N727US

This airframe, registered as N727US, is a Boeing 727-223(Adv)(F) built in 1981 with manufacturer serial number 22470. It is recorded as owned by USA JET AIRLINES INC, a corporation based in Belleville, MI, US, which serves as the operator/home base for the type. The airframe carries a freighter conversion on the main deck and retains the original US civil registration. Condition notes specific to valuation are not published in the supplied data.

The aircraft is configured as a main-deck freighter following a freighter conversion, with the cabin dedicated to cargo rather than passengers. Avionics fitment and specific modifications are not detailed in the provided data, but the conversion implies reinforced main-deck flooring, cargo loading systems and associated placarding consistent with 727 freighter conversions. Typical mission profiles for this airframe, given its owner and configuration, would include regional to transcontinental cargo operations within the aircraft’s 2,600 nm range and at cruise speeds near 495 kts, operating from the owner’s Belleville, Michigan base. Maintenance considerations arise from its 1981 build year and the three-shaft JT8D-15 engines, which require legacy support and shop visits consistent with aging narrowbody freighter operations.

The Boeing 727-200 Advance freighter variant occupies a niche for short- to medium-haul cargo tasks where runway performance and main-deck bulk carriage are important; this airframe’s 134-seat original configuration indicates substantial fuselage volume suited to freight conversion. With three JT8D-15 engines delivering 15,500 lbf each, operators trade higher fuel and maintenance costs for robustness and availability of main-deck freight capacity. Competing considerations in the market include twin-engine converted narrowbodies that offer lower fuel burn, while the 727’s maintenance and resale profiles reflect its 1981 vintage and freighter role, factors that buyers and lessors weigh alongside range and cruise capability.