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Boeing 727-200 (727-230)

B727-21618Scrapped

RegistrationECHC-BZR

TAOperatorTAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador

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Boeing 727-200 (727-230) built in 1978. Operated for Lufthansa, Istanbul Airlines and TAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador. Scrapped.

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Young · 14 years · ≈ 35,000 flight hours (approx.)

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Technical data

ManufacturerBoeing

First flight1978

Country of registrationEcuador

MSN21618

Hex / ICAO 24-bitFAE618

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Boeing 727

Figures for the 727-200 variant, the most representative of the family

Length46.7 m153 ft

Wingspan32.9 m108 ft

Height10.6 m35 ft

Range4,723 km2,550 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed850 km/h459 ktMach 0.80

Service ceiling12,800 m41,995 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight95,028 kg209,501 lb

Maximum payload49,351 kg108,800 lbIts 155 passengers with baggage would weigh about 15.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity155 passengersUp to 189 in a high-density layout

Endurance5 h 33 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1963 (63 years ago) · About 1,832 units built · Production ended in 1984

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1978

Built

Assembled by Boeing.

Oct 13, 1978

Delivered to The Boeing Company

Delivered to The Boeing Company as D-ABKN.

Oct 30, 1978

Transferred to Lufthansa

Transferred to Lufthansa.

Feb 1, 1992

Transferred to Istanbul Airlines

Transferred to Istanbul Airlines.

Operators

1978-10-13

The Boeing Company

Registration D-ABKN

1978-10-30

Lufthansa

Registration D-ABKN

1992-02-01

Istanbul Airlines

Registration TC-AFT

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TAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador

Registration HC-BZR

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Boeing 727-200 (727-230) · HC-BZR · TAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-21618 (Accessed: 19 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Boeing 727-200 (727-230) · HC-BZR · TAME - Linea Aerea del Ecuador}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-21618},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/B727-21618}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

Wikipedia

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