# N7271U: 1978 Boeing 727-222, registration cancelled 2006-06-28 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 28, 2006 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - 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: 21418 - Year built: 1978 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: August 1, 1978 - Certificate issued: June 13, 2005 - Last registry action: June 13, 2005 - Mode S code: A9C01B - Owner when cancelled: [Ljh Aviation Management Services Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LJH%20AVIATION%20MANAGEMENT%20SERVICES%20CORP) - Location: [Hot Springs, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Hot%20Springs) - Owner type: Corporation - 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/N7271U - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7271U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7271U-2006-06-28 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 (16) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2001UALA01335](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA01335), Jul 3, 2001: TRANSCEIVER. FAILED. LOST WEATHER RADAR DURING CRUISE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ORD. TRANSCEIVER FAILED. REPLACED WEATHER RADAR. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 2000UALA00792](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00792), Dec 14, 2000: CARRIAGE. MALFUNCTIONED. ON TAKEOFF UNABLE TO RETRACT INBOARD FLAPS ABOVE 5 DEGREES EITHER ELECTRICALLY OR HYDRAULIC. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO FIELD. *S/D* REPLACED BOTH RIGHT HAND I - [SDR 2000UALA00641](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00641), Oct 29, 2000: MOTOR. LEAKING. DIVERTED TO DEN DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE A-SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID. *S/D* FOUND OUTBOARD FLAP DRIVE HYD MOTOR LEAKING. REPLACED OUTBOARD FLAP HYD DRIVE MOTOR. NO A - [SDR 2000UALA00512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00512), Aug 25, 2000: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE ABOVE 18,000 FEET. TOTAL FUEL ON BOARD WAS NOT ENOUGH TO CONTINUE TO ORD. DIVERTED TO IND. *S/D* INDIANAPOLIS MAINTENANCE PERF - [SDR 2000UALA00109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00109), Mar 4, 2000: COFFEEMAKER. SMOKE. AFT GALLEY COFFEEMAKER SMOKING AND SPARKING. *S/D* INSPECTED AREA WITH COFFEEMAKER ON, NO PROBLEMS. INSPECTED COFFEEMAKER AND MATING RECEPTACLE FOR SIGNS OF ARC - [SDR 99UAL900586](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900586), Nov 9, 1999: VALVE. LEAKING. ON FLAP EXTENSION FROM 2 TO 5 LOST HYDRAULIC SYSTEM A FLUID. AIRCRAFT TOWED TO GATE. *S/D* REPLACED FLAP FLOW LIMITING VALVE PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. LEAK CHECKE - [SDR 98UAL900621](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900621), Dec 28, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. FLOOR LIGHTING INOPERATIVE FROM SEAT ROW 26 TO 28. *S/D* REPLACED BATTERY PACK, EEL STRIP AND LAMPS. - [SDR 98UAL900501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900501), Oct 15, 1998: AIR DIST. ODOR. DURING DESCENT, ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL NOTICED IN COCKPIT INTERMITTENTLY. *S/D* MAINTENANCE INSPECTED COCKPIT, FORWARD ACCESSORY COMPARTMENT, E & E COMPARTMEN - [SDR 98UAL900187](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900187), May 12, 1998: LP 5/6 LINE. COKED. NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT CRUISE POWER. LIGHT OUT AT IDLE. RETURNED TO ORD. *S/D* CORRECTED SYSTEM FROM FUEL TO OIL. THE OIL FILTER BYP - [SDR 97UAL900741](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900741), Sep 29, 1997: SPRING. BROKEN. RUDDER PEDAL FORCE REQUIRED IS TOO LIGHT. FOUND RUDDER LEFT CENTERING SPRING BROKEN. REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT RUDDER CENTERING SPRINGS. - [SDR 96UAL900940](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900940), Dec 14, 1996: INFLATION TUBE. LEAKS. SLIDE REMOVED FOR AIR CRUISERS SERVICE INFORMATION LETTER 28-98. DURING SHOP OVERHAUL INFLATION TUBE DEVELOPED A SEAM LEAK. SLIDE SCRAPPED. - [SDR 96UAL900793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900793), Oct 8, 1996: RELAY. FAILED. FLIGHT CREW REPORTS WHEN APU SHUT DOWN, LIGHT REMAINS ON. APU PLACED ON INOPERATIVE STATUS. REPLACED APU LIGHT RELAY. SYSTEM TESTED OKAY. - [SDR 96UAL900553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900553), Jul 17, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY LIGHT OUT OVER FLIGHT DECK DOOR. - [SDR 96UAL900531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900531), Jul 12, 1996: FUEL DISTR SYS. MALFUNCTIONED. FUEL TANKS 1 AND 3 LOST 800 AND 500 POUNDS WHEN FEEDING FROM NR 2. - [SDR 96UAL900154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900154), Feb 28, 1996: PT7 TUBE. LEAKING. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 60 KNOTS DUE TO NR 3 ENGINE LOW POWER INDICATION. RETURN TO BLOCKS AT ORD. INTERMEDIATE PT7 MANIFOLD TUBE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING DURING PRES - [SDR 95UAL727022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL727022), Mar 6, 1995: MASK. MALFUNCTION. DURING O2 SYSTEM TROUBLESHOOTING FOR LEAKS PASSENGER MASKS WERE DROPPED INADVERTENTLY. NOT ALL DROPPED AS REQUIRED. ALL LAV AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANELS ARE PAIN ## 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 19841106062919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841106062919I), Nov 6, 1984: Boeing 727222 (N7271U), Anchorage, AL. Stabilizer jammed on descent. Unable to trim nose up. Found water in brake assembly and lack of lube on jack screw. --- 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.