# N7255U: 1977 Boeing 727-222, registration cancelled 2002-03-07 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 7, 2002 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported - 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: 21402 - Year built: 1977 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 30, 1978 - Last registry action: March 7, 2002 - Mode S code: A9B939 - Location: [Portsmouth, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Portsmouth) - Owner type: Individual - 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/N7255U - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7255U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7255U-2002-03-07 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 727-222: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222.md ## Service difficulty reports (13) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2001UALA01192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA01192), Jun 17, 2001: ENGINE. OVERTEMP. CREW REPORTS NR 2 EGT NEARING 620 DEGREES ON TAKEOFF. REDUCED POWER TO KEEP EGT WITHIN LIMITS. - [SDR 2000UALA00337](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00337), Jun 14, 2000: LIGHT. FAILED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CENTER CABIN INOPERATIVE. *S/D* OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. REPLACED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY CENTER AISLE AT ROW 9, OPS GO - [SDR 2000UALA00230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00230), Apr 30, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. A CRACK IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND BEAR STRAP WAS DETECTED PROPAGATING FROM THE AFT LOWER CORNER OF THE FORWARD GALLEY DOOR OPENING. THE CRACK WAS PROPAGATING UND - [SDR 98UAL900304](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900304), Jun 30, 1998: VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE DURING DESCENT. CLOSING HEAT OUTFLOW VALVE AND ADDING POWER HELPED. *S/D* REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE REGULATOR SHUTOFF VALVE. - [SDR 97UAL900849](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900849), Nov 30, 1997: VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER FROM NR 2 TANK TO NR 3 TANK. *S/D* REPLACED THE NR 3 TANK FUEL MANIFOLD VALVE. - [SDR 97UAL900511](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900511), Jul 4, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT BOTTOM OF AFT AIRSTAIR IS INOPERABLE. REPLACED BATTERY, OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 96UAL900938](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900938), Dec 14, 1996: INFLATION TUBE. LEAKS. SLIDE REMOVED FOR AIR CRUISES SERVICE INFORMATION LETTER SIL 25-98. DURING SHOP OVERHAUL INFLATION TUBE DEVELOPED A SEAM LEAK. SLIDE SCRAPPED. - [SDR 96UAL900383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900383), May 30, 1996: TRANSMISSION. WORN. DIVERTED TO MIA DUE TO SPLIT FLAP INDICATION ON CLIMBOUT. *S/D* REPLACED RIGHT INBOARD FLAP TRANSMISSION DUE TO BINDING. - [SDR 96UAL900248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900248), Apr 10, 1996: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. LEFT WING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES AND CHECKS OKAY. - [SDR 96UAL900026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900026), Jan 11, 1996: LIGHT. FAILED. 1 LEFT EMERGENCY LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WITH LOSS OF ESS POWER. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY. - [SDR 95UAL900270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900270), Nov 22, 1995: CONNECTOR. GROUNDED. NR 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM SHOWS GROUND FAULT AND NR 3 FIRE DETECTOR CIRCUIT GROUND LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CLEANED CONNECTOR D1504 ON NR 3 ENGINE AND - [SDR 95UAL900237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900237), Oct 30, 1995: CLIPS. OUT OF POSITION. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ORD DUE TO UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE. AT FLIGHT LEVEL, CABIN REACHED 11,000 FEET. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN ALTITUDE LOWER. FOUND DOOR - [SDR 95UAL900115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900115), Sep 1, 1995: FUEL CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 90 KNOTS WHEN A/C VEERED TO THE LEFT WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER APPLIED. REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. THE FCU WAS OVERHAULED, BUT A SPECIFIC C ## 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 LAX87IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87IA027), Oct 29, 1986: Boeing 727-222 (N7255U), Los Angeles, CA, incident, no damage - [NTSB CHI81IA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA088), Jun 5, 1981: Boeing 727 (N7255U), Columbus, OH, no damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 19870228016819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870228016819I), Feb 28, 1987: Boeing 727222 (N7255U), Macon, GA. Encountered an updraft followed by a downdraft after entering clouds. Minor injuries to passengers, attendants. - [Incident 19801220085259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801220085259I), Dec 20, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7255U), Chicago, IL. Flight encountered fuel transfer problem. Nr 2 fuel crossfeed valve actuator had malfunctioned. ## Other aircraft with N7255U - [Cancelled 2007-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7255U-2007-08-27): Hawker Beechcraft HAWKER 850XP, S/N 258855, built 2007. Exported to Luxembourg. Owner: [Hawker Beechcraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWKER%20BEECHCRAFT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita) --- 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.