# N7253U: 1977 Boeing 727-222, registration cancelled 2002-08-28 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 28, 2002 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 727-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (registry code 1384073) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 21400 - Year built: 1977 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 10, 1978 - Last registry action: August 28, 2002 - Mode S code: A9B8F3 - Owner when cancelled: [Pan American Airways Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20AIRWAYS%20CORP) - Location: [Newington, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Newington) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 43.0748° N, 70.8054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03801, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7253U - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7253U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7253U-2002-08-28 From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 727-222: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222.md ## Service difficulty reports (15) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2001UALA02082](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA02082), Sep 24, 2001: ACTUATOR. AIRCRAFT LOST SYSTEM "A" HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DURING LANDING. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE FOUND RT MLG DOOR ACT BROKEN, LARGE LEAK. REPLACED ACTUATOR. S - [SDR 2001UALA00640](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00640), May 3, 2001: PUMP. FAILED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MSP DUE TO NUMBER THREE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. *S/D* THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP LOST FUEL FLOW CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FLAME OUT. REPLACED THE FUE - [SDR 2001UALA00458](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00458), Apr 9, 2001: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEN DUE TO PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE AIRCRAFT FAILED HULL LEAK CHECK.REPAIRED LEAKS AND TESTED OK PER MM 21-30-05. - [SDR 2001UALA00080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00080), Feb 7, 2001: CLAMP. FAILED. NR 3 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMB. RETURNED TO MIA. DECLARED AN AMBER ALERT AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT. *S/D* FOUND 2 CLAMPS LEAKING PNEUMATIC AIR FROM - [SDR 99UAL900183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900183), Mar 30, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT DOOR 2 RIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT. REPLACED BATTERIES. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. - [SDR 99UAL900153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900153), Mar 11, 1999: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAILED. FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. FORWARD LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR UNIT REPLACED. - [SDR 98UAL900334](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900334), Jul 20, 1998: DETECTOR. OUT OF POSITION. ON TAKEOFF, NR 2 ENGINE LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. REDUCED POWER AND LIGHT WENT OUT. BY KEEPING REDUCED POWER, LIGHT STAYED OUT. RETURNED TO DEN. *S - [SDR 98UAL900210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900210), May 21, 1998: COOLING VALVE. FAILED. LOST CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROL. DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET AND DIVERTED TO ORD. *S/D* REPLACED E AND E COMPARTMENT COOLING VALVE DUE TO STUCK OPEN. - [SDR 97UAL900629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900629), Aug 21, 1997: COUPLING. BROKEN. GROUND CREW STARTED APU AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. *S/D* FOUND COUPLING UP STREAM OF FLOW MULTIPLIER BROKEN. REPLACED COUPLING, SLEEVE, RING AND RETAINER CLAM - [SDR 96UAL900963](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900963), Dec 23, 1996: CONTACTS. DIRTY. EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE FWD GALLEY DOOR INOPERATIVE. CLEANED DISCONNECT CONTACTS, LIGHT CHECKS OK. - [SDR 96UAL900761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900761), Sep 27, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE SEAT ROW 21 INOPERATIVE. - [SDR 96UAL900708](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900708), Sep 14, 1996: PITCH TRIM. MALFUNCTIONED. AT SLOW SPEED, PITCH TRIM TRIMS NOSE DOWN WHEN NOSE UP ACTUATED. AT HIGH SPEED, TRIM CONTINUES TO TRIM NOSE DOWN WHEN SWITCH RELEASED. - [SDR 96UAL900356](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900356), May 17, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. NR 3 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON IN CLIMB. REDUCED POWER AND LIGHT STAYED ON. OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE NORMAL. RETURNED TO SFO. *S/D* THE NR 3 BE - [SDR 96UAL900198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900198), Mar 19, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE AT LT FUSELAGE AFT FAIRING. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR 95UAL727023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL727023), Mar 6, 1995: DUCT. RUPTURED. CREW REPORTED LOUD BANG IN AFT AIRSTAIR AREA. BODY OVERHEAT AND TAILSKID LIGHT ON. AIRPLANE RETURNED TO ORD. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE TAI PNEUMATIC DUCT AT RIGHT AF ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19911219062119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911219062119I), Dec 19, 1991: Boeing 727222 (N7253U), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to adequately control aircraft on crosswind landing. Wing tip touched runway on landing. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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