# N915TS: Boeing 727-254, registration cancelled 1997-05-13 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: May 13, 1997 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Boeing 727-254](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-254) (registry code 138408L) - Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 20252 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Certificate issued: April 13, 1992 - Last registry action: June 15, 1994 - Mode S code: ACAAF8 - Owner when cancelled: [Shuttle Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUTTLE%20INC) - Location: [Jackson Heights, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Jackson%20Heights) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 40.7654° N, 73.8942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 11370, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915TS - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=915TS - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915TS-1997-05-13 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 727-254: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-254.md ## Service difficulty reports (17) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR TAOA019712](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA019712), Jan 16, 1997: LAMP HOLDER. MISSING. FLT 6141 - BOS-LGA - EMERGENCY AISLE PATH LIGHTING BY WING EXIT IS MISSING RED LIGHT COVER. REPLACED MISSING LENS. (M) - [SDR TAOA129608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA129608), Dec 16, 1996: VALVE. LOOSE. RIGHT PACK VALVE STUCK OPEN. SMOKE REPORTED IN CABIN, FOUND CONTROL AIR 'B' NUT ON RIGHT FLOW CONTROL AND MODULATING SHUT OFF VALVE LOOSE. SECURED 'B' NUT AND P - [SDR TAOA129601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA129601), Dec 3, 1996: LENS. MISSING. FLOOR PATH LIGHTING ROW 18 IS OUT, AND LENSE IS MISSING. ROW 27 LENS MISSING. INSTALLED LENS AT ROW 18 AND 27, ALL LIGHTS CHECK OK. (M) - [SDR TAOA109610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA109610), Oct 19, 1996: FUSE. BLOWN. ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING INOPERATIVE FORWARD OF ROW 7. REPLACED BLOWN FUSE IN BATTERY PACK. SYSTEM OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL. (M) - [SDR TAOA109605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA109605), Oct 9, 1996: LAMP. INOPERATIVE. ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING AT ROW 18 ONE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. RELAMPED, OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL. (M) - [SDR TAOA099608](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA099608), Sep 16, 1996: LIGHT. MISSING. EMERGENCY AISLE PATH LIGHT BROKEN IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT. REPLACED AFT SECTION OF EMERGENCY PATH LIGHT TRACK. (M) - [SDR TAOA099604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA099604), Sep 10, 1996: FRAME. CRACKED. ASSIGNED CHECK FOR CRACKS AT BS 783.95 NEAR STRINGER 17, PER SERVICE BULLETIN 727-53-0197 REV 2. INSPECTION REVEALS CRACK IN RIGHT FRAME AT 783.95 NEAR STRINGER - [SDR TAOA069604](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA069604), Jun 8, 1996: WIRE. BROKEN. BOS-LGA - EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING HAS BROKEN WIRE AT ROW 28D, FOUND ON OVER NIGHT CHECK. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE. (M) - [SDR TAOA069605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA069605), Jun 7, 1996: LAMP. MISSING. FLT 6181 - BOS/LGA - EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING COVER AND LAMP MISSING IN AREA OF ROW 14, FOUND ON OVER NIGHT CHECK. REPLACED LAMP AND INSTALLED NEW LAMP COVER, OP - [SDR 96ZZZM1053](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZM1053), Jun 7, 1996: LENS. MISSING. FLT 6181 - BOS/LGA - EMERGENCY PATH LIGHTING COVER AND LAMP MISSING AREA ROW 14. FOUND ON OVER NIGHT CHECK. REPLACED LAMP AND INSTALLED NEW LAMP COVER, OPS CHEC - [SDR TAOA069601](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA069601), Jun 1, 1996: START VALVE. FAILED. LGA/MCO - FLT 6653 - DURING DESCENT, NR 1 ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON. NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN-FLIGHT. FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE START VALVE NOT CLOS - [SDR TAOA059605](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA059605), May 16, 1996: C1 BEARING. FAILED. FLT NR 6011 - LGA-BOS - VERY LOUD NOISE OCCURRED, TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED, NR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN, DUE C1 BEARING FAILURE. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE. (M) - [SDR TAOA049611](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA049611), Apr 24, 1996: LAMP. MISSING. E-PATH LAMP AND LENS MISSING, ROW 29. REPLACED LAMP AND LENS AT ROW 29, OPS CHECK OK PER MM 33-50. (M) - [SDR TAOA049610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA049610), Apr 23, 1996: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. RIGHT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSEMBLY, OPS CHECK OK, PER MM 33-51-00. (M) - [SDR TAOA129510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA129510), Dec 21, 1995: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT BASE ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. (M) - [SDR TAOA039501](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA039501), Mar 2, 1995: EEL BATT PACK. DISCHARGED. THE LT EXTERIOR OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. (W) - [SDR TAOA029510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TAOA029510), Feb 12, 1995: EEL LAMP. FAILED. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 18F INOPERABLE. RELAMPED. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. (Z) ## 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 NYC89IA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89IA185), Aug 10, 1989: Boeing 727-254 (N915TS), Boston, MA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE TO UNLOCK DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE FAILURE OF PACIFIC SOUTHWEST AIRLINES TO CATCH THE INCORRECT ASSEMBLY. AN ADDITIONAL FACTOR WAS THE USE OF… ## 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 19920916042859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920916042859I), Sep 16, 1992: Boeing 727254 (N915TS), New York, NY, Minor damage. A loader driven by company employee struck the left wing tip of this aircraft. - [Incident 19890810048589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890810048589I), Aug 10, 1989: Boeing 727 (N915TS), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed gear up. Evacuated passengers. ## Other aircraft with N915TS - [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N915TS): Dennis Lewis MALONEY MODEL 3, S/N 001 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.