# Boeing 727-81 - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 1384025 - Manufacturer (registry): BOEING - Model: 727-81 - Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 3 ยท Turbo-jet - Seats: 134 - Weight class: 20,000 lb and over - Cruise speed: 435 mph - Certification: Type certificated - Registered aircraft: 0 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-81 Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft None registered with this model now. ## 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 DCA76AZ024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA76AZ024), Apr 5, 1976: Boeing 727 (N124AS), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to aircraft with this model. ## Service difficulty reports (32) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR AALA20030773](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA20030773), Jul 16, 2003: WIRE. DAMAGED. DURING OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE, EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT AT ROW 20 INOPERATIVE. SPLICED WIRE AT RIGHT SIDEWALL ROW 20. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M) - [SDR EISA97204](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA97204), Oct 1, 1997: WIRE. BROKEN. NR 1 SYSTEM SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT TEST. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE, OPS CHECK GOOD. (X) - [SDR EISA97183](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA97183), Sep 12, 1997: ROD. BENT. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR SAFETY SWITCH POSITION ROD. (X) - [SDR EISA97116](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA97116), Jun 6, 1997: SMOKE DETECTOR. ACTIVATED. CARGO SMOKE DETECTOR CAME ON AROUND 12,000 FEET TO LANDING. PERFORMED GROUND OPS CHECK, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. (M) - [SDR EISA96146](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA96146), Sep 4, 1996: PITOT TUBE. PLUGGED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, AIRSPEED INDICATOR DROVE TO ZERO, INFLIGHT FLIGHT OFFICERS MACH INDICATOR AND IVSI ALSO WERE READING ZERO. REMOVED OBSTRUCTION FROM FLIGHT - [SDR EISA95527](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95527), Dec 14, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. FOUND NR 8 SLAT OUTBOARD TRACK, OUTBOARD RIB SKIN BULGED AND CRACKED. FABRICATED REPAIR PER SRM 57-50-03. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM 51-30-02. (M) - [SDR EISA95531](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95531), Dec 13, 1995: FRAME. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION, FORWARD SIDE OF CABIN FLOOR BEAM VERTICAL WEB, BS 760.95 LBL 70.5. CUT OUT CORRODED SECTION OF FRAME INSTALLED FRAME KIT PER BOEING DRAWING 65C - [SDR EISA95530](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95530), Dec 13, 1995: FRAME. CORROSION. FOUND CORROSION ON FRAME INBOARD FLANGE, BS 760.95 RIGHT BETWEEN STRINGER 16R AND 17R. REMOVED CORRODED AREA FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER AND INSTALLED PER DRA - [SDR EISA95529](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95529), Dec 13, 1995: FITTING. SEPARATED. FOUND 2 INCH BY 4 INCH AREA OF BS 870 RIGHT TERMINAL FITTING WEB, SEPARATED BELOW STRINGER 10R. REPAIRED FITTING AS PER SB 727-53-194 AND BOEING DRAWING 65C3525 - [SDR EISA95528](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95528), Dec 13, 1995: TAB. CRACKED. FOUND TWO CRACKS ON RUDDER AT APPROXIMATELY FILL STATION 87, WL 280, 15 INCHES AND 19 INCHES FORWARD OF TRAILING EDGE. REPLACED RUDDER TAB PER MM 27-31-0. (M) - [SDR EISA95526](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95526), Dec 13, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. HFEC INSPECTION REVEALS THREE OUTER SKIN CRACKS AT FASTENER HOLES AT LAP JOINT STRINGER 24R, BS 350 RIGHT SIDE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED LAP SEAT REPAIR PER SRM - [SDR EISA95525](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95525), Dec 13, 1995: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK IN SHEAR TIE BS 294.5 AFT ROW OF FASTENERS ONE FASTENER ABOVE, STRINGER 14L. REPAIRED PER SRM 53-10-04. (M) - [SDR EISA95524](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95524), Dec 13, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. FOUND 1 INCH CRACK IN LEFT WING RIB NEAR LOWER FASTENER HOLE AT WS 738.5 AND FIRST STRINGER AFT OF FRONT SPAR. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED RIB DOUBLER PER SRM 57-1 - [SDR EISA95523](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95523), Dec 13, 1995: SKIN. DAMAGED. FOUND, FS 280-320 STRINGER 10R, OVERSIZED FASTENER HOLES HAVE KNIFE EDGE CONDITION. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA PER SRM 53-30-03. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER AND - [SDR EISA95522](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95522), Dec 13, 1995: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. FOUND CRACKS IN ELEVATOR INTERNAL STRUCTURE AT APPROX ELEVATOR STATION 1251, 4 INCHES FORWARD OF TRAILING EDGE. STOP DRILLED CRACKS IN HAT CHANNELS HFEC CONFIRM - [SDR EISA95521](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95521), Dec 13, 1995: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK IN RIGHT ELEVATOR INTERNAL STRUCTURE AT ELEVATOR STATION 170 RT, 12 INCHES FORWARD OF TRAILING EDGE. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 55-20-03. (M) - [SDR EISA95520](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95520), Dec 13, 1995: STRUCTURE. CRACKED. FOUND CRACK IN RIGHT ELEVATOR STRUCTURE AT ELEVATOR STATION 160 RIGHT, 19 INCHES FORWARD OF TRAILING EDGE. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 55-2- - [SDR EISA95519](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95519), Dec 13, 1995: RIB. CRACKS. HFEC INDICATES TWO CRACKS AT LEFT WING RIB AT WS 546.5 LOWER FASTENER HOLE SECOND STRINGER FORWARD OF REAR SPAR. REPLACED RIB ASSY PER SRM 51-10-01 AND 51-30-02 - [SDR EISA95518](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95518), Dec 13, 1995: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. FRONT SPAR SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT STIFFENER MARKED G-8. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-01. (M) - [SDR EISA95517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95517), Dec 13, 1995: SHEAR TIE. CRACKED. FOUND FRONT SPAR UPPER CHORD SHEAR TIE CRACKED AT STIFFENER MARKED 3. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED SHEAR TIE PER SRM 51-10-1. (M) - [SDR EISA95516](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95516), Dec 13, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. FOUND LEFT WING NR 1 SLAT UPPER TRAILING EDGE SKIN CRACKED ABOVE OUTBOARD HOOK. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM. (M) - [SDR EISA95515](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95515), Dec 13, 1995: SKIN. CORRODED. FOUND RIGHT ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN CORRODED AT EXISTING DOUBLER AND INBOARD BETWEEN ELEVATOR STATION 158-170. REMOVED CORROSION. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER P - [SDR EISA95514](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95514), Dec 13, 1995: STRINGER. CORRODED. FOUND CORROSION AT STRINGER 241, BS 312. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER PER SRM 53-10-03. (M) - [SDR EISA95513](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95513), Dec 13, 1995: DOUBLER. NON-CONFORMING. CROWN SKIN BONDED DOUBLER AT STATION 1080, DOES NOT CONFORM TO S/B 727-53-0109 AND BOEING DRAWING 69-62161. REMOVED CROWN SKIN DOUBLER AND INSTALLED NEW REPAIR - [SDR EISA95512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95512), Dec 13, 1995: STRAP. BROKEN. STRINGER STRAP AT 3R STATION 1080 IS BROKEN. FABRICATED NEW STRAP AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-30-02. (M) - [SDR EISA95511](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95511), Dec 13, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. TWO INCH CRACK IN RIGHT WING RIB NEAR LOWER FASTENER HOLE WS 656.5 AND SECOND STRINGER AFT OF FRONT SPAR. FABRICATED REPAIR CHANNEL AND INSTALLED CHANNEL AND SH - [SDR EISA95510](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95510), Dec 13, 1995: FRAME. CRACKED. AT STATION 1070 ABOVE STRINGER 27L, UPPER FLANGE OF FRAME IS CRACKED AT BOLT HOLE. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED DOUBLER AND FILLER. INSTALLED REPAIR PER SRM - [SDR EISA95509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95509), Dec 13, 1995: FRAME. CORRODED. UPPER FLANGES OF FRAMES ARE CORRODED WHERE SIDEWALL LOWER ATTACH STRIP BOLTS TO TOP OF FRAMES RIGHT SIDE, FROM STATION 950 TO STATION 1160. REMOVED CORROSION, F - [SDR EISA95508](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95508), Dec 13, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. RIGHT WING RIB CRACKED WHERE IT ATTACHES TO LOWER STRINGER AT WS 486.5. FABRICATED REPAIR CHANNEL AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-10-05. (M) - [SDR EISA95507](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95507), Dec 13, 1995: FRAME. DAMAGED. FRAME STATION 620 HAS DRILLED HOLES DAMAGE AT RADIUS OF THE FRAME, STRINGER 8R. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND INSTALLED PER SRM 51-40-03. (M) - [SDR EISA95533](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95533), Nov 7, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. HFEC INSPECTION INDICATES CRACKS IN FWD 2 FASTENER HOLES STATION 760, LT. STOP DRILLED CRACKS, HFEC VERIFIES CRACKS CONTAINED. INSTALLED REPAIR PER BOEING DRAWI - [SDR EISA95532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EISA95532), Nov 7, 1995: ANGLE. CRACKED. HFEC INSPECTION INDICATES CRACKS IN FORWARD 2 FASTENER HOLES, BS 760 RIGHT SIDE. STOP DRILLED CRACKS. HFEC VERIFIES CRACKS CONTAINED. INSTALLED REPAIR PER BOEIN --- 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.