VH-CZV. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22654-862.
Ordered new by Ansett Airlines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - March 22, 1982 First flown as VH-CZV - April 15, 1982 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZV - April 16, 1982 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - April 21, 1982 Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - April 24, 1982 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - April 27, 1982 Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Nadi-Melbourne Operated first revenue service as AN1 Melbourne-Hobart - May 7, 1982 Operated the inaugural Sydney-Hamilton Island service - July 7, 1984 Operated its final revenue service as AN39 Sydney-Melbourne (Capt C. Denaro) - January 26, 1987 Aircraft had flown 11,000 hours Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. as AN560 - January 30, 1987 Ferry route: Melbourne-Nadi-Apia-Hilo-Seattle (Paine Field) Flight crew: Capts E. Walters, L.W. Gillham, T.R. May; Engineer B. Burgess; Boeing Support crew F. Zappert, M. Pulaski Sold to Wilmington Trust Co, DE - February 1987 Sold to EFC Leasing Company - February 16, 1987 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 2, 1987 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N187AW - March 4, 1987 Registered to EFC Leasing Company Leased to America West Airlines Converted to America West configuration by Elsinore Aviation Services, Waco, Texas Operated final America West revenue service as HP643 Ontario-Phoenix - November 30, 2004 Ferried Phoenix-Goodyear as HP7603 for storage - December 14, 2004 Broken up at Goodyear Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - March 16, 2005 Scrapped at Goodyear |