# N859AA: 1979 Boeing 727-223, registration cancelled 2012-12-14 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: December 14, 2012 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation - Airframe: [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (registry code 1384074) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 21086 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: March 2, 1977 - Last registry action: June 27, 2006 - Mode S code: ABC8C8 - Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 33.3020° N, 112.0289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85048, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=859AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859AA-2012-12-14 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 (28) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20010505](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010505), Mar 18, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT AIRSTAIRS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT AFT AIRSTAIRS. (M) - [SDR AALA20010338](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010338), Feb 26, 2001: WIRE. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT VENTRAL STAIR INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT WIRING AT AFT VENTRAL STAIR. SYSTEM GROUND CH - [SDR AALA20002024](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002024), Nov 27, 2000: BEAM. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND VERTICAL BEAM 36.83 AT STATION 1183 CRACKED OUTBOARD FLANGE. STOPPED DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES ON BEAM PER SERVICE BULLETIN 727-53-0 - [SDR AALA20002023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002023), Nov 27, 2000: WEB. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND 11 SPOTS OF CORROSION IN LEFT AFT LAVATORY FLOOR FROM LBL 30 INCHES TO LBL 50 INCHES. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-00. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER O - [SDR AALA20002028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002028), Nov 22, 2000: LIGHT. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND LIGHT ASSEMBLY DAMAGED DURING GALLEY REMOVAL FORWARD AISLE LIGHTING NR 1 GALLEY, STATION 360-400. REPLACED AND OPS CHECKED OK PER MM 33-60-098-4. (M - [SDR AALA20002025](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002025), Nov 22, 2000: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. TUL - HFEC INDICATES CRACK 1 INCH BY 1 INCH, ON UPPER CHORD ANGLE OUTBOARD AFT HOLE NR 1 ENGINE PYLON AT FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT FITTING. REPAIRED PER ESO 11697, D - [SDR AALA20002027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002027), Nov 22, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN PRESSURE BULKHEAD WEB INSIDE TAIL SKID CAVITY LBL 8 WL 202, STATION 1183. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SERVICE BULLETIN 7 - [SDR AALA20002026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002026), Nov 22, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN SKIN AND GEAR STRAP AT FORWARD GALLEY DOOR AFT LOWER CORNER, FUSELAGE SKIN. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SERVICE BULLETIN 7 - [SDR AALA991685](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991685), Nov 11, 1999: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - STA 294.5 WEB CRACK, RBL 23 INCHES FROM CENTER JUST ABOVE AND INBOARD OF RIGHT TUNNEL IN CHAMPAGNE LOUNGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-2. TST: 63,374 - [SDR AALA991754](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991754), Nov 8, 1999: STIFFENER. DAMAGED. TUL - VERTICAL STIFFENER AT 1183 BULKHEAD FORWARD SIDE RBL 8 INCHES. REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL STIFFENER, REF SRM 51-10-1, PG 4. TST: 63, 374 HOURS. CYCLES: - [SDR AALA990677](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990677), May 7, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FORWARD SECTION OF COACH CABIN OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. S - [SDR AALA990287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990287), Feb 27, 1999: WIRE. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS IN COACH CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT JUMPER WIRE BETWEEN CO - [SDR AALA981298](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981298), Jun 28, 1998: PACKING. DEFECTIVE. DFW - FLT 1614 - 10 MINS AFTER TAKEOFF DFW, WHILE ACCELERATING TO CLIMB POWER, THE NR 3 THROTTLE STARTED BINDING 2 KNOB WIDTHS SHORT OF CLIMB POWER. AT SAME TIM - [SDR AALA981254](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981254), Jun 21, 1998: BLADE. FAILED. DFW - FLT 392 - ON TAKEOFF FROM DFW, EN ROUTE DFW-IAD, EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION FROM NR 2 ENGINE. VIBRATION WAS NOTICED IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. N2 ROLLED - [SDR AALA980418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980418), Mar 1, 1998: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. RDU - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT EMERGENCY LIGHT IN AIRSTAIR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY IN AIRSTAIR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPE - [SDR AALA970245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970245), Jan 26, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND AFT END OF STRINGER 29L BULGING. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF STRINGER PER SRM 53-10-3 DETAIL NR 1 PAGE 4B. (M) - [SDR AALA970243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970243), Jan 26, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 29R BULGING 9 INCH SECTION, STATION 1176. REPLACED CORRODED STRINGER AND SPLICED PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M) - [SDR AALA970241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970241), Jan 26, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 29R CORRODED STATION 950E TO 952E. INSTALLED DOUBLER STRAP PER ESO NR 11697. (M) - [SDR AALA970240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970240), Jan 26, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CORRODED BELOW BELL FRAME, STATION 970, RBL 8-RBL 11. CUT OUT CORROSION SECTION, ALODINED, PRIMED REINSTALLED NEW SECTION AND DOUBLER, - [SDR AALA970238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970238), Jan 26, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN LAP JOINT STRINGER 26L FROM STATION 698-720. REMOVED DAMAGE AND FAB AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3, PAGE 76. (M) - [SDR AALA970237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970237), Jan 26, 1997: WEB. CORRODED. TUL - LEFT REAR CORNER OF CENTER WEB BETWEEN THE AFT LAV IS CORRODED. MANUFACTURED NEW WEB. INSTALLED PER SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR AALA970235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970235), Jan 26, 1997: WEB. CORRODED. TUL - RIGHT SIDE OF WEB BETWEEN THE AFT LAVS CORRODED. MANUFACTURED NEW WEB. INSTALLED PER SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR AALA970233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970233), Jan 26, 1997: SKIN. GOUGED. TUL - FOUND APPROX 3 INCHES GOUGE IN TOP SKIN AT INBOARD END. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR OVER DAMAGED AREA PER SRM 57-50-4 PAGE 21A. (M) - [SDR AALA970231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970231), Jan 26, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN STATION 1166, STRINGER 30. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 PAGE 8. (M) - [SDR AALA970230](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970230), Jan 26, 1997: ANGLE. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK AT LEFT CHORD ANGLE AT STATION 870. REPAIRED PER ESO 11697 AND SB 727-53-0208. (M) - [SDR AALA970228](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970228), Jan 26, 1997: FRAME. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK ON FRAME AT STATION 930 AT STRINGER 14R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER FIG 3 OF SB 727-53-0162. REWORK PRING 65C25313. (M) - [SDR AALA970226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970226), Jan 26, 1997: GEAR BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND NR 5 FLAP TRACK INBOARD HOLE IN GEAR BEAM IS MISSING TOP SECTION OF BUSHING. RIGHT GEAR BEAM INBOARD HOLE HAS LIGHT CORROSION. REPAIRED AS PER ESO 1 - [SDR AALA951184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA951184), Jul 2, 1995: EEL TERMINAL. DEFECTIVE. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FOUND AFT STAIRS EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED GROUND TERMINAL END. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (X) ## Other aircraft with N859AA - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859AA): Anduril Industries ROADRUNNER, S/N 4004 --- 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.