ZK-JJD. Boeing 737-2H6. c/n 21732-559.

Was also registered as: 9M-MBJ; PK-IJF; 3B-LXM; PK-IJO; PK-ALH; PK-KJM; PK-RIN.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by ILFC for Malaysian Airline System - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - February 1979

First flown as '9M-MBJ' - February 28, 1979

Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 engines

Accepted by ILFC at Seattle for lease to Malaysian Airline Ststem (MAS) - March 18, 1979

Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-MBJ - March 19, 1979

Registered to Malaysian Airline System, Kualu Lumpur, Malaysia

Sold to Indigo Aviation, Phoenix, Arizona - ?

The lease to Malaysian Airline System continued

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Kuala Lumpur - March 1993

Leased to Bouraq Indonesian Airlines - July 19, 1993

Cancelled from the Malaysian Aircraft Register - July 19, 1993

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-IJF - July 19, 1993

Leased to Bouraq Indonesian Airlines as the registered operator

The aircraft was repossessed by Indigo Aviation after Bouraq defaulted on its lease payments - ? 1998

Cancelled from the Indonesian Aircraft Register - ?

The aircraft was to be leased to Air Gabon - June 01, 1998

Air New Zealand were tasked by Indigo Aviation to undertake the 'end-of-lease' maintenance - July 01, 1998

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-JJD - July 10, 1998

Registered to Air New Zealand Engineering Services, Christchurch

It was intended that the aircraft would be flown to Christchurch for said maintenance to be carried out

The aircraft was instead ferried Jakarta - Singapore for said maintenance - July 13, 1998

The aircraft was inspected by Air Gabon representatives at Singapore and then leased from Indigo Aviation

Flight crew were retained from Rishworth Aviation, Auckland to ferry the aircraft out of Singapore - ?

It was observed at Montraudan, France in the Air Gabon livery - August 12, 1998

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - August 29, 1998

Entered onto the Gabon Aircraft Register as 3B-LXM - September 29, 1998

It was withdrawn from Air Gabon service - April 2000

Ferried to Indonesia on return to Indigo Aviation and stored at Jakarta - April 30, 2000

Cancelled from the Gabonese Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-IJO - December 06, 2000

Leased to Bouraq Indonesia Airlines as the registered operator

It was withdrawn from service by Bouraq and returned to the lessor - ?

It was reregistered as PK-AHL - September 27, 2001

Leased to Star Air, Indonesia as the registered operator

It was withdrawn from service by Star Air and returned to the lessor - September 18, 2002

Reregistered as PK-KJM - September 18, 2002

Leased to Bouraq Indonesia Airlines as the registered operator

It was withdrawn from service by Bouraq Indonesia and returned to the lessor - January 2003

Leased to Bali Airas the registered operator - January 07, 2003

It was withdrawn from service by Bali Air and returned to the lessor - September 2004

The aircraft was reregistered as PK-RIN - ?

Leased to Mandala Airlines as the registered operator - September 2004

It was withdrawn from service by Mandala Airlines - ?

The aircraft was observed stored at Jakarta in good condition - February 27, 2006

It was observed stored at Jakarta - June 28, 2008

Cancelled from the Indonesian Aircraft Register - ?

The aircraft was subsequently broken up at Jakarta - ?

The nose section was removed and relocated to the 'Flight Experience' - Gandaria City Mall, South Jakarta

It was used as a flight simulator

Current status - ?

 

 

ZK-JJD. Air Gabon - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 1998.

(N. Taylor Collection Copyright Image 4625-011.)