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK AT LOWER AFT END OF AFT CARGO C-2 DOOR FRAME SIDE BRACKET. THE DOOR FRAME BRACKET WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2.
- [SDR CALA9801433](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801433), Aug 10, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK AT ATTACH BOLT IN NR 7 STRINGER OF RT VERTICAL STABILIZER INNER COMPARTMENT AT NR 4 RIB. THE CRACKED SECTION WAS REMOVED. A REP

All 100: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32725-2018-01-17/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX77AA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77AA048), Jun 3, 1977: Boeing 727 (N32725), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810818069999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818069999I), Aug 18, 1981: Boeing 727 (N32725), Houston, TX. Nose wheel vibration. Found nose wheel out of round. Replaced.
- [Incident 19791031056269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031056269I), Oct 31, 1979: Boeing 727 (N32725), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Minor damage to aircraft from tire blown in landing. Antiskid turned off due to flickering release light.

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