Boeing 727-200 · 2Q4 MSN 22424

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-2Q4, serial number 22424, line number 1683, first flight 28 Oct 1980. Delivered to Mexicana on 5 Dec 1980, registered XA-MEQ. Withdrawn from use to GPAF 4.12.92/ PT-TCE TRANSBR not taken up. Leased to SARO on 28 May 1993 as XA-SIV. Sis15.07.93 Mex City, returned Dec 1993 Guinness Peat Aviation/GPA Group, still in service seen 24 Mar 1994 full colours, repossessed susp by Mar 1995, returned GPAF 1 Oct 1995. Operated by Ages AS&L on 20 Dec 1996 as N7563Q. Wilmington Trust Company 20 Dec 1996, AGES 30 Dec 1996, not to N627DH, see msn 22641, European Air Transport 1 Feb 1997, converted to freighter Apr 1997. Operated by European AT on 13 Jul 1997 as OO-DHZ. Oct 2007. Returned to DHL Airways Aero Expreso on 3 Jul 2003 as HP-1710DAE. Ferried Bru--Miami 3 Jul 2003 full old DHL colours, later to Costa Rica, OO-reg cancelled 11 Jul 2003, for being based in Panama, seen at Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport Nov 2003, seen at Miami International Airport 9 Dec 2009. Operated by Vensecar Int-DHL as YV478T. Seen at Curaçao-Hato International, Netherlands Antilles, DHL colours, ferried via Miami 26 Jun 2013 for storage (accident to photocap) in full yellow/red colour scheme, seen stored Sanford 15 Mar 2014 full colour scheme, presum returned in service but then retired at/by 12 Mar 2015 as their last 727F. Current status: scrapped.