# N872AA: 1978 Boeing 727-223, registration cancelled 2004-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2004
- Exported to: Indonesia
- 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: 21384
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 1978
- Last registry action: November 15, 2004
- Mode S code: ABFDC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Florida Turbines LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20TURBINES%20LLC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.6682° N, 80.2970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33156, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N872AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=872AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N872AA-2004-11-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (50)

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

- [SDR AALA20011845](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011845), Oct 6, 2001: WIRE. DAMAGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 15-20 INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (
- [SDR AALA20011712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011712), Aug 29, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, L1 AND R1 EMERGENCY EXIT SLIDE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011654](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011654), Aug 18, 2001: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE EMERGENCY EXIT PATH LIGHTING AT R1 AND L1 DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACKS. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
- [SDR AALA20010577](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010577), Mar 22, 2001: CONNECTOR. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 15 DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
- [SDR AALA20010502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010502), Mar 15, 2001: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, RIGHT SIDE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT DIM. REPLACED OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION
- [SDR AALA20010501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010501), Mar 15, 2001: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 15 AND 20 DIM. REPLACED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 15 AND 20. SYSTEM GROUND C
- [SDR AALA20010017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010017), Dec 24, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON CENTER TANK SKIN IN AIRCRAFT BAY NUMEROUS AREAS, FS 890-950. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED DOUBLER OF 2024T3, EXTERNAL AND 2 INTERNAL
- [SDR AALA20002112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002112), Dec 15, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN AT FORWARD ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE CUT OUT CRACKED. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT UPPER HINGE CUTOUT, FORWARD ENTRY DOOR IAW SB 727-53-0198. (M)
- [SDR AALA20002113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002113), Dec 14, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN UPPER OUTBOARD CORNER OF LEFT NR 1 COCKPIT WINDOW CUTOUT. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 PART 1 FIG 8. (M)
- [SDR AALA991905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991905), Dec 17, 1999: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - STA 990 AFT SIDE OF FRAME BETWEEN 28R AND 29R SHEAR TIE UPPER LEG CORRODED. ALODINED AND PRIMED SKIN AREA IAW SRM 51-20-0, INSTALLED FASTENERS, INSTALLED 
- [SDR AALA991909](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991909), Dec 14, 1999: SKIN. DAMAGED. TUL - REMOVED TEMPORARY REPAIR AND RE-INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. TST: 59,544 HOURS. CYCLES: 36,249. (X)
- [SDR AALA991908](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991908), Dec 14, 1999: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON SKIN BELOW STR 30 BS 1010 - BS 1030. REMOVED CORROSION INSTALLED DOUBLER ON SKIN PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3A. TST: 59,544 HOURS. CYCLES: 36,249. (
- [SDR AALA991907](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991907), Dec 14, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT RIVET STA 383.5 STR 8R FORWARD UPPER CORNER OF FORWARD GALLEY DOOR CUT-OUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. TST: 59,544 HOURS.
- [SDR AALA991906](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991906), Dec 14, 1999: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL- LEFT SIDE OF STR 30 CORRODED FORWARD OF FRAME STA 1030. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3 AND SKIN DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3A. TST: 59,544 HOUR
- [SDR AALA991928](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991928), Dec 11, 1999: FRAME. CRACKED. TUL - STA 600 FRAME CRACKED AT UPPER FASTENER FOR INTERCOSTAL OF STR 28L (MARKED). STOP DRILLED CRACK, INSTALLED 2 INCH BY 1 INCH BY .063 INCH 7075T6 REPAIR ANG
- [SDR AALA990742](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990742), May 15, 1999: OUTFLOW VALVE. DEFECTIVE. SJU - FLT 1938 - EN ROUTE SJU/TPA CLIMBING THROUGH 30,000 FEET, CABIN PRESSURE STARTED CLIMBING AT 2,000 FEET PER MINUTE. PERFORMED RAPID DECOMPRESSION CHECKLIS
- [SDR AALA990714](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990714), May 15, 1999: OUTFLOW VALVE. DEFECTIVE. SJU - FLT 1938 - DURING CLIMB-OUT AT FL300, CABIN PRESSUER STARTED CLIMBING AT 2000 FPM. CREW PERFORMED RAPID DECOMPRESSION CHECKLIST WITHOUT RESULTS. CABIN ALT
- [SDR AALA990545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990545), Apr 18, 1999: CAP. LEAKING. DFW - FLT 1840 - AFTER TAKEOFF, A FLUID LEAK WAS REPORTED COMING FROM THE LEFT WING IN THE AREA OF THE OVERWING FUEL CAP. FLIGHT AIR INTERRUPTED AND RETURNED DF
- [SDR AALA990528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990528), Apr 15, 1999: WIRE. CHAFED. TUL - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS BETWEEN FORWARD LAVATORY AND GALLEY WERE INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LI
- [SDR AALA981719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981719), Sep 23, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING AFT CABIN INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP IN AFT CABIN. SYSTEM GROU
- [SDR AALA980743](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980743), Apr 10, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT VENTRAL STAIRWAY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT VENTRAL STAIRWAY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK
- [SDR AALA980459](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980459), Mar 7, 1998: SWITCH. DEFECTIVE. MIA - FLT 617 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE MAIN LEFT GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT AIR INTERRUPTED AND RETURNED TO MI
- [SDR AALA980232](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980232), Jan 29, 1998: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT FOUND INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LIGHT STRIP AT FIRST CLASS EMERGENCY FLOOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED, N
- [SDR AALA980223](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980223), Jan 27, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - STR 28L CORROSION INSIDE HAT SECTION STA 595. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3 PAGE 4B AT STA 595 STR 28L. TST: 54,792 HOURS. CYCLES: 33,779. (X)
- [SDR AALA980222](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980222), Jan 27, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - OUTBOARD FLANGE OF STR 29L HAS CORROSION. INSTALLED REPAIR PER ESO 11697 DATED 1-13-98. TST: 54,792 HOURS. CYCLES: 33,779. (X)
- [SDR AALA980221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980221), Jan 27, 1998: SPAR. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON BOTTOM FLANGE OF FRONT SPAR CHORD ANGLE OUTBOARD OF NR 1 SLAT INBOARD TRACK OPENING. REMOVED CORROSION, INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP PER ESO 11697 
- [SDR AALA980185](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980185), Jan 20, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - STR 28L CORRODED INSIDE HAT SECTION STA 594 TO STA 596. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF STRINGER. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3 PAGE 4B. TST: 54,7
- [SDR AALA980184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980184), Jan 20, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - OUTBOARD FLANGE OF STR 29L HAS CORROSION. INSTALLED REPAIR PER ESO 11697 DATED 1-13-98. TST: 54,792. CYCLES: 33,779. (X)
- [SDR AALA980117](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980117), Jan 13, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON UPPER OUTBOARD FLANGE STR 29L STA 950F TO STA 1000. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER ESO 11697 DATED 1-2-90. TST: 54,792 HOURS. CYC
- [SDR AALA980116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980116), Jan 13, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - STA 680 STR 27R HAS CORROSION ON INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SIDES OF STRINGER. REPLACED STRINGER CAP, ALODINED, AND TREATED AFFECTED AREA PER SRM 51-10-2. (X)
- [SDR AALA980115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980115), Jan 13, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - 2 INCH AREA OF CORROSION ON STA 740 FRAME AT ATTACH POINT TO FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN BL ZERO TO LBL 2. REPLACED T-ANGLE AT 740 28L-28R PER SRM 51-10-01, PAGE 
- [SDR AALA980114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980114), Jan 13, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE STA 720E, STR 25 TO STR 26R. REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-30-2, PAGE 31. TST: 54,792 HOURS. CYCLES: 33,779. (X)
- [SDR AALA980113](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980113), Jan 13, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - STA 720E SHEAR TIE CORROSION BETWEEN STR 25 AND STR 26R. REPLACED SHEAR TIE, REF: SRM 51-30-2 AND SRM 51-10-6. TST: 54,792 HOURS. CYCLES: 33,779. (X)
- [SDR AALA980112](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980112), Jan 13, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. TUL - SHEAR TIES INBOARD AND OUTBOARD OF STR 26L, STA 580, CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIES PER SRM 53-10-4, FIG 13. TST: 54,792 HOURS. CYCLES: 33,779. 
- [SDR AALA980111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980111), Jan 13, 1998: STIFFENER. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON VERTICAL STIFFENER ON FRONT SPAR ABOVE MANUAL DEFUELING VALVE. REMOVED CORRODED STIFFENER AND REPLACED WITH NEW STIFFENER AT LES 160. TST: 54
- [SDR AALA980110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980110), Jan 13, 1998: SILL. CORRODED. TUL - WEB AND CHORD ANGLE CORRODED 1 INCH IN DIAMETER, AREA BOTTOM SIDE 1176 CHORD ANGLE BL 6, VAULT DOOR LOWER SILL. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6. INSTALL
- [SDR AALA980109](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980109), Jan 13, 1998: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON TOP OF FLOOR BEAM STA 380 RBL 5 - RBL 25. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-8, PAGES 9-A AND 9-B. TST: 54,792 HOURS. 
- [SDR AALA980108](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980108), Jan 13, 1998: FLOOR BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON TOP SIDE OF FLOOR BEAM STA 380 RBL 27 - RBL 65. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA ON FLOOR BEAM PER SRM 53-10-8, PAGES
- [SDR AALA980107](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980107), Jan 13, 1998: SKIN. DENTED. TUL - DENT APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET AFT OF FORWARD ENTRY DOOR, LT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES BELOW CABIN FLOOR AND APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG. REMOVED DAMAGED POR
- [SDR AALA980106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980106), Jan 13, 1998: SKIN. DENTED. TUL - DENT APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET AFT OF FORWARD ENTRY DOOR, LT SIDE, 6 INCHES BELOW CABIN FLOOR AND 2 INCHES LONG. REMOVED DAMAGED PORTION OF SKIN AT INSTALLED R
- [SDR AALA980105](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980105), Jan 13, 1998: SKIN. GOUGED. TUL - CORROSION ON STR 26L, STA 577. SKIN GOUGED AT LAP UNDER STR 26L, STA 520 - STA 590. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALLED FLUSH REPAIR SRM 53-30-3 FIG 6. REM
- [SDR AALA980104](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980104), Jan 13, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON LOWER WING SKIN IN AREA AT RIGHT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGE, RBL 8-40, STA 840. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER ESO 11697 DATED
- [SDR AALA970373](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970373), Feb 24, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN BENEATH LEVELING COMPOUND. REPAIRED DAMAGED SKIN IAW 53-30-3, FIG 5. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW 53-10-3, FIG 1, DETAIL II AND REPLACED 
- [SDR AALA970371](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970371), Feb 24, 1997: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - SHEAR TIE AT STATION 600 IS CORRODED ON FORWARD SIDE FROM 26L TO STRINGER 25L. REPLACED SHEAR TIE AT STATION 600, STRINGER 26L, TREATED AND PRIMED. (M)
- [SDR AALA970374](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970374), Feb 19, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - INSPECTION FOUND STRINGER AND SKIN CORRODED AT BS 500. REPLACED SECTION OF STRINGER AND FUSELAGE SKIN. (M)
- [SDR 97ZZZM548](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM548), Feb 19, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - INSPECTION FOUND STRINGER AND SKIN CORRODED AT BS 500. REPLACED SECTION OF STRINGER AND FUSELAGE SKIN. REFERENCE AALA970374.
- [SDR AALA970008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970008), Jan 2, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - INSPECTION FOUND SKIN CORRODED IN CENTER WING SECTION. CORROSION REPAIRED PER ESO 11697 DATED DECEMBER 18, 1996. TST: 52,299 HOURS. CYCLES, 32,469. (X)
- [SDR AALA970002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970002), Jan 2, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION UNDER SKIN AT LEFT AFT LAV SERVICE PANEL AT BOTTOM (STR 22L AT STA 1170). INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-30-3. FIG 3A. TST: 52,299 HOURS. CYCLES, 3
- [SDR AALA950171](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA950171), Feb 1, 1995: SLIDE. SCRAPPED. ORD - DURING SLIDE SHOP TEST DEPLOYMENT, EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE SEAM AT GIRT TUBE FAILED. SCRAPPED EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE. (W)
- [SDR AALA950162](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA950162), Jan 31, 1995: SLIDE. DEFECTIVE. ORD - DURING SHOP VISIT, FOUND 6 INCH SEAM SEPARATION AT GIRT BAR END OF EMERGENCY EVACUATION SLIDE. ROUTED FOR REPAIR. (W)

## 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 19910615029959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910615029959I), Jun 15, 1991: Boeing 727223 (N872AA), San Antonio, TX. NR1 engine fire warning on climb. Shut down and returned. Found 8th stage bleed air duct ruptured.

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