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B722
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| Category: | Aircraft Types | 
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| B722 | |||
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| Name | 727-200 | ||
| Manufacturer | BOEING | ||
| Body | Narrow | ||
| Type | Fixed Wing | ||
| WTC | Medium | ||
| APC | C | ||
| Engine | Jet | ||
| Engine count | Multi | ||
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BOEING 727-200
Image source: IANS
Description
Short to medium range airliner. In service since 1968. Most numerous member of BOEING 727 family. 727-200S converted quiet version with JT8D-217S engines. Production ceased in 1984. 1240 aircraft of 727-200 were built. Approx. 940 remain in commercial service in 1999.
General
| Aircraft name | 727-200 |
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| ICAO code/WTC | B722 / M |
| Manufacturer | BOEING |
| Type Code/APC | L3J / C |
Technical Data
| Wing span | 32.9 m107.94 ft |
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| Length | 46.7 m153.215 ft |
| Heigth | 10.4 m34.121 ft |
| Powerplant | 3 x 64.4 kN P&W JT8D-9 or
3 x 67,2 kN P&W JT8D-11 or 3 x 72 kN P&W JT8D-17 or 3 x 77,4 kN P&W JT8D-17R turbofans, optional with hush-kits for noise reduction. |
| Engine Model | Pratt & Whitney JT8D |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Approach | Landing | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | 145 kts | IAS | 175 kts | IAS | 290 kts | IAS | 290 kts | MACH | 0.72 | TAS | 450 kts | MACH | 0.72 | IAS | 280 kts | IAS | 210 kts | Vth (IAS) | 150 kts |
| Distance | 3000 m | ROC | 2000 ft/min | ROC | 2000 ft/min | ROC | 2000 ft/min | ROC | 500 ft/min | MACH | 0.80 | ROD | 800 ft/min | ROD | 3500 ft/min | MCS | 1300 kts | Distance | 1500 m |
| MTOW | 95300 kg | Ceiling | FL400 | ROD | 1500 ft/min | APC | C | ||||||||||||
| WTC | M | Range | 2500 NM | ||||||||||||||||
For further details consult EUROCONTROL Aircraft Performance Database:
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving B722
- B722, Cotonou Benin, 2003 (GND LOC HF) (On 25 December 2003, a Boeing 727-200 being operated by UTA (Guinea) on a scheduled passenger flight from Cotonou to Beirut with a planned stopover at Kufra, Libya, failed to get properly airborne in day VMC from the 2400 metre departure runway and hit a small building 2.45 metres high situated on the extended centreline 118 metres beyond the end of the runway. The right main landing gear broke off and ripped off a part of the trailing edge flaps on the right wing. The airplane then banked slightly to the right and crashed onto the beach where it broke into several pieces and ended up in the sea where the depth of water varied between three and ten metres. Of the estimated 163 occupants, 141 were killed and the remainder seriously injured.)
- B722, Hamilton OT Canada 2008 (LOC HF) (On 22 July 2008, a Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd. Boeing 727-200 was operating a cargo flight from Moncton NB, to Hamilton, OT. After radar vectoring for an approach to Runway 06 at Hamilton, the aircraft touched down hard and bounced before touching down hard a second time. Immediately after the second touchdown, a go-around was initiated. During rotation, the tailskid made contact with the runway. The thrust reverser actuator fairing and the number 2 engine tailpipe made contact with the ground off the departure end of the runway. The aircraft climbed away and then returned for a normal landing on Runway 12. There were no injuries; the aircraft sustained only minor damage.)
- B722, Lagos Nigeria, 2006 (RE HF) (On 7 September 2006, a DHL Boeing 727-200 overran the runway at Lagos by 400 metres after the First Officer was permitted to attempt a landing in challenging weather conditions on a wet runway off an unstable ILS approach. Following a long and fast touchdown at maximum landing weight, a go around was then called after prior selection of thrust reversers but was not actioned and a 400 metre overrun onto soft wet ground followed. The accident was attributed to poor tactical decision making by the aircraft commander.)
- B722, Moncton Canada, 2010 (RE HF) (On 24 March 2010, a Boeing 727-200 being operated by Canadian company Cargojet AW on a scheduled cargo flight from Hamilton Ontario to Moncton New Brunswick failed to stop after a night landing on 1875 metre long runway 06 at destination in normal ground visibility and eventually stopped in deep mud approximately 100 metres beyond the runway end and approximately 40 metres past the end of the paved runway end strip. The three operating flight crew, who were the only occupants, were uninjured and the aircraft received only minor damage.)
- B752/B722, Providence RI USA, 1999 (RI HF) (On December 6, 1999, United Airlines Boeing 757 failed to follow its taxi-in clearance after landing at night in thick fog at Providence RI and ended up at the edge of the runway it had just the landed on as a departing FedEx Boeing 727 passed very close by. The TWR controller, without surface radar available, then made unjustified presumptions about the 757s position and twice cleared a 737 to take off whilst the runway was still obstructed. Fortunately, the crew of that aircraft declined until safety was positively assured by the eventual arrival of the 757 at the terminal.)