# N917TS: 1969 Boeing 727-225, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-225](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225) (registry code 1384077)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (registry code 52046)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20149
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 1969
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1995
- Last registry action: July 31, 1998
- Mode S code: ACB266
- Owner when cancelled: [Orient Express Air Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORIENT%20EXPRESS%20AIR%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2468° N, 110.8376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85715, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917TS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=917TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917TS-2013-05-15

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 727-225: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-225.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 19931216049529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931216049529I), Dec 16, 1993: Boeing 727225 (N917TS), New York, NY, Minor damage. Leading edge flaps malfunctioned on approach. Landed safely. Section of flap missing. Piece found in courtyard.
- [Incident 19931010043539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931010043539I), Oct 10, 1993: Boeing 727225 (N917TS), Washington, DC. NR1 engine oil temperature rise. Engine shut down. Landed at destination. Fuel oil heater valve stuck open.
- [Incident 19900518026849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900518026849I), May 18, 1990: Boeing 727225 (N917TS), Baltimore, MD. Unsafe right gear light. Visually down. Landed without incident. Broken wire near proximity switch.

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