# N6821: 1968 Boeing 727-223, registration cancelled 2007-05-19 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 19, 2007 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - 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: 19496 - Year built: 1968 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: December 13, 1968 - Certificate issued: September 19, 1997 - Last registry action: April 17, 2007 - Mode S code: A90D20 - Owner when cancelled: [Kitty Hawk Aircargo Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KITTY%20HAWK%20AIRCARGO%20INC) - Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas) - Physical address: [Dfw Airport, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dfw%20Airport) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 32.9032° N, 97.0531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75261, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6821 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6821 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6821-2007-05-19 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 727-223: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223.md ## Service difficulty reports (24) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR GAIA00282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA00282), May 24, 2000: PACKING. LEAKING. FLT 6821 - TYS-DFW - DURING DESCENT TO DFW, THE NR 1 ENGINE FAILED. IN FLIGHT RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. SECURED ENGINE AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT - [SDR GAIA00116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA00116), Mar 22, 2000: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT DFW, FOUND SEVERAL FUSELAGE FRAMES FROM BS 520 TO 640 CRACKED. ALL WERE CRACKED APPROX 5 INCHES ABOVE STRINGER 16R. REPAIRED ALL F - [SDR GAIA0050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA0050), Feb 7, 2000: WINDOW. CRACKED. FLT 708 - TOL-BNA - DURING CLIMB-OUT AT 25,000, THE L-2 WINDOW ARCED. SELECTED THE L-2 WINDOW HEAT TO OFF AND IN APPROX ONE MINUTE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE OUTER - [SDR GAIA99149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA99149), Oct 5, 1999: FRAME. MISDRILLED. MDT - DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AT STATION 1342.4 RIGHT SIDE HAD LOOSE FASTENERS BETWEEN WL 260 ADN WL 195. REMOVED AND REPLACED SKIN P - [SDR GAIA99110A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA99110A), Aug 3, 1999: WIRE. CHAFED. FLT 2508 - IND-GEG - ON FINAL APPROACH, HAD TO CYCLE ITS GEAR FOUR TIMES IN ORDER TO GET A NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN G - [SDR GAIA99101](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA99101), Jul 19, 1999: CONNECTOR. DISENGAGED. FLT 2508 - GEG-IND - ON APPROACH, HAD TO CYCLE GEAR TWICE IN ORDER TO GET A NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY IN GEG WITHOUT FURT - [SDR GAIA9976](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA9976), Jun 17, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FLT 1725 - HUF-MCO - COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT REMAINS ON. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO MCO WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS NOTED AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN M - [SDR GAIA9924](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA9924), Feb 10, 1999: HOSE. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DFW, THE 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTIES. REMOVED AND REPLAC - [SDR GAIA98128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA98128), Nov 4, 1998: BULB. FAILED. DURING WALK AROUND, BULB IN EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WILL NOT TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED LAMP. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M) - [SDR GAIA9891](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA9891), Oct 15, 1998: FLAP. LACK OF LUBE. ON DEPARTURE FROM OAK, OUTBOARD FLAPS LOCKED AT 2 DEGREES, AND INBOARD FLAPS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO OAK AND LANDED WITHOUT A - [SDR GAIA9876](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA9876), Aug 6, 1998: ACTUATOR. LEAKING. BSM/MCI - EN ROUTE AFTER LEVEL CRUISE, A-SYSTEM HYDRAULICS WENT TO 1.5 GALLONS, THEN QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO, AND THE LOW LEVEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED - [SDR GAIA9870](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA9870), Jul 7, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. DURING CPC INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING LEVEL 2 CORROSION ITEMS WERE NOTED: C53-100-01 - 2-24 END FITTING CORRODED AT BS 1183 BULKHEAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED END FI - [SDR 98ZZZX3046](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3046), Jul 7, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CPC INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING LEVEL 2 CORROSION ITEMS WERE NOTED: C53-224-01 - BS 1130, LBL 25, SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPALCED SEAT TRACK IAW - [SDR 98ZZZX3045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3045), Jul 7, 1998: ANGLE. CORRODED. DURING CPC INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING LEVEL 2 CORROSION ITEMS WERE NOTED: C53-224-01 - BS 560, RBL 65 FLOOR ATTACH ANGLE CORRODED. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW SRM 51-40 - [SDR 98ZZZX3044](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3044), Jul 7, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CPC INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING LEVEL 2 CORROSION ITEMS WERE NOTED: C53-224-01 - BS 480, RBL 45, SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW B - [SDR 98ZZZX3043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3043), Jul 7, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CPC INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING LEVEL 2 CORROSION ITEMS WERE NOTED: B53-224-01 - BS 738-848, RBL 45, SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK I - [SDR 98ZZZX3042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3042), Jul 7, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CPC INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING LEVEL 2 CORROSION ITEMS WERE NOTED: C53-224-01 - BS 783-848, RBL 25, SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACKS - [SDR 98ZZZX3041](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3041), Jul 7, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CPC INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING LEVEL 2 CORROSION ITEMS WERE NOTED: C53-224-01 - BS 738-804, LBL 25 AND 45, SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT - [SDR 98ZZZX3040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3040), Jul 7, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CPC INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING LEVEL 2 CORROSION ITEMS WERE NOTED: C-53-224-01 - BS 1010-1130, RBL 25 SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK - [SDR 98ZZZX3039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3039), Jul 7, 1998: SEAT TRACK. CORRODED. DURING CPC INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING LEVEL 2 CORROSION ITEMS WERE NOTED: C53-224-01 - BS 702A-720D, RBL SEAT TRACK CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAT TRACK IAW - [SDR 98ZZZX3038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3038), Jul 7, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. DURING CPC INSPECTION, THE FOLLOWING LEVEL 2 CORROSION ITEMS WERE NOTED: C53-111-01 - BS 211.8 LT FRAME TO DOOR FRAME CORRODED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED AN - [SDR GAIA9860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA9860), Jun 10, 1998: CONNECTOR. DIRTY. GEG/SEA - EN ROUTE DURING FLAP OPERATION, OUTBOARD FLAPS STUCK AT 2 DEGREES AND WOULD NOT MOVE. PROCEEDED TO SEA AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DIFFICULTY. CLEANED - [SDR CA950217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA950217), Oct 13, 1995: UPLATCH HOOK. OUT OF ADJUST. ON PRE-FLIGHT, FOUND LEFT GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT ON. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT ISSUED FERRY PERMIT TO FLY TO MAINTENANCE AT EWR. AFTER TAKEOFF, UNAB - [SDR CIHA044H](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CIHA044H), Aug 4, 1995: LINK. CRACKED. LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR FORWARD LINK BULKHEAD TO DOOR HAS A CRACK OVER 6 INCHES LONG FORWARD SIDE OF LINK PIVOT BOLT HOLE. REPLACED LINK ASSY P/N 65-23949-1. (M) ## NTSB investigations (2) 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 CHI91IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91IA058), Jan 4, 1991: Boeing B727-223 (N6821), Des Moines, IA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: AN OIL LEAK ORIGINATING FROM THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WHICH CREATED SMOKE IN THE PASSENGER CABIN AFTER IT PASSED THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK. - [NTSB NYC79DA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA041), Apr 19, 1979: Boeing 727 (N6821), Philadelphia, PA, substantial damage ## 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. - [Incident 19910103001819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910103001819I), Jan 3, 1991: Boeing 727223 (N6821), Des Moines, IA. Smoke in cabin while taxiing to gate. Stopped and evacuated. Water in oil separator bags caused smoke. - [Incident 19840817052289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840817052289I), Aug 17, 1984: Boeing 727223 (N6821), Ft Myers, FL. Final approach to wrong airport. Executed missed approach. Landed at destination airport. - [Incident 19800515043239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800515043239I), May 15, 1980: Boeing 727223 (N6821), Chicago, IL. Flight returned due to trailing edge flap malfunction. ## Other aircraft with N6821 - [Cancelled 1930-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6821-1930-03-20): Beal Ralph A BP2, S/N 1. Owner: [Beal Ralph A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEAL%20RALPH%20A), [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City) --- 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.