# N873AA: 1978 Boeing 727-223, registration cancelled 2006-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2006
- Exported to: Syria
- 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: 21385
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 22, 2005
- Last registry action: August 22, 2005
- Mode S code: AC017C
- 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/N873AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=873AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873AA-2006-08-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (52, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20011560](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011560), Aug 3, 2001: CONNECTOR. DAMAGED. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BAD CONNECTOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011522), Jul 28, 2001: WIRE. DAMAGED. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT ENTRY DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED WIRE TO EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHT AT AFT ENTRY 
- [SDR AALA20011485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011485), Jul 19, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND RIGHT BUTT LINE 10 CORROSION ON TOP OF FLOORBEAM STATION 380. REPAIRED FLOORBEAM PER 53-10-08. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011483](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011483), Jul 18, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON THE TOP OF THE FLOORBEAM AND FAST HOLES STATION 380 RBL 20-60. CUT OUT AND REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED REPAIRS PER 53-10-8 PAGE 9A 
- [SDR AALA20011484](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011484), Jul 17, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACKS IN UPPER LEG STRINGER 5R AT STATION 340. ROUTED OUT CRACKED AREAS, INSTALLED TWO J-ANGLE REPAIRS PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA20010292](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010292), Feb 22, 2001: WIRE. DAMAGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR LIGHT FROM 16D THROUGH 26D INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT WIRE AT SEAT 27D. SYSTEM GROUND C
- [SDR AALA20002053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20002053), Dec 10, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT AIRSTAIR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT AFT STAIR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED
- [SDR AALA20001751](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001751), Oct 24, 2000: INDICATOR. DEFECTIVE. ATL - FLT 467 - EN ROUTE ATL-DFW - DURING TAXI DETECTED SMOKE AT NR 2 FUEL FLOW INDICATOR. GROUND INTERRUPTED RETURNED ATL GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLAC
- [SDR AALA20001541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001541), Sep 12, 2000: STRAP. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRAP UNDER STRINGER 26R AT BELT. FABRICATED FILLER AND REPAIR STRAP AND INSTALLED IAW ESO 11697 9-8-00. (M)
- [SDR AALA20001540](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001540), Sep 12, 2000: STRUCTURE. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND FS 1148 DAMAGED .5 INCH BY .5 INCH, AFT CARGO. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA20001544](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001544), Sep 8, 2000: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN SKIN JUST BELOW STRINGER 18A, AT STATION 948 LEFT SIDE. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND STRINGER SPLICE PER SERVICE BULLETIN 727-53-0172 AND ESO 1169
- [SDR AALA20001542](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001542), Sep 8, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER CORRODED, 1.75 INCH BY 20 INCHES, FS 1152. STRINGER 30 WAS REPLACED APPROX 20 INCHES WITH REPAIR SPLICE ON BOTH ENDS PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1 
- [SDR AALA20001545](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001545), Sep 7, 2000: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - FOUND BELT FRAME DENTED 950F STRINGER 26L. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER STATION 950F STRINGER 26L PER SRM 51-40-3, MATERIAL 7075-T6, .071, 16 INCHES LONG, CUT
- [SDR AALA20001543](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001543), Sep 7, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 25R CORRODED AT STATION 1148. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR IAW SRM 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA20001413](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001413), Aug 27, 2000: CONTACTOR. DIRTY. MIA DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. CLEANED CONTACTS OF AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMA
- [SDR AALA20000729](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000729), May 3, 2000: VALVE. FAILED. DFW - FLT 1044 - AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE PASSING THROUGH 900 AGL, NR 3 ENGINE HAD BANG AND SEVERE VIBRATION. EPR N1 AND N2 DROPPED BUT ROTATION CONTINUED. ENGINE EG
- [SDR AALA20000728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000728), May 3, 2000: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. DFW - FLT 1044 - EN ROUTE FOR RETURN TO DFW, AFTER NR 3 ENGINE SHUTDOWN LEFT NOZZLE ON FUEL DUMP VALVE DID NOT OPEN DURING FUEL DUMP. AIRCRAFT LANDED DFW WITHOU
- [SDR AALA20000618](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000618), Apr 5, 2000: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. TUL - FOUND RIGHT SIDE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WITH SWITCH 5264 IN OFF POSITION AND POWER REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT, EMERGENCY AISLE LIGHTING SYSTEM. REMOV
- [SDR AALA20000619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000619), Apr 4, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON BOTTOM FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM. CUTOUT DAMAGED AND INSTALLED FILLER AND DOUBLER DE301.5 HARD STAINLESS .071 PER ESO 11697 DATED 3-29-2000 A
- [SDR AALA20000620](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000620), Apr 4, 2000: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON STA 1130 FLOORBEAM FLANGE, BL ZERO, THROUGH LBL 25. REMOVED CORROSION BY BLEND AND CUT OUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ESO 11697 DATED 3-29-2000. 
- [SDR AALA20000032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20000032), Jan 5, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPE
- [SDR AALA991999](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991999), Dec 30, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. ATL - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTS AT SEATS 29 AND 30 INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHT STRIP AT SEATS 29 
- [SDR AALA991541](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991541), Oct 7, 1999: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - LOWER AFT CORNER OF FORWARD GALLEY DOOR CUT-OUT FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED. ROUTED OUT CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SB 727-53-0188. TST: 59,297 HOURS. CYCLE
- [SDR AALA991144](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991144), Aug 5, 1999: LIGHT. LOOSE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. RESEATED OVERHEAD EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT IN FORWARD GALLEY SECTIO
- [SDR AALA981893](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981893), Oct 8, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER AFT ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY OVER AFT ENTRY DOOR. SYSTEM GRO
- [SDR AALA981892](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981892), Oct 8, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT OVER FORWARD ENTRY DOOR INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY OVER FORWARD ENTRY DOOR. SY
- [SDR AALA981591](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981591), Aug 30, 1998: ACTUATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. IAH - FLT 2078 - AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, EN ROUTE TO DFW, LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATION WAS RED WITH ASSOCIATED GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LAND
- [SDR AALA981354](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981354), Jul 9, 1998: WIRE. BROKEN. DFW - FLT 0513 - DURING APPROACH DFW, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VERIFIED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AND LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPAIRED WIR
- [SDR AALA981345](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981345), Jul 8, 1998: ACCESSORY UNIT. MALFUNCTIONED. DTW - FLT 1768 - DURING LANDING APPROACH, GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR CHANGED TO RED. GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND THE RED GEAR UNSAFE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLU
- [SDR AALA980921](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980921), May 7, 1998: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. TPA - DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, EMERGENCY LIGHT IN MID-CABIN CEILING INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY LIGHT ASSEMBLY IN MID-CABIN CEILING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NO
- [SDR AALA980737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980737), Apr 10, 1998: CONNECTOR. FAILED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY PATH FLOOR LIGHTING FLICKERED WHEN TESTED. REPLACED SHORTED CONNECTOR AT SEAT ROW 27ABC. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NOR
- [SDR AALA980277](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980277), Feb 8, 1998: WIRE. CHAFED. IAH - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT VAULT DOOR LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. REPAIRED CHAFED WIRES AND AS A PRECAUTIONARY, REP
- [SDR AALA972154](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972154), Nov 10, 1997: SPAR CHORD. CORRODED. TUL - RIGHT FORWARD SPAR CHORD ANGLE HAS CORROSION FROM FUSELAGE 2073-2088, SECTION OF CHORD PREVIOUSLY GROUND AWAY APPROX 1.187 BY 2.5O. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPA
- [SDR AALA972153](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972153), Nov 10, 1997: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE, BETWEEN STRINGER 26R AND 25R, INBOARD END AFT SIDE. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE STATION 520 BETWEEN STRINGER 26R AND 25R PER SRM
- [SDR AALA972152](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972152), Nov 10, 1997: BEAM. CRACKED. TUL - .7 INCH CRACK IN OUTBOARD FLANGE OF THE LBL 36 VERTICAL BEAM 30 INCHES FROM FLOOR LINE. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED DOUBELR PER SB 727-53-0192 FIG 2 
- [SDR AALA972151](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972151), Nov 10, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - STRINGER 27L CORRODED AT SKIN STATION 1040 TO 1057. REPAIRED STRINGER 27L IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA972150](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972150), Nov 10, 1997: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK ON STRINGER UNDER FIRST HUCK BOLT FROM END OF STRINGER AT STRINGER 15R, STATION 720B. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF STRINGER AND REPAIRED PER SRM
- [SDR AALA972149](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972149), Nov 10, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION LOCATED IN BOTTOM OF STRINGER 28L. CUT OUT DAMAGED STRINGER REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE STRINGER SPLICED BOTH ENDS. (M)
- [SDR AALA972148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972148), Nov 10, 1997: PANEL. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LEFT GEAR BEAM, SEVERAL HOLES WHERE TRAIL EDGE LOWER WING PANEL ATTACHES, AROUND HOLES. REPAIRED BEAM PER ESO 11697, DATED 10-24-97. (M
- [SDR AALA972155](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA972155), Oct 10, 1997: BULKHEAD CASTING. CORRODED. TUL - CASTING CORRODED STRIGNER 30 AT 1183 BULKHEAD. REPLACED CORRODED CASTING STRINGER 30 AT STATION 1183. (M)
- [SDR AALA970426](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970426), Feb 26, 1997: SOLENOID. DEFECTIVE. TUL - FLT 271 - AFTER TAKEOFF TUL, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TUL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER LOC
- [SDR AALA970393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970393), Feb 26, 1997: INTERCOSTAL. CORRODED. TUL - INTERCOSTAL AND SILL SUPPORT FRAME HEAVILY CORRODED AT AT STATION 960 TO 970, OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 28R. REMOVED CORROSION. INSTALLED NEW INTERCOSTALAND RE
- [SDR AALA970391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970391), Feb 26, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - STRINGER 28R CORRODED THROUGH AT STATION 962. REMOVED CORROSION. INSTALLED FUSELAGE SKIN CUTOUT REPAIR APPROX STATION 960 AT STRINGER 28R PER ESO 11697. (
- [SDR AALA970389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970389), Feb 26, 1997: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - STATION 1166 CORROSION ON AND UNDER SHEAR TIE BETWEEN STRINGER 28L AND 29L. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10 AND TREAT, PRIMED AND PAINTED AS REQUIRED. INS
- [SDR AALA970387](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970387), Feb 26, 1997: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - REFERENCE E-58-4 NR 88287 STATION 1110 SHEAR TIE CORRODED BETWEEN STRINGER 29L AND 30. REMOVED CORROSION PER SRM 51-10-6 AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-
- [SDR AALA970381](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970381), Feb 26, 1997: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FUSE SKIN OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 28R IS CORRODED FROM STATION 960-970. REMOVED CORROSION. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR AT STRINGER 28R APPROX AT STATION 960 PE
- [SDR AALA970385](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970385), Feb 23, 1997: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - SUPPORT FRAME SHEAR TIE CORRODED AT STATION 980, ABOVE STRINGER 29R. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-4. (M)
- [SDR AALA970383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970383), Feb 23, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - STRINGER 28R CORRODED FROM STATION 560-565. INSTALLED STRINGER REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA970077](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970077), Jan 13, 1997: H LINK. CORRODED. TUL - MAIN LANDING GEAR H-LINK HAS HOLE AT STA 940 AND CORROSION AFT FOLD AROUND THE PIN HOLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED H-LINK PER MM 57-15-01 AND PERFORMED GEAR SW
- [SDR AALA961905](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA961905), Dec 26, 1996: WHEEL. FAILED. SAP - FLT 941 - AFTER LANDING DURING INITIAL ROLLOUT, A/C BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A/C STOPPED W/O INCIDENT. DURI

All 52: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873AA-2006-08-09/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19851224069049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851224069049I), Dec 24, 1985: Boeing 727223 (N873AA), Chicago, IL. After takeoff NR4 flap would not retract. Cycled but NR3 and NR5 stuck. Landed and replaced slat actuator.
- [Incident 19790921051429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790921051429I), Sep 21, 1979: Boeing 727223 (N873AA), Regional, TX. Flight returned due to failure of the cruise trim system. The servo had burned out.

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