# N728CK: 1982 Boeing 727-221, registration cancelled 2026-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 2026
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-221](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-221) (registry code 1384071)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (registry code 52049)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22541
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1982
- Certificate issued: August 26, 2011
- Last registry action: March 10, 2023
- Mode S code: A9C180
- Owner when cancelled: [Kalitta Equipment LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALITTA%20EQUIPMENT%20LLC)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2751° N, 83.5863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48198, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N728CK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=728CK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728CK-2026-03-09

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 727-221: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-221.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

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

- [SDR K11A2013011828002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K11A2013011828002), Jan 12, 2013: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. CORROSION ON LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB AFT TRAILING EDGE, 1X1 INCHES.
- [SDR K11A2013011828001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K11A2013011828001), Jan 8, 2013: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. R1 EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BULB AND OP'S CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR K11A2012082528001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K11A2012082528001), Jul 26, 2012: ANGLE. CRACKED. SPOILER SUPPORT BEAM LOWER FWD ANGLE CRACKED INBOARD OF NR 7 SPOILER ACTUATOR.
- [SDR K11A2011111072803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K11A2011111072803), Nov 10, 2011: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN IN CENTER AISLE AT SEAT 8 IS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY IAW B727 AMM 33-50-81, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD IAW 72
- [SDR K11A2011111072802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K11A2011111072802), Nov 10, 2011: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE L1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING IAW B727 WDM 33-51-01 AND B727 AMM 33-50-92. FOUND LATCH LEVER PINS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE
- [SDR K11A2011111072801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/K11A2011111072801), Nov 10, 2011: WIRE. DAMAGED. EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ON CENTER AISLE JUST AFT OF THE L1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRING ON EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN IN CENTER AISLE JUST AFT OF L1 DOOR IAW BSWPM 20

## Other aircraft with N728CK

- [Cancelled 1998-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N728CK-1998-09-23): Boeing 727-35, S/N 18847. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [American International Airways DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRWAYS%20DBA), [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)

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