Boeing 727-200 · 227 MSN 21997

Registration HK-3738X · ACES

Scrapped

Identity

TypeBoeing 727-200
Variant227
FamilyB727-200
Series—
Line Number1573
Test Reg—

Operators

OperatorACES

Timeline

First Flight

17 Jan 1980

Delivery

29 Jan 1980

Age

46.8 yrs

Last Updated

29 Oct 2026

History

Boeing 727-227, serial number 21997, line number 1573, first flight 17 Jan 1980. Delivered to Braniff Airways on 29 Jan 1980, registered N474BN. Dark purple/cream colours, returned Batticaloa International Airport 23 Jul 1982. Leased to Alaska Airlines on 25 May 1983. Seen 1 Sep 1983 still brown ex BN colours, owned by UnTrust Oct 1983. Re-registered with Alaska Airlines in Jul 1985 as N306AS. Returned Batticaloa International Airport 1 May 1992, to TC- 1 Jun 1992 not taken up. Operated by ACES on 8 Jun 1992 as HK-3738X. Seen in service Bogotá, Colombia full colours 3 Jan 1993 lsfrd Batticaloa International Airport, owned by Sep 1995, last Suma 727 flight Cali-BOG 31 Dec 2002, withdrawn from use, arrived Miami International Airport 13 Jan 2003 Summa new colours, then to Opa-Locka 13 Jan 2003, seen 3 May 2003 full colours, 10 Jul 2003, seen 18 Dec 2003 being broken up. Current status: scrapped.

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