# N7290U: 1979 Boeing 727-222, registration cancelled 2013-02-20 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: February 20, 2013 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - Airframe: [Boeing 727-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (registry code 1384073) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 21568 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: January 15, 1979 - Last registry action: September 27, 2011 - Mode S code: A9C766 - 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/N7290U - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7290U - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7290U-2013-02-20 From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (13) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2001UALA00027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2001UALA00027), Jan 13, 2001: STRUCTURE. VIBRATION. AIRFRAME EXPERIENCED VIBRATION WHEN AIRSPEED WAS GREATER THAN 300 KNOTS. *S/D* CHECKED AIRCRAFT PER TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE MANUAL. NO DISCREPENCIES WERE NO - [SDR 2000UALA00329](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00329), Jun 9, 2000: POWER SUPPLY. FAILED. RIGHT HAND AFT OVERWING EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. *S/D* POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK. REPLACED POWER SUPPLY AND BATTERY PACK. - [SDR 2000UALA00256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2000UALA00256), May 15, 2000: LINE. LEAKING. LOST A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. CONTINUED TO ORD. EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY. TOWED TO GATE. *S/D* FOUND NR 2 ENG HYD PUMP PRESS OUT LINE CRACKED AT SUPPORT CLAMP. REPLACE - [SDR 98UAL900381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900381), Aug 7, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT OVERWING CENTER EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. *S/D* INSTALLED NEW BATTERY PACK. - [SDR 98UAL900281](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900281), Jun 19, 1998: SWITCH. FAILED. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WITH GEAR LEVER UP. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DEN FROM COS. *S/D* REPLACED RT GEAR DOOR WARNING SWITCH, ADJUSTED AND CKD PER - [SDR 98UAL900234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900234), Jun 1, 1998: PACKING. LEAKING. HYDRAULIC SYSTEM-A LOSING FLUID. *S/D* FOUND NR 2 SPOILER ACTUATOR LEAKING FROM PACKING UNDER CAM RETAINER. REPLACED PACKING AND LEAK CHECKED OK. - [SDR 98UAL900235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900235), May 30, 1998: RETRACT MECH. OUT OF ADJUST. MEDIUM FREQUENCY VIBRATION FELT IN ENTIRE AIRCRAFT DURING HIGH SPEED CLIMB, CRUISE AND DESCENT. *S/D* FOUND RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD AFT FLAP TRAILING EDGE PLAY EXCE - [SDR 98UAL900199](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900199), May 15, 1998: ACTUATOR. FAILED. RETURNED TO DEN ACCOUNT UNABLE TO RAISE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. *S/D* REPLACED RIGHT GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR, DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT AC - [SDR 98UAL900091](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98UAL900091), Feb 25, 1998: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY WING ILLUMINATING LIGHT ON FUSELAGE FOUR WINDOWS AFT OF LEFT OVERWING EXIT IS INOPERATIVE. *S/D* REPLACED BATTERY PACK DUE TO FAILURE. - [SDR 97UAL900875](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900875), Dec 13, 1997: HYD SYST. MALFUNCTIONED. IN CRUISE HYD SYSTEM-A QUANTITY .2 GALLONS, EXTENDED GEAR AND QTY CAME UP TO 1.0 GAL. EXTENDED FLAPS WITH ALTERNATE FLAP MOTOR AND QTY CAME UP TO 1.8 GAL, PRESS - [SDR 97UAL900249](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97UAL900249), Mar 31, 1997: BATTERY PACK. FAILED. LEFT OVERWING EXIT LIGHTS INOP, BOTH LIGHTS OVER EXIT DOORS. *S/D* BATTERY PACK FAILED. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR 96UAL900885](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96UAL900885), Nov 19, 1996: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. LEFT AFT EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. - [SDR 95UAL900236](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95UAL900236), Oct 30, 1995: ROLL COMPUTER. FAILED. BOTH CHANNELS 'A' AND 'B' UNCOMMANDED ROLL TO RIGHT. CHANNEL 'B' HAD TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE ROLL. ON GROUND ENGAGED AILERON GOES INTO RIGHT TURN, KNOB MUST BE TUR ## 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 19920811034759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920811034759I), Aug 11, 1992: Boeing 727222 (N7290U), Lincoln, NE. Failure of left gear to retract and loss of a system hydraulic pressure. Gear uplock flex hose had failed. - [Incident 19900201006189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900201006189I), Feb 1, 1990: Boeing 727222 (N7290U), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Both right main tires blew on takeoff roll. Aborted. Returned to gate. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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