Ordered new by Ansett Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - December 17, 1981

First flown as N8293V - January 13, 1982

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZU - February 11, 1982

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - February 17, 1982

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - February 21, 1982

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - February 23, 1982

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts C. Bird, W. Wilkinson; LAMEs P. King, M. Rance

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Canberra as AN384 (Capt N. Roberts) - March 5, 1982

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as AN139 Capt R. Crane) - January 19, 1987

Aircraft had flown 11,200 hours

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. as AN559 - January 23, 1987

Ferry route: Melbourne-Nadi-Apia-Hilo-Seattle (Paine Field)

Flight crew: Capts K. Wallace, J. Snowball, G. Henderson; LAME W. Searle

Sold to Wilmington Trust Co - February 1987

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 16, 1987

Sold to EFC Leasing Company - February 16, 1987

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N186AW - February 18, 1987

EFC Leasing Company

Leased to America West Airlines

Converted to America West configuration by Tramco at Paine Field

Operated final America West revenue service Ontario-Phoenix as HP643 - November 5, 2004

Returned to lessor - November 2004

Ferried Phoenix-Goodyear for storage - December 1, 2004

Broken up at Goodyear

Aircraft's tail had been removed - July 7, 2005

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - ?

Scrapped at Goodyear

VH-CZU. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Airport, October 1982.