# N68782: Boeing 727-232, registration cancelled 1998-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 1998
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232) (registry code 1384082)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20637
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1998
- Last registry action: July 14, 1998
- Mode S code: A920C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircorp Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCORP%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8685° N, 96.8761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75220, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68782
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68782
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68782-1998-07-16

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 727-232: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-232.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR EISA97282](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA97282), Dec 20, 1997: ACTUATOR. FAILED. LANDING GEAR LOWERED IN TURN TO FINAL, NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, WINGS LEVEL DOWN WIND, GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. DRAG BRACE, AND T
- [SDR EISA97283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA97283), Dec 17, 1997: ACTUATOR. FAILED. NOSE GEAR WILL NOT EXTEND ON APPROACH TO BYH. REPLACED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR, PER MM 37-32-11, PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION, ALL OPS NORMAL PER MM 32-33-0. (X)
- [SDR EISA97177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA97177), Aug 26, 1997: OIL SCREEN. DIRTY. SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY, OIL PRESSURE, AND RISE IN OIL TEMPERATURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN OIL SCREEN, RAN ENGINE AT TAKEOFF POWER 
- [SDR EISA96195](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA96195), Oct 11, 1996: GEAR PINS. NOT REMOVED. GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. FOUND GEAR PINS INSTALLED. REMOVED AND STOWED PINS. (M)

## 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 19930313010649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930313010649I), Mar 13, 1993: Boeing 727277 (N68782), Hayden, CO. NR1 engine shut down due to high oil temperture. Landed safely. Found oil cap was not installed after service.
- [Incident 19920512018109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920512018109I), May 12, 1992: Boeing 727232 (N68782), San Antonio, TX. Slat disagreement light during climb. Returned. Switch in slat actuator was defective.
- [Incident 19910401019539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910401019539I), Apr 1, 1991: Boeing 727232 (N68782), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. Loud bang from NR2 engine. Returned. Forward cowling missing.

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