Is the Boeing 727 safe?

The Boeing 727 has 16 occurrences in our most recent five-year window, which puts its type score at 0 of 100. It has 114 hull losses and 828 recorded occurrences in total. That is a summary of the public safety record, not a prediction about any individual flight — the full arithmetic is on the methodology page.

Boeing · jetFIRST FLIGHT 1963

Boeing 727 — safety record, routes and airlines

The Boeing 727 is a jet aircraft built by Boeing, with a typical range of 4,630 km.

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01 / OVERVIEW

About the Boeing 727

Boeing 727 is a jet aircraft built by Boeing, with a typical range of 4,630 km.

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02 / SAFETY

Recent safety events for the Boeing 727

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03 / TOP ROUTES

LAST 14 DAYS

Top routes flown by the Boeing 727

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Top reported systems

Fuselage 47.4%
Wings 14.3%
Lights 10.7%

Report counts reflect fleet size and reporting activity, not relative safety or reliability. Source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (public domain).

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Engines

JT8D (Pratt & Whitney)

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05 / COMPARE

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