# N7268U: 1978 Boeing 727-222, registration cancelled 2013-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 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: 21415
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 1979
- Last registry action: August 6, 2003
- Mode S code: A9BD59
- 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/N7268U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7268U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7268U-2013-08-22

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (10)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2001UALA00029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00029), Jan 12, 2001: BATTERY. FAILED. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN INOPERABLE WITHIN THE CABIN. *S/D* THE BATTERY FAILED. REPLACED THE BATTERY. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL.
- [SDR 99UAL900404](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900404), Jul 27, 1999: SPAR WEB. MISDRILLED. DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE CENTER WING BOX REAR SPAR WEB MODIFICATION AS MANDATED BY AD97-25-15, EIGHTY THREE HOLES WERE MISDRILLED COMMON TO THE REAR SPAR CE
- [SDR 98UAL900129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900129), Mar 28, 1998: SEAL. FAILED. DURING CLIMB 800-1000, NR 3 ENGINE LOST THRUST. EPR DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 1.0 EGT, OIL PRESSURE, OIL QUANTITY NORMAL. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. FUEL FLOW APPR
- [SDR 97UAL900522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900522), Jul 9, 1997: FLEX LINE. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF, NR 3 STRUT OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON. REDUCED POWER AND TURNED BLEED OFF, LIGHT WENT OUT. *S/D* REPLACED 13TH STAGE FLEX LINE ABOVE TAI VALVE.
- [SDR 97UAL900450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900450), Jun 11, 1997: RIVET. SHEARED. AIRPLANE ROLLS OFF TO RIGHT EXCESSIVELY WHEN SPEED BRAKES ARE EXTENDED. ON VISUAL INSPECTION APPEARS THAT LEFT INBOARD FLAP IS NOT FULLY UP. *S/D* FOUND LEFT HA
- [SDR 97UAL900384](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900384), May 20, 1997: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT ABOVE DOOR 1L INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR 97UAL900268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900268), Apr 4, 1997: POWER CABLE. DAMAGED. EEL STRIP INOP ROW 13 THROUGH ROW 26. *S/D* REPLACED EEL SYSTEM POWER CABLES AT ROWS 16 AND 23. EEL LIGHTING SYSTEM OPERATES NORMALLY. CABLES DAMAGED PROBABLY D
- [SDR 96UAL900875](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900875), Nov 14, 1996: SLIDE. LEAKING. DURING TIME CONTROLLED OVERHAUL SLIDE DEVELOPED SEAM LEAK ON INFLATION TUBE. SLIDE SCRAPPED.
- [SDR 96UAL900584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900584), Jul 30, 1996: FUEL VENT TUBE. BROKEN. UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER FROM NR 3 TANK. *S/D* FOUND FUEL VENT TUBE IN NR 3 TANK BROKEN. REPLACED TUBE.
- [SDR 95UAL900335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900335), Dec 21, 1995: ACTUATOR. FAILED. AFTER TAKEOFF THE NR 2 LEADING FLAP STUCK IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. CYCLED FLAPS, NO HELP AND RETURNED TO TPA. WORN INTERNAL ACTUATOR SEALS CAUSED THE NR 2 LEAD

## 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 19910509014869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910509014869I), May 9, 1991: Boeing 727222 (N7268U), San Francisco, CA. Severe clear air turbulence en route. Immediate descent to lower altitude. Continued to destination.
- [Incident 19811202084049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811202084049I), Dec 2, 1981: Boeing 727222 (N7268U), Chicago, IL. Malfunction of accessory gear module caused warning light to remain on after gear retracted. Module replaced.

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