# N7256U: 1977 Boeing 727-222, registration cancelled 2013-06-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 13, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - 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: 21403 - Year built: 1977 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: February 15, 1978 - Last registry action: August 6, 2003 - Mode S code: A9B95C - Location: [Hot Springs, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Hot%20Springs) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 34.5267° N, 92.9735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71901, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7256U - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7256U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7256U-2013-06-13 From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (17) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2001UALA00574](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00574), Apr 24, 2001: POWER SUPPLY. INOPERATIVE. FUEL FLOW INDICATION FOR ALL ENGINES WENT TO ZERO TWICE IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MCI. *S/D* THE CAUSE OF THE FUEL FLOW INDICATION TO READ ZERO IS THE FUE - [SDR 2001UALA00031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00031), Jan 16, 2001: SEAT. LOOSE. DURING TAKEOFF ROW 13 SEATS A, B, C CAME LOOSE FROM THE FLOOR. *S/D* CAUSE UNKNOWN - AMIS ENTRY INDICATED A MISSING FOOT LOCK. FLEET ENGINEERING CONSIDERS THIS - [SDR 2000UALA00199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00199), Apr 18, 2000: ALTIMETER. INTERMITTENT. FORTY-FIVE MINUTES INTO FLIGHT CREW REPORTED RADIO PROBLEMS FOR BOTH 1 AND 2. TCAS, OPWS AND LLWS ALERT SYSTEMS ARE INOPERATIVE. DIVERTED TO MCI. *S/D* REMOVED - [SDR 99UAL900617](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900617), Nov 24, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. RIGHT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. *S/D* REPLACED BATTERIES. - [SDR 99UAL900248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900248), Apr 29, 1999: SWITCH. FAILED. LEADING EDGE FLAPS AMBER LIGHT ON AT P2 PANEL AND NR 5 LEADING EDGE SLAT AMBER LIGHT WAS ON AT SECOND OFFICERS PANEL WITH FLAPS UP. RETURNED TO MIA. *S/D* REPLA - [SDR 98UAL900013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900013), Jan 8, 1998: CONTROLLER. FAILED. CREW REPORTED, CABIN PRESSURE AT 9.2 DIFFERENTIAL AT FLT 330. SWITCHING TO AUTO AND STANDBY WOULD NOT LOWER CABIN PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL. OUTFLOW VALVE WOULD NOT - [SDR 97UAL900882](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900882), Dec 16, 1997: OXY REGULATOR. DEFECTIVE. CREW OXYGEN BOTTLE INDICATION ZERO. DIVERTED TO MSP. *S/D* REPLACED FAULTY REGULATOR AND CHECKED OPERATION. - [SDR 97UAL900739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900739), Sep 30, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. BOTH FORWARD DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. FOUND BATTERY DISCHARGED. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR 97UAL900712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900712), Sep 17, 1997: OIL LINE. LOOSE. NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY LOST IN FLIGHT. ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. ENGINE SHUT DOWN 20 MINUTES BEFORE LANDING. THE OIL LOSS WAS DUE TO A LOOSE - [SDR 97UAL900403](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900403), May 27, 1997: AIR COMPRESSOR. FAILED. ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL THROUGH OUT CABIN. *S/D* FOUND WATER COMPRESSOR CB POPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET. INSPECTED ALL CABIN LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND - [SDR 97UAL900145](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900145), Feb 20, 1997: CIRCUIT CARD. FAILED. ON SHORT FINAL INTO ORD, THE LEFT GEAR RED LIGHT CAME ON WITH LEFT GEAR GREEN STILL ON. CYCLED GEAR AFTER A GO-AROUND AND OPERATED NORMALLY. REPLACED PRINTED CI - [SDR 96UAL900755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900755), Sep 26, 1996: ENGINE. VIBRATION. NR 2 ENGINE VIBRATING ABOVE 3000 POUNDS FUEL FLOW 1.75 EPR 82 PERCENT N1. A METAL RAPPING IS FELT IN THE THROTTLE AT HIGHER POWER SETTINGS. - [SDR 96UAL900701](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900701), Sep 14, 1996: SOCKET. SHORTED. NR 1 ENGINE FIRE LOOP WILL NOT TEST. REPAIRED SHORT IN LIGHT SOCKET. REPLACED OPERATING POWER UNIT AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. - [SDR 96UAL900700](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900700), Sep 14, 1996: FUEL SO VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING START, NR 1 ENGINE STABILIZED MOMENTARILY, THEN SHUT DOWN/FLAMED OUT. FUEL FLOW RANGED BETWEEN 800 AND 1,200 THEN WENT TO ZERO. *S/D* REPLACED FUEL SHUT - [SDR 96UAL900395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900395), May 31, 1996: LAMP. FAILED. LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. LAMP BURNED OUT, RELAMPED. - [SDR 96UAL900229](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900229), Mar 29, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. LEFT ELEVATOR HAS A 2.5 INCH CRACK 1 FOOT OUTBOARD OF TRIM TAB PANEL. ALSO, 1 RIVET MISSING AND 5 LOOSE RIVETS. FATIGUE CRACK IN LOWER SKIN OF LEFT ELEVATOR. EL - [SDR 95UAL900248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900248), Nov 6, 1995: HYD MOTOR. FAILED. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 'A' DROPPED TO ZERO QUANTITY AND ZERO PRESSURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. REPLACED TRAILING EDGE FLAP HYDRAULIC MOTOR DUE TO SHAFT SEAL LEAKAGE. ## 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 19790131004259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790131004259I), Jan 31, 1979: Boeing 727200 (N7256U), Pittsburgh, PA. On gear extension 3 green lights and 3 red lights stayed on. A fly by tower confirmed gear down. Replaced switch. --- 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.