Originally Posted by
KKoran
While the registration equates to a B-727, FlightAware shows the type of aircraft as an experimental.
This puzzled me. I spoke with several knowledgeable people who said the plane could have been reported as experimental because it had switched out a part since its last air worthiness certification with the FAA. That would seem to jibe with the FAA's guide on the "experimental category."
https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/airworthiness_certification/sp_awcert/experiment/
Any thoughts?