N278US
Boeing 727-251 · built 1975
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Scheduled US airline service
Reported in scheduled US passenger service from January 1995 to October 1995 — 1,263 flights. Last reported flight: October 29, 1995, Northwest Airlines, ORD → DTW.
Not reported in scheduled US service since October 1995 (data through July 2026).
| Carrier | First | Last | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Airlines NW | January 1995 | October 1995 | 1,263 |
Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).
Safety history
- December 3, 1990Accident
On December 3, 1990, at 1345 eastern standard time, Northwest Airlines Flight 1482, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, and Northwest Airlines Flight 299, a Boeing 727, collided in dense fog on an active runway at Detroit Metropolitan/Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan.
- September 29, 1990Accident
THE INTENTIONAL ACTIVATION OF THE AUXILLARY POWER UNIT BY THE FLIGHT ENGINEER, AND THE IMPROPER EVACUATION PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. AN ASSOCIATED FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE APU CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE NOT PULLED BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records2 on file
Worst recorded outcome: minor damage.
- November 28, 1993Incidentminor damage
A93q0242: le boeing 727 de la compagnie northwest (nwa434) reculait de la barriere a l'aeroport de dorval lorsqu'un feu s'est declare dans un compartiment a baggage dans la cabine. L'appareil a ete evacue et l'incendie maitrisee. Trois passagers ont ete incommodes par la fumee et un autre legerement blesse lors de…
- May 6, 1992Incident
While on approach to runway 33, the b727-251 landing gear indicated unsafe with 3 green and 3 red advisory lights illuminated. The aircrew overshot and requested a fly-by for visual gear down verification. After visual inspection indicated that the gear was down and locked, the aircrew requested cfr standby and landed…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).