# N329QS: 1966 Boeing 727-21, registration cancelled 2013-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-21) (registry code 1384003)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053)
- Serial number: 19038
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1966
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1992
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A3912E
- Owner when cancelled: [Emery Worldwide Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMERY%20WORLDWIDE%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Redwood City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redwood%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5334° N, 122.2496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94065, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N329QS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=329QS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N329QS-2013-09-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 727-21: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-21.md

## Service difficulty reports (9)

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

- [SDR 20010215SG003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010215SG003), Jan 1, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FLT 649 - IND - NR 1 SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM WOULD NOT TEST. RELAMPED NR 1 SMOKE DETECTOR BEACON AND TEST LAMPS. SYSTEM OPERATES NORMAL. (M)
- [SDR 20000505AP034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000505AP034), Mar 15, 2000: CONTROLLER. FAILED. FLT 705 - BWI-IND - AUTO-PRESSURIZATION BACKGROUND LIGHTS SMOKED DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED AUTO CONTROLLER. (M)
- [SDR 20000428AP012](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000428AP012), Mar 7, 2000: CONTROLLER. INOPERATIVE. FLT 718 - ORD-IND - UPPER RIGHT BREAKER ON ENGINEER PANEL LIGHTING POPPED OUT, 7.5 AMP. RESET SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER, PULLED BREAKER 
- [SDR 2000ZZZM190](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZM190), Jan 30, 2000: ELEMENT. OUT OF POSITION. FLT 735 - DSM-IND - ON CLIMB-OUT, NR 1 STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WENT OUT WHEN THROTTLE RETARDED. REPOSITIONED LOOP AND TIGHTENED DUCT CLAMPS FOR AIR LE
- [SDR 2000ZZZM173](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000ZZZM173), Nov 30, 1999: FIRE LOOP. OUT OF POSITION. FLT 735 - DSM-IND - NR 3 ENGINE FIRE DETECTION GROUND FAULT LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. REPOSITIONED NR 3 ENGINE FIRE LOOP, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. (M)
- [SDR 99ZZZM763](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM763), Aug 21, 1999: BULB. FAILED. FLT 613 - GSO - SERVICE CHECK FOUND ONE SMOKE DETECTOR LAMP INOPERATIVE (LOWER DETECTOR). RELAMPED. (M)
- [SDR 99ZZZX1481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1481), Feb 10, 1999: SEAL. FAILED. PHX - FLT 731 - AIR TURN-BACK. AFTER ADDING CLIMB POWER, GOT NR 2 FIRE LIGHT AND BELL. SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE PER CHECK LIST, BUT DID NOT USE THE FIRE BOTTLE SIN
- [SDR 99ZZZM108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZM108), Oct 13, 1998: LINE. CRACKED. FLT 615 - IND - AFTER TAKEOFF LOST ALL PRESSURE AND FLUID 'A' SYSTEM, RETURNED IND. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE ON NR 1 SLAT ACTUATOR WITH A FL
- [SDR 95ZZZW775](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZW775), May 16, 1995: SMOKE DETECTOR. MALFUNCTION. SMOKE DETECTOR CAME ON WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, MADE UNSCHEDULED LANDING INTO SWF, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. OPENED THE MAIN CARGO DOOR AND THE S

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19940516048369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940516048369I), May 16, 1994: Boeing 72721 (N329QS), Windsor Locks, CT. Narrative: flight 214 inbound to Bradley declared an emergency due to a smoke indicator light illumination. Aircraft landed without incident. Maintenance…
- [Incident 19930917038099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930917038099I), Sep 17, 1993: Boeing 72721 (N329QS), Salina, KS. Cabin smoke detector came on in flight. Diverted. No evidence of smoke or fire.
- [Incident 19930729030929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729030929I), Jul 29, 1993: Boeing 72721 (N329QS), Roanoke, VA. Smoke in area of right engine on preflight inspection. Shut down APU. Found oil leak in APU was source of smoke.
- [Incident 19921107050209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921107050209I), Nov 7, 1992: Boeing 72721 (N329QS), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Main gear handle malfunction. Manually extended left gear. Landed safely. Ferried to dallas/fort worth.
- [Incident 19920529021009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920529021009I), May 29, 1992: Boeing 72721 (N329QS), Dayton, OH. Fumes in cockpit. Used masks. Precautionary landing. Lubricant applied to throttle pulley source of fumes.

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