# N727RW: 1979 Boeing 727-2M7, registration cancelled 2013-08-16 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: August 16, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - Airframe: [Boeing 727-2M7](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2m7) (registry code 138407S) - Serial number: 21656 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 12, 1979 - Last registry action: May 26, 2004 - Mode S code: A9BF19 - Location: [Auburn, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Auburn) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 47.3097° N, 122.2644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98001, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727RW - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=727RW - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727RW-2013-08-16 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 727-2M7: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2m7.md ## Service difficulty reports (11) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 9900962767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9900962767), Mar 10, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. MAINTENANCE FOUND TWO THIRDS OF AIRCRAFT'S ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. - [SDR 9722182767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9722182767), Nov 25, 1997: MOTOR. FAILED. DURING CLIMB, LOST SYSTEM 'A' HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY AND PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED FLAP MOTOR I - [SDR 9720242767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9720242767), Oct 29, 1997: ACTUATOR. FAILED. DURING RETRACTION OF FLAPS, THE LEADING EDGE NR 6 KRUEGER FLAP WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 6 KRUEGER FL - [SDR 9625402767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9625402767), Nov 26, 1996: VALVE. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING CLIMB, COULD NOT CONTROL CABIN PRESSURIZATION. RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED EQUIPMENT COOLING AIR SHUTOFF VALVE. PERFORMED PRESS - [SDR 9616062767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9616062767), Jul 25, 1996: TRAILING EDGE. VIBRATION. DURING CLIMB-OUT THROUGH 20,000 FEET, ENCOUNTERED AIRCRAFT VIBRATION. IT APPEARED THE RIGHT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE HAD STARTED TO FLUTTER. ACCOMPLISHED AIRCRAFT - [SDR 9612182767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9612182767), Jun 1, 1996: T/O WARNING. SOUNDED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED WITH THRUST APPLIED, TAKEOFF ABORTED WITH NO INCIDENT. TRIMMED AIRCRAFT, SECOND ATTEMPT WAS NORMAL. MSP MAINTE - [SDR 9605722767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9605722767), Mar 9, 1996: DRIVE MOTOR. FAILED. DURING FIRST 20 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULICS. FUEL WAS DUMPED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INC - [SDR 9518432767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9518432767), Nov 20, 1995: EEL WIRING. DAMAGED. DURING PREFLIGHT, FOUND AFT TWO LEFT OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRING ON CENTER LIGHT AND RECONNECTED AFT LIGHT ASSEMBLY, CHECKED OK. - [SDR 9518162767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9518162767), Nov 1, 1995: BEAM. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE TAIL SKID ACTUATOR BEAM LOWER CHORD, HORIZONTAL FLANGE. REPAIRED THE CHORD (P/N 65-26307-8), PER EA 22-99223. - [SDR 9518142767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9518142767), Oct 24, 1995: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING T-CHECK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE BS 1130 FLOORBEAM LOWER FORWARD CHORD LBL 30 TO RBL 60. REPAIRED CHORD (P/N 65-20822-3), PER EA 27-99369. - [SDR 9500652767](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9500652767), Jan 11, 1995: SENSE LOOP. MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 3 STRUT OVERHEAT WARNING ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN OF THE NR 3 ENGINE. FOUND THE SENSE LOOP HAD FAILED. REPL ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 19990730034779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990730034779I), Jul 30, 1999: Boeing 7272M7 (N727RW), Minneapolis, MN. (-23) On landing at msp, aircraft hydroplaned and went approx. 100 feet off end of runway onto paved overrun. The aircraft anti-skid system was mel'ed… - [Incident 19960728028999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728028999I), Jul 28, 1996: Boeing 7272M7 (N727RW), Fargo, ND. Narrative: on a flight from Fargo, ND to minneapolis, MN the pilot reported a vibration. The aircraft was in cruise at 30,000', 300 KTS. First officer observed… - [Incident 19921206056469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921206056469I), Dec 6, 1992: Boeing 7272M7 (N727RW), Agana, Guam, Minor damage. NR2 engine was shutdown due to an uncontained engine failure. Returned to guam. Landed safely. - [Incident 19860223018649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860223018649I), Feb 23, 1986: Boeing 727295 (N727RW), Memphis, TN. Leading edge flaps did not appear to lock in up position. Returned. 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