Boeing 727-200F · 225 MSN 22549

Timeline

History

Boeing 727-225, serial number 22549, line number 1737, first flight 9 Apr 1981. Delivered to Eastern Airlines on 20 Apr 1981, registered N812EA. Damaged 11 Nov 1983 main tyre exploded at climb, emerg. landing Miami, repaired, withdrawn from use Jan 1991 returned XER 8 May 1991. Operated by Delta Airlines on 2 Sep 1991. Owned by Cit/Xer/ret 30 Jun 1994, seen stored Atlanta 24.6. Operated by ITA Itapemirim C on 7 Apr 1995 as PP-ITR. S20.6 Miami metal due, roll(ed) out 24 Jul 1995 full colours, PP-reg cancelled 29 Oct 1999, Southern Cross 1 Nov 1999. Operated by Republic Advanced Freighter on 1 Nov 1999 as N902RF. Modified (*225F). Bought ex Southern Cross. Leased to Kitty Hawk Aircargo on 29 Feb 2000. Owned by RAFr 902, when freighter conversion, 11 Apr 2000, seen at Kingman AZ 25 Mar 2001 Kitty full colours, seen 18 Jun 2001, seen 19 May 2002, seen 15 Nov 2002 full colours no engines, seen 26 Jan 2003 full Kitty Hawk colours seen 10 Jun 2003 identified, seen 20 Aug 2003 no engines, seen 23 Dec 2003 complete, seen 30 Jan 2005 in scrapping area, seen 8 Sep 2005 no engines full colours. Operated by Transmile AS on 28 Apr 2006 as 9M-TGM. Quincemil Air Base International 19 Nov 2005, ferried Kingman--Tainan 26-29 Nov 2005 but also repossessed still at Kingman Airport by May 2006 and then sold to Transmile, US registration cancelled 15 May 2006, seen at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport, Subang 29 Jul 2006 ex old Kitty colours, seen in service Oct 2009 Beijing Capital International Airport owned by colours, seen at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport, Subang 7 Feb 2014 2 engines missing, seen 15 Jun 2014 parts missing. Current status: scrapped.