N380SY

N380SY is the Boeing 737-300 (737-38J) airframe MSN 27180, a 1993-build narrowbody originally delivered to TAROM as YR-BGB. The airframe spent its final years stored at Bucharest (OTP) and was reported purchased in 2023 for parts by a trading/MRO concern. The airframe was later reported dismantled/parted-out in October 2023.

MSN 27180 operated in a 140–150 seat single-aisle configuration during its airline career; the classic 737-300 configuration for this serial typically lists 149 passenger seats. The type is powered by two CFM56-3 series turbofan engines (CFM56-3C1 on many 737-300s) and is certificated as a transport-category, twin-engine jet. Typical mission profiles for this airframe class were short- to medium-haul scheduled passenger and leased wet-lease/ACMI operations before withdrawal; later activity was storage and disposal for spares.

The 737-300 is a member of the Boeing 'Classic' 737 family produced in the late 1980s–1990s and is known for reliable short/medium stage lengths, moderate operating costs for its era, and widespread global use by legacy carriers. Performance for the -300 model family is in the ~2,200–2,300 nm max range band, cruise near Mach 0.74, and service ceilings in the high 30,000s ft. The type is commonly traded to asset managers, MROs, and brokers for freighter conversion or part-out once it becomes uneconomic to keep in line service; MSN 27180 followed that common end-of-life pathway.