# N863AA: 1977 Boeing 727-223, registration cancelled 2003-03-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: March 13, 2003 - Exported to: Afghanistan - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (registry code 1384074) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 21090 - Year built: 1977 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Turbo-jet - Airworthiness: Standard, transport - Airworthiness date: May 31, 1977 - Certificate issued: March 26, 2002 - Last registry action: December 2, 2002 - Mode S code: ABD9FD - Owner when cancelled: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE) - Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N863AA - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=863AA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N863AA-2003-03-13 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 (53, newest 50) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR AALA20010098](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010098), Jan 18, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. TUL - FOUND LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON E58 3668331, OPS CHECKED OK. (M) - [SDR AALA20010113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010113), Jan 15, 2001: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 27L OUTBOARD EDGE STATION 1011-1121. INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SECTION AND SPLICE AS PE SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M) - [SDR AALA20010112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010112), Jan 15, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STATION 1130 FLOORBEAM HAS CORROSION ON TOP FLANGE AT APPROX LBL 25-LBL 10. FABRICATED STRAP TREATED AND PRIMED AND INSTALLED PER SRM 53-10-07. (M) - [SDR AALA20010110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010110), Jan 15, 2001: SKIN. BULGED. TUL - FOUND 1 INCH SKIN BULGE, STATION 1071-1022. INSTALLED SKIN DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. (M) - [SDR AALA20010111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010111), Jan 14, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN OUTBOARD SIDE OF STRINGER 27L, STATION 1010-1012. INSTALLED DOUBLER ON SKIN AS PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. (M) - [SDR AALA20010114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010114), Jan 12, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND FORWARD SIDE OF FRAME BETWEEN STRINGER 28L AND 27L FS 680, SHEAR TIE, FLANGE CORRODED. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF SHEAR TIE, REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-10 - [SDR AALA20010109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010109), Jan 12, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STATION 700 AFT SIDE OF FRAME, FRAME SHEAR TIE CORRODED, BETWEEN STRINGER 27R AND 28R. REMOVED CORRODED SHEAR TIE, REMOVED CORROSION FROM SURROUNDIN - [SDR AALA20010108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010108), Jan 12, 2001: TORQUE BOX. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND LOWER LIGHTENING HOLE IN RIGHT TORQUE BOX AT STATION 1240 IS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER, PER SRM 51-40-2. (M) - [SDR AALA20010107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010107), Jan 12, 2001: TORQUE BOX. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND UPPER LIGHTENING HOLE IN RIGHT TORQUE BOX AT STATION 1248 IS CRACKED. STOP DRILLED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-2. (M) - [SDR AALA20010106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010106), Jan 11, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND FRAME SHEAR TIE CORRODED OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 26R STATION 720F. REPLACED CORRODED SHEAR TIE SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR AALA20010105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010105), Jan 11, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED BETWEEN STRINGER 26L AND 27L STATION 520. REMOVED CORRODED SHEAR TIE STATION 520 STRINGER 26L. REPLACED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-1 - [SDR AALA20002124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002124), Dec 21, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT AIRSTAIR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT AFT AIRSTAIR. SYSTEM GROUND CHEC - [SDR AALA20001880](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001880), Nov 14, 2000: CLAMP. LOOSE. SDW - FLT 902 - EN ROUTE CCS-SDQ, DURING FLIGHT LOWER BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN COCKPIT. LANDED SDQ WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. TIGHTENED AIR EXHAUST - [SDR AALA20001172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001172), Jul 16, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. BNA DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING BETWEEN FIRST CLASS AND COACH I OPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL - [SDR AALA20000659](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000659), Apr 16, 2000: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS IN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED TRACK LIGHT CONNECTOR. GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M) - [SDR AALA991860](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991860), Dec 6, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. TUL - FOUND DENT IN SKIN. DOUBLER WITH STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 3 SHEET 4 AND SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1 SHEET 4 DETAIL II. (M) - [SDR AALA991862](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991862), Dec 3, 1999: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN BULKHEAD 1183 RBL 25 WL 169. REPAIRED PER CARD 5478 SB 727-53-0215. FASTENERS IN REPAIR ARE INSTALLED WITH HEADS AFT SB CALLS FOR HEADS FOR - [SDR AALA991863](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991863), Dec 1, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - VERTICAL STABILIZER RIGHT SIDE SKIN IS CRACKED .5 INCH AT STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE MATE POINT. STOP DRILLED CRACK VISUAL AND NDT VERIFIED STOP DRILL OF CRAC - [SDR AALA991861](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991861), Dec 1, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. TUL - FOUND LARGE 3 INCH DENT ON RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SURFACE. DYE-CHECKED, NO CRACK FOUND. INSTALLED DOUBLER OVER DENT PER SRM 55-20-3 PAGE 1-9. (M) - [SDR AALA991665](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991665), Nov 6, 1999: BRAKE. OVERSERVICED. IAH - FLT 1878 - ON TAXI OUT, LEFT BRAKES WERE WEAK ON STOPPING AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. NR 1 AND NR 2 BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE BLED. - [SDR AALA990127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990127), Jan 28, 1999: FRAME. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND STATION 1130 BELLFRAME TOP DAMAGED, HOLE FROM TOO LONG OF A SCREW, ABOVE STRINGER 27R. REMOVED DAMAGED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-10-4, AT STA - [SDR AALA990125](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990125), Jan 28, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION BETWEEN SKIN LAP STATION 970, STRINGER 27R. REMOVED CORROSION, REMOVED AND SPLICED IN STRINGER 27R FROM 950D PLUS 10 TO 1010 PER ESO 11697 - [SDR AALA990129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990129), Jan 27, 1999: FRAME. DAMAGED. TUL - BELLFRAME TOP DAMAGED HOLE FROM TOO LONG SCREW, STATION 1110 ABOVE STRINGER 27. REMOVED DAMAGED DOUBLER FABRICATED AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10 - [SDR AALA990124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990124), Jan 27, 1999: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON VERTICAL STIFFENER ANGLE FOR APU INLET, AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF SCREEN. REMOVED CORROSION, INSTALLED 201 STAINLESS .071 L-ANGLE DOUBLER - [SDR AALA990128](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990128), Jan 26, 1999: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - WING FRONT SPAR LOWER CHORD ANGLE HEAVILY CORRODED BELOW NR 8 SLAT ACTUATOR DOGHOUSE CUTOUT. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP AND ANGLE PER ESO 11697, DATED 1-26-99 - [SDR AALA990126](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990126), Jan 26, 1999: FRAME. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND STATION 1070 BELLFRAME TOP DAMAGED AND WEB BULGED ABOVE STRINGER 26R. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-3. (M) - [SDR AALA982144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA982144), Dec 4, 1998: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AFT OF FORWARD GALLEY HAS TWO LAMPS UNDERNEATH EXIT IDENTIFIER INOPERATIVE. REPLACED E - [SDR AALA980939](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980939), May 10, 1998: SEAL. FAILED. DFW - FLT 795 - DURING CRUISE, EN ROUTE STL-DFW NR 1 ENGINE REQUIRED 1500 LBS MORE FUEL FLOW THAN NR 2 AND 3 ENGINES TO MAINTAIN CRUISE POWER. NR 1 ENGINE WENT - [SDR AALA980431](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980431), Mar 3, 1998: BULKHEAD BEAM. CRACKED. TUL - FORWARD SIDE 1183 BULKHEAD LBL 8, VERTICAL STIFFENER CRACKED IN RADIUS OUTBOARD SIDE ABOVE RADIUS BLOCK. STOP DRILLED END OF CRACK AND INSTALLED REPAIR DO - [SDR AALA980430](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980430), Mar 3, 1998: SPAR. CORRODED. TUL - AFT SPAR OF LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CORRODED AT NR 1 HINGE, TOP SIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER ESO 11697 DATED 2-25-98. TST: 57,207 HOURS. CYCLES: - [SDR AALA980429](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980429), Mar 3, 1998: HINGE. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON TOP OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, T/E CHORD INBOARD OF NR 7 ELEV HINGE RIGHT. REPAIRED CORRODED AREA PER ESO 11697. TREATED, PRIMED, AND PAINTED. - [SDR AALA980428](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980428), Mar 3, 1998: HINGE. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON TOP OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER T/E INBOARD OF NR 6 HINGE (ELEV) RIGHT. REPAIRED CORRODED AREA PER ESO 11697. TREATED, PRIMED, AND PAINTED. TST: - [SDR AALA980427](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980427), Mar 3, 1998: HINGE. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON TOP OF T/E, OUTBOARD OF NR 6 ELEVATOR HINGE, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, T/E CHORD RIGHT. REPAIRED CORRODED AREA PER ESO 11697, TREATED, PRIMED, A - [SDR AALA972238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972238), Nov 22, 1997: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DTW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED COCKPIT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. - [SDR AALA970914](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970914), May 17, 1997: SENSOR. DEFECTIVE. DFW - FLT 0499 - DURING APPROACH TO DFW WHEN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, RT MLG INDICATED UNSAFE. ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, VISUALLY CONFIRMED LANDING GEAR E - [SDR AALA970673](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970673), Apr 4, 1997: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ABOVE BOTH LEFT OVERWING EXITS FOUND INOPERATIVE. RE-SECURED LOOSE CONNECTOR FOR BOTH LT OVERWING EMERGENCY - [SDR AALA970605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970605), Mar 23, 1997: CONNECTOR. BROKEN. RDU - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AT AFT SECTION OF MAIN CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BROKEN EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP CONNECTOR BY PAX SEAT - [SDR AALA970472](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970472), Mar 6, 1997: SKIN. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED TWO AREAS ABOVE 2L AND 2R, FOUR SMALL DRILL HOLES. INSTALLED LARGER DOUBLER OVER SKIN DAMAGE SRM 53-30-3. (M) - [SDR AALA970471](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970471), Mar 6, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACKED STRINGER 23L, STATION 560. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE ON STRINGER 23L, STATION 560 PER SRM 53-10-3. (M) - [SDR AALA970470](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970470), Mar 6, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION OF STRINGER 28R, PER SRM 53-10-3. (M) - [SDR AALA970469](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970469), Mar 6, 1997: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 28R, STRINGER SPLICE CORRODED AT FORWARD CARGO FORWARD BULKHEAD STATION 480. INSTALLED NEW FACTORY STRINGER SPLICE. (M) - [SDR AALA970468](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970468), Mar 6, 1997: STRINGER. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND STRINGERS DAMAGED 2L AND 2R IN RADIUS BY DRILL BY ERROR, 4 SMALL DRILL HOLES. STOP DRILL DAMAGED SPOTS. INSTALLED INNER CHANNEL DOUBLER PER SRM 53-1 - [SDR AALA970467](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970467), Mar 6, 1997: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE AT STATION 624 BETWEEN STRINGER 25R AND 26R. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE. (M) - [SDR AALA970466](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970466), Mar 6, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 28R CORRODED AT STATION 482. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-3 PAGE 1 FIG 1 SHEET 4. (M) - [SDR AALA970465](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970465), Mar 6, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - TOP FLANGE OF 1110 FLOORBEAM HAS CORROSION AND CRACK AT LBL 7 AT FASTENER HOLE. CUT OUT CORROSION AND CRACKED AREA OF 1110 FLOORBEAM AND INSTALLED FILLER - [SDR AALA970464](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970464), Mar 6, 1997: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FLOORBEAM UPPER FLANGE CORRODED FROM RIGHT INBOARD SEAT TRACK TO RIGHT SIDE OUTBOARD PANEL SUPPORT ANGLE, AREA PREVIOUSLY WORKED. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM PER S - [SDR AALA970463](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970463), Mar 6, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 27L CORRODED 3 INCH, STATION 510-514. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF STRINGER PER SRM 53-10-3. (M) - [SDR AALA970462](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970462), Mar 6, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION INSIDE STRINGER 30 AT BS 1156 AT DRAIN MAST. REPAIR STRINGER 30 PER SRM 53-10-3 PAGE 4B FIG 1. (M) - [SDR AALA970461](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970461), Mar 6, 1997: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - FRAME 560 DENTED ABOVE STRINGER 23 LEFT AREA. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-4. (M) - [SDR AALA961709](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961709), Nov 20, 1996: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHTS AFT OF EMERGENCY EXITS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIPS AFT OF EMERGENCY EXITS. SYSTEM GR All 53: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N863AA-2003-03-13/reports.md ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) 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 19831217069589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831217069589I), Dec 17, 1983: Boeing 727223 (N863AA), Dallas, TX. Passenger became unconscious. Oxygen administered. Aircraft met by paramedics and police. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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