# N946UP: 1967 Boeing 727-25C, registration cancelled 2007-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Boeing 727-25C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25c) (registry code 138400H)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce TAY-651-54](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-tay-651-54) (registry code 54564)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E25NE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E25NE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19721
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 1997
- Certificate issued: February 7, 1994
- Last registry action: March 21, 2006
- Mode S code: AD2542
- Owner when cancelled: [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2585° N, 85.5398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40223, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N946UP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=946UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N946UP-2007-05-10

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 727-25C: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-25c.md

## Service difficulty reports (215, newest 50)

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

- [SDR UPS04243509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04243509), Nov 18, 2004: SWITCH. WILL NOT TEST. EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS WON'T TEST. FOUND 2 SCREWS LOOSE ON EMERGENCY LIGHT SWITCH. TIGHTENED SCREWS, CKS OK PER MM 33-50-01.
- [SDR UPS04243508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS04243508), Nov 18, 2004: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. COCKPIT EMERGENCY LIGHT WILL NOT CK ON PREFLT. RESET RELAY R-70 CKS OK.
- [SDR UPS03241048](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241048), Jul 24, 2003: FRAME. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, DURING INSPECTION OF SKIN CHANGE AREA FRAME AT BS 303 FOUND DAMAGED BETWEEN S10L AND S9L. CLEANED UP DAMAGED AREA IAW SRM 51-40-4. FABRICATE
- [SDR UPS03241060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241060), Jul 22, 2003: HINGE FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, DURING NDT OF ALL FASTENER HOLES COMMON TO SKIN CHANGE AT FWD ENTRY DOORWAY, CRACK FOUND IN FWD ENTRY DOOR UPPER HINGE LOWER FITTING. FITTING
- [SDR UPS03241069](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241069), Jul 17, 2003: SKIN. DELAMINATED. INSPECTION TYPE:C 2 AREAS OF DELAM FOUND DURING SURFACE CORROSION REMOVAL ON LEFT I/B MIDFLAP AFT UPPER SKIN. NOTE THAT DURING REPAIR 2 AREAS OF DISBOND OCCURRE
- [SDR UPS03241063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241063), Jul 17, 2003: PANEL. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, VERTICAL FIN LEADING EDGE LOWER PANEL 9501, MATING STRAP HAS A CRACK IN THE OUTER SKIN. CRACK STOP DRILLED IAW SRM 51-10-01, REPAIR DOUBLER 
- [SDR UPS03241062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241062), Jul 17, 2003: FASTENER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, FOLLOWING HFEC INSPECTION AROUND FASTENER HOLES IN O/B FLANGES OF VERTICAL FIN FRONT SPAR FORGING, 2 CRACKS FOUND COMING FROM FASTENER HOLES
- [SDR UPS03241008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241008), Jul 17, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, SMALL CRACK 1 INCH IN LENGHT ON TAI SKIN OF NR 4 KREUGER FLAP, JUST I/B OF ACTUATOR ROD END ATTACH POINT ON FLAP. RECTIFICATION CARRIED OUT 
- [SDR UPS03241068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241068), Jul 16, 2003: SUPPORT FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C NR 11 SPOILER SUPPORT FITTING IS CRACKED. FITTING REPLACED IAW UPS EO B727-5750-5182.
- [SDR UPS03240995](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03240995), Jul 16, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, NR 3 SLAT OUTER SKIN CRACKED ADJACENT TO I/B HOOK ATTACH POINT. HFEC INSP CARRIED OUT AT THE ABOVE AREA IAW B727 NDTM PT 6 51-00-00. RESULT 
- [SDR UPS03241007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241007), Jul 15, 2003: STRINGER. DAMAGED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, HOLE IN FLANGE OF STRINGER B-HYD SYS COMPARTMENT O/B OF HYD RESERVOIR. REPAIRED STRINGER IAW SRM 53-10-3 FIG 2, DAMAGED REMOVED IAW SRM 51-1
- [SDR UPS03241070](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241070), Jul 14, 2003: PANEL. DEBONDED. INSPECTION TYPE:C NR 3 SPOILER PANEL LOWER SURFACE DISBOND AT ACTUATOR CUTOUT. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 51-40-05.
- [SDR UPS03241067](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241067), Jul 14, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C EVIDENCE OF CORROSION AT LAP JOINT BS 820 TO BS 870, S-4R REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW UPS EO B727-5330-0509.
- [SDR UPS03241066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241066), Jul 14, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, EVIDENCE OF CRACK AROUND FASTENER AT MID GALLEY DOOR CUTOUT BS 640, S-8L. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SMRO EO 2003-041-004. REFERENCE UPS EO B727
- [SDR UPS03241065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241065), Jul 14, 2003: SKIN. DEBONDED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, LEFT O/B AFT FLAP - DISBOND AT UPPER SURFACE 5 TO 20 INCHES FROM O/B END. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 51-40-20.
- [SDR UPS03241064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241064), Jul 14, 2003: TAB. CONTAMINATED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, FOLLOWING X-RAY INSPECTION OF RT ELEVATOR TAB, WATER INGRESS FOUND ON RT ELEVATOR TAB AT APPROX ELEV STA 95 TO ELEV STA 105. REPAIR CARRIED 
- [SDR UPS03241061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241061), Jul 14, 2003: PRESSURE PANEL. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C NLG WHEEL WELL RT CEILING PRESSURE PANEL HAS A CRACK FROM OUTBOARD EDGE OF PANEL TO BOLT HOLE. PANEL REPAIRED IAW 2003-041-005. REFERENCE UPS 
- [SDR UPS03241050](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241050), Jul 14, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, LEFT I/B MIDFLAP LWR SURFACE 2 CRACKS AT FWD I/B & O/B CORNERS OF SKIN CUTOUT FOR I/B AFT FLAP ACTUATING ROD. CRACK STOP DRILLED TO .250 INC
- [SDR UPS03241049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241049), Jul 11, 2003: FRAME. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, FRAME CRACKED AT BS 1070 AND ATTACH POINT FOR AFT LWR CARGO DOOR. CRACKED FRAME AT BS 1070 REMOVED AND NEW FRAME INSTALLED IAW DRAWING NR65-
- [SDR UPS03241010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241010), Jul 11, 2003: FAIRING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C ENG NR 3 THRUST REV O/B FAIRING IS CRACKED NEAR FWD SUPPORT BRACKET UPPER EXISTING DOUBLER AT CRACK LOCATION REMOVED IAW SRM 51-30-02. CRACKS 
- [SDR UPS03241006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241006), Jul 11, 2003: SKIN. LIGHTNING STRIKE. INSPECTION TYPE: C, LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGE AT BS 590 S25R. FASTENER REMOVED AND AREA CLEANED IAW SRM 51-30-02. HFEC INSP CARRIED OUT ON DAMAGED AREA IAW B727 N
- [SDR UPS03241005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241005), Jul 11, 2003: DOUBLER. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, CORROSION ON DELTA BEAM LT WEB DOUBLER AT BS 740. REMOVED CORRODED DOUBLER IAW SRM 51-30-02. REMOVED CORROSION FOUND ON DELTA BEAM WEB & FOU
- [SDR UPS03241071](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241071), Jul 10, 2003: SKIN. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, SKIN CRACKS FROM FASTENER HOLES BS 255 (AFT OF NR 3 RT WINDOW CUTOUT) BETWEEN S-10R AND S-9R. REPAIR CARRIED OUT IAW SRM 53-30-03, FIGURE 29
- [SDR UPS03241009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241009), Jul 10, 2003: ANGLE. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, SURFACE CORROSION ON ANGLE IN LT MLG WHEEL WELL AT BS 935 FWD OF 940 FITTING AT STR 19. REMOVED ANGLE IAW SRM 51-30-02. ANGLE FOUND TO BE OU
- [SDR UPS03240994](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03240994), Jul 10, 2003: SUPPORT BRACKET. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE: C, ENG NR 3 THRUST REVERSER OUTER FAIRING MID SUPPORT BRACKET CRACKED. BRACKET REPLACED IAW MM 78-30-01.
- [SDR UPS03241072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS03241072), Jul 9, 2003: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C SKIN CRACK FOUND AT FWD CORNER CUTOUT OF FWD ENTRY DOOR S-7L. NOTE: WHEN NDT WAS CARRIED OUT IN REPAIR AREA, IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS CORRO
- [SDR UPS02238974](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS02238974), Aug 3, 2002: LATCH. OUT OF ADJUST. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, ENTRY DOOR HANDLE UNLATCHED ON LANDING FOUND DOOR ENTRYWAY PARTIALLY OPENED. ALSO ACFT SUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN PRESSURIZATION IN AUTO/MAN. P
- [SDR UPS01237093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01237093), Oct 18, 2001: STRINGER. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A STRINGER 20R CRACKED AT FRAME 294 FWD OF LAV WASTE CHUTE STRINGER REPAIRED AS PER SRM 53-10-03. STATION 319 TO 284.5 REPAIRED
- [SDR UPS01237036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01237036), Sep 23, 2001: LAP JOINT. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:IN CORROSION AT CREW OXYGEN SERVICE PORT LAP SEAM, STRINGER 19R, STATION 360 TO 344 HAS CORROSION AT LAP SEAM. REMOVED FASTENERS HS 86801 10501 
- [SDR UPS01235481](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01235481), Apr 1, 2001: SMOKE DETECTOR. INOPERATIVE. MAIN CABIN SMOKE DETECTOR FAILED TO TEST. RELAMPED AND DISPATCHED AIRCRAFT
- [SDR UPS01235063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01235063), Feb 23, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, ROW 2 LEFT SEAT EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED ROW 2 EMERGENCY LIGHT BATTERY ASSY PER MM 33-50-22. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR UPS01235061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01235061), Feb 23, 2001: PLATE. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, FWD L1 EMERGENCY EXIT ID AND PLATE IS INOPERATIVE DUE TO EMERGENCY LIGHT TEST INOP ON FWD L1 DOOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED BASE EXIT ID AND PL
- [SDR UPS01235060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01235060), Feb 23, 2001: TRANSMITTER. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, FWD L1 DOOR EMERGENCY BATTERY LIGHT DOES NOT TEST ON GROUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED TRANSMITTER, OPS CK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS01235059](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01235059), Feb 23, 2001: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, ON EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT TEST THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS FAILED MED EXIT MARKERS, RT GALLEY EXIT MARKER AND 2 GALLEY EXIT LOCATORS. REPLACED EMERG
- [SDR UPS01234573](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS01234573), Dec 29, 2000: CONNECTOR. LOOSE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A PILOT REPORT-STAB TRIM AND STICK SHAKER ON APPROACH CLEANED AND LUBED JACK SCREW. R/R CONNECTOR ON CAPT STICK SHAKER
- [SDR UPS00233738](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00233738), Aug 23, 2000: FITTING. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, CRACKED MAIN CARGO DOOR LATCH SUPPORT FITTING, BS 580 CRACK LOCATED A T-UPPER INBOARD FLANGE. INSTALLED SUPPORT FITTING REPAIR KIT IAW UPS EO
- [SDR UPS00233734](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00233734), Aug 19, 2000: SPAR. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, OPEN AREA AT LOWER CHORD, AFT SPAR ON CENTER TANK OUTBOARD END, LEFT SIDE INSPECTION FOR SUSCEPTIBLE CORROSION. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF WING C
- [SDR UPS00233737](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00233737), Aug 15, 2000: SPAR. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, CORROSION ON CENTER TANK, AFT SPAR, UPPER CHORD, OUTBOARD END, LEFT SIDE. ACCOMPLISHED WING CENTER SECTION REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD CORROSION RE
- [SDR UPS00233707](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00233707), Aug 12, 2000: WEB. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, NOSE WHEEL WELL RIGHT SIDE VERTICAL WEB IS CRACKED AT BS 267, 5 INCHES DOWN FROM CEILING. STOP DRILLED CRACK AND INSTALLED WEB REPAIR IAW SRM
- [SDR UPS00233736](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00233736), Aug 9, 2000: BULKHEAD. CRACKED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD BS 178 FORWARD FACE BL 0 & WL 190 APPROXIMATELY HAS CRACK RUNNING FROM FASTENER. ACCOMPLISHED BS 178 BULKHEAD WEB R
- [SDR UPS00233735](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00233735), Aug 8, 2000: SKIN. CORRODED. INSPECTION TYPE:C, FUSELAGE SKIN BULGE AT STRINGER 10 LEFT BS 349 - 360. ACCOMPLISHED SKIN CORROSION REPAIR FROM STA 344 - 360, STR 10 - 9 LEFT IAW UPS EO B727-
- [SDR UPS00232739](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00232739), May 29, 2000: CONTROLLER. MALFUNCTIONED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, WHEEL WELL FIRE INDICATION APPROX 6000 WITHIN 15 MILES OF SDF. ALSO, BELL CUTOUT DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, HAD TO HOLD BELL CUTOUT SWITCH IN. 
- [SDR UPS00232236](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00232236), Apr 7, 2000: BATTERY. INOPERATIVE. ALL EXIT LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED 7 EACH EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT BATTERIES. REMOVED AND REPLACED REMOTE POWER ASSY. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS00231451](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00231451), Jan 28, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A LH AFT OVERWG DOOR EMERG. LIGHT INOP REMOVED AND REPLACED BATT PACK OPS CHECK GOOD
- [SDR UPS00231392](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00231392), Jan 23, 2000: LIGHT. INTTERMITTENT. GREEN EXIT LIGHT AT FLOOR LEVEL AT FWD ENTRY DOOR BLINKS CONTINUOUSLY IN FLIGHT AND ON GROUND. RESET LIGHT ASSY, OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS00231332](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00231332), Jan 14, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHT EXIT MARKER AT GALLEY DOOR FLOOR LEVEL FAILED TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK. OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR UPS00231330](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS00231330), Jan 14, 2000: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. ROW 19 EMERGENCY LIGHT FAILED TEST. REPLACED BATTERY. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR UPS99231159](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS99231159), Nov 30, 1999: LIGHT. INOPERATIVE. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, EMERGENCY LIGHT AFT OF FWD RT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT INOP, LENS BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LIGHT ASSY AND BATTERY PACK, OPS CHECK GOOD. 
- [SDR UPS99231158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS99231158), Nov 30, 1999: BATTERY PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, EMERGENCY LIGHT AFT OF LT AFT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK AT LT AFT OVERWING EXIT, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- [SDR UPS99231157](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPS99231157), Nov 30, 1999: BATTER PACK. DISCHARGED. INSPECTION TYPE:N/A, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AFT OF LT FWD OVERWING EXIT WAS DIM. REMOVED AND REPLACED BATTERY PACK.

All 215: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N946UP-2007-05-10/reports.md

## Other aircraft with N946UP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N946UP): Bombardier BD-100-1A10, S/N 20347, built 2011

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