# N7273U: 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: 21420 - Year built: 1978 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: August 18, 1978 - Certificate issued: March 2, 2005 - Last registry action: March 2, 2005 - Mode S code: A9C061 - Owner when cancelled: [Ljh Aviation Management Services Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LJH%20AVIATION%20MANAGEMENT%20SERVICES%20CORPORATION) - 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/N7273U - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7273U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7273U-2006-06-28 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 (16) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2001UALA00652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00652), May 6, 2001: WINDOW. CRACKED. DURING CRUISE PASSENGER OUTER WINDOW PANE AT ROW 17 SHATTERED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO SFO. *S/D* AN IMPROPER SEAL DURING INSTALLATION RESULTED IN FAILURE OF OUTER - [SDR 2001UALA00242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00242), Mar 12, 2001: SHUTOFF VALVE. FAILED. LOW FUEL INDICATION ON NR 2 TANK. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DTW. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE CROSSFEED SHUTOFF VALVE FAILED. REPLACED SHUTOFF VALVE. - [SDR 2000UALA00673](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00673), Nov 8, 2000: COFFEEMAKER. SPARKS. CREW REPORTED SPARKS IN THE FORWARD GALLEY AND RESULTING LOSS OF POWER TO SOME LIGHTS AND HOT PLATES. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE REPLACED COFFEE-MAKER. OP CHECKED - [SDR 2000UALA00372](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00372), Jul 1, 2000: BATTERY. FAILED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ABOVE DOOR 1R INOPERATIVE. *S/D* REPLACED BATTERIES ABOVE DOOR 1R. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. - [SDR 2000UALA00178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00178), Apr 9, 2000: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT IN AISLE ABOVE SEAT ROW 20 IS INOPERATIVE. *S/D* CLEANED CONTACTS AND RECHARGED BATTERY. OPERATIONAL NORMAL. - [SDR 99UAL900405](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99UAL900405), Jul 31, 1999: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. MID CABIN CEILING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY. - [SDR 98UAL900280](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900280), Jun 18, 1998: WIRE. LOOSE. NR 3 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE ERRATIC. RETURNED TO BLOCKS. *S/D* CORRECTED WEAK GROUND FOR THE OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATING SYSTEM. NO RECCURRENCE. - [SDR 97UAL900874](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900874), Dec 14, 1997: PNEUMATIC SYST. MALFUNCTIONED. DUCT PRESSURE DROPPED FROM 32 TO 6 PSI ON APU START. NO ROTATION. APU PNEUMATIC SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. *S/D* APU OPERATED NORMALLY WITH NO PNEUMATIC PROBLEMS. - [SDR 97UAL900782](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900782), Oct 20, 1997: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. LEFT-HAND FORWARD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TAXIING. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT BATTERY, OP CHECK OK. - [SDR 97UAL900567](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900567), Jul 23, 1997: BYPASS VLV. SPLIT. OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP BYPASS VALVE IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL HAS SPLIT FROM THE ACTUATOR. - [SDR 97UAL900460](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900460), Jun 15, 1997: RELAY. FAILED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SWITCH LEFT IN THE ARMED POSITION WITH POWER OFF. FLIGHT DECK LIGHT TOTALLY INOPERATIVE AND OTHERS COME ON WITH THE SWITCH IN THE ARMED POS - [SDR 96UAL900868](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900868), Nov 13, 1996: WIRE. DAMAGED. EEL LIGHTS INOPERATIVE ROWS 26 THROUGH 28. *S/D* FEEDER CABLE ASSEMBLY FROM POWER SUPPLY BATTERY TO AFT CABIN SECTION EEL LIGHTING DAMAGED. CABLE REPLACED AND E - [SDR 96UAL900110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900110), Feb 12, 1996: DOOR. MISSING. CREW REPORTS, LOUD NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. GROUND CREW FOUND EXTERNAL POWER DOOR MISSING. NEW DOOR AND ATTACHMENTS INSTALLED. - [SDR 95UAL900093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900093), Aug 15, 1995: TURBINE WHEEL. FAILED. APU TURBINE WHEEL SEPARATED INTO TWO HALVES. FAILURE DUE TO A CASTING FLAW AT THE MIDDLE OF THE TURBINE WHEEL. - [SDR 95UAL727036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL727036), May 8, 1995: EEL BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. BOTH AFT CABIN DOORS EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR 95UAL727026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL727026), Mar 16, 1995: HYDRAULICS. FAILED. RETURNED TO LGA DUE TO LOSS OF A-SYSTEM HYDRAULICS. FLIGHT CANCELLED. REPLACED RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR POWER CONTROL UNIT. ## NTSB investigations (1) 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 CHI83FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA251), Jun 11, 1983: Boeing 727-222A (N7273U), Chicago, IL, substantial 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 19980126002349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980126002349I), Jan 26, 1998: Boeing 727222 (N7273U), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Narrative: during takeoff, #1 engine strut overheat light illuminated. Pilot pulled power back to idle after stabilized flight in pattern at mci. With throttle… - [Accident 19830611027729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611027729A), Jun 11, 1983: Boeing 727222 (N7273U), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. NR1 engine exploded caught fire on takeoff. Aborted. Evacuated. Fire bottles put out fire. Turbine disk fractured. --- 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.