# N553NA: 1973 Boeing 727-2J7, registration cancelled 2017-02-28 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 28, 2017 - Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Boeing 727-2J7](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2j7) (registry code 138400E) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048) - Data sheets: [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 20707 - Year built: 1973 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: May 8, 1976 - Certificate issued: March 18, 1999 - Last registry action: March 18, 2008 - Mode S code: A70BBD - Owner when cancelled: [International Air Leases Of P R Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIR%20LEASES%20OF%20P%20R%20INC) - Location: Carolina, PR, RQ - Owner type: Corporation - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N553NA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=553NA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N553NA-2017-02-28 From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 727-2J7: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2j7.md ## Service difficulty reports (36) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2001F00272](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00272), Jul 23, 2001: CONTROL VALVE. FAILED. ON FLT 748 - FPO-CVG - TAKEOFF ROLL, NR 2 ENGINE STALLED DURING ACCELERATION THROUGH 70 KTS. PARAMETERS WERE OBSERVED TO RECOVER TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, NR 2 ENGINE - [SDR 2001F00271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001F00271), Jul 23, 2001: LATCH. BROKEN. FLT 1 - FLL - ON DEPARTURE CLIMB-OUT, NR 2 ENGINE ACCESS DOOR ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FLL. INSPECTED AND FOUND BROKEN LATCH ON NR 2 ENGINE ACCESS DOOR - [SDR 97ZZZX4688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4688), Nov 1, 1997: COUPLER. SHORTED. LOG BOOK ENTRY: EXCESSIVELY HARD LOWER RUDDER INPUTS LEFT AND RIGHT INDEPENDANT OF PILOT ACTION OR INPUT. VISUAL INDICATION OF SAME ON COCKPIT RUDDER INDICATOR. - [SDR 97ZZZM1117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1117), Oct 10, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK NR 4 STATION 500-600 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW BOEING SRM 51-10-0, 51-10-2, 51-20-0 AND 51-30-2. (M) - [SDR 97ZZZM1116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1116), Oct 10, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS STATION 1010-1130 NR 4. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW BOEING SRM 51-10-0, 51-10-2, 51-20-0, 51-30-2. (M) - [SDR 97ZZZM1115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1115), Oct 10, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM AT STATION 344 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS END TO END. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM IAW BOEING SRM 51-10-2, 51-10-6, 51-30-2 AND 51-10-01 AND 53-10-8. (M - [SDR 97ZZZM1114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1114), Oct 10, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK NR 5 CORRODED FROM STATION 344-380 BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW BOEING SRM 51-10-0, 51-10-2, 51-20-0 AND 51-30-2. (M) - [SDR 97ZZZM1113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1113), Oct 10, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM AT STATION 380 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM IAW BOEING SRM 51-10-2, 51-10-6, 51-30-2, 51-10-01 AND 53-10-8. (M) - [SDR 97ZZZM1112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1112), Oct 10, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK NR 3 FROM STATION 344-480 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW BOEING SRM 51-10-0, 51-10-2, 51-10-6, 51-20-0 AND 51-30-2. (M) - [SDR 97ZZZM1111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1111), Oct 10, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. LEFT AND RIGHT RAM AIR PLENUM CAVITY SKINS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS AT STATION 772.45 TO 848.95. REPAIRED IAW BOEING DOC DWG MAJR970919 AND B727 SRM 57-30-3 FIG 9 - [SDR 97ZZZM1110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1110), Oct 10, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK NR 4 FROM STATION 344-500 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW BOEING SRM 51-10-0, 51-10-2, 51-20-0 AND 51-30-2. (M) - [SDR 97ZZZM1109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1109), Oct 10, 1997: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. SEAT TRACK NR 1 FROM STATION 344-480 CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW BOEING SRM 51-10-0, 51-10-2, 51-20-0 AND 51-30-2. (M) - [SDR 97ZZZM1108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1108), Oct 10, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. FLOORBEAM CORRODED END TO END AT STATION 400 BEYOND LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLOORBEAM IAW BOEING SRM 51-10-2, 51-10-0, 51-10-6, 51-30-2 AND 53-10-8. (M) - [SDR 97ZZZM520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM520), Sep 18, 1996: COWL. CORRODED. EXFOLIATED CORROSION ON NR 1 ENGINE FIXED COWL FORWARD SKIN. CORROSION BETWEEN HEAT SHILL AND SKIN. REMOVED FASTENERS AND SKIN. FABRICATED NEW SKIN FROM 2024-T3 - [SDR 97ZZZM515](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM515), Sep 17, 1996: CONTROL VALVE. CHAFED. NR 1 ENGINE STARTER CONTROL VALVE CHAFED AND COVER BROKE AT CORNERS. REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER CONTROL VALVE IAW B727 80-11-11. LEAK CHECKED OK. LOG PAGE 646 - [SDR 97ZZZM519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM519), Sep 14, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. FIN STATION 35, STRINGER NR 4 SECOND BAY UP FROM THE BOTTOM, RIB CRACKED WITH PREVIOUS ANGLE REPAIR, STOP DRILL IS NET .25 INCH AND CRACKED ON FORWARD SIDE OF R - [SDR 97ZZZM523](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM523), Sep 13, 1996: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL, FOUND RIGHT WING STATION 520 L/E FORWARD LOWER SPAR CAP CORRODED. FOUND TO BE IN LIMITS. - [SDR 97ZZZM522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM522), Sep 13, 1996: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL, FOUND RT WING STATION 420 L/E FORWARD LOWER SPAR CAP CORRODED. FOUND TO BE IN LIMITS. - [SDR 97ZZZM521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM521), Sep 13, 1996: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL, FOUND RIGHT WING STATION 410.0 L/E FORWARD LOWER SPAR CAP CORRODED. MECH REMOVED CORROSION BOTTOM OF - [SDR 97ZZZM516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM516), Sep 13, 1996: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL, FOUND LT WING NR 5 SPOILER ACTUATOR FITTING IS CRACKED 2 PLACES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FITTING IAW SRM - [SDR 97ZZZM514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM514), Sep 13, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL, FOUND RT WING STATION 738.5 LOWER RIB FLANGE IS CRACKED AT STRINGER NR 8 ATTACH POINT. STOP DRILLED C - [SDR 97ZZZM511](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM511), Sep 13, 1996: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO COP IN LAKE CITY, FL, FOUND LT WING STATION 491.5 L/E SPAR AFT OF NR 4 SLAT ACTUATOR CORRODED APPROX 6 INCHES IN LENGTH. MEC - [SDR 97ZZZM510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM510), Sep 13, 1996: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL FOUND LT WING STATION 383 L/E SPAR AT NR 4 SLAT FORWARD OF ACTUATOR ROD CORRODED APPROXIMATELY 18 INCH - [SDR 97ZZZM508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM508), Sep 13, 1996: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL FOUND RIGHT WING STATION 546.5 L/E SPAR CORRODED FORWARD OF NR 4 SLAT ACTUATOR ARM. FOUND TO BE IN LIM - [SDR 97ZZZM507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM507), Sep 13, 1996: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL FOUND RT WING STATION 629, L/E SPAR CORRODED AT ACTUATOR ARM NR 7. FOUND TO BE IN LIMITS. - [SDR 97ZZZM505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM505), Sep 13, 1996: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL FOUND NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING (AIRFRAME) CORRODED LT SIDE OUTBOARD. REMOVED NLG ATTACH FITTING FRO - [SDR 97ZZZM503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM503), Sep 13, 1996: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION AT AERO CORP IN LAKE CITY, FL FOUND RT WING STATION 738.5 LEFT FORWARD LOWER SPAR CAP CORRODED. FOUND TO BE IN LIMIT. - [SDR 97ZZZM504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM504), Sep 6, 1996: COWL. CRACKED. NR 3 ENGINE FIXED COWL FORWARD UPPER OUTER SKIN IS CRACKED 3 INCHES IN LENGTH 3H. REMOVED SECTION OF UPPER FORWARD OUTER SKIN 21 INCHES BY 1.3125 INCHES BY 11.2 - [SDR 97ZZZM513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM513), Sep 4, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE 5 SLAT HAS CORROSION UNDER PANEL SS128. MECH REMOVED CORROSION AND TR WING LEADING EDGE SPAR IAW SRM 51-10-6. REMOVED AT .088 METAL ORIG - [SDR 97ZZZM512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM512), Sep 4, 1996: SKIN. DELAMINATED. ON THE UPPER SURFACE T/E OF THE INBD MID-FLAP ON ITS OUTBD T/E THE FLAP HAS BECOME DELAMINATED. ALSO, AT TWO OTHER SMALLER SPOTS ON ITS MIDDLE T/E OF THE SAME F - [SDR 97ZZZM509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM509), Sep 4, 1996: SPAR. CORRODED. WING STATION LEADING EDGE SPAR JUST FORWARD OF NR 2 SLAT ACT ROD HAS CORROSION AT 3 INCHES LONGERON. MECH REMOVED CORROSION AT WING STATION 616.5 LE SPAR IAW SR - [SDR 97ZZZM506](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM506), Sep 4, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. RIGHT WING UPPER LEFT END SKIN CORRODED AT MOUNT SCREWS FROM WS 170-760 FORWARD AND AFT CHORD. ACCOMPLISHED CORROSION REMOVAL ON RIGHT WING UPPER LT SPAR IAW SR - [SDR 97ZZZM517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM517), Sep 3, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. RIGHT WING OUTBOARD FLAP, THE AFT FLAP HAS A CORRODED AREA AT 9 FEET FROM THE OUTBOARD END. REMOVED CORROSION, REVEALED PUNCTURE HOLE IN FLAP FULL OF FILLER. CU - [SDR 97ZZZM518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM518), Aug 30, 1996: FITTING. DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT NOSE GEAR FITTING PER B727 MM 32 AND S/B 727-53-0119R2 PART 3. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT NOSE GEAR FITTING PER B727 M32 AND SB 727-53. (M) - [SDR 96ZZZX4865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4865), Jun 27, 1996: CONTROL VALVE. CRACKED. FLIGHT RETURN. LOST A-SYSTEM HYDRAULICS IN-FLIGHT DUE TO LOSS OF FLUID. FOUND OUTBOARD FLAP CONTROL VALVE LEAKING (DUE TO CRACK IN CASE). THE OUTBOARD FLAP CONT - [SDR 96ZZZX3666](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX3666), Dec 4, 1995: STRINGER. CORRODED. WHILE PERFORMING CPCP TASK CARD NR C53-113-01.01, FOUND CORROSION BLEEDING FROM FASTENERS ON STR 26L BETWEEN STA 500 - STA 520 IN ZONE 1-13. OPEN AREA FOUND LEV ## Other aircraft with N553NA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N553NA): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18735P2869 --- 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.