# N79748: 1981 Boeing 727-224, registration cancelled 2011-05-04 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 4, 2011 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 727-224](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224) (registry code 1384076) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (registry code 52051) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 22450 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-fan - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: June 17, 1981 - Certificate issued: January 30, 2009 - Last registry action: January 30, 2009 - Mode S code: AAD50B - Owner when cancelled: [Stewart Industries International LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEWART%20INDUSTRIES%20INTERNATIONAL%20LLC) - Location: [Guthrie, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Guthrie) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 35.8679° N, 97.4344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73044, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79748 - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79748 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79748-2011-05-04 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 727-224: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-224.md ## Service difficulty reports (107, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR GAIA04047OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04047OP), Mar 9, 2004: CONTROL COLUMN. BINDING. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, A BINDING OF THE CONTROL YOKE WAS NOTED IN A ROLL TO THE RIGHT. SPOILERS WERE CYCLED AND ABOVE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BUT LATER DID RETURN. - [SDR GAIA04037OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04037OP), Feb 25, 2004: COMPUTER. MALFUNCTIONED. FLT 578 - SFO-PHX-FWA - AUTOPILOT DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE IN CRUISE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PITCH CHANNEL COMPUTER. THE SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. THE AIR - [SDR GAIA04024OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA04024OP), Feb 19, 2004: FIRE LOOP. LOOSE. THE NR 3 ENGINE GROUND FAULT LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAXI AT SFO. INSPECTED AND CHECKED NR 3 ENGINE FIRE LOOP CLEANED AND RESECURED CONNECTORS. THE SYSTEM OPERATIO - [SDR GAIA03116OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03116OP), Oct 25, 2003: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT FWA, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN ENTRY EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. - [SDR GAIA03007OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA03007OP), Feb 12, 2003: INDICATOR. FALSE INDICATION. FLT 879 - RNO-SJC - DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE OIL QUANTITY ON NR 2 ENGINE WAS STEADILY DECREASING. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND MADE - [SDR GAIA02100ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02100ST), Sep 4, 2002: HINGE. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FORWARD MAIN CARGO DOOR HINGE WAS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW HINGE SECTION PER AEI SERVICES BULLETIN 01-01. - [SDR GAIA02093ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02093ST), Sep 3, 2002: FRAME. DENTED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSELAGE FRAME WAS DENTED JUST ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL RIGHT MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT BS 600. CUT OUT DAMAGED AR - [SDR GAIA02101ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02101ST), Sep 3, 2002: HINGE. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AFT MAIN CARGO DOOR HINGE WAS CRACKED. INSTALLED NEW HINGE SECTION AEI SERVICE BULLETIN 01-01. THE AIRCR - [SDR GAIA02081ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02081ST), Sep 3, 2002: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AT THE E/E ACCESS, THE AFT DOOR LOCKING FRAME HAD CORROSION AT THE FRAME TO SKIN AT BS 460, STRINGER S29L TO - [SDR GAIA02083ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02083ST), Sep 3, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSELAGE EXTERIOR NOSE SECTION AT BS 310 THROUGH 330 BETWEEN STRINGERS 21R TO STRINGER 22R SKIN WAS DENT - [SDR GAIA02085ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02085ST), Sep 3, 2002: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IN THE MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT INTERIOR AT BS 720B HAD A CRACK AT STRINGER S15L FORWARD OF WING LIGHT SUPPORT - [SDR GAIA02086ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02086ST), Sep 3, 2002: STRINGER. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT INTERIOR BS 720B HAD A CRACK AT STRINGER S15R END, FORWARD OF WING LIGHT SUPPORT. - [SDR GAIA02091ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02091ST), Sep 3, 2002: FRAME. DENTED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSELAGE FRAME WAS DENTED JUST ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL AT THE RIGHT SIDE MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT BS 560. CUT OU - [SDR GAIA02092ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02092ST), Sep 3, 2002: FRAME. DENTED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSELAGE FRAME WAS DENTED JUST ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL AT THE RIGHT MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT BS 580. CUT OUT DAM - [SDR GAIA02090ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02090ST), Sep 3, 2002: FRAME. DENTED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSELAGE FRAME DENTED JUST ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL RIGHT CABIN BS 540. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF FRAME IAW B727 - [SDR GAIA02089ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02089ST), Sep 3, 2002: FRAME. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BS 360, FRAME INBOARD FLANGE WAS DENTED AND CRACKED IN THE AREA OF STRINGER 16 LEFT. CUT OUT DAMAGED ARE - [SDR GAIA02088ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02088ST), Sep 3, 2002: FRAME. DENTED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT, THE FRAME AT BS 680 HAS THREE DENTS INTO THE RADIUS OF STRINGERS S25L TO S23L - [SDR GAIA02087ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02087ST), Sep 3, 2002: PLENUM. CORRODED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT AFT PLENUM LOWER SKIN HAS CORROSION IN TWO PLACES. FOUND CORROSION OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED DOUBLER - [SDR GAIA02084ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02084ST), Sep 3, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A DENT IN THE SKIN AT BS 1130, STRINGER 27L. REMOVED OLD REPAIR CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA INSTALLED FIL - [SDR GAIA02082ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02082ST), Sep 3, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A DENT IN THE SKIN AT BS 1090, STRINGER S15R. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA FABRICATED DOUBLER IAW B727 SRM - [SDR GAIA02080ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA02080ST), Sep 3, 2002: SKIN. DENTED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FORWARD LOWER CARGO DOOR CUTOUT FRAME AND SKIN WAS DENTED NEAR STRINGER S23R AT THE FORWARD PORTION OF T - [SDR GAIA01314OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01314OP), Nov 10, 2001: FRAME. CHAFED. FLT - 3850 - MSP-FWA - DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY WAS DECREASING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE HYD - [SDR GAIA01313OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01313OP), Nov 10, 2001: HYDRAULIC LINE. CRACKED. FLT 3850 - MSP-FWA - DURING CRUISE, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS ISOLATED THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FWA. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A - [SDR GAIA01238ST](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01238ST), May 11, 2001: LIGHT. NOT SEATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. FOUND LIGHT ASSEMBLY NOT SEATED IN CONNECTOR. REINSTALLED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED SYSTEM. SYSTEM CHECKS G - [SDR GAIA01156OP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01156OP), May 1, 2001: HYDRAULIC LINE. LEAKING. FLT 1850 - PDX-SEA - UPON LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, LOST A SYSTEM HYDRAULICS QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN SEA. INSPECTION OF AIRC - [SDR GAIA01073BOP](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA01073BOP), Feb 23, 2001: LINE. RUPTURED. FLT 1805 - FWA-LAX - AT FL310, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ''A'' PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN DEN. TROUBLESHOOT AND FOUND RUP - [SDR GAIA00800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA00800), Dec 30, 2000: LINE. LEAKING. FLT 3712 - FWA-ELP - SYSTEM ''A'' HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO ON CLIMB-OUT. AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO FWA. FOUND NR 2 ENGINE ''A - [SDR GAIA00688](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA00688), Nov 9, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. NO FLIGHT. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, DISCOVERED THE L-1 DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONALL - [SDR GAIA00491](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA00491), Aug 7, 2000: ROD END. SHEARED. DISCREPANCY: TAKE OFF ABORTED AT 70 KTS DUE TO VIOLENT NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY.CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINKS TO BE DISCONNECTED CAUSING EXCESSIVE SH - [SDR GAIA00125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA00125), Mar 30, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FOUND DURING PREFLIGHT, FLIGHT DECK EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMEREGNCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONALLY CHECKED SYSTEM GOOD. THE - [SDR GAIA0052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA0052), Feb 7, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. FLT 1849 - MSP-SEA - ENCOUNTERED DURING CRUISE, THE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS REMAINED DIMLY ILLUMINATED. TURNED SWITCH ON AND LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED BRIGHTLY, BUT - [SDR GAIA0043](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA0043), Jan 28, 2000: LIGHT. UNSECURE. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT TYS,THE COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND UNSECURED. REINSTALLED COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONALLY CHE - [SDR GAIA0042](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA0042), Jan 27, 2000: BULB. FAILED. FOUND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT MIA, THE LIGHT BULB INOPERATIVE FOR THE MAIN CABIN DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB AT THE MAIN CABIN DO - [SDR GAIA0020](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA0020), Jan 18, 2000: STRINGER. DAMAGED. FOUND DURING ZERO B, TRANSITION CHECK AT AVBORNE HEAVY MAINTENANCE FACILITY, PRIOR TO THIS AIRCRAFT BEING ON THE KHA CERTIFICATE, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON STRINGER 2 - [SDR GAIA0021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA0021), Jan 18, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND DURING ZERO B, TRANSITION CHECK AT AVBORNE HEAVY MAINTENANCE FACILITY, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ALONG FUSELAGE SKIN FROM STATION 697 TO 708, BETWEEN STRINGER 28L - [SDR GAIA0022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA0022), Jan 18, 2000: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND DURING ZERO B, TRANSITION CHECK AT AVBORNE HEAVY MAINTENANCE FACILITY, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON EXTERIOR SKIN FROM STATION 575 TO 588 STRINGER 26L TO 27L. INST - [SDR GAIA0023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA0023), Jan 18, 2000: STRINGER. DAMAGED. FOUND DURING ZERO B, TRANSITION CHECK AT AVBORNE HEAVY MAINTENANCE FACILITY, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ALONG STRINGER AT STRINGER 27L FROM STATION 573 TO 588. INSTALLED - [SDR GAIA0024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GAIA0024), Jan 18, 2000: FLOORBEAM. DAMAGED. FOUND DURING ZERO B, TRANSITION CHECK AT AVBORNE HEAVY MAINTENANCE FACILITY, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON FLOORBEAM UPPER T CHORD AT STATION 344 FROM LBL 62.62 TO RBL 62 - [SDR CALA9901293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901293), Sep 27, 1999: PANEL. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND TWO 3 CRACKS IN VERTICAL STABILIZER SADDLE PANEL. THE SADDLE PANEL WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED IAW SRM 55-30-7, FIGURE3, AND REINSTALLED IAW MM 55-30 - [SDR CALA9901291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901291), Sep 25, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND NR 5 L/E FLAP BULL NOSE CORRODED. THE FLAP BULL NOSE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-81-1, PAGE 401. - [SDR CALA9901287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901287), Sep 25, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK IN LT WING NR 7 SPOILER PANEL SKIN WITH DENTS ON LOWER SURFACE. THE SPOILER PANEL WAS REMOVED, REPAIRED, AND REINSTALLED IAW SRM - [SDR CALA9901290](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901290), Sep 24, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1.5 CRACK IN RT MLG BEAM SUPPORT FITTING. THE SUPPORT FITTING AND BUSHING WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW ECRA 5740-01102. - [SDR CALA9901289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901289), Sep 24, 1999: SKIN. DEBONDED. INSPECTION FOUND LT WING NR 2 SPOILER UPPER SKIN DEBONDED WITH SURFACE CORROSION AROUND SCREW HEADS. THE NR 2 SPOILER PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-6 - [SDR CALA9901288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901288), Sep 24, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION FOUND CABIN EMERGENCY AISLE PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BLOWN FUSE AND INOPERATIVE BATTERY. THE FUSE AND BATTERY PACK WERE REMOVED - [SDR CALA9901270](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901270), Sep 20, 1999: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND RT MLG BEAM H FITTING ATTACH HOLE AND UPPER FORWARD LUG CORRODED. THE ATTACH HOLE WAS REPAIRED IAW ECRA 5740-01903, PAGE 2 AND THE FITTING WAS - [SDR CALA9901269](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901269), Sep 20, 1999: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A .75 INCH CRACK IN RT WING REAR SPAR O/B ATTACH FITTING FOR MLG. THE FITTING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW ECRA 5740-01901. - [SDR CALA9901268](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901268), Sep 20, 1999: TRACK. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND RT WING NR 5 FLAP TRACK CORRODED. THE FLAP TRACK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 27-51-31, PAGE 402-410. - [SDR CALA9901130](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901130), Sep 5, 1999: CASTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION FOUND A 1 INCH CRACK IN RT FORWARD OVERWING DOOR INNER UPPER CASTING. THE CASTING WAS REMOVED AND A NEW CASTING WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-30-2, FIGURE - [SDR CALA9901103](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901103), Aug 30, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD OVERHEAD EMERGENCY LIGHT AT ROW NR 2 INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE BATTERY PACK AT FAULT. THE BATTERY PACK WAS RECHARGED AND REINS - [SDR CALA9901102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA9901102), Aug 30, 1999: FITTING. CORRODED. INSPECTION FOUND FORWARD END OF LT WING NR 4 FLAP TRACK FITTING CORRODED. THE FITTING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE FLAP TRACK WAS REINSTALLED IAW MM 27-51-72, All 107: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79748-2011-05-04/reports.md ## 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 DEN85IA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85IA065), Jan 17, 1985: Boeing 727-224 (N79748), Flushing, NY, incident, minor damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (5) 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 20021022029709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021022029709I), Oct 22, 2002: Boeing 727224 (N79748), Fort Wayne, IN. (-23) After landing, the a/c had to stop on the rw. A mechanic brought a pin out for the nose gear before he could taxi in. - [Incident 20001230039349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001230039349I), Dec 30, 2000: Boeing 727224 (N79748), Fort Wayne, IN. (-23)#3 Engine sut down due to fire warning light. Found lower fire loop connector had broken wires. - [Incident 19961019036619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961019036619I), Oct 19, 1996: Boeing 727224 (N79748), Pittsburgh, PA. Narrative: an interview with ass't station manager, geoffrey hale and a review of records revealed that on October 19, 1996, at 1442 hrs. Uct (1842 EDT),… - [Incident 19900306008569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900306008569I), Mar 6, 1990: Boeing 727224 (N79748), Syracuse, NY. NR2 engine oil filter bypass warning light. Shut down and diverted for landing. Metal found in filter. - [Incident 19850117012409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850117012409I), Jan 17, 1985: Boeing 727224 (N79748), Denver, CO, Minor damage. Tail skid, skid plate separated from assembly. Damage to NR3 thrust reverser from over rotation on takeoff. --- 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.