This aircraft was used in this period by Aeritalia to test a spraying system to counter the pollution spreading of hydrocarbons on the sea. Later flew on 24th september 1999 converted as one of the two C-27J development aircraft with the new Rolls Royce AE2100D2 turpoprops. It suffered a bad landing on 21st september 2000. It was then demolished in 2006.

Note the spraying system installed on the horizontal stabilizer. This aircraft was used in this period by Aeritalia to test a spraying system to counter the pollution spreading of hydrocarbons on the sea. Later flew on 24th september 1999 converted as one of the two C-27J development aircraft with the new Rolls Royce AE2100D2 turpoprops. It suffered a bad landing on 21st september 2000. It was then demolished in 2006.