# N866AA: 1977 Boeing 727-223, registration cancelled 2018-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 21371
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 1977
- Certificate issued: October 5, 2011
- Last registry action: May 12, 2014
- Mode S code: ABE522
- Owner when cancelled: [Kalitta Charters II LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALITTA%20CHARTERS%20II%20LLC)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2751° N, 83.5863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48198, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N866AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=866AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866AA-2018-04-24

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 (59, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20012180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20012180), Dec 26, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT AIRSTAIR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERA
- [SDR AALA20011602](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011602), Aug 6, 2001: LIGHT. DAMAGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AT ROW 6 DAMAGED. REPLACED TRACK AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (
- [SDR AALA20011146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011146), May 24, 2001: DOOR. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND DOOR SKIN CRACKED, FORWARD EDGE ABOVE LOWER HINGE. ROUTED OUT CRACK, INSTALLED DOUBLER ESO 11697 DATED 5/24/2001. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011164), May 24, 2001: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON OUTBOARD SIDE STRINGER 29R, DOUBLER BULGED BELOW STRINGER 29R. REMOVED CORROSION, INSTALLED SKIN DOUBLER AND STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53
- [SDR AALA20011161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011161), May 24, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AT STRINGER END FITTING STATION 1183 STRINGER 27R. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER ESO 11697 DATED 5/24/01. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011162), May 23, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND NR 2 CARGO DOOR FUSELAGE CUT OUT, FORWARD DOOR JAMB WEB CRACKED AT BOTTOM DOOR STOP FITTING. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER S/B 727-53A0199. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011160), May 21, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN CRACKED FORWARD SIDE OF SKIN 28 INCHES FROM INBOARD END. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 55-20-3 PAGE 1 FIG 1. 
- [SDR AALA20011159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011159), May 18, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND TOP FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM CORRODED AT STATION 1070 APPROX LBL 15. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-07-02 TREATED AND PRIMED. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011158), May 18, 2001: SKIN. TUL - FOUND SKIN BULGED BROKEN, PITTED, CORRODED, PUCKERED AT LONGERON 28R STATION 1050-1130. CORROSION REMOVED, DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED PER SRM 53-30-3 STRING
- [SDR AALA20011154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011154), May 18, 2001: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER CORRODED AND SPLIT AT THE DRAIN MAST. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR AS PER SRM 53-10-3. INSTALLED NEW DRAIN MAST PAN PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011163), May 17, 2001: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND SHEAR TIE CORRODED FORWARD OF DRAIN MAST STATION 1148 STRINGER 29L. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011157), May 17, 2001: WEB. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION 6 INCHES BY 1 INCH ON WEB AND PLATE RBL 16. INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER AT STATION 1168-1174 RBL 16 PER 51-40-2. (M)
- [SDR AALA20010878](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010878), Apr 29, 2001: CONNECTOR. INOPERATIVE. ATL - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT AIRSTAIR INOPERATIVE. CLEANED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERA
- [SDR AALA20010643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010643), Mar 28, 2001: MODULE. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT ENTRY STAIR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT MODULE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPER
- [SDR AALA20001865](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001865), Nov 12, 2000: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND 
- [SDR AALA20001163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001163), Jul 11, 2000: LIGHT. BROKEN. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AT REAR ENTRY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AT REAR ENTR
- [SDR AALA20000711](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000711), Apr 26, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUR EACH FASTENER HEADS DISHED ON FUSELAGE BETWEEN STA 1150 AND 1166. STR 25L TO STR 27L. REMOVED CORRODED SHEAR TIES AND REPLACED WITH NEW. CUT OUT CORR
- [SDR AALA20000710](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000710), Apr 20, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON STRINGER 30 STA 1070 - STA 1090. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG1. (X)
- [SDR AALA20000050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000050), Mar 28, 2000: LINE. LEAKING. PLS - FLT 625 - DURING DESCENT INTO PLS, SYSTEM 'B' HYDRAULIC FAILURE. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED PLS WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED PRESSURE LINE ON NR 2 P
- [SDR AALA991837](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991837), Dec 1, 1999: RELAY. FAILED. TPA - FLT 811 - DURING FLIGHT WITH EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SWITCH IN ARM POSITION EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT RELAY.
- [SDR AALA990809](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990809), Jun 26, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND WEB CRACKED STATION 303.9 STRINGER 16 INSIDE OF FRAME. INSTALLED NEW WEB PER SRM 51-40-2. (M)
- [SDR AALA990816](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990816), Jun 2, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON INTERIOR BELLY SKIN AND ON INTERCOSTAL STATION 593, STRINGER 28R AND STRINGER 27R. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTAL AND REPAIR DOUBLER TO SKIN
- [SDR AALA990808](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990808), Jun 2, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON INTERIOR BELLY SKIN BELOW INTERCOSTAL. INSTALLED REPAIR AS PER ESO 11697 DATED 5/27/99. (M)
- [SDR AALA990807](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990807), Jun 1, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON INTERIOR OF BELLY SKIN OF FORWARD CARGO OUTBOARD STRINGER 27L STATION 685. CUT OUT CORRODED SKIN TO SKIN SPLICE AND REPAIRED WITH DOUBL
- [SDR AALA990806](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990806), Jun 1, 1999: KEEL BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AROUND DOM NUT ON KEEL BEAM EXTENSION STATION 720B. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP PER ESO 11697 DATED 5/27/99. (M)
- [SDR AALA990805](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990805), Jun 1, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 28L AT STATION 720 PLUS 15 INCHES. REMOVED CORROSION INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP PER ESO 11697 DATED 5-27-99. (M)
- [SDR AALA990804](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990804), Jun 1, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FUSE INTERIOR SKIN STATION 685, OUTBOARD STRINGER 27R. CUT OUT CORRODED SKIN TO SPLICE AND REPAIRED WITH DOUBLERS PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA990802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990802), Jun 1, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN STRINGER 26 LEFT, STATION 690. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER 2. INSTALLED NEW SECTION PER SRM 53-10-3 FIGURE 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA990800](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990800), Jun 1, 1999: SKIN. DENTED. TUL - FOUND DENT IN SKIN AT SECOND FRAME FROM TOP, 6 INCHES FORWARD OF AFT EDGE OF RIGHT SERVICE DOOR. CUTOUT DAMAGE AND REPAIRED PER SRM 52-00-3 FIGURE 4 BY IN
- [SDR AALA990801](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990801), May 31, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION AROUND RIVETS ALONG BOTTOM OF STRINGER STATION 660-700. REPAIRED PER SRM 51-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA99803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA99803), May 28, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN STRINGER 27 RIGHT STATION 500-520. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA990424](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990424), Mar 25, 1999: WIRE. GROUNDED. ORD - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, FOUND THE LEFT AND RIGHT AFT SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY SLIDE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT
- [SDR AALA980514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980514), Mar 17, 1998: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, AFT STAIRWAY EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT STAIRWAY EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMA
- [SDR AALA980013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980013), Jan 4, 1998: WIRE. BROKEN. IAH - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, DISCOVERED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHTS IN CABIN NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. REPAIRED BROKEN EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHT WIRE. SYSTEM GR
- [SDR AALA971248](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971248), Jul 10, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - OUTER SKIN OF NR 2 TANK CORRODED ABOVE PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGE LT A/C BAY, 2 EACH PLACES. REMOVED CORROSION, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 57-30-03. TST:
- [SDR AALA971247](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971247), Jul 10, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - OUTER SKIN OF NR 2 TANK CORRODED ABOVE PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGE RIGHT A/C BAY IN PREVIOUSLY REWORKED AREA. REMOVED CORROSION, INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SR
- [SDR AALA971246](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971246), Jul 10, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - STRINGER CRACKED STA 344, STR 5R. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW SRM 53-10-3, FIG 3, PAGES 5, 6, 7, AND 8. TST: 55,772 HOURS. CYCLES: 34,468. (X)
- [SDR AALA971245](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971245), Jul 10, 1997: SKIN. GOUGED. TUL - GOUGE IN SKIN STA 498 ABOVE STR 27L. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-30-3. DOUBLER, TRIPLER, INCLUDING PREVIOUS REPAIR. TST: 55,772 HOURS. CYCLES: 34,468. (X)
- [SDR AALA971244](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971244), Jul 10, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - THREE SMALL CRACKS IN FUSELAGE SKIN COMING OUT OF RIVET HOLE AT FS 1090 AND STR 1. CUT OUT CRACKED AREA AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SB 727-53A0204 REV 3 DAT
- [SDR AALA971243](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971243), Jul 10, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - BOTH ENDS OF STR 15L BUTTING UP TO ICE LIGHT CRACKED AT FASTENER BETWEEN BS 720B AND BS 720C. BOTH ENDS CRACKED PAST FIRST FASTENER. REMOVED ENDS OF STR 1
- [SDR AALA971241](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971241), Jul 10, 1997: BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - VERTICAL BEAM AT FS 1183, LBL 36, INBOARD SIDE, HAS .50 INCH CRACK IN AFT RADIUS AT WL 235. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SB 727-53-0192, R
- [SDR AALA971240](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971240), Jul 10, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - TOP 5TH, 6TH, AND 7TH AFT STRINGER TABS CRACKED AT THE BULKHEAD ATTACH BOLTS. STOP DRILLED AND REPAIRED PER BOEING SB 727-57A 159, 3 EACH PLACES. TST: 66,
- [SDR AALA971239](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971239), Jul 10, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - WEB CORRODED AT TORQUE BOX OUTBOARD ATTACH POINT CASTING, LT SIDE WEB STA 289. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-9. TST: 56,772 HOURS. CYCLES: 34,468. (X)
- [SDR AALA971238](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971238), Jul 10, 1997: CASTING. CORRODED. TUL - INBOARD AILERON QUADRANT CASTING CORRODED AROUND LOWER BUSHING. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER. REMOVED AND REPLACED QUADRANT. CORROSION BEYOND MANUAL LIMITS. TST: 
- [SDR AALA971237](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971237), Jul 10, 1997: CASTING. CORRODED. TUL - CASTING CORRODED LEFT SIDE OF STR 30 AT STA 950 ATTACH. REMOVED AND REPLACED CASTING, 51-10-1.
- [SDR AALA971235](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971235), Jul 10, 1997: SPLICE PLATE. CORRODED. TUL - LEFT AFT WING SPLICE PLATE AT STA 870 HAS CORROSION IN 2 OUTER HOLES OF PLATE AND LOWER WING SKIN. REPLACED SPLICE PLATE AND RE-WORKED HOLES IN LOWER WING
- [SDR AALA971234](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971234), Jul 10, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON STR 22R INSULATION TIE DOWN STAND-OFF IN FRONT OF STA 720C. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER AND INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3
- [SDR AALA971233](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971233), Jul 10, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - STR 26R SHEAR TIES AND STRINGER CLIP CORRODED AT STA 1148. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF STRINGER AND SHEAR TIE, AND CLIPS. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53
- [SDR AALA971232](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971232), Jul 10, 1997: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FLOOR BEAM CORRODED AROUND FASTENER HOLES, BOTTOM SIDE OF TOP FLANGE, STA 1110, LBL 21 INCHES TO BL ZERO INCH. REMOVED CORROSION, STA 1110 LBL 21, AND REP
- [SDR AALA971231](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971231), Jul 10, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - LOWER 3 INCHES OF BELL FRAME CORRODED STA 372 INBOARD OF STR 17R (JUST FORWARD OF FORWARD GALLEY DOOR). REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-4, LO

All 59: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866AA-2018-04-24/reports.md

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