# N717AA: 1972 Boeing 727-227, registration cancelled 2002-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-227](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227) (registry code 1384078)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20610
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 18, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1981
- Last registry action: May 16, 2000
- Mode S code: A9960F
- Owner when cancelled: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Dfw Airport, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dfw%20Airport)
- Physical address: [Dallas/Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas%2FFt%20Worth)
- 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/N717AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=717AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717AA-2002-06-19

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 727-227: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-227.md

## Service difficulty reports (53, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20011496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011496), Jul 25, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING FORWARD SECTION INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GRO
- [SDR AALA20001849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001849), Oct 26, 2000: SPAR. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER REAR SPAR CHORD CORRODED, 8 INCHES BY 2 INCHES, INBOARD OF ELEV PUC. INSTALLED REPAIR IAW ESO 11679 DATED 10/11/200
- [SDR AALA20001850](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001850), Oct 18, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND SKIN CORROSION, 10 INCHES BY 10 INCHES, ABOVE AFT LAVATORY DUMP. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER AND NEW STIFFENER IAW ESO 11692,
- [SDR AALA20001852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001852), Oct 18, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND OUTBOARD FACE OF STRINGER 20L HEAVY CORROSION BETWEEN STATION 1163 AND 1177, 10 INCHES BY 1 INCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR AALA20001854](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001854), Oct 17, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STATION 360 FRAME CORRODED BETWEEN STRINGER 17R AND 16R, 18 INCHES BY 4.5 INCHES. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER ESO 11697 DATED 10/12/00. (M)
- [SDR AALA20001858](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001858), Oct 16, 2000: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STATION 360 FRAME CORRODED 1 INCH BY 2 INCHES, BETWEEN STRINGER 17R-16R. INSTALLED REPAIR PER ESO NR 11697 DATED 10/12/2000. (M)
- [SDR AALA20001856](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001856), Oct 16, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 22L FLANGE DAMAGED AT STATION 1174 AND CORROSION 2 INCHES BY 7 INCHES, IN STRINGER ON FILLER AT STATION 1180. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF STRIN
- [SDR AALA20001857](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001857), Oct 13, 2000: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 4R CRACKED AT STATION 481. REMOVED CRACKED FACTORY STRINGER SPLICE. INSTALLED NEW SPLICE AT STRINGER 4R STATION 481 PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR AALA20001853](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001853), Oct 13, 2000: SPAR. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND LEFT HORIZ STAB UPPER REAR SPAR CHORD CORRODED OUTBOARD END, 9 INCHES BY .375 INCH. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 11967, DATED 10/
- [SDR AALA20001855](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001855), Oct 12, 2000: LAP JOINT. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK .125 INCH, IN SKIN AT SKIN LAP STRINGER 26L, STATION 488. INSTALLED STRAP DOUBLER AT STRINGER 26L LAP APPROX STATION 488 ESO 11697 10/10/2000.
- [SDR AALA20001217](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001217), Jul 26, 2000: WIRE. BROKEN. MIA DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE AFT STAIRWELL OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.
- [SDR AALA20000610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000610), Apr 9, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT STAIRS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT AIRSTAIRS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPE
- [SDR AALA20000488](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000488), Mar 24, 2000: WIRE. BROKEN. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS BETWEEN FIRST CLASS LAVATORY AND GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NOR
- [SDR AALA20000175](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000175), Jan 30, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE DOOR L1 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE DOOR L1. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPER
- [SDR AALA20000174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000174), Jan 30, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT BOTTOM OF AFT AIRSTAIRS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT BOTTOM OF AFT AIRSTAI
- [SDR AALA991654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991654), Nov 3, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT STAIR EMEGNCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHCKED NORMAL O
- [SDR AALA991603](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991603), Oct 22, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. TUL - HFEC INDICATES CRACK IN RIB CHORD RADIUS INBOARD SIDE AT STATION 760R AT EDGE OF REPAIR DOUBLER. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED IAW
- [SDR AALA991600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991600), Oct 22, 1999: RIB. CRACKED. TUL - LEFT RIB CHORD CRACKED IN RADIUS UNDER DOUBLER STATION 760L. REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED IAW SB 727-57-0112 DWG 65C3302 ESO 1169
- [SDR AALA991599](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991599), Oct 22, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN BULGING BETWEEN FASTENERS ON SKIN LAP STRINGER 19R FS 680-695. CUTOUT CORRODED SKIN AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 PAGE 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA991602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991602), Oct 21, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - LOWER WING SKIN ABV RT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGE HAS AREA OF CORROSION FORWARD OF PREVIOUS REPAIR. INSTALLED DOUBLER/TRIPLER PER SRM 57-30-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA991601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991601), Oct 21, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND LOWER WING SKIN ABV LEFT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER HAS AREA OF CORROSION. INSTALLED DOUBLER/TRIPLER PER SRM 57-30-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA991627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991627), Oct 20, 1999: SPAR CHORD. CORRODED. TUL - SKIN BULGED AT AFT SPAR RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER SURFACE JUST FORWARD OF ACTUATOR ACCESS PANEL. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 11697 DATED
- [SDR AALA991132](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991132), Aug 3, 1999: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. TPA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN AFT STAIRWELL INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT STAIRWELL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK
- [SDR AALA981933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981933), Oct 16, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND FS 560 FRAME WEB CRACKED AT NR 2 AND NR 3 DOOR STOP ATTACH HOLES. CUTOUT FRAME WEB FROM STRINGER 24R TO STRINGER 21R 20 INCH OVERALL, SPLICED REPLAC
- [SDR AALA981471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981471), Aug 19, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, THE AFT GALLEY SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT GALLEY SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM G
- [SDR AALA971964](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971964), Oct 13, 1997: BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT HORIZ STABILIZER TRAILING EDGE BEAM, 76 INCHES FROM OUTBOARD END. REPLACED UPPER FALSE SPAR BEAM. (M)
- [SDR AALA971962](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971962), Oct 13, 1997: BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON RIGHT UPPER TRAILING EDGE FROM TIP TO 48 INCHES INBOARD, INBOARD OF PCU, 86 INCHES FROM OUTBOARD END, 70 INCHES FROM OUTBOARD END. REMOVED OL
- [SDR AALA971960](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971960), Oct 13, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - SKIN BULGED UP FROM CORROSION WHERE L/E OF TOP WING SKIN MEETS TRAILING EDGE OF L/E SKIN. CORROSION WAS REMOVED, INSTALLED FILLER DOUBLER AND REINFORCEMEN
- [SDR AALA971958](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971958), Oct 13, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - STRINGER IS CRACKED AT STATION 720B, 3 INCHES AFT OF STATION. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 2, PAGE 4C AND 4E. (M)
- [SDR AALA971957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971957), Oct 13, 1997: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION AROUND FORWARD E/E DOOR LOCK ON FUSELAGE. INSTALLED NEW FORWARD E/E DOOR FRAME STATION 420, STRINGER 28R TO 28L. (M)
- [SDR AALA971955](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971955), Oct 13, 1997: FITTING. CORRODED. CORROSION ON STRINGER END FITTING 18R, AT STATION 1183. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER END FITTING. (M)
- [SDR AALA971954](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971954), Oct 13, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - STRINGER 15R CRACKED 4 INCHES FORWARD OF STATION 720C. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 2, PAGE 4C AND 4E. (M)
- [SDR AALA971952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971952), Oct 13, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 18R BETWEEN STATION 1166 AND 1183. CUT OUT CORRODED SECTION OF STRINGER AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION AND REPAIRED SPLICE PER SRM 
- [SDR AALA971950](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971950), Oct 13, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON STRINGER 16R, 3 INCHES FORWARD OF STATION 720E. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW SRM 51-10-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA971949](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971949), Oct 13, 1997: STRINGER. CORROSION. TUL - INTERGRANULAR CORROSION IN BOTTOM OF STRINGER 28R. CUT OUT STRINGER SECTION FROM 977 AND 1007 AND INSTALLED REPAIR SECTION PER ESO 11697, DATED 9-19-97. (
- [SDR AALA971947](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971947), Oct 13, 1997: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. TUL - SHEAR TIE CRACKED STATION 500 BETWEEN STRIGNER 25 LEFT AND 26 LEFT. REMOVED CRACKED SHEAR TIE AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE PER 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA971946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971946), Oct 13, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION UNDER LAP SPLICE STRINGER 26L, STATION 517. REPAIRED CORRODED AREA PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 5. (M)
- [SDR AALA971944](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971944), Oct 13, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 16R FROM STATION 531 TO 537. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED STRINGER REPLACEMENT SECTION. SPLICED AS PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA971943](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971943), Oct 13, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - STRINGER 15L CRACKED FORWARD AND AFT SIDES OF ICE LIGHT. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIRS PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 2. (M)
- [SDR AALA971941](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971941), Oct 13, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - UPPER CHORD ABOVE NR 6 SLAT DE-ICE TUBE HAS CORROSION IN 2 PLACES FROM FS 487 TO FS 490 FRONT SPAR. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FASTENERS PER ESO 11697. APPLIED
- [SDR AALA971939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971939), Oct 13, 1997: SPAR CAP. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AFT SPAR CAP BULGED TOP LEFT HORIZ STAB, FORWARD AND INBOARD OF NR 6 HINGE BEARING. REPAIRED CORROSION AREA PER ESO 11697. (M)
- [SDR AALA971938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971938), Oct 13, 1997: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - UPPER CHORD ANGLE ABOVE NR 6 SLAT ACTUATOR HAS HEAVY CORROSION FROM FS 517 TO FS 523, FRONT SPAR. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FASTENERS PER ESO 11697. APPLIED B
- [SDR AALA971936](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971936), Oct 13, 1997: BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT TRAILING EDGE UPPER FALSE SPAR BEAM (INBOARD OF PCU). REPLACED UPPER FALSE SPAR BEAM. (M)
- [SDR AALA971935](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971935), Oct 13, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 14 RT, STATION 533. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-4. (M)
- [SDR AALA961863](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961863), Dec 25, 1996: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW 25 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT ROW 25. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (
- [SDR AALA961424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961424), Sep 25, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND LEFT CREASE ANGLE CORRODED STATION 1060 TO 1170. CUT OUT CORRODED AREA AND INSTALLED ANGLE PER SRM 51-10-1 FIG 4. (M)
- [SDR AALA961423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961423), Sep 25, 1996: SPLICE PLATE. CRACKED. TUL - SPLICE PLATE CRACKED ABOVE NR 5 LEFT FLAP ACT. STOP DRILLED CRACKS AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-02 R8-12. (M)
- [SDR AALA961421](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961421), Sep 25, 1996: FLOOR. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT AFT LAV FLOOR AT STATION 1170 TO STATION 1176. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-2 PAGES 1-6. (M)
- [SDR AALA961420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961420), Sep 25, 1996: SKIN. DENTED. TUL - FOUND DENT IN FUSELAGE SKIN STATION 640, STRINGER 25L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. (M)
- [SDR AALA961419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961419), Sep 25, 1996: SKIN. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND DAMAGED SKIN AT BS 683. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. (M)

All 53: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N717AA-2002-06-19/reports.md

## 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 19910411016839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910411016839I), Apr 11, 1991: Boeing 727222 (N717AA), Covington - Cin, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft wing tip scraped the runup area blast fence while making a turn into the runup area.
- [Incident 19840410015219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840410015219I), Apr 10, 1984: Boeing 727227 (N717AA), Kansas City, MO. Aircraft departed ramp on power back operation. Signal man indicated forward thrust to stop. Not enough thrust used
- [Incident 19830204009469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830204009469I), Feb 4, 1983: Boeing 727227 (N717AA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. After landing f/e attempted to start APU. APU torched. Fire was shouted. Passenger panicked and opened left exit.

## Other aircraft with N717AA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717AA): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 1710, built 2018

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