# N6809: 1968 Boeing 727-223, registration cancelled 2011-11-02 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: November 2, 2011 - Status when cancelled: First renewal notice - Airframe: [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (registry code 1384074) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 19484 - Year built: 1968 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: April 19, 1968 - Certificate issued: July 25, 2002 - Last registry action: April 21, 2009 - Mode S code: A906CA - Owner when cancelled: [Kitty Hawk Collateral Liquidating Trust](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KITTY%20HAWK%20COLLATERAL%20LIQUIDATING%20TRUST) - Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 37.7984° N, 122.3992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6809 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6809 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6809-2011-11-02 From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 727-223: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223.md ## Service difficulty reports (101, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR GAIA04092OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04092OP), Sep 14, 2004: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING PS CHECK, A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE WHEEL WELL AT FS 290. REPAIRED WHEEL WELL IAW THE 727 SRM CH 51-40-2 FIG 1. AIRCRAFT RET - [SDR GAIA04090OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04090OP), Aug 24, 2004: ARM. OUT OF ADJUST. L1 DOOR HARD TO CLOSE. ADJUSTED PROGRAMMING ARM. CHECKS OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M) - [SDR GAIA04034OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04034OP), Feb 21, 2004: JACKSCREW. LACK OF LUBE. FLT 1736 - BNA-ATL - AIRCRAFT APPEARS OVERLY SENSITIVE IN PITCH WITH CHANGES IN STABILIZER TRIM. FLIGHT CONTINUED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. INSPECTED - [SDR GAIA02040OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02040OP), Apr 29, 2002: JACKSCREW. DAMAGED. FLT 879 - FWA-SJC - DURING CLIMB-OUT WHEN FLAPS SELECTED TO RETRACT. THE OUTBOARD FLAPS WHERE SPLIT. THE CREW DECLARED AND EMERGENCY LANDING, DUMPED FUEL AND RE - [SDR GAIA01295OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01295OP), Aug 10, 2001: WARNING SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 202 - SEA-GEG - DURING CRUISE, THE NR 1 ENGINE STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AIRCR - [SDR GAIA01184ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01184ST), May 5, 2001: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, THE LEFT FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD WAS DISCOVERED CORRODED BELOW NR 3 SLAT OUTBOARD TRACK. ACCOMPLISHED LEFT WING LOWER SPAR CHORD REPAIR - [SDR GAIA01183ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01183ST), May 5, 2001: SPAR. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, THE LEFT LOWER SPAR CHORD WAS DISCOVERED CORRODED AT WING LEADING EDGE STATION 305 THROUGH STATION 325. ACCOMPLISHED LEFT WING LOWER SP - [SDR GAIA01182ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01182ST), May 5, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, THE BS 950 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD WAS DISCOVERED CORRODED LBL 24.75 TO 45.50. ACCOMPLISHED BS 950 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD REPAIR LBL 32.75 - [SDR GAIA01181ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01181ST), May 5, 2001: HINGE FITTING. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, THE NR 9 SPOILER HINGE SUPPORT FITTING WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED ON THE INBOARD SIDE, ABOVE HINGE BOLT. ACCOMPLISHED NR 9 SPOILER SUPPORT - [SDR GAIA01180ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01180ST), May 5, 2001: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, BS 1183 STRINGER 19L STRINGER TIE FITTING WAS DISCOVERED CORRODED. ACCOMPLISHED BS 1183 STRINGER 19L STRINGER END TIE FITTING REMOVAL A - [SDR GAIA01179ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01179ST), May 5, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, DISCOVERED STRINGERS ABOVE AND BELOW NR 3 ENGINE PRECOOLER EXHAUST DUCT WERE CRACKED AT BS 1273 STRINGER 10R AND 11R. ACCOMPLISHED STRI - [SDR GAIA01178ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01178ST), May 5, 2001: WEB. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, THE FLOORBEAM IN AFT CARGO FLOOR WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE A CORRODED FASTENER THAT IS WORKING INTO THE FACE OF THE FLOORBEAM AT BS 1166 A - [SDR GAIA01177ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01177ST), May 5, 2001: TEE CHORD. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STATION 950 BULKHEAD UPPER ATTACH ANGLE IN LEFT WHEEL WELL (LBL 50) IS CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED 950 BULKHEAD T-C - [SDR GAIA01176ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01176ST), May 5, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT ELEVATOR INBOARD TRAILING EDGE STATIC WICK MOUNT BASE HAS CORROSION UNDER BASE AND EDGES. ACCOMPLISHED L - [SDR GAIA01175ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01175ST), May 5, 2001: STIFFENER. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, A HORIZONTAL STIFFENER WAS DISCOVERED CORRODED AT BS 178 BULKHEAD, WL 188 LBL 25 TO RBL 25. ACCOMPLISHED BS 178 BULKHEAD HORIZONTAL STI - [SDR GAIA01174ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01174ST), May 5, 2001: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL UPPER PRESSURE WEB AT BL 0 AT BS 277. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE WHEEL WELL UPPER PRESSURE WEB REP - [SDR GAIA01186ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01186ST), May 5, 2001: DOOR FRAME. DENTED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, DISCOVERED C1 DOOR CUTOUT AREA UPPER SKIN HAS TWO DENTS IN WEB. ACCOMPLISHED FORWARD CARGO DOOR C-1 UPPER WEB REPAIR BS 580-600 WL 198 - [SDR GAIA01185ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01185ST), May 5, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, BULGING SKIN AND DISHED/POPPED FASTENERS WERE DISCOVERED ALONG STRINGER 27 LEFT, BS 305-312, LEFT LOWER NOSE CHORD. ACCOMPLISHED LOWER - [SDR GAIA01173ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01173ST), May 5, 2001: SKIN. DENTED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, A DENT WAS DISCOVERED ON FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 244, 1 INCH UNDER STRINGER 17L. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BS 244, 1 INCH BELOW STR - [SDR GAIA01172ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01172ST), May 5, 2001: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE C-1 CARGO DOOR FORWARD FRAME WEB IN THE CUT OUT IS CRACKED IN 4 AREAS. ACCOMPLISHED C-1 CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FO - [SDR GAIA01171ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01171ST), May 5, 2001: STRAP. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE BS 950 DOUBLER/MODIFICATION, STRINGER 14R AND 17R. ACCOMPLISHED BLENDOUT REPAIR BS 950 AT STRIGNER 14R - [SDR GAIA01170ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01170ST), May 5, 2001: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE NOSE WHEEL WELL LEFT WEB JUST BELOW FORWARD PRESS PANEL STATION 277. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE WHEEL WELL PRESSUR - [SDR GAIA01169ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01169ST), May 5, 2001: SPLICE. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT AFT OVERWING EXIT, AFT LOWER SIDE, BS 850 STRINGER 16L STRINGER SPLICE IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, UPPER - [SDR GAIA01168ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01168ST), May 5, 2001: SKIN. GOUGED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION A GOUGE IN THE SKIN WAS DISCOVERED AT LEFT STATION 277 STRIGNER 26. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BS 277 AT STRINGER 26L IAW B727 SR - [SDR GAIA01167ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01167ST), May 5, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION A HORIZONTAL STIFFENER WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED AT BS 178 BULKHEAD, WL 198, RBL 6, OUTBOARD END. ACCOMPLISHED BS 178 BULKHEAD REPAIR BS 17 - [SDR GAIA01166ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01166ST), May 5, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT VERTICAL STABILIZER INTERIOR STRINGER 3RD BAY DOWN FROM PANEL 9504 IS CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED VERTICAL ST - [SDR GAIA01165ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01165ST), May 5, 2001: TIE. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AT BS 1183 A VERTICAL BEAM AT LBL 47.03 TENSION TIE IS CRACKED AND CORRODED. ACCOMPLISHED BS 1183 AT LBL 47.03 T - [SDR GAIA01164ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01164ST), May 5, 2001: CARGO TRACK. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IN THE AFT MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT A SEAT TRACK IS CORRODED FROM BS 1110-1136, AT LBL 45. ACCOMPLISHED SEAT TRACK - [SDR GAIA01163ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01163ST), May 5, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED AT RBL 24.75 A LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD IS CRACKED AT BS 760, WL 207. ACCOMPLISHED LONGITUDINAL FLOORBEAM U - [SDR GAIA01162ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01162ST), May 5, 2001: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED AT BS 940-950, LBL 24.75 SEAT TRACK OUTBOARD FLANGE IS CORRODED. ACCOMPLISHED SEAT TRACK REPLACEMENT BS 870-950 PLUS - [SDR GAIA01161ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01161ST), May 5, 2001: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NR 4 SLAT ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING PREVIOUS REPAIR IS CRACKED, INSIDE SLAT. ACCOMPLISHED NR 4 SLAT ACTUATOR R - [SDR GAIA01160ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01160ST), May 5, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION FOUND CORROSION ON A FLOORBEAM WAS DISCOVERED AT BS 1130, BBL 0 AS VIEWED FROM THE AFT PIT. ACCOMPLISHED BS 1130, BBL 0 FLOORBEAM C ANGL - [SDR GAIA01159ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01159ST), May 5, 2001: CREASE BEAM. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSOIN WAS DISCOVERD ON LOWER SURFACE OF CREASE BEAM BS 317, RBL 55, WL 208, AND UPPER SURFACE FROM BS 344-380. ACCOMPLISHED C - [SDR GAIA01158ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01158ST), May 5, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED AT BS 520 FRAME DENTED BETWEEN STRINGER 23-24R. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE FRAME REPAIR BS 520 BETWEEN STRINGER 23/24R IAW - [SDR GAIA01157ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01157ST), May 5, 2001: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE C-1 CARGO DOOR CUTOUT AFT FRAME WEB AT NR 6 STOP. ACCOMPLISHED C-1 DOOR CUTOUT AFT FRAME REPAIR BS 620 BE - [SDR GAIA01151ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01151ST), May 5, 2001: DOOR FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE E/E COMPARTMENT DOOR INTERIOR HAS A CRACK IN THE RADIUS OF DOOR FRAME. ACCOMPLISHED E/E DOOR FRAME REPAIR IAW - [SDR GAIA010150ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA010150ST), May 5, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BS 740 FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD IS CRACKED IN THE RADIUS UNDER THE RBL 45.5 SEAT TRACK. ACCOMPLISHED FLOORBEAM - [SDR GAIA01149ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01149ST), May 5, 2001: WEB. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT AFT SHEAR WEB IN CABIN IS CORRODED. ACCOMPLISHED SHEAR WEB REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT BS 1130-1176 LEFT IAW - [SDR GAIA01148ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01148ST), May 5, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, CORROSION AND GOUGES WERE DISCOVERED ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT BS 366-370, STRINGER 17-18 LEFT. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BS 366- - [SDR GAIA01147ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01147ST), May 5, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM WAS DISCOVERED AT BS 1110 BL 30L AS VIEWED FROM LOWER CARGO COMPARTMENT, LOWER SIDE OF UPPER T-CHORD. ACCO - [SDR GAIA01146ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01146ST), May 5, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM LOWER SIDE WAS DISCOVERED AT BS 1110, AS VIEWED FROM AFT CARGO. ACCOMPLISHED FLOORBEAM LOWER CHORD REPAIR - [SDR GAIA01145ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01145ST), May 5, 2001: FLAP. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, PITTING CORROSION AROUND DATA PLATE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE NR 6 KRUGER FLAP, INNER FLAP SURFACE. ACCOMPLISHED NR 6 KRUGER FLAP REPAIR IA - [SDR GAIA01144ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01144ST), May 5, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM WAS DISCOVERED AT BS 1130R WHERE SHEAR TIE AND FLOORBEAM INTERSECT, AS VIEWED FROM AFT CARGO. ACCOMPLISHED FLOOR - [SDR GAIA01143ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01143ST), May 5, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, BULGING SKIN WAS DISCOVERED AT BS 350-360, STRINGER 22L, UNDER STRINGER TIE FITTING. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE SKIN REPAIR BS 350-360 STRIN - [SDR GAIA01142ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01142ST), May 5, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION AT IT WAS DISCOVERED AT THE FORWARD ELECTRONIS COMPARTMENT, ZONE 11.2, STATION 196.5, RIGHT FRAME CRACKED WITH A PIECE OF MATERIAL MISSI - [SDR GAIA01141ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01141ST), May 5, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION STRINGER 15 LEFT WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED AT LEFT WING SCANNING LIGHT BS 720B PLUS 5. ACCOMPLISHED STRINGER REPAIR BS 720B PLUS 5 STRINGER - [SDR GAIA01140ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01140ST), May 5, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION STRINGER 15 LEFT WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED AT LEFT WING SCANNING LIGHT BS 720B PLUS 15. ACCOMPLISHED STRINGER REPAIR BS 720B PLUS 15 STRING - [SDR GAIA01139ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01139ST), May 5, 2001: GUSSET. CRACKED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED AT BS 825.95 THE LEFT LOWER FRAME GUSSET CRACKED AT WL 200, LBL 50. ACCOMPLISHED BS 825.95 FUSELAGE FRAME GUSSET REMOV - [SDR GAIA01138ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01138ST), May 5, 2001: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A LTC, INSPECTION A FRAME WAS DISCOVERED CRACKED AT BS 910 STRINGER 14 RT. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE FRAME REPAIR BS 910 AT STRINGER 14 RT IAW B727 SRM 53-10 - [SDR GAIA01137ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01137ST), May 5, 2001: FRAME. DENTED. DURING A LTC INSPECTION, A FRAME WAS DISCOVERED DENTED AT BS 500, BETWEEN STRINGER 24-25 RT. ACCOMPLISHED FUSELAGE FRAME REPAIR BS 500 RT AT STRINGER 24R AND 25 All 101: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6809-2011-11-02/reports.md ## 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 19800110014649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800110014649I), Jan 10, 1980: Boeing 727200 (N6809), Buffalo, NY. Encountered split flap condition when flaps lowered for landing. Asymmetry cable replaced. - [Incident 19780110002409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780110002409I), Jan 10, 1978: Boeing 727 (N6809), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Anti skid system failed resulting in blown tires and fire. ## Other aircraft with N6809 - [Cancelled 1940-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6809-1940-06-15): Waco GXE, S/N 1534. Owner: [Dawson Ronald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAWSON%20RONALD), [Millville, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Millville) --- 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.