N727AL

No registry detail on file · not in current registry

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL INCOperatoron 1979-02-15Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1979-02-15 Operator named in NTSB report
BOEING 727 No injuries — AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL INC

Operated by AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL INC (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case MIA79AA051

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

4 reports on file, 2011-01-19 – 2012-03-20.

OTHER · 2012-03-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6420

Part: PITCH HORN — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 5,256 hrs

TAIL ROTOR HEAD PITCH HORN CORRODED BEYOND REPAIRABLE LIMITS.

Source: SDR ALGA20123200003
OTHER · 2012-03-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6420

Part: PITCH HORN — CORRODED (ZONE 200) · airframe 5,256 hrs

TAIL ROTOR HUB PITCH HORN HAS CORROSION BEYOND REPAIRABLE LIMITS.

Source: SDR ALGA20123200002
FLUID LOSS · 2011-08-15 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2913

Part: SHAFT — SHEARED (HYD PUMP) · airframe 4,818 hrs · 12,487 cycles

HYD SYSTEM FAILURE. HYD LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. HYD PUMP SHAFT SHEARED.

Source: SDR ALGA08152011727AL
OTHER · 2011-01-19 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7120

Part: MOUNT — CRACKED (COMPRESSOR) · airframe 3,950 hrs

CRACK OF FWD FLANGE THROUGH BOLT HOLES AND DOUBLER PLATE.

Source: SDR ALGA1191144766