# N850AA: Boeing 727-223, registration cancelled 2000-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 2000
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (registry code 1384074)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Last registry action: August 4, 2000
- Mode S code: ABA759
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7795° N, 80.2996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33126, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=850AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N850AA-2000-08-04

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 727-223: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223.md

## Service difficulty reports (15)

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

- [SDR AALA991374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991374), Sep 11, 1999: WIRE. BROKEN. TUL - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRING FROM BATTERY PACK TO EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS
- [SDR AALA991105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991105), Jul 27, 1999: WIRE. LOOSE. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE. RESECURED WIRE TO EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED 
- [SDR AALA990967](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990967), Jun 22, 1999: WINDOW FRAME. CRACKED. TUL - R-1 WINDOW FRAME CRACKED UPPER RIGHT CORNER. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER UPPER RT CORNER OF R-1 WINDOW FRAME PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA990286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990286), Feb 27, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, THREE LIGHT SEGMENTS IN THE AFT CABIN EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHT
- [SDR AALA972267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972267), Nov 28, 1997: BALLAST. DEFECTIVE. EWR - FLT 0429 - DURING FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 17,000 FEET, CREW DETECTED FIRE/SMOKE FROM BEHIND FLIGHT ENGINEER'S PANEL. REPLACED LIGHT BALLAST. INSPECTED SUR
- [SDR AALA961293](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961293), Aug 29, 1996: SKIN. GOUGED. TUL - FOUND SMALL GOUGE IN SKIN AT STATION 440, STRINGER 19R. ROUTED OUT DAMAGED AREA AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 14. (M)
- [SDR AALA961292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961292), Aug 29, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORRODED STRINGER 27R STATION 560-564. CUT OUT CORRODED SECTION OF STRINGER AND INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA961291](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961291), Aug 29, 1996: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AND BULGED SEALANT IN LEFT NLG TRUNNION TORQUE BOX WELL BILDGE AREA, STATION 300. CORROSION ON SKATE ANGLE IN NLG LEFT TORQUE BOX. REMOVED
- [SDR AALA961289](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961289), Aug 29, 1996: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND SKIN HAS LIGHT CORROSION. INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1 SHEET 4. (M)
- [SDR AALA961288](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961288), Aug 29, 1996: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 28L HAS CORROSION, STATION 487. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA961287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961287), Aug 29, 1996: BOTTLE PIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND LEFT WING STATION 870 BOTTLE PIN HAS CORROSION ON PIN. INSTALLED NEW BOTTLE PIN PER 57-41-1. (M)
- [SDR AALA961285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961285), Aug 29, 1996: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND HEAVY CORROSION ON FRAME STATION NR 303.9 WL 153.5, WHERE SKATE ANGLE WAS REMOVED. REMOVED CORROSION, FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS TREATED AND PRIMED PER
- [SDR AALA961284](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961284), Aug 29, 1996: DOOR FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - FORWARD CARGO DOOR CUTOUT LOWER FRAME WEB HAS CORROSION IN SKIN, STATION 588, 605 AND 577. INSTALLED NEW MANUFACTURED WEB PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR AALA961283](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961283), Aug 29, 1996: SKIN. DENTED. TUL - FOUND SKIN DENTED STATION 468 BELOW, STRINGER 24L. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED DOUBLER AND FILLER. REPAIRED DENTED AREA, STATION 468 BELOW, STRINGER 
- [SDR AALA950694](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA950694), Apr 17, 1995: EEL WIRE. BROKEN. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT PAX SEAT ROW 17 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT WIRE AT PAX SEAT ROW 17. SYSTEM GROUN

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19870205006609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870205006609I), Feb 5, 1987: Boeing 727223 (N850AA), Memphis, TN. Flaps stuck at 2 degrees on approach. Safe landing. Jack screws and transmission lubricated.
- [Incident 19850306013389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850306013389I), Mar 6, 1985: Boeing 727223 (N850AA), New York, NY, Minor damage. Attempted restart on APU. Flames shot up outside aircraft. Some passenger panic. Improper restart procedure APU.
- [Incident 19790213004959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790213004959I), Feb 13, 1979: Boeing 727223 (N850AA), Houston, TX. Nose gear door would not close after departure. Pilot landed. Clamp missing from wire braid. Blocked door.

## Other aircraft with N850AA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N850AA): Socata TBM 700, S/N 399, built 2007

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