# N66734: 1974 Boeing 727-224, registration cancelled 2008-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-224](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (registry code 1384076)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (registry code 52046)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20663
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 4, 1999
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A8D118
- Owner when cancelled: [Continental Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONTINENTAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7568° N, 95.3657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77002, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66734
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66734
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66734-2008-08-11

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 (48)

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

- [SDR CALA9801534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801534), Aug 26, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN L-ANGLE OF LT WING J-BEAM ABOVE NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR. THE ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ANGLE WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-1, P
- [SDR CALA9801533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801533), Aug 26, 1998: CHORD. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN LOWER FORWARD CHORD OF LT WING BELOW NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR. THE CRACKED SECTION WAS CUT OUT, A REPAIR WAS INSTALLED IAW ECR
- [SDR CALA9801532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801532), Aug 26, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND NOSE GEAR LT TRUNNION FITTING AND CAP CORRODED IN AREAS OF BUSHING RECESS. THE FACES AND BORE OF LT NLG TRUNNION AND CAP ASSEMBLY WERE MACHINED
- [SDR CALA9801531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801531), Aug 26, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND NOSE GEAR RT TRUNNION FITTING AND CAP CORRODED. THE STIFFENERS AND FITTING WERE REMOVED AND THE AREA WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-10-2 AND 51-10-6.
- [SDR CALA9801530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801530), Aug 26, 1998: CHORD. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 INCH CRACK IN RT WING TRAILING EDGE LOWER CHORD AT NR 8 SPOILER ACTUATOR CASTING. THE CRACKED SECTION OF CHORD WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-
- [SDR CALA9801519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801519), Aug 25, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 0.4 INCH CRACK IN RT WING LEADING EDGE FLAP NR 6 ACTUATOR MOUNT BRACKET. THE MOUNT BRACKET WAS REMOVED AND A NEW BRACKET WAS INSTALLED IAW SR
- [SDR CALA9801518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801518), Aug 25, 1998: BEAM. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN J-BEAM APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES ABOVE NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR AT CUTOUT ABOVE INBOARD END OF AFT FALSE SPAR. PANELS AND A FITT
- [SDR CALA9801446](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801446), Aug 11, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN RT WING TRAILING EDGE UPPER ATTACH ANGLE ABOVE NR 6 GEARBOX FOR FLAP. THE ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ANGLE WAS FABRICATED A
- [SDR CALA9801445](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801445), Aug 11, 1998: PANEL. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND THREE CRACKS IN LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BALANCE PANEL NR 9116. THE CRACKS WERE STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-1. TWO EACH DOUBLERS WERE FABRICATED
- [SDR CALA9801414](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801414), Aug 7, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .15625 AND .09375 CRACK IN LT WING NR 4 SLAT LOWER TRAILING EDGE SKIN AT RADIUS OUTBOARD OF INBOARD TRACK, 36.5 INCHES FROM INBOARD END. THE 
- [SDR CALA9801413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801413), Aug 7, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN INBOARD BRACKET WHERE LT WING NR 1 LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR MOUNTS. THE BRACKET WAS REMOVED AND A NEW BRACKET WAS FABRICAT
- [SDR CALA9801412](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801412), Aug 7, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK IN INBOARD BRACKET WHERE LT WING NR 2 LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR MOUNTS. THE BRACKET WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2. A NEW BRACKE
- [SDR CALA9801411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801411), Aug 6, 1998: BRACKET. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1 CRACK IN RT NR 5 LEADING EDGE FLAP ACTUATOR MOUNT BRACKET AT UPPER OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE. THE MOUNT BRACKET WAS REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-2. A 
- [SDR CALA9801392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9801392), Aug 5, 1998: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND 2.5 INCH CRACK AT CURVED ANGLE AT OUTBOARD SIDE OF LT WING FIXED LEADING EDGE RIB SLAT STA 0. THE ANGLE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ANGLE WAS FABRICA
- [SDR CALA9700803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700803), May 7, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 3 INCH CRACK IN RT WING STRINGER 17 AT STA 330.5. A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-10-4.
- [SDR CALA9700807](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700807), May 1, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND LOWER CHORD OF FRAME CORRODED AROUND NUT PLATE ATTACH HOLES AT STA 1130 FROM RBL 0 TO RBL 42. A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW BOEING 
- [SDR CALA9700806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700806), May 1, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND LOWER CHORD OF FRAME CORRODED AROUND NUT PLATE ATTACH HOLES AT STA 1110 FROM RBL 0 TO RBL 42. A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-
- [SDR CALA9700805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700805), Apr 27, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN LAP JOINT CORRODED BETWEEN STA 720E AND 740 AT STRINGER 26R. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5330-02521 AND SRM 51-30-8.
- [SDR CALA9700804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700804), Apr 27, 1997: SLAT. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK IN RT WING SLAT NR 6 OUTBOARD HOOK AREA. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-30-4.
- [SDR CALA9700802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700802), Apr 27, 1997: FLAP. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1.125 INCH CRACK ABOVE NR 1 FLAP TRACK AREA IN LT WING OUTBOARD FOREFLAP LEADING EDGE. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 57-50-4.
- [SDR CALA9700801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700801), Apr 27, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN LT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN AT NR 3 SLAT OUTBOARD HOOK CUTOUT. REPAIRED IAW SRM 57-30-4, PAGE 24 FIGURE 26.
- [SDR CALA9700799](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700799), Apr 27, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN RT WING GEAR DOOR AFT HINGE SKIN. A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 52-00-3.
- [SDR CALA9700798](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700798), Apr 26, 1997: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1.75 INCH CRACK IN RT MLG WELL BULKHEAD AT STA 870, BELOW APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW ECRA 5310
- [SDR CALA9700800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9700800), Apr 24, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND TWO 2 CRACKS IN LT WING RIB TO UPPER SKIN ATTACH ANGLE AT SLAT STA 0 INSIDE LEADING EDGE AREA. THE ANGLE WAS REPLACED IAW SRM 51-10-1.
- [SDR CAL960513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960513), Apr 20, 1996: FLAP FAIRING. DENTED. FLT NR 663 - EWR - RIGHT OUTBOARD FLAP TRACK FAIRING (AFT SECTION) HAS DENT. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED FAIRING. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)
- [SDR CAL960494](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL960494), Apr 16, 1996: PNEUMATIC DUCT. RUPTURED. IAH - FLT 1876 - THE NR 1 ENGINE FIRE BELL AND LIGHT ACTIVATED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM IAH. THE ENGINE WAS RUN IN IDLE AND THE NR 1 BLEED WAS TURNED OFF. THE FIRE WA
- [SDR CAL951018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL951018), Nov 3, 1995: FASTENERS. LOOSE. IAH - FLT 0495 - A LIQUID VAPOR TRAIL WAS REPORTED COMING FROM BETWEEN RT OUTBOARD AILERON AND NR 7 JACKSCREW FAIRING WHILE IN-FLIGHT. FUEL WAS DUMPED TO 21,000
- [SDR CAL950784](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950784), Sep 2, 1995: LOCK ACTUATOR. INOPERATIVE. EWR - FLT 0434 - THE NLG FAILED TO EXTEND ON APPROACH TO EWR, THE GEAR WAS CYCLED DURING A 'GO AROUND' AND THE NOSE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. THE NLG LOCK ACTUATO
- [SDR CAL950372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950372), May 2, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN NR 3 SLAT RIB INBOARD OF TRACK. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-4
- [SDR CAL950371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950371), May 2, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN NR 7 SLAT RIB AT OUTBOARD SIDE ON OUTBOARD TRACK. THE CRACK WAS STOP DRILLED. A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED I
- [SDR CAL950370](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950370), May 2, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN NR 4 SLAT OUTBOARD SECOND RIB. A REPAIR ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND 57-50-3. (M)
- [SDR CAL950369](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950369), May 2, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK IN THE NR 2 LEADING EDGE FLAP INNER SKIN UNDER ACTUATOR. A REPAIR DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW EC 5720-0106
- [SDR CAL950368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950368), May 2, 1995: TE PANEL. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT WING UPPER SURFACE TRAILING EDGE PANEL AT OUTBOARD END OF OUTBOARD FLAP WITH A 1 INCH CRACK IN DOUBLER ATTACHED TO INBOARD SIDE.
- [SDR CAL950367](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950367), May 2, 1995: SUPPORT. CORRODED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER SIDE OF FLOOR SUPPORT IN FORWARD PIT AT STATION 620. THE CORRODED AREA WS REMOVED AND A REPAIR WAS FABRICATED AND INST
- [SDR CAL950366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950366), May 2, 1995: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND THE LT MAIN LANDING GEAR BAY INTERCOSTAL AT BS 890 CRACKED AND CORRODED. THE CRACK WAS .75 INCH LONG. THE DAMAGED AREA OF INTERCOSTAL WAS
- [SDR CAL950365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950365), May 2, 1995: STRINGER. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND, CRACKS AND CORROSION IN STRINGER 20R AT STA 500 TO 520. THE CRACKS WERE .125 INCH TO .25 INCH IN LENGTH. THE DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER
- [SDR CAL950363](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950363), May 2, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN FLOOR PANEL SUPPORT ANGLE AT BS 760, BL 0 - BL 24R. REPAIR PARTS WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-4, 51-40-
- [SDR CAL9503624](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL9503624), May 2, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE AT BS 760, BL 0 - BL 24L. A NEW FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-3, 
- [SDR CAL950362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950362), May 2, 1995: PRESSURE WEB. CORRODED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON PRESSURE WEB IN RT LAVATORY. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED. DOUBLERS AND FILLER WERE FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-10-2, 5
- [SDR CAL950361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950361), May 2, 1995: WEB. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A .25 INCH CRACK IN WEB AT STRINGER 16L, STATION 308.9 INSIDE CONTROL CABIN AT MAIN ENTRY DOOR FRAME. THE CRACKED WEB WAS REPLACED IAW SR
- [SDR CAL950360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950360), May 2, 1995: SUPPORT. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK IN FLOOR SUPPORT FLANGE AT BS 990. A NEW FLOOR SUPPORT ANGLE WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-40-4 AND 53-10-2. (W
- [SDR CAL950359](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950359), May 2, 1995: SUPPORT. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT IN FORWARD PIT AT STATION 720 ABOVE STRINGER 26L CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. THE CRACKS WERE .75 INCH LONG. REPAIR PARTS WERE FA
- [SDR CAL950358](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950358), May 2, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A .5 INCH CRACK ON LOWER SIDE OF LEFT WING INTERNAL RIB AT WS 738.5, ABOVE S-8. A DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AN
- [SDR CAL950357](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950357), May 2, 1995: CHORD. CORRODED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND REINFORCEMENT CHORD AT STATION 1183 CORRODED. THE CHORD WAS REMOVED AND A NEW CHORD WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2. (W)
- [SDR CAL950356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950356), May 2, 1995: SUPPORT. CORRODED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND FLOOR SUPPORT CORRODED ON BOTTOM SIDE AT FORWARD PIT STATION 720. THE CORROSION WAS REMOVED AND A REPAIR WEB WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-
- [SDR CAL950355](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950355), May 2, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. GSO - INSPECTION FOUND A .125 INCH CRACK IN SKIN AT LAP SPLICE 26L, BS 513. THE CRACKED AREA WAS CUT OUT. REPAIRED DOUBLER AND FILLER WERE FABRICATED AND INSTAL
- [SDR CAL950011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL950011), Jan 4, 1995: OIL PRESS TUBE. BROKEN. GSO - FLT 0383 - THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO WHILE EN ROUTE FROM EWR TO RSW. THE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO THE YELLOW ARC. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT 
- [SDR CAL95002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CAL95002), Jan 1, 1995: EEL RELAY. INOPERATIVE. IAH - FLT 1076 - CABIN EMERGENCY AISLE PATH LIGHTING WOULD NOT COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN SWITCHED TO STANDBY POWER DURING A PREFLIGHT CHECK. THE EMERGENCY POWE

## 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 MIA99FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA005), Oct 7, 1998: Boeing 727-224 (N66734), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The catastrophic failure of the 8th stage high pressure compressor disk from cadmium embrittlement as a result of improper adherence to the prescribed plating procedures and requirements by the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Accident 19981007035229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981007035229A), Oct 7, 1998: Boeing 727224 (N66734), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. On October 7, 1998, about 0710 eastern daylight time, a Boeing 727-224, N66734, operated by Continental airlines, inc. as flight 1521, title 14 CFR part 121…
- [Incident 19920421018669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920421018669I), Apr 21, 1992: Boeing 727224 (N66734), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot advised passenger had observed portion of right wing break off. Returned. Inboard flap had separated.
- [Incident 19830927066709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830927066709I), Sep 27, 1983: Boeing 727224 (N66734), Houston, TX. During climb no 1 and no 3 engine began to overheat. Found no 1 and 3 cds's overserviced.

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