# N740DH: 1979 Boeing 727-2Q9, registration cancelled 2010-09-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 2, 2010
- Exported to: Kenya
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-2Q9](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2q9) (registry code 138407X)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (registry code 52049)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21930
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 27, 2010
- Last registry action: July 27, 2010
- Mode S code: A9F2DD
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Capital Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CAPITAL%20GROUP%20LLC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8166° N, 80.3105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33166, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N740DH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=740DH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N740DH-2010-09-02

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 727-2Q9: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-2q9.md

## Service difficulty reports (386, newest 50)

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

- [SDR DHL2007740557](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740557), Jun 18, 2007: SKIN. DENTED. RT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN HAS 3 DENTS AT ELEV STA'S 40-0, 47.0, AND 79.0 APPROX. DENT AT ELEV STA 40.0 WITHIN LIMITS. 2 DENTS EVALUATED AS BEYOND LIMITS, AT ELEV S
- [SDR DHL2007740555](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740555), Jun 18, 2007: SKIN. DENTED. LOWER HALF OF FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SURFACE, DENT AT BS 196, BETWEEN STR 22L AND 23L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, .750" DIA CIRCLE CUT, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 202
- [SDR DHL2007740540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740540), Jun 17, 2007: SUPPORT ANGLE. CRACKED. C CHECK N/R053897, NOSE SECTION WALKWAY BEAM AREA BS 294 LT WEB SUPPORT ANGLE CORRODED AND CRACKED. REMOVED ANGLE FOR ACCESS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. REMOVED WED S
- [SDR DHL2007740539](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740539), Jun 17, 2007: SUPPORT BEAM. CORRODED. C CHECK N/R 053950, HORIZ MIDCHORD SUPPORT BEAM CORRODED AT BS 312 LT. REMOVED HORIZONTAL BEAM SUPPORT BEAM IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. DUE TO CORROSION BEING OUT OF 
- [SDR DHL2007740538](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740538), Jun 17, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING C CHECK, NOSE SECTION STR 24 LT BS305 SHOWS CORROSION SEEN FROM LT TRUNNION ACCESS AREA. CUT-OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER DIM 6 5/8" LENGTH, FABBED RE
- [SDR DHL2007740537](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740537), Jun 17, 2007: STRUCTURE. CORRODED. DURING C CHECK, RT BS 306 RBL6.0 BILGE AREA WALKWAY NEARBY HORIZ BEAM CHORD PRESENTS CORROSION. REMOVED FASTENERS IN AREA TO GAIN ACCESS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2 CU
- [SDR DHL2004740541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2004740541), Jun 16, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BS 990 BETWEEN STR29R AND 30R AFT SIDE OF FRAME HAS CORROSION. REMOVED FLOOR ANGLE SUPPORT AT AFT BS 950E TO 990 IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. CUT OUT DAMAGED
- [SDR DHL2007740532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740532), Jun 16, 2007: SKIN. DELAMINATED. WHILE AT C CHECK AT FLIGHTSTAR AIRCRAFT SERVICES, LEFT INBOARD FOREFLAP DELAMINATED AT INBOARD END WBL 71. CUTOUT DELAMINATED AREA ON LT I/B FORE FLAP APPROX 4"
- [SDR DHL2007740536](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740536), Jun 16, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. DURING C CHECK REF N/R 053895, NOSE SECTION STR 24L BS305 SHOWS CORROSION SEEN FROM LT TRUNNION ACCESS AREA. ACTION CUT-OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER DIM 6 3/
- [SDR DHL2007740535](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740535), Jun 16, 2007: FLOORBEAM. MISREPAIRED. C CHECK REF N/R 053923, PREVIOUS RE-WORK/ BLEND-OUT ON FLOORBEAM AND INTERCOSTAL AT BS 300 TO 312 RBL 45 WL200 THAT APPEARS TO BE UNFINISHED AND NOT A STANDARD 
- [SDR DHL2007740534](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740534), Jun 16, 2007: SEAT TRACK. BROKEN. WHILE AT C CHECK REF N/RS 053820,054017, MAIN CABIN SEAT TRACK HAS BROKEN CUT OUT AT STA 950+12 LBL45. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW B727 SRM 53-10-1 FIGURE 3. REMOVE
- [SDR DHL2007740533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740533), Jun 16, 2007: FITTING. CORRODED. WHILE AT FLIGHTSTAR FOR A C CHECK REF N/R 053715, AFT CARGO BS 1166 STR30 AFT END DOUBLER PRIMER IS DETERIORATED. REMOVED BS1183 STR30 FITTING IAW B727 51-30-2 
- [SDR DHL2007740549](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740549), Jun 15, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. AFT PIT BETWEEN BS 950A AND 950C, CORROSION ON STR 29L. CORROSION BEYOND ACCEPTABLE LIMITS, REF SB 727-53-0179. GAINED ACCESS BY REMOVING ALL CARGO FLOOR SUPPOR
- [SDR DHL2007740554](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740554), Jun 14, 2007: SKIN. DENTED. LT STAB UPPER SKIN HAS 2 DENTS, LSTAB STA 41.5. REMOVED PANEL 9113 TO GAIN ACCESS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA (DIM 33/4" BY 13/4"), FABRICATED RE
- [SDR DHL2007740552](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740552), Jun 14, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BS 1148 BETWEEN STR'S 28L AND 29L, AFT SIDE OF FRAME HAS CORROSION BELOW FAIL/SAFE CHORD. CORROSION BEYOND LIMITS PER B727 SRM 53-10-1 FIG 1. CUT OUT 
- [SDR DHL2007740542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740542), Jun 14, 2007: BEAM. CORRODED. NOSE SECTION AT WALKWAY BEAM LT MID CHORD SHOWS CORROSION SPOTS BS 294 ALL WAY BACK TO BS 350. REMOVED WALKWAY WEB I/B SIDE LT TRUNNION FITTING, FWD AND AFT TRU
- [SDR DHL2007740553](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740553), Jun 13, 2007: FRAME. DENTED. AFT CARGO BS 1030 AT STR 25L, FRAME DENTED ON INNER CHORD. CUT OUT DAMAGED FRAME SECTION, 2" BY .050", FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLE FROM 7075-T0, .071" BY 10.5" BY 1
- [SDR DHL2007740551](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740551), Jun 13, 2007: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. INTERCOSTAL AT LT HORIZONTAL WALKWAY, BS 312, IS CRACKED AND CORRODED. REMOVED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL, FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL BRACKET FROM 2024-T3, .040" BY 8"
- [SDR DHL2007740556](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740556), Jun 12, 2007: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. LT PRESSURE BULKHEAD BS 1183 INTERCOSTAL CRACKED, LBL 63.0, WL 257.0. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL, CUT OUT DAMAGE, 2.125" BY 1.5". FABRICATED 2 EA DOUBLERS FROM 7075-T6
- [SDR DHL2007740547](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740547), Jun 10, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BS 950C STR27L TRU STR27R FWD SIDE FRAME FLANGES HAVE CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727 SRM 51-10-6, ORIG MAT. IS .063" IAW B727 SRM 53-10-2 FIG 5
- [SDR DHL2007740527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740527), Jun 10, 2007: ANGLE. CRACKED. WHILE AT C CHECK, LWR END OF VERTICLE SUPPORT ANGLE CRACKED ON L/W FIXED IN STA 110. CUT-OUT DAMAGED AREA APPROX DIM 2.3" BY 1" IAW B272 SRM 51-10-1 FIG 1 AND 5
- [SDR DHL2007740546](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740546), Jun 9, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. STRINGER 28 L, BS 450 CORRODED. REMOVED STR 28L, FROM BS 450-480 AND FABRICATED NEW SECTION , MAT USED BAC 1498-140 7075 T6, PO NR 7191256, DIMENSION 28.75" AND
- [SDR DHL2007740544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740544), Jun 9, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. STRINGER 28R BS 450 CORRODED. REMOVED STR 28R BS 450 TRU BS 480 IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW STRINGER MATERIAL USED BAC1498-140 7075T6 PO NR 7191256 DIM
- [SDR DHL2007740543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740543), Jun 9, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. FRAME BETWEEN STR 28R THRU STR 28L BS 450 CORRODED. REMOVED ACCESS DOOR FRAME BS 440 STR 28R-28L IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2, FABRICATED NEW FRAME, MAT USED 7075-0 PO 
- [SDR DHL2007740550](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740550), Jun 8, 2007: BRACKET. CRACKED. AFT PIT BS 970 BETWEEN STR 26L AND 25L, ANGLE SUPPORT BRACKET ATTACHED TO FRAME CRACKED AND CORRODED. REMOVED CRACKED BRACKET, FABRICATED NEW BRACKET FROM BAC15
- [SDR DHL2007740526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740526), Jun 8, 2007: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. WHILE IN "C" CHECK, REMOVED FASTENERS IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA APPROX DIM 3 1/4" IAW B727 SRM 53-10-4 FIG 1. FABRICATED FILLER REPAIR MATERIAL 
- [SDR DHL2007740522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740522), Jun 7, 2007: SKIN. DENTED. RT LOWER HALF OF FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SURFACE PRESENTS DENT AT BS 190, BETWEEN STR 24R AND 25R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, 1.75" BY 1.75" AREA, FABRICATED DOUBLER FROM 
- [SDR DHL2007740521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740521), Jun 7, 2007: FITTING. CORRODED. EXT FUSE BS 740 AT LT KEEL BEAM FITTING HAS CORNER FITTING WITH EXFOLIATED CORROSION. REMOVED DAMAGED FITTING IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. LOCATED NEW FITTING AND DRIL
- [SDR DHL2007740548](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740548), Jun 6, 2007: FITTING. CORRODED. STRINGER 30R END FITTING CORRODED AT BS 950 BULKHEAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED ANGLE P/N 69-16384-5, P/O 7212251 AND TWO SPACE PLATES P/N 69-51272-2, P/O3 7212251, 
- [SDR DHL2007740545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740545), Jun 6, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BS 950D BETWEEN STR27L AND STR 29R RT FWD SIDE OF FRAME HAS FLANGE WITH CORROSION SEVERAL PLACES. REMOVED CORROSION AT FRAME BS 950D BETWEEN STR29R AN
- [SDR DHL2007740519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740519), Jun 6, 2007: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BS 950F-970 AT STR 29L HAS INNER COSTAL FLANGE WITH CORROSION. REMOVED CORRODED ANGLE IAW 727 SRM 51-10-6. FABRICATED NEW ANGLE FROM 7075-T6 .040 PO N
- [SDR DHL2007740518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740518), Jun 6, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BS 990 BETWEEN STRS 27L AND 30 FWD SIDE OF FRAME HAS CORROSION 3 PLACES. REMOVED CORROSION AT FRAME BS 990 BETWEEN STR 26L AND 28L ORIG. THICKNESS .06
- [SDR DHL2007740517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740517), Jun 6, 2007: INTERCOSTAL. DAMAGED. BS 700 STR 26R MISDRILLED INTERCOSTAL WEB. REMOVED WEB IAW 727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW WEB USING 2024-T3 .063 PO NR 9004940 DIM 12" BY 8.25" IAW 727 SRM 53-
- [SDR DHL2007740516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740516), Jun 6, 2007: INTERCOSTAL. CRACKED. FWD PIT BETWEEN STA 680 AND STA 700 INTERCOSTAL AT LT STR 26 IS CRACKED AT TOP EDGE. REMOVED CRACKED INTERCOSTAL IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND FABRICATED A NEW INTERCOSTA
- [SDR DHL2007740515](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740515), Jun 6, 2007: INTERCOSTAL. DAMAGED. FWD PIT BS 683 BETWEEN STR'S 27R AND 28R INTERCOSTAL HAS 2 HOLES NEARBY 2 RIVETS. REMOVED INTERCOSTAL IAW 727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW INTERCOSTAL USING 7075
- [SDR DHL2007740514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740514), Jun 6, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. AFT CARGO BS 1130 BETWEEN STR'S 27R AND 29L, FRAME HAS BARE METAL AND CORROSION. CORROSION REMOVAL OUT OF LIMITS PER B727 SRM 53-10-1 FIG 1. REMOVED AND FABRICA
- [SDR DHL2007740520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740520), Jun 4, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. WHILE IN "C" CHECK, AFT CARGO BS 1070 STR 28L-29L FWD FRAME FLANGE HAS CORROSION. REMOVED CORROSION IAW B727 SRM 51-10-6. REMOVED FASTENERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO AR
- [SDR DHL2007740524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740524), May 25, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. WHILE IN "C" CHECK, AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, STRINGER 27L BETWEEN STA 950F AND 970 HAS CORROSION AROUND FASTENERS. REMOVED FASTENERS TO GAIN ACCESS IAW B727 SRM 5
- [SDR DHL2007740525](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740525), May 25, 2007: STRINGER. CORRODED. WHILE IN "C" CHECK, AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT, STRINGER 27L BETWEEN STA 950F AND 970 HAS CORROSION AROUND FASTENERS. REMOVED FASTENERS TO GAIN ACCESS IAW B727 SRM 5
- [SDR DHL2007740523](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740523), May 25, 2007: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. WHILE IN "C" CHECK, FWD PIT SKIN UNDER SHEAR TIE AT BS 580 BETWEEN STR 28L AND 28R IS GOUGED AND CORRODED. CUTOUT AREA AT BS 580 BETWEEN STR 28L AND 28R DIM 1"B
- [SDR DHL2007740503](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740503), May 24, 2007: TORQUE BOX. CRACKED. WHILE IN "C" CHECK, NLG WW STA 294 RT LOWER TORQUE BOX WEB IS CRACKED. TRIMMED OUT CRACKED PORTION IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER FROM 2024T3 .
- [SDR DHL2007740509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740509), May 23, 2007: SKIN. DELAMINATED. RT O/B AFT FLAP WBL 417 HAS DELAMINATION AND SURFACE CORROSION ON AN NEAR T/E. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA APPROX 10" BY 20". CLEANED AN PREPPED AREA TO BE REPAIRED. F
- [SDR DHL2007740531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740531), May 22, 2007: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. WHILE IN "C" CHECK, AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT SHEAR TIE AT BS 970 BETWEEN STR.25L AND 24L IS CRACKED AT LOWER END. REMOVED CRACKED SHEAR TIE "T" EXTRUSION IAW B727 
- [SDR DHL2007740530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740530), May 22, 2007: FRAME. DENTED. WHILE IN "C", FWD CARGO COMPT STA 600 +4" REINFORCEMENT FRAME IS DENTED ABOVE STR 24L. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED (DIM.3" BY 1.25") IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. FABRICATED RE
- [SDR DHL2007740511](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740511), May 22, 2007: SKIN. BROKEN. L-2 LOWER HINGE ARM SKIN IS BROKEN AT FWD END. REMOVED SKIN SECTION IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FAB`D NEW SKIN FROM 2024-T3 0.050" PO NR 9005049 DIM 9"BY 1 1/2" IAW B
- [SDR DHL2007740507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740507), May 22, 2007: SKIN. BROKEN. L-2 DOOR LOWER HINGE ARM SKIN IS BROKEN AT FWD END. REMOVED SKIN SECTION IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABBED NEW SKIN FROM 2024-T3 0.050" PO NR 9005049, DIM 9" BY 1 1/
- [SDR DHL2007740500](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740500), May 22, 2007: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. WHILE IN "C" CHECK, FRAME STA 480, SHEAR TIE AT FRAME IS CRACKED BETWEEN STR 16L AND STR 17L. REMOVED FASTENERS AND CRACKED ANGLE AT STA 480 BETWEEN STR 16L AND
- [SDR DHL2007740510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740510), May 21, 2007: FRAME. CORRODED. CORROSION ON FRAME SHEAR TIE BS 580 BETWEEN STR 28R-28L. FOUND CRACK IN SHEAR TIE IAW B727 SRM 51-10-1. FAB`D NEW SHEAR TIE FROM 7075-0 .071" PO NR 9004690. DIM
- [SDR DHL2007740529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740529), May 20, 2007: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. WHILE IN "C" CHECK, NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL LT WEB UPPER PLATE CRACKED AT OPENING (BS273). REMOVED WEB IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABRICATED NEW WEB FROM 7075T6
- [SDR DHL2007740504](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DHL2007740504), May 19, 2007: RIB. CRACKED. LT WING NR 3 SLAT ACTUATOR ROD O/B ATTACH RIB CRACKED. REMOVED NR 3 SLAT ACTUATOR O/B RIB IAW B727 SRM 51-30-2. FABBED NEW RIB MAT. USED 7075 .040 PO NR 9003230

All 386: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N740DH-2010-09-02/reports.md

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