# N7254U: 1977 Boeing 727-222, registration cancelled 2002-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (registry code 1384073)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21401
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 20, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 27, 1978
- Last registry action: September 18, 2001
- Mode S code: A9B916
- Owner when cancelled: [United Airlines Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INCORPORATED)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Physical address: [Elk Grove Township, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Elk%20Grove%20Township)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7254U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7254U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7254U-2002-04-03

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 2001UALA01792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA01792), Aug 22, 2001: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT SEAT 18C TO 24C ARE INOPERABLE. REPAIRED BAD CONNECTION. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR 2001UALA00568](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00568), Apr 20, 2001: BUSHING. WORN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GSO DUE TO AIRFRAME VIBRATION. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE UPPER RUDDER TRAILING EDGE PLAY OUT OF LIMIT. REPLACED BOLTS, AND BUSHING. RUDDER T
- [SDR 2001UALA00510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00510), Apr 1, 2001: FLAP. OUT OF ADJ. CREW REPORTED AIRFRAME VIBRATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS. NO VIBRATION AT LOWER SPEEDS. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE RIGHT HAND INBOARD AFT FLAP ECCENTRIC REQUIRED ADJUSTM
- [SDR 2000UALA00787](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00787), Dec 12, 2000: UNKNOWN. ODOR. AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND PASSENGERS SMELLED A RUBBER, BURNING ODOR IN MAIN WHEEL WELL AREA. *S/D* INSPECTED MAIN WHEEL WELL AREA, BOTH MAIN LANDING G
- [SDR 2000UALA00235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00235), May 6, 2000: LIGHT. FAILED. INSIDE EMERGENCY LIGHT AT DOOR 1R INOPERATIVE. *S/D* REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
- [SDR 99UAL900582](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900582), Nov 7, 1999: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. LAST SECTION OF EEL STRIP AND AFT AIR STAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. *S/D* CAUSE ATTRIBUTED TO POWER SUPPLY. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY FOR AFT SECTION OF 
- [SDR 99UAL900013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900013), Jan 6, 1999: FAN. FAILED. RIGHT PACK WENT FULL HOT WHEN CLEARING RUNWAY AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. *S/D* FOUND RT GROUND COOLING FAN INOP. CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. REPLACED GROUND COOL
- [SDR 97UAL900176](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900176), Feb 28, 1997: SWITCH. OUT OF ADJUST. DURING IN-FLIGHT FLAP RETRACTION, AMBER LEADING EDGE FLAP LIGHT CAME ON FORWARD INSTRUMENT PANEL . SECOND OFFICER'S PANEL INDICATES NR 5 LEADING EDGE FLAP NOT R
- [SDR 97UAL900047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900047), Jan 7, 1997: TUBE. LEAKING. SLIDE REMOVED FROM DOOR 1R FOR AIR CRUISERS SERVICE INFORMATION LETTER 25-98 DEVELOPED AN INFLATION TUBE SEAM LEAK DURING SHOP TEST. SLIDE SCRAPPED.
- [SDR 96UAL900996](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900996), Dec 30, 1996: STRIP. BROKEN. AFT CARGO PIT FLOOR PANEL JOINING METAL STRIP IS BROKEN AND CORRODED. *S/D* FLOOR PANEL REMOVED AND STRUCTURE BELOW INSPECTED FOR CORROSION, NONE FOUND. FLOOR P
- [SDR 96UAL900754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900754), Sep 26, 1996: VENT TUBE ELBOW. CRACKED. X-FEEDING TO ALL 3 ENGINES FROM NR 2 FUEL TANK, WITHIN 1 HOUR AND 25 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT HAD UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER OF 800 POUNDS FROM NR 1 TANK. *S/D* REPLACED
- [SDR 96UAL900683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900683), Sep 4, 1996: SEAM. SEPARATED. DURING SHOP OVERHAUL OF SLIDE REMOVED FOR EXPIRATION OF TIME, A SEAM SEPARATION OCCURRED. SCRAPPED UNIT.
- [SDR 96UAL900661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900661), Aug 29, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. CRACK IN NR 4 LE SLAT HAS PROGRESSED BEYOND ORIGINAL STOP DRILL. CRACK IS AT LOWER TRAILING EDGE OUTBOARD END. *S/D* PERMANENT REPAIR INSTALLED PER STRUCTURAL R
- [SDR 96UAL900416](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900416), Jun 6, 1996: ACM. FAILED. NOISE FROM CONTROL CABIN AIR CONDITIONING GASPER OUTLETS WITH LT PACK ON. LEFT PACK HAS VIBRATIONS AND ODOR AT COLD SETTINGS. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE: REPLACED
- [SDR 95UAL727020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL727020), Mar 6, 1995: EEL BATTERY. DISCHARGED. RIGHT WING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY.

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