Boeing 727-200 · 2M7 MSN 21457

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-2M7, serial number 21457, line number 1302, first flight 19 Oct 1977. Delivered to Hughes Airwest on 1 Nov 1977, registered N724RW. Leased to Aerolineas Arg on 3 Dec 1977 as LV-MCD. Returned to Hughes Airwest on 28 Apr 1981 as N724RW. Operated by Avensa on 15 Oct 1981 as YV-77C. Leased to Mexicana on 15 Nov 1984 as XA-MXE. Seen 20 Nov 1991 new colour scheme, purple/blue background (little contrast). Returned to Servivensa in Dec 1992 as YV-768C. Albark CC, to First Security Bank 13 Jul 1995, seen at Caracas 11 Apr 1998, seen stored Tucson 9 Apr 2000 Servivensa colours, owned by Pegasus. Returned to FSB on 12 Jun 2000 as N79751. Re-registered 12 Jun 2000 (returned when?), seen at Tucson 16 Jul 2000 still Servivensa colours, Wells Fargo Bank Northwest to Aero Capital Corp 19 Sep 2001. Operated by Chanchangi Airlines on 9 Feb 2002 as 5N-BDF. Seen at Costa Rica full colours 26 Nov 2001 overhaul, due delivered, seen stored Tucson 16 Dec 2001, due, seen Lagos 13 May 2003, hard landing in Abuja, presum withdrawn from use and ferried to Kaduna, used for spares seen 21 Jul 2006 no engines, but basically complete and full colours. Current status: scrapped.