# N7266U: 1978 Boeing 727-222, registration cancelled 2013-02-20 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 20, 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: 21413 - Year built: 1978 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 2, 1978 - Last registry action: October 16, 2007 - Mode S code: A9BD13 - Location: [Victorville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Victorville) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 34.5670° N, 117.3629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92394, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7266U - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7266U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7266U-2013-02-20 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (21) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2001UALA02076](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA02076), Sep 18, 2001: STRUCTURE. DENTED. DENT ON NR 8 LEADING EDGE KRUEGER FLAP FOUND APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES LONG, 0.750 INCHES WIDE AND 0.250 INCHES DEEP. DENT REPAIRED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. - [SDR 2001UALA02032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA02032), Sep 13, 2001: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. NOSE WHEEL WELL PRESSURE DECK WEB CRACKED AT BODY STATION 282, RBL 4. - [SDR 2001UALA00881](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00881), May 30, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. CEILING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOPERABLE. BATTERY FAILED. REPLACED BATTERY, OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 2001UALA00741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00741), May 15, 2001: SMOKE. DETECTED. CREW REPORTS SMOKE IN CABIN WHILE SITTING ON THE GROUND WITH PACKS RUNNING. *S/D* THE COOLING FANS LOST POWER RESULTING IN PACKS GETTING HOT CAUSING A LIGHT HAZ - [SDR 2001UALA00015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00015), Jan 9, 2001: PUMP. FAILED. DURING FLIGHT THE NR 2 FUEL TANK RIGHT AFT BOOST PUMP FAILED. *S/D* NR 2 RT LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ON WITH PUMP IN THE ON POSITION. REPLACED NR 2 RIGHT AFT BOOST PU - [SDR 2000UALA00425](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00425), Jul 14, 2000: OVEN. SHORTED. GALLEY OVEN SMOKING AND SPARKING. *S/D* SMOKING AND SPARKING AFT GALLEY OVEN WAS REPORTED. POWER WAS REMOVED. LOG WRITE-UP NOTES IT APPEARS TO BE HOT PLATE. THI - [SDR 2000UALA00365](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00365), Jun 27, 2000: COFFEEMAKER. SHORTED. AFT LOWER COFFEEMAKER SMOKING AND SPARKING. *S/D* AFT GALLEY DRAIN TRAY FOR M42 COFFEEMAKER PLUGGED CAUSING WATER TO DRIP ONTO M41. THIS CAUSED EXCESSIVE STEAM - [SDR 2000UALA00315](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00315), May 2, 2000: BATTERY. FAILED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE AFT ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. *S/D* REPLACED BATTERIES, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 99UAL900346](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900346), Jun 29, 1999: VALVE. FAILRF. A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE INDICATION ZERO. ENGINE NR 1 AND NR 2 PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ON. *S/D* REPLACED FAILED DRAIN PLUG ON FLAP CONTROL VALVE AND SERVIC - [SDR 99UAL900225](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900225), Apr 21, 1999: WIRE. FAILED. EEL STRIPS INOP IN 1ST CLASS SECTION. REPLACED EEL STRIPS, REPLACED DAMAGED POWER STRIP FROM COCKPIT TO FWD END OF STRIP. FIRST CLASS BATTERY PACK, FOUND WIRE F - [SDR 99UAL900103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900103), Feb 12, 1999: DRIVE MOTOR. LEAKING. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES BEFORE LANDING AT DSM HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC FLUID. PUMPS RAN WITH LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES - [SDR 99UAL900089](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900089), Feb 9, 1999: VALVE. LEAKING. LOST CABIN PRESSURE, DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET AND RETURNED TO ORD. *S/D* MAINTENANCE DETECTED DOOR 1 RIGHT LEAKING. ALSO, FOUND FWD E & E DRAIN VALVE LEAKING. R - [SDR 98UAL900496](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900496), Oct 10, 1998: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. AFT AIRSTAIR AND OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS AT 17F DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN USED. REPLACED BATTERIES IN LIGHT UNIT. - [SDR 96UAL900946](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900946), Dec 17, 1996: AIR DISTR. SMOKE. APU SMOKING EXCESSIVELY AND FLUID DRIPPING FROM EXHAUST AND INSULATION BLANKET. SMOKE GETTING INTO CABIN. ORD 12/17/97 RAN APU AND PACKS. FOUND NO SMOKE OR FLUI - [SDR 96UAL900388](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900388), May 31, 1996: BATTERIES. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT OVERHEAD AT AFT END OF AIRSTAIR IS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERIES. - [SDR 96UAL900174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900174), Mar 8, 1996: CIRCUIT BREAKER. MALFUNCTIONED. RETURNED TO DEN, DUE TO PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS. FAILED STANDBY TEST. PULLED AND RESET ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS. - [SDR 96UAL900153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900153), Feb 28, 1996: SENSOR. FAILED. NO FIRE TEST ON NR 1 ENGINE. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE: REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE LOWER SENSOR. CHECKS NORMAL. - [SDR 96UAL900008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900008), Jan 5, 1996: HYD LINE. LEAKING. RETURNED TO LAX UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO LOSS OF A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE IN FLIGHT. REPLACED PRESSURE LINE AT LEFT ELEVATOR POWER CONTROL UNIT - [SDR 95UAL900055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900055), Jul 25, 1995: SLIDE BOTTLE. LOW PRESS. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS, SLIDE PRESSURE LOW AT 1L. SERVICED BOTTLE. - [SDR 95UAL727040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL727040), Jun 9, 1995: FUEL CONTROL. FAILED. ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO NR 2 ENGINE UNABLE TO MAKE TAKEOFF POWER. REPLACED FAILED FUEL CONTROL UNIT. FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED ENGINE PER JET RUNUP HANDBOOK, CHECKS O - [SDR 95UAL727030](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL727030), Mar 27, 1995: OUTFLOW VALVE. MALFUNCTION. UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE IN STANDBY OR MANUAL. MADE EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10,000 FEET AND GOT PRESSURE TO STABILIZE. UNABLE TO CONTROL OUTFLOW VALVE. CAB ## 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 19860307018519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860307018519I), Mar 7, 1986: Boeing 727222 (N7266U), Indianapolis, IN. Failed to hold short as instructed and crossed runway as other aircraft touched down. - [Incident 19791222048709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791222048709I), Dec 22, 1979: Boeing 727222 (N7266U), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Aircraft landed short of runway, struck lights. --- 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.