# N889AA: 1979 Boeing 727-223, registration cancelled 2003-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (registry code 1384074)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 21527
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: May 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 14, 2002
- Last registry action: August 14, 2002
- Mode S code: AC3F45
- 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/N889AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=889AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N889AA-2003-01-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 (70, newest 50)

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

- [SDR AALA20012028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20012028), Nov 8, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE FORWARD SECTION OF EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT ESCAPE PATH LIGHT STRIP IN FORWARD 
- [SDR AALA20011362](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011362), Jul 3, 2001: VALVE. LEAKING. DFW - FLT 1216 - EN ROUTE DFW-PHL, IN FLIGHT B QUANTITY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND PRESSURE DECREASED TO ZERO. RETURNED DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLA
- [SDR AALA20011354](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011354), Jul 2, 2001: STIFFENER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN VERTICAL STIFFENER 4 INCHES FROM BOTTOM RIGHT WHEEL WELL AT APU DISCHARGE CUT OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED VERTICAL STIFFENER PER DRAWING 65-1
- [SDR AALA20011353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011353), Jul 2, 2001: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACKS IN STATION 870 WEB EXTENDING FROM FASTENER BELOW LOAD CONTROL VALVE ON BULKHEAD. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-02. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011351](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011351), Jul 2, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER WING SKIN LBL 25 AT STRINGER 6. REMOVED CORROSION. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND TRIPLER PER SRM 57-30-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011350](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011350), Jun 29, 2001: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON LOWER WING SKIN AT RBL 18 STRINGER 4. INSTALLED DOUBLER, TRIPLER AND QUAD TRIPLER PER SRM 57-30-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA20011366](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011366), Jun 28, 2001: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED, EXTENDING FROM WIRE BUNDLE ACCESS HOLE DOWN THROUGH AFT LOWER BOLT HOLE. STOP DRILLED CRACK, NDT CHECKED, AND INSTALLED A TIT
- [SDR AALA20011352](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20011352), Jun 28, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. TUL - FOUND AFT VENTRAL STAIR ENTRANCE EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT DIM DURING 10 MINUTE TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. (M)
- [SDR AALA20010967](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010967), May 8, 2001: SPLICE. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT DIM. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT SPLICE. SYSTEM GRUOND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)
- [SDR AALA20010755](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010755), Apr 9, 2001: WIRE. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 6 DIM. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT FLOOR PROXIMITY JUMPER WIRE AT ROW 6. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMA
- [SDR AALA20010786](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010786), Mar 25, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. MIA - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT FORWARD GALLEY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT STRIP AT FORWARD GALLEY. SYSTEM GROUND CHE
- [SDR AALA20010040](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20010040), Jan 10, 2001: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT STAIRWAY INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT AFT STAIRWAY. SYSTEM GROUND CHEC
- [SDR AALA20001867](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001867), Nov 13, 2000: LIGHT. DAMAGED. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BETWEEN FIRST CLASS AND COACH CLASS SHORTED. REPAIRED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT STRIP BETWEEN FIRST CLASS AN
- [SDR AALA20001771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001771), Oct 30, 2000: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT AFT STAIRWELL INOPERATIVE. REPLACED EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY AT AFT STAIRWELL. SYTEM GROUND NOR
- [SDR AALA20001180](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001180), Jun 29, 2000: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - CORROSION ON FORWARD END OF LEFT SKATE ANGLE, STA 294. SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF SKATE ANGLE PER SRM 51-20-4 AND ESO 11697 DATED 6-28-00 AND ESO 11697 DAT
- [SDR AALA20001179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20001179), Jun 28, 2000: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - STR 29L KEELBEAM EXTENSION HAS HEAVY CORROSION AT STA 970. INSTALLED .071 INCH 301-1/2 HARD STRAP 3 INCHES BY 21 INCHES WITH HILOCKS PER ESO 11697 DATED 6
- [SDR AALA991353](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991353), Sep 8, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT AIRSTAIR EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT AIRSTAIRS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED N
- [SDR AALA991317](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991317), Sep 1, 1999: FITTING. DAMAGED. TUL - FOUND 2 UPPER TANG 'F' HOLES ELONGATED AND GOUGED 4 HOLES ELONGATED AT NR 3 ENGINE UPPER FORWARD FITTING. TWO 'E' TAN HOLES OVERSIZED AND FASTENERS INSTAL
- [SDR AALA991303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991303), Aug 27, 1999: FLOORBEAM. BROKEN. TUL - FOUND FLOORBEAM LOWER FLANGE BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE WIRE BUNDLE STANDOFF SCREW HOLE. INSTALLED ANGLE, EQUAL LEG THICKNESS STAINLESS REPAIR PER SRM 
- [SDR AALA991242](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA991242), Aug 21, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. DFW - DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, AFT AIRSTAIRS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED AFT AIRSTAIRS EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT ASSEMBLY. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED 
- [SDR AALA981645](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981645), Sep 8, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN STRINGER 28LT STATION 1010-1020, CORROSION OUTBOARD STRINGER 28 LT, STATION 1010-1015. REMOVED DAMAGED STRINGER. INSTALLED STRINGER REP
- [SDR AALA981652](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981652), Sep 4, 1998: STRINGER. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION IN STRINGER 23R STATION 1148. REMOVED STRINGER 23R FROM 1141-1155 SPLICE IN NEW SECTION AS PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 1 SHEET 1 PAGE 3. (M)
- [SDR AALA981651](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981651), Sep 4, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE SKIN UPPER SURFACE OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 28L STATION 1010-1015 AND BELOW STRINGER 28L, STATION 1010-1015. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN,
- [SDR AALA981649](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981649), Sep 4, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FORWARD SIDE OF 580 FRAME OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 26L. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE. (M)
- [SDR AALA981648](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981648), Sep 4, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION 42 INCHES RBL STATION 344, FLOORBEAM LOWER SURFACE. INSTALLED REPAIR AT STATION 344, RBL 12 PER ESO 11697, DATED 8/12/98. (M)
- [SDR AALA981647](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981647), Sep 4, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE STATION 720L BETWEEN 26R AND 27R. INSTALLED NEW SHEAR TIE. (M)
- [SDR AALA981644](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981644), Sep 3, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 15L CRACK JUST FORWARD OF ICE LIGHT HOUSING. REMOVED CRACK AREA OF STRINGER, REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 5. (M)
- [SDR AALA981643](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981643), Sep 3, 1998: STRINGER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND STRINGER 15L CRACKED JUST AFT OF ICE LIGHT. REMOVED CRACK AREA OF STRINGER AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-3 FIG 5. (M)
- [SDR AALA981642](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981642), Sep 3, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION 18 INCHES RBL AT STATION 344 BELOW BEAM. REPAIRED TOP OF FLOORBEAM LOWER SIDE BY INSTALLING STRAP PER AAR 53-10-7-2 PAGE 1-3. (M)
- [SDR AALA981641](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981641), Sep 3, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FLOORBEAM OF FS 380 AND RBL 47 INCHES. INSTALLED REPAIR STRAP PER SRM 53-10-07-2 FIG 1 ON FORWARD SIDE OF FLOORBEAM. (M)
- [SDR AALA981640](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981640), Sep 3, 1998: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON TOP CHORD OF FLOORBEAM FS 344 RBL 20 TO LBL 40. REPAIRED DAMAGED AREA OF TOP CHORD FLOORBEAM WITH SPLICE AND REPAIR ANGLES PER SRM 53-1
- [SDR AALA981638](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981638), Sep 3, 1998: STIFFENER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK ON RIGHT SIDE OF VERTICLE STIFFENER STATION 1183, RBL 38 WL 239 (INBOARD SIDE OF STIFFENER). INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER BOEING S/B 727-53-01
- [SDR AALA981637](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981637), Sep 3, 1998: STIFFENER. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK IN VERTICLE STIFFENER FS 1183, RBL 38 WL 239 OUTBOARD SIDE OF STIFFENER. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER BOEING S/B 727-53-0192 AND BOEING DRAWIN
- [SDR AALA981636](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981636), Sep 3, 1998: ANGLE. CORRODED. TUL - THREE INCH CORROSION SPOT LOWER CHORD BOTTOM SIDE SURFACE AT NR 8 FLAP TRACK ATTACH AREA REAR SPAR. REMOVED CORROSION, ALODINED AND PRIMED. INSTALLED 2024
- [SDR AALA981635](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981635), Sep 3, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK ON FRAME AT FS 930 AND STRINGER 14R. INSTALLED DOUBLER AT FS 930 AND STRINGER 14R PER SRM 53-10-2 PAGE 28 E, F, AND G. (M)
- [SDR AALA981634](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981634), Sep 3, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SKIN UNDER LEVELING COMPOUND STATION 680-686, STRINGER 26L. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA 1 INCH BY 1 INCH AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-30-3
- [SDR AALA981633](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981633), Sep 3, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION EMITTING FROM UNDER ICE LIGHT HOUSING, FUSELAGE SKIN CUTOUT. FABRICATED DOUBLER, FILLER DRILLED HOLES, COUNTERSANK HOLES, ALODINED, PRIMED
- [SDR AALA981632](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981632), Sep 3, 1998: SKIN. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN UPPER SURFACE OUTBOARD OF STRINGER 28 LT STATION 1010-1015, EXTENDING BELOW STRINGER 28 LT. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN, I
- [SDR AALA981631](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981631), Sep 3, 1998: SKIN. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK COMING FROM FASTENER 12 INCHES FORWARD OF STATION 1110 AT NR 2 ENGINE INTAKE DOG HOUSE STRINGER NR 1. CUT OUT DAMAGE SKIN PER SRM 53-30-3 PAGE
- [SDR AALA981630](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981630), Sep 3, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND FUSELAGE FRAME DENTED ABOVE STRINGER 23L, FS 500. INSTALLED BELL FRAME DOUBELR REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-3 PAGE 1 USING 7075T6, .071 THICK 11 INCHES LONG
- [SDR AALA981629](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981629), Sep 3, 1998: FRAME. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND CRACK STATION 804.95 STRINGER 14R. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED BELL FRAME REINFORCEMENT ANGLE STATION 804.95, STRINGER 14R PER SRM 51-10-1 PAGE 4. 
- [SDR AALA981628](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981628), Sep 3, 1998: FRAME. MISDRILLED. TUL - FOUND BELL FRAME HEAVY DAMAGE, OVERSIZE FIG 8 HOLE, RIVET TO SMALL, TAILS BENT HOLE GROUND THROUGH BELL FRAME. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION ANGLE, INSTALLED AN
- [SDR AALA981627](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981627), Sep 3, 1998: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - FOUND BELL FRAME DENTED STATION 1010, BETWEEN STRINGER 26 LT AND 25 LT. INSTALLED BELL FRAME DOUBLER AT STATION 1010, BETWEEN STRINGER 26 LT AND 26 RT PER
- [SDR AALA981626](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981626), Sep 3, 1998: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - FOUND BELL FRAME DENTED. FABRICATED DOUBLER, DRILLED HOLES, TREATED AND PRIMED PER SRM 51-10-2. (M)
- [SDR AALA981625](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981625), Sep 3, 1998: WEB. CRACKED. TUL - FOUND 1.5 INCH CRACK IN WEB BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD BAY CENTER TANK LBL 13.19 3 INCHES DOWN FROM TOP OF TANK. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-2. (M)
- [SDR AALA981624](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981624), Sep 3, 1998: SHEAR TIE. CORRODED. TUL - FOUND CORROSION ON SHEAR TIE STATION 950B BETWEEN STRINGER 28RT AND 29 RT. REMOVED DAMAGED SHEAR TIE AND REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-4. (M)
- [SDR AALA981623](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981623), Sep 3, 1998: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - FRAME STATION 700 DENTED ABOVE STRINGER 24R. REMOVED DAMAGE, REPAIRED DOUBLER SRM 51-40-3, FIG 1 SHEET 3 7075-T6, .063 INCH, 10 INCH DOUBLER, .375 AND .25
- [SDR AALA981622](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981622), Sep 3, 1998: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - FUSELAGE BELL FRAME DENTED ABOVE STRINGER 24L AT FS 600. INSTALLED BELL FRAME DOUBLER PER SRM 51-40-3 PAGE 1 USING 7075-T6, .071 INCH THICK, 7 INCHES LONG
- [SDR AALA981621](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981621), Sep 3, 1998: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - BELL FRAME DENTED ABOVE STRINGER 24R AT FS 700. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM 51-40-3 FIG 1 SHEET 3 USING 7075 T6, .063 INCH, 10 INCH DOUBLER, .375 FAS
- [SDR AALA981620](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA981620), Sep 3, 1998: FRAME. DENTED. TUL - FUSELAGE BELL FRAME DENTED ABOVE STRINGER 23-24R AT FS 680. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 51-4-3 FIG 1 PAGE 3 USING 7075-T6, .063 INCH THICK, 8 INCH DO

All 70: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N889AA-2003-01-08/reports.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19910920061959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920061959I), Sep 20, 1991: Boeing 727200 (N889AA), Rochester, NY. Passenger was believed to be smoking in the lavatory.
- [Incident 19891101056379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891101056379I), Nov 1, 1989: Boeing 727223 (N889AA), Syracuse, NY. NR4 leading edge slat shroud not extended on predeparture check. Returned to gate. Actuator replaced.
- [Incident 19880528045139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880528045139I), May 28, 1988: Boeing 727223 (N889AA), Indianapolis, IN. Passenger observed smoking on a non smoking flight. Passenger was arrested by police upon arrival at Indianapolis.

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