# N877AA: 1978 Boeing 727-223, registration cancelled 2002-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2002
- 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: 21389
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1998
- Certificate issued: August 2, 2002
- Last registry action: August 2, 2002
- Mode S code: AC1058
- Owner when cancelled: [Capital Cargo International Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPITAL%20CARGO%20INTERNATIONAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.4899° N, 81.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32822, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N877AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=877AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N877AA-2002-11-05

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 (54, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20011258](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011258), Jun 16, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT VENTRAL STAIRS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPE
- [SDR AALA20011011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011011), May 10, 2001: BELTFRAME. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND BELTFRAME DENTED AND CRACKED AT STATION 500 JUST ABOVE STRINGER 24. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER ON BELT FRAME AT STATION 500 ABOVE STRIN
- [SDR AALA20011010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011010), May 9, 2001: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND FLOORBEAM HAS CORROSION ON TOP FLANGE. FIXED IT PER ESO 11697 DATED 5/9/01. (M)
- [SDR AALA2000782](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000782), May 5, 2000: SKIN. BULGED. TUL - FOUND STATION 1050, STRINER 30 SKIN BULGE RIVET DISHED NOTE OIL STAIN DIVIDING AROUND BULGE AREA. REMOVED STRINGER 30 STATION 1010-1050. INSTALLED STRINGE
- [SDR AALA2000778](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000778), May 3, 2000: SKIN. BULGED. TUL - FOUND OUTBOARD SIDE OF STRINGER 28L STATION 579-590 BILGE SKIN CORRODED UNDER LEVELING COMPOUND. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER
- [SDR AALA2000777](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000777), May 3, 2000: SKIN. BULGED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN BULGED BETWEEN FASTENERS STATION 1176, STRINGER 27R. CUT OUT 4 INCHES WIDE BY 14 INCHES LONG SECTION OF SKIN STATION 1166 TO 1183 STRI
- [SDR AALA2000779](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000779), May 1, 2000: SKIN. GOUGED. TUL - FOUND DEEP GOUGE/DENT ON AND BELOW STRINGER SKIN LAP RIGHT SIDE OF NOSE CONE AT STATION 179. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FI
- [SDR AALA2000774](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000774), May 1, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER RIGHT AND STRINGER SPLICE CORRODED STATION 685-690. REMOVED CORRODED SECTION OF STRINGER AND SPLICE AND INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE REPAIR PE
- [SDR AALA2000775](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000775), May 1, 2000: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND FRAME SHEAR TIE FORWARD SIDE 680 FRAME BETWEEN STRINGER 27R-28R CORRODED. REMOVED CORROSION SECTION OF SHEAR TIE AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-
- [SDR AALA2000772](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000772), May 1, 2000: SPLICE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 27L SPLICE CORRODED STATION 675. REMOVED AND REPLACED CORRODED STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M)
- [SDR AALA2000771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000771), May 1, 2000: SKIN. GOUGED. TUL - FOUND DEEP GOUGE/DENT DOWN AND BELOW STRINGER SKIN LAP, RIGHT SIDE OF NOSE CONE AT STATION 179. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED FILLER A
- [SDR AALA2000773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000773), May 1, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND LOWER WING SKIN AFT SIDE OF STRINGER 55C LBL 26 TO LBL 28 SKIN HAS HEAVY CORROSION. INSTALLED WING CENTER SECTION LOWER SKIN REPAIR IAW SRM 57-30-3 
- [SDR AALA2000776](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA2000776), May 1, 2000: STRAP. CRACKED. TUL - LFEC SHOWS CRACK IN BEAR STRAP AT LOWER AFT CORNER OF FORWARD RIGHT GALLEY DOOR FRAME. REQUIRES REPAIR PER SERVICE BULLETIN 727-53-0188 FIG 3. REPAIRED AF
- [SDR AALA991933](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991933), Dec 14, 1999: SIGN. MALFUNCTIONED. TUL - FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SIGN ABOVE COCKPIT DOOR IS DIM, E-583095020. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE LTG 5192 WORK ACCOMPLISHED PER MM 33-50-101-2. (M)
- [SDR USAA991932](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USAA991932), Dec 14, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. TUL - FOUND FORWARD GALLEY LEFT DOOR FRAME EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT MARKER DAMAGED E-58 3095015. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE P2-01-0031-302 WORK ACCOMPLISHED PER MM 33-50
- [SDR AALA990619](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990619), Apr 22, 1999: FILTER. RESTRICTED. MEM - FLT 1929 - DURING CRUISE, NR 1 ENGINE SURGED 4 TIMES AT FL330 ON ALL PARAMETERS ACCOMPANIED BY FLICKERING AMBER ENGINE ICE LIGHT. FLIGHT AIR INTERRUPTED A
- [SDR AALA990054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA990054), Jan 13, 1999: PANEL. MALFUNCTIONED. ORD - FLT 814 - EN ROUTE TUL-ORD, DURNG CRUISE, AUTO CONTROLLER FAILED PRIOR TO SWITCHING MANUALLY TO STANDBY MODE. CABIN OXYGEN MASKS WERE DEPLOYED. LANDED ORD
- [SDR AALA981147](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981147), Jun 6, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - OUTBOARD SIDE OF STRINGER 28R IS CORRODED STATION 950F TO 970. REPAIRED STRINGER PER ESO 11697, DATED 5-11-98. (M)
- [SDR AALA981146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981146), Jun 6, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - STATION 950F STRINGER 28R BELLY SKIN HAS CORROSION. INSTALLED SKIN REPAIR PER ESO 11697, DATED 5-11-98. (M)
- [SDR AALA981074](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981074), May 27, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - SKIN BULGED AND RIVETS BROKEN, CORRODED. DOUBLER INSTALLED PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA981070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981070), May 27, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND HEAVY CORROSION INSIDE STRINGER 23R AT JUNCTION TO BELLFRAME STATION 1148. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA981069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981069), May 27, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - HEAVY CORROSION INSIDE STRINGER AT JUNCTION TO BELLFRAME STRINGER 22R STATION 1148. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA981052](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981052), May 27, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON AFT SIDE OF SHEAR TIE STATION 640 OUTBOARD STRINGER 27RT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE. (M)
- [SDR AALA981075](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981075), May 26, 1998: STIFFENER. CORRODED. TUL - LEFT FORWARD AND AFT VERTICAL STIFFENERS CRACKED AT LT NLG TRUNNION. REPLCED LT FORWARD VERTICAL STIFFENER. (M)
- [SDR AALA981073](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981073), May 26, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND SKIN CORROSION STATION 1033 STRINGER 28R. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA981072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981072), May 26, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN STATION 703 OUTBOARD STRINGER 27 RT BY DOME NUT. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 3. (M)
- [SDR AALA981071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981071), May 26, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - LEVELING COMPOUND BULGING STATION 502-518 INBOARD STRINGER 26 RT. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS AS PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 24 DETAIL 1. (M)
- [SDR AALA981068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981068), May 26, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM UPPER CAP STATION 1110 LBL 10 TO LBL 12. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-8. (M)
- [SDR AALA981067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981067), May 26, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER AND LOWER SURFACE OF TOP FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM STATION 380 RBL 24 TO RBL 64. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-8. (M)
- [SDR AALA981066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981066), May 26, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - STRINGER HEAVILY CORRODED INBOARD/OUTBOARD SECTION STATION 1040 STRINGER 26R. REPAIRED STRINGER PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA981065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981065), May 26, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - OUTBOARD SIDE OF STRINGER 28R CORRODED STATION 1100. INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA981064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981064), May 26, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER CORRODED OUTBOARD SECTION. FASTENED STRINGER CLIP TO FRAME AND STRINGER. COMPLETED CRACKED STRINGER TYPICAL REPAIR PER SRM 53-10-3 PAGE 4C.
- [SDR AALA981063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981063), May 26, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN STRINGER 27 RT STATION 620-628. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED CHANNEL REPAIR PER ESO 11697, DATED 5-8-98. (M)
- [SDR AALA981061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981061), May 26, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - STRINGER 15R CRACKED AT FORWARD AND AFT END OF ICE LIGHT CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 5. (M)
- [SDR AALA981060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981060), May 26, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 15L CRACKED AT FORWARD AND AFT END OF ICE LIGHT CUTOUT. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 5. (M)
- [SDR AALA981059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981059), May 26, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON BOTH SIDES OF UPPER FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM STATION 345 RBL 44-64. BLENDED OUT CORROSION REPAIRED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-8 PAG
- [SDR AALA981058](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981058), May 26, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION TOP OF FLOORBEAM. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT FLOORBEAM STATION 400 RBL 12 PER SRM 53-10-8 9C-9E. ALSO, INSTALLED FLOOR SUPPORT AND BRACKET STATI
- [SDR AALA981057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981057), May 26, 1998: SPAR. CORRODED. TUL - WING FRONT SPAR LOWR CAP CORRODED AT NR 5 SLAT INBOARD TRACK TOP SIDE WS 373. INSTALLED REPAIR PER ESO 11697 DATED 5/11/98. (M)
- [SDR AALA981056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981056), May 26, 1998: BEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON UPPER SURFACE OF RT HORIZ STAB TE BEAM FORWARD OF 4TH FROM OUTBOARD ELEV HINGE. COMPLETED REPAIR BY INSTALLING DOUBLER AS PER ESO 11697
- [SDR AALA981055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981055), May 26, 1998: FITTING. CORRODED. TUL - RT CORROSION EMITTING FROM NLG RT TRUNNION BEARING BORE. LEFT CORROSION IN BORE LT TRUNNION BEARING BORE. REPLACED RT TRUNNION FITTING. REPLACED LEFT TRUN
- [SDR AALA981054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981054), May 26, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FORWARD CARGO BELLY SKIN CORRODED STATION 505-515, INBOARD SIDE STRINGER 26L. REMOVED CORROSION AND INSTALLED SKIN REPAIR PER SRM 53-30-3 FIG 24. (M)
- [SDR AALA981053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981053), May 26, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FORWARD SIDE OF BELLFRAME STATION 720D BETWEEN STRINGER 28 LT AND 28 RT. FRAME REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 12. (M)
- [SDR AALA981051](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981051), May 26, 1998: FLOOR PAN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LAV FLOOR STATION 1159 TO STATION 1174 RBL 25 THROUGH RBL 45 9 PLACES. REMOVED CORROSION, REPAIRED PER SRM 51-40-2. (M)
- [SDR AALA981050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981050), May 26, 1998: FRAME. CORRODED. TUL - STATION 351 BETWEEN STRINGER 28 LT AND 28 RT CORROSION ON BELTFRAME. INSTALLED NEW BELTFRAME STATION 351 PER SRM 51-10-1 AT STRINGER 26L TO 26R. (M)
- [SDR AALA981062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981062), May 15, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON BOTH SIDES OF TOP FLANGE OF FLOORBEAM STATION 344 LBL 38 TO 39. CUT OUT CORRODED FLANGE AND INSTALLED NEW FLANGE AND DOUBLERS PER SRM 5
- [SDR AALA980303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA980303), Feb 10, 1998: LIGHT. DEFECTIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, RIGHT HAND FORWARD SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. REPLACED RIGHT HAND FORWARD SERVICE DOOR EMERGENCY LIG
- [SDR AALA971558](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA971558), Aug 18, 1997: CONNECTOR. FAILED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PATH LIGHTING IN AFT SECTION OF FIRST CLASS CABIN DIM. REPAIRED EMERGENCY FLOOR LIGHT STRIP CONNECTOR I
- [SDR AALA970791](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970791), Apr 21, 1997: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FORWARD ENTRY DOOR LOWER HINGE CUT-OUT IS CRACKED. REPAIRED PER SB 727-53-0198, FIGURE 4 DETAIL IV. 51,950 HOURS. CYCLES, 32,018. (X)
- [SDR AALA970790](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970790), Apr 21, 1997: CASTING. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON LOWER SURFACE, LOWER FLANGE ON RIGHT WING INBOARD AILERON QUADRANT CASTING. REPAIRED PER ESO 11697 PER ACFT N877AA DATED 4-8-97. 51,950 HOURS
- [SDR AALA970600](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA970600), Mar 19, 1997: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON STRINGER 28L, BS 450 AFT OF E/E DOOR. REMOVED SECTION OF STRINGER AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION FROM BS 450-480. (M)

All 54: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N877AA-2002-11-05/reports.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA090), Mar 12, 1986: Boeing 727-223 (N877AA), Memphis, TN, no damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19860312009099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860312009099A), Mar 12, 1986: Boeing 727223 (N877AA), Memphis, TN. Engine fire warning. Made emergency return. Passengers injured on evacuation. Defective slide. Hot air duct parted.
- [Incident 19840613042029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840613042029I), Jun 13, 1984: Boeing 727223 (N877AA), Milwaukee, WI. Engine fire warning light came on. Fire bottles used. Found defective fire warning loop. Diverted to Milwaukee.

## Other aircraft with N877AA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N877AA): Textron 172S, S/N 172S12152, built 2018
- [Cancelled 2008-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N877AA-2008-05-20): Cessna 208, S/N 20800399, built 2006. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Adkins Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADKINS%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Cornelius, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Cornelius)

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