# N355QS: 1967 Boeing 727-21, registration cancelled 2013-08-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 21, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - 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: 19257 - Year built: 1967 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: July 17, 1983 - Last registry action: May 3, 2005 - Mode S code: A3F8CF - Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 38.1895° N, 85.6576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40218, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355QS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=355QS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355QS-2013-08-21 From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (19) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2003F00246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00246), Nov 6, 2002: LINE. CRACKED. IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT FROM DAY TO PHX, COMPLETE LOSS OF 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULICS. PERFORMED ALL RYAN 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LOSS CHECKLIST. EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRC - [SDR 2001F00426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00426), Sep 1, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. FOUND FUSELAGE UPPER LOBE INTERIOR WING CENTER SECTION UPPER SKIN HAS CORROSION AT RBL 24-45.5 BETWEEN STATION 740 AND 870. ACCOMPLISHED WING CENTER SECTION UPP - [SDR 2001F00425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00425), Aug 7, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FOUND BS 620 FLOORBEAM CORRODED ON UPPER CAP AT RBL 50. INSTALLED FLOORBEAM REPAIR AT BS 620 UPPER CAP AT RBL 50 IAW SRM 53-10-8 FIG 3. (M) - [SDR 2001F00424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00424), Aug 2, 2001: SPAR. CORRODED. CENTER TANK UPPER SKIN AT REAR SPAR BS 870 HAS CORRODED AREAS FROM LBL 40 TO RBL 40. ACCOMPLISHED WING CENTER SECTION AFT SPAR UPPER CHORD AND SKIN REPAIR AT RB - [SDR 2001F00427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00427), Jul 26, 2001: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. FOUND CABIN FLOORBEAM BS 344 HAS EXCESS OF OVERSIZE HOLES ON UPPER CAP FROM LBL 62 INCHES TO RBL 62 INCHES. REPLACED SECTION OF CABIN FLOORBEAM UPPER T-CAP AT B - [SDR 2001F00404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00404), Jul 26, 2001: SPAR. CORRODED. WING CENTER SECTION INTERNAL AFT SPAR WEB BULGED IN AREA OF UPPER SPAR CHORD BL 22L DUE TO CORROSION. INSTALLED WING CENTER SECTION AFT SPAR WEB REPAIR AT STATI - [SDR 2001F00408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00408), Jul 25, 2001: KEELBEAM. CRACKED. KEEL BEAM WEB CRACKED AT AFT HINGE ATTACH POINT OF SAFETY BAR NEAR BS 930, LEFT WHEEL WELL. INSTALLED KEEL BEAM WEB REPAIR AT AFT HINGE ATTACH POINT OF SAFETY B - [SDR 2001F00407](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00407), Jul 20, 2001: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. MAIN ENTRY DOOR INNER SURFACE AT UPPER TORQUE TUBE AFT AREA, FOUND FRAME AND WEB WITH HEAVY CRACK DAMAGES. INSTALLED REPAIR ON MAIN ENTRY DOOR INNER SURFACE AT - [SDR 2001F00414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00414), Jul 18, 2001: RUB STRIP. BULGED. VERTICAL STABILIZER, LEFT UPPER SIDE RUB STRIP, SHOWS BULGES IN SEVERAL AREAS. REPAIRED VERTICAL FIN TRACK OUTBOARD LEFT SIDE IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND AVHM-245RO-1 R - [SDR 2001F00392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00392), Jul 12, 2001: FRAME. DENTED. LEFT CABIN FRAME BS 380 HAS DENT AT INBOARD FLANGE JUST ABOVE FLOOR. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT LEFT CABIN FRAME BS 380 INBOARD FLANGE JUST ABOVE FLOOR IAW WIT - [SDR 2001F00423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00423), Jul 11, 2001: SPAR. CORRODED. WING CENTER SECTION FRONT SPAR BS 740 LOWER CHORD OUTBOARD OF VERTICAL STRINGER F5 HAS TWO RIVETS POPPED OUT AND SKIN BULGING. INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES AND STRAP - [SDR 2001F00422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00422), Jul 11, 2001: SPAR. CORRODED. WING CENTER SECTION, INTERNAL, AFT SPAR WEB BULGED IN AREA OF UPPER SPAR CHORD BL 45 R. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT AFT WEB, STATION BS 870, RBL 50.9 IAW AVHM-2 - [SDR 2001F00406](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00406), Jul 1, 2001: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. FUSELAGE AIRCRAFT BAY AREA FS 758 LBL 7 BELLY FAIRING SUPPORT BRACKET ATTACH ANGLE IS CRACKED. REPLACED BELLY FAIRING SUPPORT BRACKET ATTACH ANGLE AT FUSELAGE, - [SDR 2001F00395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00395), Jun 3, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. MAIN CARGO DOOR UPPER FRAME LOWER CHORD BS 581 SHOWS CRACK AT FRAME END, VIEW FROM LIGHTING HOLE. INSTALLED ANGLE REPAIR AT MAIN CARGO DOOR FRAME LOWER CHORD BS - [SDR 2001F00394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00394), Jun 3, 2001: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. SNOW WHITE POWDER AND CORROSION AT BS 481 FROM STRINGER 4L TO 4R. REPAIRED BS 481 FROM STRINGER 4L AND 4R IAW AVBORNE DWG NR 355QS AND SIE 8110-3. (M) - [SDR 2001F00393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00393), Jun 3, 2001: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. FOUND COCKPIT BS 259 BETWEEN STRINGER 6L AND 7L HAS WHITE POWER AROUND DOUBLER EDGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR IAW B727 SB 727-53-0084 AND DRAWING NR 69-62161 AT - [SDR 20010112SG063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010112SG063), Nov 4, 2000: UPLOCK SWITCH. DAMAGED. FLT 580 - EN ROUTE TO DSM, NOSE GEAR LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED CONTINUOUSLY. AIRCRAFT LANDED DSM SAFELY A - [SDR 20001128AP011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001128AP011), Jul 26, 2000: ENGINE. VIBRATION. FLT 705 - BWI-IND - IN CRUISE AT FLIGHT LEVEL 310, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN VIBRATION. ALL ENGINE GAUGES AND PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL, BUT BY POWERING BACK ON NR 2 - [SDR 20001004AP007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001004AP007), Jun 17, 2000: BULB. FAILED. FLT 749 - SLC - NR 2 CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TEST. GAINED ACCESS TO NR 2 SMOKE DETECTOR UNIT, RELAMPED TEST AND BEAM BULBS. (M) ## 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 20010518013149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010518013149I), May 18, 2001: Boeing 72721 (N355QS), Indianapolis, IN. (-23) During flap retraction after take off, the outboard flaps stuck between 2 and 5 degrees. The flight crew declared an emergency, and followed the… - [Incident 19900809041909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900809041909I), Aug 9, 1990: Boeing 72721 (N355QS), Dayton, OH. On approach to airport pilot experienced split flap condition. Landed safely. Found sheared torque tube. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.